Gash wrote: ↑Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:43 am
Just the way the game's going sadly, 8pm Saturday games, 6.30pm Sunday games etc. Said it the other day, it's only a matter of time before they have an overseas game, or at least try it but that might be a step too far for most fans and there would be a lot of protest.
It's all money but it's about time the clubs started standing up to the broadcasters and sticking up for the fans.
Removing the 3pm blackout would be a much better way of televising more games without the need for matches to be moved to crap days and times.
I hate waiting all week for a match and then waiting all weekend to watch it on a Monday... Equally when you watch a Friday night match the weekend feels empty as you've already had the match.
Seems like they do everything but just remove the 3pm ban which was always an ill thought out and non factually based fear driven decision.
AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 28, 2025 10:27 am
Removing the 3pm blackout would be a much better way of televising more games without the need for matches to be moved to crap days and times.
I hate waiting all week for a match and then waiting all weekend to watch it on a Monday... Equally when you watch a Friday night match the weekend feels empty as you've already had the match.
Seems like they do everything but just remove the 3pm ban which was always an ill thought out and non factually based fear driven decision.
Two years and it’s gone and the PL will release their own streaming service is being mooted by a lot of people
Definitely will be gone soon with everything streamed. I mean can't you already watch all the lower leagues now on streaming services at 3pm anyway.
It's all bollox, just broadcast the 3pm too doesn't affect anything nowadays.
Even lower league games are being fucked around with, Carlisle have a couple of 5.30pm Saturday games on DAZN coming up Southend away on Nov 8th then Boston Utd away on the 22nd.
Queen of the South were away to Peterhead on the Sat 18th and then are away to Inverness on 22nd November all so that the games can be shown live on BBC Alba at 5.30pm, fucking Gaelic TV with about 500 viewers and they're probably the Queens fans who won't travel. It's a disgrace at those levels when clubs need as many fans getting the through the gates, they'll get something off the TV companies but those games are a huge distances for fans to travel for a 5.30pm kick, especially at that time of year. What would probably have been a great away day turns into an absolute pain in the arse.
Gash wrote: ↑Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:57 pm
That's pissed on ITV's bonfire, Matterface has been desperate all game for Wrexham to get a big PL club in the next round.
Good enough for them Lovely result for South Wales
Understand no solace for many on here, but with by far the majority of 'weekend' matches broadcast here with kick offs between the hours of 11pm and 4:30am, with the majority at 2am, some altered games are actually a nice change.
One can almost be a fan and feel human at the same time, at least on the odd occassion.
Sunderland away being one of those that I'm looking forward to,... 7am you bewdy!
TheRam wrote: ↑Wed Oct 29, 2025 9:12 am
I like the 3pm blackout.
How many people are really going to want to sit down at 3pm on a Saturday to watch what are mostly mid tables teams playing eachother?
Isn't that what loads of people are already doing? They just pay illegal streaming services to do so instead of a huge corporation.
The only issue I see with the premier league or an established broadcaster doing so is they'll charge such an unaffordable fee everyone will still watch it on their IPTV service.
Lovely result for South Wales
