The Saturday 3pm Blackout

[Darran]

Premier League and EFL to hold talks over ending Saturday 3pm blackout

The Premier League and EFL will hold talks early next year about combining to permit 3pm Saturday kick-offs to be broadcast live each week for the first time

www.theguardian.com

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

About time IMO. Will be interesting who gets the rights and if they end up offering a ‘club specific’ package or just bundle all games into an increased price subscription.

Will probably have an impact on away attendances - I know I’d have weighed up some of the longer trips if it was available at home/in the pub.

Those worried about people watching Liverpool/Man United on TV instead of coming to the stadium are focussing on the wrong people. There’s 1000s of others in the local area that we should be targeting in terms of maintaining and increasing attendances in the future.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

It needs to happen, it's a stupid rule, the tech has been there for decades to televise all matches, it's time they made full use of it. Handled sensibly, it's a guaranteed additional money spinner for every club.