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« Reply #1620 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 08:46:27 » |
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Contrast Colchester’s revenue from iFollow with Gareth Bale “earning” £500,000 a week on loan at Spurs. Jeez! Football has gone completely off the rails.
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« Reply #1621 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:01:57 » |
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Even the Bolton take up seems extremely low. A self-proclaimed big club only generating 2000 log ins.
I reckon most teams are seeing considerably lower take up than we'd think - seems from these two clubs to be in line with their average away following.
That's got to be a massive worry for lots of clubs if those figures are reflected across the leagues and there's no reason to think they wouldn't be. On that basis, streaming simply isn't going to put a significant dent in the financial black hole of BCD
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« Reply #1622 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:14:43 » |
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IMO £10 is still too much to stream
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The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey
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« Reply #1623 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:15:19 » |
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That figure, I presume, also includes the ‘free’ stream part of a pre purchased ST - so, in effect, no extra money at all.
Honestly, I can’t imagine how clubs - ourselves included - can survive too much longer on virtually zero income.
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The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey
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« Reply #1624 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:17:21 » |
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IMO £10 is still too much to stream
Not sure if there’s many 1-person tenners being spent. I bet the majority of streams have a handful of people watching and contributing towards that tenner.
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« Reply #1625 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:21:01 » |
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IMO £10 is still too much to stream
I think it's alright. More of a problem is people who aren't or don't they are tech savy enough, and people inevitably watching games together. A mate came over to mine for Rochdale and I went to his for Blackpool.
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #1626 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:23:23 » |
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That figure, I presume, also includes the ‘free’ stream part of a pre purchased ST - so, in effect, no extra money at all.
Honestly, I can’t imagine how clubs - ourselves included - can survive too much longer on virtually zero income.
It was always going to be the case that seeing the return of lower league football as we know it, was questionable. It was to be hoped that, as now we could see a bcd return of matches and then a phased return of crowds. If this could happen then a chance of recovery, atm I'd estimate that there could be approx 5 or 6 weeks left before the big bang.
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« Reply #1627 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:23:54 » |
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IMO £10 is still too much to stream in normal times I'd agree. compare v sky sports and it's not value for money but it's the only obvious revenue stream we have, session tickets aside
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The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey
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« Reply #1628 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:35:13 » |
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It was always going to be the case that seeing the return of lower league football as we know it, was questionable. It was to be hoped that, as now we could see a bcd return of matches and then a phased return of crowds. If this could happen then a chance of recovery, atm I'd estimate that there could be approx 5 or 6 weeks left before the big bang.
I still can’t see the correlation between pubs still being open - albeit earlier closing times - and a few fans dotted around football grounds. I know which one is more likely to be a Covid black spot.
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« Reply #1629 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:49:00 » |
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From Jim White, veteran football correspondent "Just spoke to the chairman of a National League side. The league has said it is now not going to start without fans. But furlough ends next month. Which means there is going to be wholesale redundancy for players, coaching staff and administrators. Disaster looms for many clubs." https://twitter.com/jimw1/status/1308345182648229890We are on the edge of a precipice for many businesses. Football will not escape the economic tsunami that is about to hit and the lower leagues and non-league are going to need financial intervention, most likely from the Premier League, to survive.
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« Reply #1630 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 09:59:39 » |
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/54246745Sports are now being warned to brace themselves for several months without fans and report back to DCMS officials what impact this will have on their finances. I assume that's from a source and not speculation. They did say yesterday this is a 6 month thing. Its going to devistate without intervention.
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« Reply #1631 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 10:01:55 » |
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I still can’t see the correlation between pubs still being open - albeit earlier closing times - and a few fans dotted around football grounds. I know which one is more likely to be a Covid black spot.
I guess its more how contradictory it seems rather than relative risk - don't go to work, don't meet more than 6 people, you 1000 - come over here. I think that horse has bolted mind.
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« Reply #1632 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 10:10:14 » |
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I still don’t understand why clubs like Chippenham, Melksham etc are allowed 300/400 fans in but we aren’t allowed any? No consistency what so ever.
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« Reply #1633 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 10:11:22 » |
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I still don’t understand why clubs like Chippenham, Melksham etc are allowed 300/400 fans in but we aren’t allowed any? No consistency what so ever.
Well yes, that's true - assuming they still are after today. Its all an inconsistent mess of plate spinning.
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The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey
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« Reply #1634 on: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 10:11:27 » |
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Surely, that was the point of those pilot games - to assess the risk.
2 days later they’re closing it down. Show me the science.
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