New EFL deal

[JustJack]

What is this clusterfuckery?

Why didn't they just end the blackout ffs, now we have this half way nonsense at 12.30pm

However, more matches will be available to stream, with six games across the Championship, League One and League Two set to begin at 12:30 each Saturday.

What is included in the deal?
There will be 10 live EFL fixtures shown every weekend, with five from the Championship and five from League One and League Two.

All opening, midweek and final-day EFL matches will be shown live, as will all games played on Bank Holidays and League One and Two matches that are held during international breaks

 

[JustJack]

What is this clusterfuckery?

Why didn't they just end the blackout ffs, now we have this half way nonsense at 12.30pm

Only the EFL could take the best idea possible and somehow make it worse

I read it as we now have a significant chance of playing at 12.30pm? 5 in 12 odds?

 

[Swanjaxs]

IPTV and a quick Google search for free sites make any EFL deal irrelevant anyway...

 

[JustJack]

IPTV and a quick Google search for free sites make any EFL deal irrelevant anyway...

What about the fans who like to attend games? especially away ones?

A 41% chance of kicking off at 12.30pm is frustrating.

 

[Swanjaxs]

What about the fans who like to attend games? especially away ones?

A 41% chance of kicking off at 12.30pm is frustrating.

Aye fair enough, but unfortunately streaming is the way to go, both legally and illegally, us fans are well down the queue in the money tree

 

[jackjackjackjack]

328 Championship matches a season. How many times will we be on? My maths makes it 26 matches out of 46 to be shown live.

50% more money. Do we get around £8m at the moment?

 

[Chief]

Only the EFL could take the best idea possible and somehow make it worse

I read it as we now have a significant chance of playing at 12.30pm? 5 in 12 odds?

Don't think it's just 12.30 is it? There will be 5 championship games televised every weekend but they could be anytime besides 3pm Saturday is how I read it? Friday night/ Saturday 12.30, Saturday night / Sunday?

 

[Cooperman]

I’m quite partial to a lunchtime kick off at home, and my away days are largely limited to one or two a season. I rarely plan ahead as the work calendar is fluid but for those that do like to have a plan then the fixture changes will play havoc. Best not go booking any trains or hotels that far in advance.

 

[Cooperman]

https://www.efl.com/news/2023/may/efl-and-sky-sports-broadcast-rights-agreement/

 

[Chief]

I’m quite partial to a lunchtime kick off at home, and my away days are largely limited to one or two a season. I rarely plan ahead as the work calendar is fluid but for those that do like to have a plan then the fixture changes will play havoc. Best not go booking any trains or hotels that far in advance.

It does say that there will be longer notice periods for tv game announcements.

But if we're away literally anywhere in this division on a Friday night or Saturday evening ko there would be no trains home anyway. And it will be extremely difficult to get to a load of Saturday 12.30 kos by train too.

This deal is particularly poor for the likes of us and Plymouth.

 

[Cooperman]

It does say that there will be longer notice periods for tv game announcements.

But if we're away literally anywhere in this division on a Friday night or Saturday evening ko there would be no trains home anyway. And it will be extremely difficult to get to a load of Saturday 12.30 kos by train too.

This deal is particularly poor for the likes of us and Plymouth.

The folk who do the hard miles on the road match after match will still probably find a way. Hats off to them, I can’t do it any more.

 

[Chief]

The folk who do the hard miles on the road match after match will still probably find a way. Hats off to them, I can’t do it any more.

Yes buses are an option but I'm a train man.

Although the costs these days are bad.

 

[Cooperman]

Yes buses are an option but I'm a train man.

Although the costs these days are bad.

Oh yes, train before bus any day of the week.

 

[JustJack]

Oh yes, train before bus any day of the week.

Biggest scandal nobody is talking about

My regular commute in Wales is 15 mins and is now a £10 return without a rail card.

I did Birmingham to London around Easter for £12 single, that is around 1 hour 30 mins.

How they get away with it is horrific, sometimes its cheaper to buy a return than a single!

 

[Cooperman]

Biggest scandal nobody is talking about

My regular commute in Wales is 15 mins and is now a £10 return without a rail card.

I did Birmingham to London around Easter for £12 single, that is around 1 hour 30 mins.

How they get away with it is horrific, sometimes its cheaper to buy a return than a single!

The train ticket pricing scheme defies all logic. I challenge anyone to come up with a reasonable formal explanation of how it works.