Sky Sports agrees new five-year EFL deal (Apr 2024)

Agree with all of that
A big number either way ( the numbers EN quoted just seem too high which is why I asked the question).
As you say though, will only make players more expensive and will likely increase the wealth gap. I imagine those further down the pyramid are enticed by what’s on offer should they progress up the leagues.

I’m ambivalent about it tbh. I enjoy the evening home matches (and watching a midweek away game on ifollow if I can’t get there) as much as the Saturday ones, but I’m sure this will affect the atmosphere both home and away.

Obviously a bit different for me now, which is probably why I’m ambivalent

Yep, the £895m is over 5 years, not every year.

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In that case, 43K a game, which still covers an awful lot of season tickets.

For what it’s worth, I think Boycott is right, it’s not a game changer in terms of competition because every other club in the league will be receiving the same.

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Have Sky & the EFL considered whether this make life more or less difficult for @JollyJohnny & his efforts with the Prediction League?

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So i will have to get sky package, when cheaper to watch i follow

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Ha ha, i’m not it will affect that too much!!:yum:
But having to subscribe to sky to watch any games is certainly an annoyance…:thinking:

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From the EFL website:

If you want to read the whole thing it’s here:

Q&A: EFL & Sky Sports broadcast rights agreement - The English Football League

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I’d given Championship 50% League One 33% and us 17%, which as I said was a complete guess. I’m amazed the Championship is getting that much of the deal, but not a million miles away for us. Works out to 30K a game rather than 40K.

People will still be able to watch I-follow if they use a VPN

If ever you needed evidence of how corrupt the top of football is, the game that’s just finished sums it up

Coventry were fookin robbed

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Agree 100%. The rich just got richer. Totally closed table at the top.

How were they robbed Belph?

Dreadful decision to disallow that goal. Coventry were never going to win and deny the plastic clubs and their plastic fans their final were they?

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Premiership and the fa are scum
Hope we don’t make the premiership and their corruption

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That doesn’t prove anything, just that Coventry were really unlucky that VAR caught them offside,it’s the same rules for everyone,if Man Utd had scored and VAR decided they were offside it would have been disallowed too

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We’re not from Coventry… Rent dodgin barstools…

I bet Pete Waterman is livid.

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I know you are a Man U fan from your previous posts on here Sid
Wouldn’t you be livid if that was against Walsall, I would have been?

I’m not,I’m a Walsall fan who like just about every football fan has a premier league team as a 2nd team from when I was a kid. So you could say I’m biased, but that’s a bit of a statement to say the least…:joy:

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I know your first team is Walsall Sid, but I know from your posts that you have an affinity for Man Utd.
I’d be interested to learn how many of us have a second team. I don’t apart from Walsall reserves :smile:

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Drogheda :wink:

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