The Premier League are attempting to stop top-flight managers speaking about the controversial new pay-per-view TV offering that begins this weekend according to the Daily Mail.
The newspaper claims that the League’s bosses have written to the 20 clubs telling them their managers should avoid commenting on the matter, asking them to instead focus on talking up the urgent need for fans to return to stadiums.
Only the brilliantly run Leicester City voted against the introduction of pay-per-view for the five matches every weekend not scheduled for live broadcast.
However, individual managers have their own views and it remains to be seen whether they will be ready to listen to the PL’s wishes to remain quiet or speak out.
The Premier League’s Big Six are seeking a bigger share of the additional revenue on the grounds that they will attract a bigger audience, but they have yet to produce a detailed proposal.
ClaretandHugh says: With a petition circulating, which has passed 100,000 signatures, and clubs attempting to put pressure on media and government to support a social distanced return to the stadiums, this comes as no surprise. With many clubs in financial meltdown and determined to do all they can to plug growing gaps in their finances, TV money and any other they can get from fans return, is essential to them and the game. But as is the case with all businesses during the current pandemic, the health of the nation must come first and it seems entirely wrong that football or any other sport, should be made an exception to the rules all others have to accept. Interesting that no solutions to getting to and from matches by transport are being mentioned! What makes their position even less agreeable is that the PL and clubs happily accepted a behind closed doors scenario with some free TV coverage of games during their first round of pressure on the government who eventually accepted the view that such a position would help the morale of the nation. It now seems that with a second wave hitting the country and spiking and with a three-tier ‘restriction’ imposed, something has changed and that no longer applies with football coverage now set cost £14.95 per punter for games, not within the original schedules. Each supporter can make his own decision on the rights and wrongs of that.
I will be boycotting the matches £14.95 is a rip off they should reduce the cost to make football affordable, not hike it up and all the receipts for each game should be split evenly between all 20 clubs irrespective of fan base, lets be honest the big 6 will rarely be on the ppv unless they make it so all the lesser games are on Sky, BT and Amazon… wouldn’t put anything past those PL money grabbers.
The whole concept of the Premier league makes one proud ! Will not under any circumstances put any more money into the premier league coffers.
Nothing like trying to mute people when they have valid opinions that may run contrary to your own.
Wow just wow.. I pay for sky sports, bt sports and now we have to pay more well that’s me done I’ve had it with paying all this money to watch football. I think it’s time to go watch local non league footy for me it might be more interesting..