But only 1 Leeds v Villa is been shown on English TV (Amazon Prime) at that. 13 European games are been shown across BT Sport, West Ham Women v Chelsea Women is been shown on Sky Sports. Is it any wonder illegal streaming is so big?
Won't they have been Saturday games that were called off due to Covid, so never intended to be televised anyway????
In the capitalist world of market forces. And everyone against sky etc It's ironic that if you wanted to legally watch all games you have to pay huge sums of money across now multiple providers. Rather than just one subscription which used to cover most of, if not all games.
Not saying I'm keen on how it is today but you've never been able to legally watch all premier league games. All the 3pm Saturdays for a start aren't televised. Of the three not televised tonight, two are covid cancelled games and the other is due to Chelsea advancing in the FA Cup. They were never intended to be shown live on TV, nobody has paid to televise them.
I pay for Sky, BT and Amazon Prime. I won't be come June when I'm out of contract because on top of the cost of living rises, they're whacking up the cost of Sky and BT! And if the illegal streams are going to be gone, I'll probably get a lot more done in the house.
I wasn't talking about games not televised or the Saturday 3pm ones. Just the general games that are transmitted legally in the UK.
I thought TV was killing the game and we missed the days when there was nothing televised except the FA Cup Final?
Im not actually against that type of thing (well PA being the exception lol) as a lot always put in their signatures such as COYR or hashtag etc. I just detest WRDC being used as an every day term. It shouldn't wind me up. But it does
It winds me up too! Trust me I think it's partly because it's so elongated and when I see it written I'm forced to say it long-form in my head. Not sure why it bothers me so much either to be honest lol
There is something to be said for doing something round the house and having the radio on listening to a match.
Southampton were complaining about Newcastle. The original tie was called off by Newcastle due to covid. Because Newcastle now have a far stronger squad than when it should have been played Southampton are at a disadvantage through no fault of their own. They have a point.