Sky Bet EFL 2017/18

[Lineker]

@9 to 5 didn't go to Bury in the end.

[9 to 5]

Alright.

[Bobfoc]

Things are going too well at the moment, which makes me think that a nasty surprise is round the corner.

[MDK]

Leonid Slutsky looks like a fat Dexter Fletcher

[MDK]

Hull getting beat like a red headed step-child 

[Matt]

Easiest job in football. Leeds United goalkeeper. Just lie down and have a kip for 90 minutes.

 

WGUAFC

[Just Joe]

I quit Sunderland.

[Matt]

Knock knock

(Who's there?)

Chris Wood

(Chris Wood who?)

Exactly

[Matt]

Knock knock

(Who's there?)

Garry Monk

(Garry Monk who?)

Garry Monk, who gives a fuck, we're Super Leeds and we're going up

[Adam]

I mean, that one is better than the Wood one, but...

[Adam]

1-0 up in injury time? Of course that ends in a 2-1 defeat.

Fucking clowns.

[Bobfoc]

So, this is the best points total after seven games since the introduction of three points for a win. Blimey. I don't expect it to last, but to think that this is largely the same squad that lost ten in a row last season is remarkable.

[FestiveJack]

Welp. It's going really really badly.

[Colly]

No room for sentiment from Big Daryl. 

[Matt]

E-I-E-I-E-I-O up the football league we go, when we win promotion, this is what we'll sing: we are the champions, we are the champions, Christiansen's king!

 

We're going up as fucking champions!

[Just Joe]

Fuck off

[Lineker]

This happened: 

Sky Sports has strengthened its position as the home of football with a new deal to show live coverage of the EFL until 2024, offering Sky customers more matches and more ways to watch than ever before.

The new agreement means that from the start of the 2019/20 season, Sky Sports Football will show up to 183 matches exclusively live each year in the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two, Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy - a 26 per cent increase in the number of games on our current deal.

For the first time, Sky Sports will be able to broadcast 80 Sky Bet Championship midweek matches across interactive and digital platforms, taking the total number of potential matches available to Sky Sports customers and EFL fans to over 260, from the current 145 games. The additional midweek games will also be available across the EFL iFollow streaming service.

The agreement includes:

• More matches, up to 183 exclusive live games per season
• Further 80 midweek Sky Bet Championship games across interactive and digital platforms
• 15 live matches from the Carabao Cup, including both semi-finals and the Wembley final
• Rights to offer live coverage across a range of Sky platforms, including online and on mobile
• Barney Francis, Sky Sports managing director, said: "This is great news for EFL fans and our viewers, with more live games than ever before and more opportunities for fans to watch their teams live. With a new dedicated football channel, newly enhanced digital platforms, adding more games means Sky Sports is getting even better for football fans.

"Securing the EFL strengthens the Sky Sports service even further with the rights that matter most to our customers. This follows similar enhanced deals with Sky Sports becoming the exclusive home of F1 from 2019 for five years, and the only place to see England home cricket and the new domestic T20 competition live through to 2024.

"Viewing of live EFL games grew by 12 per cent year-on-year last season, and is up a further seven per cent so far this season. Fans value our live EFL coverage and we are delighted to be able to offer even more in the coming years."

EFL chief executive, Shaun Harvey, added: "Sky Sports has for many years been a hugely important and valued partner of the EFL and we are delighted to extend our relationship by a further five years. I would like to thank all those who submitted bids and we now look forward to working with the Sky Sports team as they cement their position as the broadcast home of live EFL matches.

"In agreeing a deal over five seasons, it delivers a guaranteed increase in the level of income distributed to EFL clubs from 2019/20 and long-term financial certainty was an absolute priority throughout this process. It is a partnership that as well as having mutual tangible benefits, allows the EFL to maximise reach and exposure for its competitions, alongside providing further opportunities for clubs to generate additional incremental revenues through iFollow."

Together with up to 183 live matches on Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports will continue to offer in depth coverage of the EFL across a range of platforms, including the Sky Sports App with enhanced live player, skysports.com and Sky Sports News.

With two dedicated channels, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports offers an unrivalled schedule of live football, with over 1,000 live matches every season. The two channels are part of a new look Sky Sports that also includes Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports F1.

Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Arena also offer rugby union, rugby league, boxing, netball, darts, WWE, NFL, GAA and more. Sky Sports Main Event hosts the biggest sporting events in one place, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports Mix are available for free to all Sky TV homes.

For the first time, customers have the flexibility to subscribe to individual channel packages. Or they choose to get it all, with an unrivalled schedule of sport across 10 channels.

Streaming!

[Just Joe]

Awful subs by Grayson today, took off our two best players and replaced them with our two worst. Chucked 2 points away.

[Bobfoc]

I was very worried about Notts County's defence coming into the season, but that's now four clean sheets in a row, along with another win. Kevin Nolan's clearly working some magic because this isn't an outstanding team on paper.

[MDK]

Bye, Harry