Premier League 2020/21

[Colly]

I didn't say anything of the sort.

[Baddar]

For all that gets said about Maguire, at least the fucker stays fit.

Bailly got injured AGAIN last night. Hamstring this time.

[Cymbols]

Apologies for the Daily Mail link, but this idea can get in the bin 

 

 

[gunnar hendershow]

All live sports will eventually be behind a paywall within a paywall.

[METALMAN]

They are fully aware that football fans will complain but still gladly submit to be rinsed so they can continue watching their team.

I used to work at a call centre doing cancellations for Sky. It was genuinely quite depressing taking calls from people who had just lost their job and had no money but were willing to move heaven and earth so they could keep their Sky Sports subscription. It’s easy to milk these people until they’re dry. They’ll keep paying.

[Colly]

I've literally just added Sky Sports back with the logic that my eventual season ticket refund will pay for it.

[Kyle]

In what should come as a shock to absolutely no one, DCL has been named PL Player of the Month and Carlo has been named Manager of the Month.  

[Colly]

Well played Leicester.

[The Lusophone]

Rashford is getting an MBE!

 

BREAKING: Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford has been awarded an MBE for services to vulnerable children in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. 🎖👏

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) October 9, 2020

MBE 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/BYkeKY2chP

— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) October 9, 2020

Can't believe he's making it all about himself though. 😕 

[Lineker]

Only an MBE? Lamela's fault.

11 hours ago, Kyle. said:

In what should come as a shock to absolutely no one, DCL has been named PL Player of the Month and Carlo has been named Manager of the Month.  

 

[Baddar]

She's protected her tweets now.

[Colly]

I saw that when it was public and he responses seemed reasonable, though presumably that's Twitter showing me what I want to see. It's a ridiculous question but I've little doubt she'll be getting some right pricks in response.

[Baddar]

You'd be correct. 

Miles Jacobson did agree with her though, but he's always been a bit of a twat anyway. Ever since he shot down my "in game editor" idea years ago for FM, branding it cheating, then bringing one out anyway and charging extra for it, he can fuck off, in my book. 

[Colly]

Fuuuck. Also the laugh was at the last bit not the first bit...

[GA!]

£15 per game is fine, but I assume this is on top of paying for Sky/BT in the first place?

[Baddar]

I mean, I get the argument from both sides.

These are extra games, so the "I already pay for Sky/BT/Amazon" thing doesn't hold up as you're still getting all of that content. 

But, the price of these subscriptions is already high, and always rising. And watching the PL in other countries is much, much more affordable. So is watching the Bundesliga/La Liga if you live in Germany or Spain.

£15 per match is ALWAYS going to seem extortionate to somebody paying around £18 for a full month of Sky Sports Premier League. It becomes a very hard sell when you compare the two.

I just think the "don't like it? don't pay it" attitude is a shitty one to have.

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

The perfectly fair argument I've seen is that people that support teams like Southampton are probably going to have to pay 3x extra than a fan of say Liverpool, because Liverpool are gonna have more games televised on Sky anyway.

[Baddar]

"If you aren't happy with the price, don't watch the games 💁‍♀️"

That's basically what Aluko is saying here. This, coupled with her criticism of people on furlough a while back, has Twitter riled.

[METALMAN]

1 hour ago, Baddar said:

She's protected her tweets now.

she's a tory though

[Colly]

It's an absurd argument too. I pay about £25 for Sky Sports which gets me what, 3 games a weekend? That's just over £2 per game, and assumes I'm watching literally nothing else on Sky Sports. That's "the same product", marked up ridiculously. 

Couple that with Jericode's point, and the fact no one has any faith Sky aren't doing this to test the waters and you've got a wonderful cocktail of shit.