Sometimes less is more

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  1. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Well-Known Member

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    diluted within an inch of it's life.
    Is it just me that feels during the football season you can quite easily see a football match every day on tv.
    I find it dull and boring.

    Premier League TV viewing figures drop on Sky and TNT - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwyj7506y5jo
     
    Jack Tatty, Jun 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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    Stephen Dawson Well-Known Member

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    Correct. It's not the nail it's the hammer you bang it in with.
     
    Stephen Dawson, Jun 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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    Far too much Football on TV. I only really bother with Super Sunday.
     
    dreamboy3000, Jun 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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    Simple solution. Get rid of Sky and TNT contracts and you no longer run the risk of being bored.
     
    Voice of Reason, Jun 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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    Prem is getting stale. Relegation is pretty much settled before a ball is kicked so when a team runs away at the top there’s only the fight for Europe that’s vaguely interesting. Not surprised it’s missing the drama of survival scraps. Only so many times you can watch Brentford v Wolves with nothing riding on it for either team.
     
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    I’ve lost interest in the premier league and that’s one of the many reasons. Totally agree, far too much footy on telly nowadays.
     
    Chef Tyke, Jun 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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    It's why I don't watch Rugby League. That's a load of bo llo cks too. Don't get me started on the Play-Offs in both football and Rugby and Rugby League. Team finishing top in Rugby (either code) don't win the League unless they win the Grand Final. Then there's the Belgian League in football. Winner decided by end of season Play-Offs.
     
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    Isn't there going to be something like 215 games on next season?

    I hardly watch it at all nowadays, but this over saturation could start to impact on interest and maybe, could assist in a soft landing from the crazy spend we see every year.
     
    DannyWilsonLovechild, Jun 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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    "At least" 215 games on Sky plus another 52 on TNT.
     
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    Yes it was going to be 215. But because Chelsea won the Conference League, meaning even more PL games on a Sunday messing with Sky picks, it will now be more.
     
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    I wonder how many have replaced a subscription to sky and others with dodgies. ? They must be losing £millions. In lost revenue.
     
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    The tinkers. You wouldn't get me doing anything like that. Don't know anyone so despicable.
     
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    I’m at the point where I’ve not heard of some England players when they make their debuts.
     
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    Me too mate, such is my interest in the Prem these days.
     
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    I used to know near enough every player in the top two leagues.
     
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    Too obvious....
     
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    All I watch is Sunday Football with Fred Dinenage or Keith Macklin.
     
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    I posted recently about the FA cup final being a special day and as some pointed out back then it could have been the only live game on that year..
     
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    same mate

    it’s totally boring football. Side to side, no wingers, no shooting outside the box.
     
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    Prem has lost its appeal for me in recent years because every side plays pretty much the same way. It’s boring. I never liked Stoke or Pulis after the boxing day game at Oakwell but they offered a lot to the league by being different. I’m tired of sides getting relegated by losing the ball passing around their own box every week.
     
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