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Marc · Oct 16, 2024

SuperTyke said: ↑

You say that but exeter (I may have got the wrong club) say that the increased revenue from the sky deal for this year is worth less than 280 season tickets which imo is an absolutely bonkers deal to agree to whe you take into account the long-term drop in ticket sales, shirt sales, refreshment sales etc that it will cause.

I also think that far from growing the brand it will actually significantly weaken the brand of the smaller clubs who are most vulnerable.
Previously over a million people tuned in each week to watch football focus and soccer Saturday which mentioned the smaller clubs whenever they scored. Now the match has (for example) been squirrelled away on the red button on a Friday night where it has to compete with 10 other games for a football fans attention and the world of Friday night entertainment for everyone elses. Who, other than hardcore Exeter fans, is going to choose to watch one of their matches? Absolutely nobody. They'll be playing games in empty stadiums and sky will be broadcasting to a handful of fans.
Small clubs will find they get zero exposure to anyone other than their own hardcore supporters who are now watching from at home instead of in the grounds. It's an absolutely massive own goal for football and will see clubs go under.
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Absolutely agree. Hence calling it a Faustian pact.

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