Kanye West Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Both the Brentford and Stoke games have been brought forward to 7 o’clock kick offs. Is there genuinely any other reason behind this than making fans now pay for it as 7pm games aren’t on the red button? Another £20 on games that would’ve otherwise been on Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WUGGAMONKEY1 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I’d not realised that was the case with the red button. I can see reasons for bringing the games forward but not at the expense of what would have been free viewing. I guess they know that enough mugs like me will still stump up the £20 to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanye West Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, WUGGAMONKEY1 said: I’d not realised that was the case with the red button. I can see reasons for bringing the games forward but not at the expense of what would have been free viewing. I guess they know that enough mugs like me will still stump up the £20 to watch. That's what I thought, could there be any other reason for doing so? It's very sneaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 It will be to do with the Premier league. It always is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonLeon Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I’m sure I’ve seen 7pms on the red button before. Not our games but others. What’s happening with the red button games anyway? There’s not been any mention of them since December’s fixtures were announced in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mighty wednesday Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 The games were only on red button last season if they were scheduled fixtures rather than rearranged ones. I assume that was because they were paid for in advance as part of the overall EFL/Sky deal. Maybe there is something similar in place this season. I don't know, just a suggestion in light of what happened last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pioowl Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, the mighty wednesday said: The games were only on red button last season if they were scheduled fixtures rather than rearranged ones. I assume that was because they were paid for in advance as part of the overall EFL/Sky deal. Maybe there is something similar in place this season. I don't know, just a suggestion in light of what happened last season. Its advertised to be on I Follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mighty wednesday Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, pioowl said: Its advertised to be on I Follow The ones that have been on the red button were all on i Follow. Every league game is on i Follow. I think something similar to what I said above may still be in force this season regarding which matches can be shown on the red button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Who can blame them if that is the reason .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mighty wednesday Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, the mighty wednesday said: The games were only on red button last season if they were scheduled fixtures rather than rearranged ones. I assume that was because they were paid for in advance as part of the overall EFL/Sky deal. Maybe there is something similar in place this season. I don't know, just a suggestion in light of what happened last season. Thinking about it further there were always going to be more games scheduled for mid-week this season due to the late start so it may make sense that the EFL have not agreed for all midweek fixtures to be on the red button. Maybe they have agreed a similar number to the normal number of scheduled midweek fixtures. I think if sky had paid for games to be shown on the red button clubs would not be allowed to switch them to 7pm to avoid the red button. My guess is that these 7pm switches are either going to be on the red button after all or were never scheduled to be on the red button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mighty wednesday Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 minute ago, torryowl said: Who can blame them if that is the reason .. i'm not blaming them I'm just trying to clarify the OP's possibly mistaken belief that clubs are switching them out of greed and avarice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Apolon Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I was under the impression the EFL gave clubs the choice of moving games to 7PM as there are no fans and it is related to travel etc during the pandemic I may however be wrong and have dreamt this 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, Chris Apolon said: I was under the impression the EFL gave clubs the choice of moving games to 7PM as there are no fans and it is related to travel etc during the pandemic I may however be wrong and have dreamt this I think you're right, I recall reading similar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Chris Apolon said: I was under the impression the EFL gave clubs the choice of moving games to 7PM as there are no fans and it is related to travel etc during the pandemic I may however be wrong and have dreamt this So to get the players home 45 minutes earlier they're costing the fans extra? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Apolon Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Ellis Rimmer said: So to get the players home 45 minutes earlier they're costing the fans extra? I don't make the rules fella just recollecting what I thought i read somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 31 minutes ago, Chris Apolon said: I don't make the rules fella just recollecting what I thought i read somewhere Haha sorry, my post came across a bit abrasive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five Archers Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Easy to sort, don’t pay for the I follow thing, it’s crap anyway. Send your money to me instead , and I promise to spend it wisely on beer and pies. Unless you expect me to eat them vegan “steak pie” thingies then you deserve all you get 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, Five Archers said: Easy to sort, don’t pay for the I follow thing, it’s crap anyway. Send your money to me instead , and I promise to spend it wisely on beer and pies. Unless you expect me to eat them vegan “steak pie” thingies then you deserve all you get I think you're out of order not eating a vegan pie if someone has paid you money to do exactly that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Five Archers said: don’t pay for the I follow thing, it’s crap anyway. If you don't pay for it how do you know it's crap ? TBH it's totally different from last season and the coverage has been great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five Archers Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 14 hours ago, Ellis Rimmer said: I think you're out of order not eating a vegan pie if someone has paid you money to do exactly that Ok mr Rimmer fair point. When you send me your money please request that I spend it on a vegan pie so I don’t forget 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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