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True, I guess I'm a hypocrite when you put it like that because I wouldn't like to see your second paragraph become reality. I can see the argument for it (how many TV subscriptions are sold to people who want to watch Man United versus those who want to watch Bournemouth for example?) and if we...

Fair point, although it's not quite the same as Sunday trading hours apply to all shops of a certain size, not just the most popular store in the country. The PL blackout to me feels more like banning the most popular West End show from performing on a Saturday or a leading taxi service on a...

£5bn+ in UK TV rights alone says it's very much business.

I can't think of any other industry where the market leader is banned from operating at a peak time in order to give free business to its smaller competitors. Remove the blackout and let every club sink, swim or adjust.