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- Thread starter Giraffe
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Aaargh! I LOATHE them - especially when they scroll, flash and generally distract you during the game 
Must be expecting more home games on the tellybox maybe?
Don't they cost a ridiculous amount of dosh?
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Blue Valkyrie
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- Aug 8, 2005
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They may well do, but lots of companies have signed up for it paying £14k per season (which includes other things as well I believe)
No they don't. If they are even bought at all. More often they would come as part of a package, including the pre-sold advertsising content, in which case the club would be paid a fee to allow them.
(I'm talking typically - I've no knowledge of what kind of deal the Albion have done)
seagulls4ever
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- Oct 2, 2003
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I'm sure it was said before that they cost about 1m to install on a permanent basis. Maybe I just made that up.
Fourteenth Eye
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This is the figure Barber quoted on the Albion Roar
Would you make more from advertising? I mean, if you have static advertising it's one company, one advert, with electronic advertising you can scroll through three, four, five, etc. but would you have to charge less since there's no guarantee the advert will be seen during a big action moment?
nwgull
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Say what you like about Barber, but I trust his commercial ability well enough to know that we're not going to install something that'll make us less money.
dougdeep
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They are worse if you are watching from pitch level. The upper class supporters at the higher levels should hardly notice.
SeagullSongs
And it's all gone quiet..
I didn't find them distracting at all during the Arsenal game, bring them on if it makes us more money.
forumwayseagull
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Well happy with that, how did you find out?
Nathan
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- Jan 8, 2010
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Would go well with the goal music....
Seagull over Canaryland
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Don't have a great problem with the electronic signs, I seem able to focus on the footie without getting too distracted by them. Aren't they mandatory in the Prem so would have to have them at some point. Although curiously don't appear to be mandatory in European competitions?
Just like the introduction of HD scoreboards and video screens I guess its yet another sign of progress from the days of an old boy carrying a blackboard with the results of the half time draw around the cinder track and the scores in other games manually added to a series of brackets on the wall. All part of the transition from football 'grounds' to 'stadiums'.
Just like the introduction of HD scoreboards and video screens I guess its yet another sign of progress from the days of an old boy carrying a blackboard with the results of the half time draw around the cinder track and the scores in other games manually added to a series of brackets on the wall. All part of the transition from football 'grounds' to 'stadiums'.
Superphil
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European games such as the Champions League have to have specific adverts as dictated by UEFA. A week or so before each game a sign and display company (it's been an English firm for the past few years) visits each stadium and "Championsleague-y-fies them, covering all the existing advertising, static and digital, with UEFA CL brand advertising. I think this also includes not allowing fans to sit in the front couple of rows of seats too, to ensure the adverts are not hindered by scarves and banners etc.
I imagine if we ever made it to a European competition (currently with Mastercard as one of its sponsors I think) then the Amex will have to revert to being called the "Brighton Community Stadium" or some such. I understand for the up coming Rugby World cup which a couple of games are being played at the Amex, again the term Amex will not be allowed to be used for sponsorship reasons.
Seagull over Canaryland
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No alcohol sold within the stadium either.
I wonder who bears the cost of insisting on these requirements? Does it fall on the host club? I recall a debate on Albion Roar a while back about potentially how costly being in the Europa Cup will be for clubs like Wigan who may well get the kudos - but at a cost as UEFA insist on huge areas of premium seats (equivalent to our 1901s) being set aside for UEFA guests and officials and for media so STH's get turfed out of their normal seats. Yet often many of these seats remain empty. OK Wigan won't get huge crowds anyway so not the best example but will also lose money what with new travelling and accommodation costs etc.
Perhaps Mr Platini might consider how cost effective that is?