[Football] Liverpool v Palace on Sky

[Official Old Man]

Why?
Other than the presentation, which could be covered anyway.
Surely Newcastle, Spurs or Man City have something hanging on the result.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

This is one of the main reasons why people are getting firesticks

 

[Roy Race]

Will they give each other a guard of honour?!

 

[schmunk]

Will they give each other a guard of honour?!

Circlejerk

 

[studio150]

Couldn't Sky just go live to Anfield at 6pm, to screen the trophy presentation to Liverpool.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Couldn't Sky just go live to Anfield at 6pm, to screen the trophy presentation to Liverpool.

They have a load of channels.

They could show every game

 

[Kenn]

Apparently, from another broadcasting forum the reasons are as follows -
1. Due to their current broadcasting contracts for this season, Sky only had two game picks left and TNT had one game pick left, so only three games can be shown this Sunday contractually.
2. If Sky hadn't picked the Liverpool game they risked TNT picking it. If that happened at meant that while Sky could show coverage of the on-pitch trophy presentation but wouldn't be the "host broadcaster" so wouldn't have live access to pictures from other parts of the stadium such as the tunnel area or dressing room.

 

[Javeaseagull]

They have a load of channels.

They could show every game

They will show every game, just not in the UK!

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Apparently, from another broadcasting forum the reasons are as follows -
1. Due to their current broadcasting contracts for this season, Sky only had two game picks left and TNT had one game pick left, so only three games can be shown this Sunday contractually.
2. If Sky hadn't picked the Liverpool game they risked TNT picking it. If that happened at meant that while Sky could show coverage of the on-pitch trophy presentation but wouldn't be the "host broadcaster" so wouldn't have live access to pictures from other parts of the stadium such as the tunnel area or dressing room.

OK then, but why can't Sky now change their mind and pick an available game with something hanging on it?

 

[Kenn]

OK then, but why can't Sky now change their mind and pick an available game with something hanging on it?

Good question, don't know the answer to that one, perhaps if they change their mind and drop the Liverpool game they risk TNT also changing their mind and picking that game up? Or maybe it's because logistically the staff, transport, equipment etc. is all now organised and can't be redeployed at this late stage?

 

[Withdean South Stand]

They have chosen to show us the dress rehearsal of August's Community Shield game.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Surely Tottenham ‘first trophy in 17 years’ Hotspurs should be on the tv

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Good question, don't know the answer to that one, perhaps if they change their mind and drop the Liverpool game they risk TNT also changing their mind and picking that game up? Or maybe it's because logistically the staff, transport, equipment etc. is all now organised and can't be redeployed at this late stage?

OK, well yes, i'm not suggesting they change it with 3 days to go. But Liverpool won the league weeks ago.

Sky and TNT are charging ever more money for an every worse product. They are making going to football matches a massive pain in the arse. And yes, people are voting with their feet and watching streams or procuring firesticks

 

[Official Old Man]

2. If Sky hadn't picked the Liverpool game they risked TNT picking it. If that happened at meant that while Sky could show coverage of the on-pitch trophy presentation but wouldn't be the "host broadcaster" so wouldn't have live access to pictures from other parts of the stadium such as the tunnel area or dressing room.

Interesting. So they have to show 90 minutes of football just to show the presentation.
Also, bad on TNT for thinking of taking that game.
But surely they could have agreed to neither cover the game and both cover the presentation.

 

[Anger]

This is one of the main reasons why people are getting firesticks

and pitchforks.

 

[Hamilton]

Good question, don't know the answer to that one, perhaps if they change their mind and drop the Liverpool game they risk TNT also changing their mind and picking that game up? Or maybe it's because logistically the staff, transport, equipment etc. is all now organised and can't be redeployed at this late stage?

Weird isn’t it? If true, Sky think we are that bothered about the behind the scenes footage. By we I mean all other football fans.

I’d have thought the the PL would have used their noggins and seen this as a dead rubber and given it to TNT and Sky and then let the 3 picks be used on 3 other games.

As to showing ALL the games, I wouldn’t want to open that box of tricks. In my opinion we need to protect lower league clubs from anymore saturation. Sky shifting to show 215 games next season is enough. More than enough in my humble opinion.

 

[Flounce]

Not worth a thread of it’s own, the Palace Cup Victory Bus route

This did make me smile

 

[dazzer6666]

Don’t care, I will be at Tottingham

 

[Jeremiah]

Palace to kick lumps out of Liverpool in the guard of honour ?

 

[A1X]

Not worth a thread of it’s own, the Palace Cup Victory Bus route

This did make me smile

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Given it’s a bank holiday weekend, how will their parade look any different to the thousands of other caravans on the motorway?