WOTRED Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Info from Sky on coverage of the EFL this coming season: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/11453079/sky-bet-efl-on-sky-sports-follow-championship-league-one-and-league-two-in-201819 Under "Full midweek Championship rounds live" it says that on Tuesday and Wednesday nights you can press the red button and watch live coverage of any match being played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Torn on this, like the idea of it but do I want to give Sky significantly more cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Will certainly hit midweek attendances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Super said: Will certainly hit midweek attendances. for away fans yea, Home fans not so much, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Super said: Will certainly hit midweek attendances. Yeap. Midweek games are getting increasingly difficult, especially with the club implementing that 'small bag only' policy after the Manchester attack. Can't leave my laptop in my car, so I generally need to try and manage my diary so I can work from home for midweek games, which then means battling with traffic to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 £32 per month though....resisted Sky Sports until now. Buy it for one week a month on average on NOW Tv so only £11 per month spent. But then that doesnt get access to this red button..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, RedDave said: £32 per month though....resisted Sky Sports until now. Buy it for one week a month on average on NOW Tv so only £11 per month spent. But then that doesnt get access to this red button..... I was wondering if there was a more efficient way of getting it. Just a thought... any idea if pubs are able to use red button services under the terms of their contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Bristol Rob said: I was wondering if there was a more efficient way of getting it. Just wondering... any idea if pubs are able to use red button services under the terms of their contract? good question, I've no idea as most of my locals haven't got sky due to the stupid prices they charge each month for publicans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedred31 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, RedDave said: £32 per month though....resisted Sky Sports until now. Buy it for one week a month on average on NOW Tv so only £11 per month spent. But then that doesnt get access to this red button..... Went to see Somerset at the Oval on Friday and paid £32 for 16.4 overs of cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Bedred31 said: Went to see Somerset at the Oval on Friday and paid £32 for 16.4 overs of cricket. Thanks for letting me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, RedDave said: £32 per month though....resisted Sky Sports until now. Buy it for one week a month on average on NOW Tv so only £11 per month spent. But then that doesnt get access to this red button..... If you have sky sports already is this an additional charge ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Love Sky or not, personally I think this is fantastic news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, daored said: If you have sky sports already is this an additional charge ? No, you can watch midweek Championship games on red button for no extra charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 30, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Maybe explains why there are so few midweek games this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Who's going to be commentating on all these games!? Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said: Love Sky or not, personally I think this is fantastic news! It is good news, would rather I could pay per view - would be happy to pay a premium for just the City games without taking a monthly subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 30, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, Bedred31 said: Went to see Somerset at the Oval on Friday and paid £32 for 16.4 overs of cricket. @Bedred31 assume you are aware of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 As a subscription payer . Great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, phantom said: @Bedred31 assume you are aware of this? Result was achieved though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Wow! Didn't see that coming. So LIVE via the RED Button for this lot then? Tuesday, August 21st 2018 7:45PM Queens Park Rangers (A) Tuesday, September 18th 2018 7:45PM West Bromwich Albion (A) Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 7:45PM Rotherham United (A) Wednesday, October 24th 2018 7:45PM Hull City (H) Wednesday, November 28th 2018 7:45PM Ipswich Town (A) Wednesday, February 13th 2019 7:45PM Queens Park Rangers (H) Tuesday, March 12th 2019 7:45PM Ipswich Town (H) Tuesday, April 9th 2019 7:45PM West Bromwich Albion (H) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedYoshi Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: It is good news, would rather I could pay per view - would be happy to pay a premium for just the City games without taking a monthly subscription. Isn’t that essentially what you can do through BCTV? Pretty sure this Sky thing is due to the same restrictions being lifted that allows all the clubs to broadcast their non-Saturday 3pm games... Wasn’t it announced around the same time? I could be entirely wrong. As far as I understand it though, any time we’ll be on the red button, we’ll also be on BCTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedred31 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, phantom said: @Bedred31 assume you are aware of this? Thanks Phantom, but I think the catch is 'no result achieved'. As long as both sides take the field in cricket, a result is almost invariably achieved. So they formally limit the game to 10 overs a side, and Surrey knocked off 102 runs in 40 balls. It's a business model that would shame the premier league - almost 25000 there an virtually nothing to do for 2 hours save drink their larger at £5 for 2/3 of a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Just now, Sniper said: Wow! Didn't see that coming. So LIVE via the RED Button for this lot then? Tuesday, August 21st 2018 7:45PM Queens Park Rangers team badge Queens Park Rangers (A) Tuesday, September 18th 2018 7:45PM West Bromwich Albion team badge West Bromwich Albion (A) Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 7:45PM Rotherham United team badge Rotherham United (A) Wednesday, October 24th 2018 7:45PM Hull City team badge Hull City (H) Wednesday, November 28th 2018 7:45PM Ipswich Town team badge Ipswich Town (A) Wednesday, February 13th 2019 7:45PM Queens Park Rangers team badge Queens Park Rangers (H) Tuesday, March 12th 2019 7:45PM Ipswich Town team badge Ipswich Town (H) Tuesday, April 9th 2019 7:45PM West Bromwich Albion team badge West Bromwich Albion (H) It was announced last year, I'm amazed it took them so long to announce details. Also, I assume that midweek games being on Tuesday and Wednesday is to give Sky sufficient bandwidth to show all the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 37 minutes ago, RedDave said: £32 per month though....resisted Sky Sports until now. Buy it for one week a month on average on NOW Tv so only £11 per month spent. But then that doesnt get access to this red button..... Is that confirmed that NOW TV customers can't access the red button services? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 12 minutes ago, devoncider said: Is that confirmed that NOW TV customers can't access the red button services? I'm in same position as you devoncider as watch City Sky games via Now TV. Will have to see how much City are charging for same games via BCTV tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 As an aside, BT Sport have reportedly lost the rights to show basketball and that cage fighting thing. (As we were talking sport on the telly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Sky is a Commercial Monster , along with BT Sport and the growing number pushing in But for-anyone who loves sport (and can afford it of course) I can’t understand anyone not having it Tbf their coverage and presentation of Sport is on the whole superb (IMHO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 30, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 24 minutes ago, Bedred31 said: Thanks Phantom, but I think the catch is 'no result achieved'. As long as both sides take the field in cricket, a result is almost invariably achieved. So they formally limit the game to 10 overs a side, and Surrey knocked off 102 runs in 40 balls. It's a business model that would shame the premier league - almost 25000 there an virtually nothing to do for 2 hours save drink their larger at £5 for 2/3 of a pint. To be honest I didn't read it that way, I just thought it was down to the lack of overs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, devoncider said: Is that confirmed that NOW TV customers can't access the red button services? Definitely. checked this morning. If you know anyone with Sky Sports then why not do what I have just arranged to do with a friend, pay them £10 per month (or get them to give it to you for free) for one of their two access codes. You can then log in via Sky Sports app and that has red button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 27 minutes ago, devoncider said: Is that confirmed that NOW TV customers can't access the red button services? Have checked and as it presently stands NOW TV customers can't use the red button services on Sky Sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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