| No Saturday games on iFollow this season 13:59 - Aug 3 with 4149 views | GlasgowBlue |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:34 - Aug 3 with 1408 views | DanTheMan |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:32 - Aug 3 by jayessess |
Presumably this year it wasn't a problem because they were allowed to broadcast in the UK anyway. |
Worked the year before too. |  |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:34 - Aug 3 with 1409 views | BlueBlueBluex2 |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:32 - Aug 3 by jayessess |
Presumably this year it wasn't a problem because they were allowed to broadcast in the UK anyway. |
I have been using a UK card and a fictitious overseas address for the past three years and have watched every match home and away during that time for £19 a month. |  | | |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:45 - Aug 3 with 1387 views | MattinLondon |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:27 - Aug 3 by Reuser_is_God |
Yes but the only reason Saturday games were streamed before was because of no fans.
We can now have fans back at 100% capacity so why should games still be streamed? |
Because some fans live a long way away and can’t make it.
I’m guessing the vast majority of people who live locally will continue to go to live football. Whereas it’s not that simple for those of us who live some distance.
It just seems like dinosaur thinking for those who can’t embrace change. |  | | |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:50 - Aug 3 with 1379 views | GlasgowBlue |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:45 - Aug 3 by MattinLondon |
Because some fans live a long way away and can’t make it.
I’m guessing the vast majority of people who live locally will continue to go to live football. Whereas it’s not that simple for those of us who live some distance.
It just seems like dinosaur thinking for those who can’t embrace change. |
As I said in a previous thread last season, charge people the same price to stream the game as it is to watch at Portman Road. It's then a no brainer if you are local. You will go to the game for the match experience. But for those supporters who can't make it then at least they have the option to watch on iFollow.
Surely it's a win win for the club as they won't lose revenue on the gate but may pick up additional income from those who can't make it. | |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:52 - Aug 3 with 1364 views | MattinLondon |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:50 - Aug 3 by GlasgowBlue |
As I said in a previous thread last season, charge people the same price to stream the game as it is to watch at Portman Road. It's then a no brainer if you are local. You will go to the game for the match experience. But for those supporters who can't make it then at least they have the option to watch on iFollow.
Surely it's a win win for the club as they won't lose revenue on the gate but may pick up additional income from those who can't make it. |
Seems a fair to me. | | | |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:55 - Aug 3 with 1359 views | jayessess |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:50 - Aug 3 by GlasgowBlue |
As I said in a previous thread last season, charge people the same price to stream the game as it is to watch at Portman Road. It's then a no brainer if you are local. You will go to the game for the match experience. But for those supporters who can't make it then at least they have the option to watch on iFollow.
Surely it's a win win for the club as they won't lose revenue on the gate but may pick up additional income from those who can't make it. |
If the EFL have re-imposed the blanket 3pm blackout, it's out of the club's hands sadly. |  |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:56 - Aug 3 with 1355 views | SitfcB |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:55 - Aug 3 by jayessess |
If the EFL have re-imposed the blanket 3pm blackout, it's out of the club's hands sadly. |
It’s not even the EFL it’s FIFA (or UEFA) and it’s been a rule for a long long time. [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 14:56]
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:05 - Aug 3 with 1335 views | jayessess |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:56 - Aug 3 by SitfcB |
It’s not even the EFL it’s FIFA (or UEFA) and it’s been a rule for a long long time. [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 14:56]
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I've seen this elsewhere, but I don't think it's true or at least can't find any evidence on UEFA's website that it is? Seemingly UEFA allow member associations to impose a 2.5hour blackout on footballing broadcasting (including overseas matches) if they want, but it isn't mandatory for football associations to do so.
La Liga, for instance, has no such blackout and will broadcast all 10 matches from match week 1 with only two of them taking place simultaneously. | |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:11 - Aug 3 with 1313 views | MattinLondon |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:50 - Aug 3 by GlasgowBlue |
As I said in a previous thread last season, charge people the same price to stream the game as it is to watch at Portman Road. It's then a no brainer if you are local. You will go to the game for the match experience. But for those supporters who can't make it then at least they have the option to watch on iFollow.
Surely it's a win win for the club as they won't lose revenue on the gate but may pick up additional income from those who can't make it. |
I could be very wrong but I think the nfl imposes a local blackout for transmission within so many miles of the stadium. Will this be possible to do so over here? | | | |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:14 - Aug 3 with 1303 views | Keaneish |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:52 - Aug 3 by MattinLondon |
Seems a fair to me. |
Are you still in London, Matt? If so, that's not very far to travel and only costs £20 if you pre-book a train from Liverpool Street or does circumstance mean you can't travel?
Personally i think we've become too reliant on TV and its part of the reason gates have declined. Its an interesting debate as to whether TV has made football more inclusive or exclusive. |  |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:20 - Aug 3 with 1290 views | itfcjoe |
Such a stupid decision whilst in the midst of a pandemic with some people rightly fearfula bout heading back out into crowded arenas.
i know there are ways round it with VPNs, but it's insane that the EFL are doing this |  |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:22 - Aug 3 with 1276 views | itfcjoe |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:12 - Aug 3 by jayessess |
Don't think you can actually?
For games unavailable in the UK you have to pay with a credit/debit card registered to an overseas address (found this out whilst on holiday in Greece a few years back).
It also seems to recognise my VPN provider (NordVPN) because whenever I forgot to switch it off last season it blocked access to iFollow conent. |
Rumour has it you can just put in your UK address and rather than sticking UK as the country you can choose a different one and the payment will go through anyway | |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:26 - Aug 3 with 1258 views | MattinLondon |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:14 - Aug 3 by Keaneish |
Are you still in London, Matt? If so, that's not very far to travel and only costs £20 if you pre-book a train from Liverpool Street or does circumstance mean you can't travel?
Personally i think we've become too reliant on TV and its part of the reason gates have declined. Its an interesting debate as to whether TV has made football more inclusive or exclusive. |
No, live in Wilmslow- Greater Manchester. | | | |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:34 - Aug 3 with 1233 views | jayessess |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:14 - Aug 3 by Keaneish |
Are you still in London, Matt? If so, that's not very far to travel and only costs £20 if you pre-book a train from Liverpool Street or does circumstance mean you can't travel?
Personally i think we've become too reliant on TV and its part of the reason gates have declined. Its an interesting debate as to whether TV has made football more inclusive or exclusive. |
EFL gates have gone up in the 21st Century though.
The last time it was challenged legally (2011), the ECJ judge was pretty dismissive of the effect it had on in-person gates:
"It is, in fact, doubtful whether closed periods are capable of encouraging attendance at matches and participation in matches. Both activities have a completely different quality to the following of a live transmission on television. It has not been adequately shown to the Court that the closed periods actually encourage attendance at and participation in matches. Indeed, there is evidence to refute this claim: for example, in an investigation of the closed periods under competition law the Commission found that only 10 of 22 associations had actually adopted a closed period. No closed periods were adopted in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, or in Northern Ireland, that is to say, within the sphere of influence of English football." | |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:36 - Aug 3 with 1223 views | textbackup |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:16 - Aug 3 by BlueBadger |
It is if you're the sort of gatekeeping elitist superfan who thinks that excluding people from overseas/long distance, the disabled and elderly from watching Town is a good thing. [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 14:27]
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you still wouldnt watch even if on ifollow, so give it a rest ya melon |  |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:37 - Aug 3 with 1218 views | itfcjoe |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:11 - Aug 3 by MattinLondon |
I could be very wrong but I think the nfl imposes a local blackout for transmission within so many miles of the stadium. Will this be possible to do so over here? |
That was very rare, doubt it is even a thing any more - but was just if tickets hadn't sold so stadium would be empty. If tickets got to a certain percentage of capacity then local blackout would be lifted | |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:41 - Aug 3 with 1195 views | HARRY10 |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:50 - Aug 3 by GlasgowBlue |
As I said in a previous thread last season, charge people the same price to stream the game as it is to watch at Portman Road. It's then a no brainer if you are local. You will go to the game for the match experience. But for those supporters who can't make it then at least they have the option to watch on iFollow.
Surely it's a win win for the club as they won't lose revenue on the gate but may pick up additional income from those who can't make it. |
Seems fair
My 12 year old nephew pays what he would for his ticket, and half a dozen sit in his dads lounge watching the game | | | |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:42 - Aug 3 with 1192 views | RobTheMonk |
I can normally justify watching a Saturday game on iFollow as Madge goes for a nap around 3pm lol.
Really enjoyed watching the games on the laptop hooked up to the TV. Getting to games - especially home games - is just not really feasible for me.
Guess it's time to try the VPN's. [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 15:43]
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:43 - Aug 3 with 1186 views | WeWereZombies |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:02 - Aug 3 by ZXBlue |
Incredibly short sighted. |
I know we have all had our issues with the camerawork on iFollow but don't go making assumptions just because of the glasses in that photo... |  |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:48 - Aug 3 with 1168 views | RRB |
Pretty dumb decision as it will be harsh on people that either are too worried to go to the game or have to self isolate.
You would have thought they would at least make exceptions for people that need to self isolate and have season tickets. [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 16:00]
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:49 - Aug 3 with 1165 views | BlueBadger |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:36 - Aug 3 by textbackup |
you still wouldnt watch even if on ifollow, so give it a rest ya melon |
I did last season, until it was evident just how rubbish we were.
So, for about 27 minutes. |  |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 16:08 - Aug 3 with 1110 views | Sarge |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 14:27 - Aug 3 by Reuser_is_God |
Yes but the only reason Saturday games were streamed before was because of no fans.
We can now have fans back at 100% capacity so why should games still be streamed? |
Because those wanting to watch the stream were unlikely to go to the game in the first place? | | | |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 16:11 - Aug 3 with 1103 views | SitfcB |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 15:26 - Aug 3 by MattinLondon |
No, live in Wilmslow- Greater Manchester. |
@ Gav to change your name!
BournemouthBlue and Ely_Blue are in the queue as well. [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 16:15]
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 16:14 - Aug 3 with 1098 views | J2BLUE |
Frustrating for those of you who live away but probably for the best overall to protect the traditional Saturday games. |  |
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| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 16:21 - Aug 3 with 1076 views | MattinLondon |
| No Saturday games on iFollow this season on 16:14 - Aug 3 by J2BLUE |
Frustrating for those of you who live away but probably for the best overall to protect the traditional Saturday games. |
But those who live far away probably won’t go anyway. [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 16:22]
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