| Football after COVID and iFollow 12:07 - Feb 21 with 3392 views | GlasgowBlue |
Now that iFollow has opened up a Pandora's Box of streaming every game live during the pandemic, can we ever go back to not being able to watch our games live on the TV?
Nothing beats the matchday experience and if it was possible to get to every game home and away then I would. But it isn't possible and judging from the posts on here, there are an awful lot of Town fans who don't live anywhere near Ipswich.
As poor as the football has been, I've seen more of Town this season than I have in the past five. I would imagine that is also the case for a lot of people on here.
So can we ever go back to the way things were?
As for the argument that it would affect the number of people attending the game live, I would suggest charging the same price as a match day ticket (£25) to watch a game on iFollow. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:11 - Feb 21 with 3134 views | textbackup |
would you pay £25 to watch weekly? |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:25 - Feb 21 with 3075 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:11 - Feb 21 by textbackup |
would you pay £25 to watch weekly? |
Yeah. It’s what I’d pay at the gate and it would cancel out the argument that live streams affect the gate receipts. | |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:37 - Feb 21 with 3036 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:11 - Feb 21 by textbackup |
would you pay £25 to watch weekly? |
I don't think many would. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:44 - Feb 21 with 3012 views | bournemouthblue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:25 - Feb 21 by GlasgowBlue |
Yeah. It’s what I’d pay at the gate and it would cancel out the argument that live streams affect the gate receipts. |
Not that the club would get any where near that portion of the income?
I believe the current deal doesn't really factor in the situation for clubs and so the income from iFollow is fairly insignificant, this needs to be looked at as I imagine distancing is going to be happening for some time to come? |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:45 - Feb 21 with 2995 views | lowhouseblue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:25 - Feb 21 by GlasgowBlue |
Yeah. It’s what I’d pay at the gate and it would cancel out the argument that live streams affect the gate receipts. |
plus the club will get enhanced revenue if it apples to away games. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 13:43 - Feb 21 with 2936 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
I'll go back to how it was, even though I live slightly further away. My main friendship group are my ITFC mates. I go for socialising with them as much as, if not more than, the football itself. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 13:53 - Feb 21 with 2894 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 13:43 - Feb 21 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I'll go back to how it was, even though I live slightly further away. My main friendship group are my ITFC mates. I go for socialising with them as much as, if not more than, the football itself. |
And you would continue to do so if the games were streamed. Just as I would jump in the car and drive to Accrington, Blackpool, Wigan, Sunderland etc. | |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 13:56 - Feb 21 with 2881 views | clive_baker |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:11 - Feb 21 by textbackup |
would you pay £25 to watch weekly? |
They would have to pay me £25 to watch this sh1t |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:02 - Feb 21 with 2855 views | itfcjoe |
iFollow has to price itself at a level that people pay for it rather than grab an illegal stream - £10 is the very top end of that when you look at what £10 gets you with regards to a Now TV weekend pass
I think it is here to stay, every game has been available one way or another over the last couple of years and that hasn't affected my match going habits and sure plenty are the same.
It's up to the clubs to make going to the games more attractive, something we no doubt will fail at |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:12 - Feb 21 with 2837 views | ParisBlue |
The reality is that many people's behaviours and habits will have changed over the last 12 months.
The industries that do well will be the ones that adapt. Theres no reason why season ticket holders shouldn't still get free iFollow access to the home games so they can still watch even though they may not be able to attend. Particulary those not local.
And then maybe offer packages. Access to all the away games for £200 a season. Buy 10 home match tickets and get the others via ifollow for £300.
I also wonder if the premier league will continue with televising all of the games. If so the Championship should be able to advertise the Saturday 3pm games. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:13 - Feb 21 with 2828 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 13:53 - Feb 21 by GlasgowBlue |
And you would continue to do so if the games were streamed. Just as I would jump in the car and drive to Accrington, Blackpool, Wigan, Sunderland etc. |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:14 - Feb 21 with 2829 views | footers |
The last two Fury and Joshua fights were £25. If you think anyone in their right mind would pay the same to watch third division Ipswich twice a week, then you must be mad. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:18 - Feb 21 with 2800 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:12 - Feb 21 by ParisBlue |
The reality is that many people's behaviours and habits will have changed over the last 12 months.
The industries that do well will be the ones that adapt. Theres no reason why season ticket holders shouldn't still get free iFollow access to the home games so they can still watch even though they may not be able to attend. Particulary those not local.
And then maybe offer packages. Access to all the away games for £200 a season. Buy 10 home match tickets and get the others via ifollow for £300.
I also wonder if the premier league will continue with televising all of the games. If so the Championship should be able to advertise the Saturday 3pm games. |
I suspect it'll revert to how things were. I'd be very surprised if they gave ST holders an option to stay away and watch a stream once we're fully open again. Likewise, I wouldn't be surprised if the streams stop. I'd have thought the TV companies will want to protect their broadcast rights. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:24 - Feb 21 with 2782 views | RobTheMonk |
I'd happily pay a tenner for games online or a season pass kind of deal.
We're in 2021 now, and I think football needs to move with the times. |  | | |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 15:02 - Feb 21 with 2677 views | hadleighboyblue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:18 - Feb 21 by Swansea_Blue |
I suspect it'll revert to how things were. I'd be very surprised if they gave ST holders an option to stay away and watch a stream once we're fully open again. Likewise, I wouldn't be surprised if the streams stop. I'd have thought the TV companies will want to protect their broadcast rights. |
It might depend on when we get back to live football and whether social distancing would still apply .
If that's not clear by the time ST renewals come out , I can see lots plumping for i follow , assuming it's still available . |  | | |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 15:19 - Feb 21 with 2629 views | MattinLondon |
Will be it possible to prevent people who live within a 60 minute drive from watching it live on the internet?
Those who live in say Chester or Birmingham or overseas will be able to access the service.
Obviously it only applies to official streams and the scum who watch it illegally will continue to do so. |  | | |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 15:24 - Feb 21 with 2619 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:14 - Feb 21 by footers |
The last two Fury and Joshua fights were £25. If you think anyone in their right mind would pay the same to watch third division Ipswich twice a week, then you must be mad. |
I'd rather pay a tenner. But the argument has always been that televising Saturday 3pm games would have an adverse effect on matchday attendance.
So to price a stream at the same rate as a ticket is a compromise. If you live within 100 miles of Portman Road it would make more sense to go to the match. If you live further away and are unable to get to the game then 25 quid seems fair. Especially if there are to or three fans in a family. | |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 15:31 - Feb 21 with 2596 views | WeWereZombies |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 15:19 - Feb 21 by MattinLondon |
Will be it possible to prevent people who live within a 60 minute drive from watching it live on the internet?
Those who live in say Chester or Birmingham or overseas will be able to access the service.
Obviously it only applies to official streams and the scum who watch it illegally will continue to do so. |
The EFL manage to stop BBC Radio Suffolk from broadcasting further than sixty miles from Portman Road on matchdays.
So I think it is close to payback time for us far flung supporters... |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 15:32 - Feb 21 with 2592 views | StokieBlue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 15:24 - Feb 21 by GlasgowBlue |
I'd rather pay a tenner. But the argument has always been that televising Saturday 3pm games would have an adverse effect on matchday attendance.
So to price a stream at the same rate as a ticket is a compromise. If you live within 100 miles of Portman Road it would make more sense to go to the match. If you live further away and are unable to get to the game then 25 quid seems fair. Especially if there are to or three fans in a family. |
People who can't get to Ipswich regularly on weekends have been watching matches on iFollow for years. It's clearly had no effect on attendances and doesn't require one to be a master digital criminal so it's hard to see that the argument it would affect attendances is valid.
People who want to attend will still attend, those who would like to watch the match but can't get to Ipswich or wherever we are playing will have the choice of watching the stream. Making it official and easier seems a no-brainer to me. In the end it's still extra revenue for the clubs.
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 16:54 - Feb 21 with 2501 views | Garv |
I hope normality returns to be honest.
I want to want to go to PR and enjoy the game. I'd rather not have the option to sack it off and watch it online.
There's already too many televised PL games (even though I obviously watch them). Watching games on Sky used to be exciting and almost a big event and now it's kind of 'oh there's another game on...it's Burnley vs Crystal Palace'. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 16:58 - Feb 21 with 2485 views | bluelagos |
Isn't the issue all around TV rights? Namely the club wouldn't be allowed to offer IFollow for UK based fans.
Certainly makes sense for fans (say in Glasgow) to have access for a fee otherwise. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 16:58 - Feb 21 with 2482 views | N2_Blue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 12:37 - Feb 21 by Marshalls_Mullet |
I don't think many would. |
I won't even pay £10
I hate watching Town on TV and this is the least I've ever seen us play.
I live in London and would rather do the round trip rather than watch Ifollow. I've only watched Ifollow/Sky 5 times this season, as I'm done with the club until there is a change.
I don't think many would pay £25 unless we were doing well playing good football, i don't understand why anyone watches currently even if its free. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 16:58 - Feb 21 with 2482 views | Herbivore |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 16:54 - Feb 21 by Garv |
I hope normality returns to be honest.
I want to want to go to PR and enjoy the game. I'd rather not have the option to sack it off and watch it online.
There's already too many televised PL games (even though I obviously watch them). Watching games on Sky used to be exciting and almost a big event and now it's kind of 'oh there's another game on...it's Burnley vs Crystal Palace'. |
Can't see many wanting to go to PR whilst Lambert remains in charge though. |  |
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| Football after COVID and iFollow on 17:00 - Feb 21 with 2478 views | norfsufblue |
Certainly think ST holders and possibly fee paying club members could be given access to away games... I’d probably subscribe to that fairly often |  | | |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 17:01 - Feb 21 with 2474 views | southnorfolkblue |
| Football after COVID and iFollow on 14:02 - Feb 21 by itfcjoe |
iFollow has to price itself at a level that people pay for it rather than grab an illegal stream - £10 is the very top end of that when you look at what £10 gets you with regards to a Now TV weekend pass
I think it is here to stay, every game has been available one way or another over the last couple of years and that hasn't affected my match going habits and sure plenty are the same.
It's up to the clubs to make going to the games more attractive, something we no doubt will fail at |
We’ll only fail if the quality of the product isn’t up to it. There’s an awful lot of people who would happily pay that sort of money to see the team playing decent football. | |
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