Premier League

[Mattyblue]

Why were there two 2pm games yesterday? As far as I could see there were no European games involving those four teams the preceding midweek?

[MarkBRFC]

10 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Why were there two 2pm games yesterday? As far as I could see there were no European games involving those four teams the preceding midweek?

The one with Forest was because of the Cricket at Trent Bridge on Saturday, Chelsea being the originally selected sky game.

Edited 14 hours ago by MarkBRFC

[Mattyblue]

Nice Sky carve up there between two competitions they show…

Edited 14 hours ago by Mattyblue

[arbitro]

45 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

To be fair that was announced ages ago that they would be showing all Sunday 2pm games from this season onwards, these aren't extra games being moved for TV they are showing the ones moved to Sunday's anyway due to clubs playing in Europe the prior Thursday.

Also last season when the new Championship TV deal came into place there was plenty of Fridays and Mondays that had live Prem and Championship football on at the same time.

If I remember correctly one of the games that were shown simultaneously in recent times was on the red button. Yesterday there were two full teams of outside broadcast crew, producers and all the other associated staff plus two commentators, co commentators and studio experts.

No wonder Sky subscriptions are going up.

[MarkBRFC]

3 minutes ago, arbitro said:

If I remember correctly one of the games that were shown simultaneously in recent times was on the red button. Yesterday there were two full teams of outside broadcast crew, producers and all the other associated staff plus two commentators, co commentators and studio experts.

No wonder Sky subscriptions are going up.

When there has been multiple 2pm Prem games on a Sunday in past seasons due to sides playing in Europe the Thursday prior, Sky have only ever shown the game they originally selected, which at times didn't even feature a side in Europe,

None of the others have ever been shown on the red button.

[chaddyrovers]

56 minutes ago, arbitro said:

If I remember correctly one of the games that were shown simultaneously in recent times was on the red button. Yesterday there were two full teams of outside broadcast crew, producers and all the other associated staff plus two commentators, co commentators and studio experts.

No wonder Sky subscriptions are going up.

And all those extra viewers being able to watch their team via TV cos they game was moved for European competitions 

[roversfan99]

Having 7 EFL games all on simultaneously but on Sky - totally justifiable (for reasons as of yet unspecified)

Teams moving games because they are playing European football but on TNT - the real issue

[arbitro]

23 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

And all those extra viewers being able to watch their team via TV cos they game was moved for European competitions 

What about a neutral who has paid to watch live games but two are on simultaneously? 

Advertising a minimum of 215 live matches but you can't watch them all because some are televised at the same time.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/13019562/sky-sports-to-show-215-premier-league-games-a-season-from-2025-26

[MarkBRFC]

58 minutes ago, arbitro said:

What about a neutral who has paid to watch live games but two are on simultaneously? 

Advertising a minimum of 215 live matches but you can't watch them all because some are televised at the same time.

This is there answer to that...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/12/sky-sports-launches-multiview-in-revamp-of-premier-league-coverage

Not something I would ever watch, but still.

Edited 11 hours ago by MarkBRFC

[arbitro]

7 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

This is there answer to that...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/12/sky-sports-launches-multiview-in-revamp-of-premier-league-coverage

Brilliant - watching four games at once, that is a deal clincher. 😂

[Mattyblue]

But, but the NFL!

[Parsonblue]

3 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

But, but the NFL!

I must admit, NFL, Premier League, Cricket and F1 are all worth my subscription.  Already looking forward to a new NFL season.

[speeeeeeedie]

I know there is one game left but week 1 of the Premier League was somewhat interesting.

Liverpool's defence seems to need some work. 

Arsenal were lucky to beat Man U. A Man U team with a new look front line yet what's behind them hasn't changed. I am not at all convinced that Amorim's 3-4-3 will work. 

Spurs fans will think they are going places after battering a Burnley side that will struggle to get to 17th. 

Brentford's result was no shock. Losing a good manager and replacing him with someone with no experience rarely works out.

Chelsea look like Chelsea. Expensive misfits struggling to play together. I did like Acheampong at the back. He's only 19.

Over the course of the season will Sunderland beating West Ham be surprising? Or will Potter not last until Christmas? 

Edited 8 hours ago by speeeeeeedie

[Mattyblue]

I’m not knocking the NFL (not my cup of tea, but each to their own).

But obviously the disingenuous way Sky are advertising these extra games is on the back of the NFL ‘red zone’ or whatever it’s called.

[Parsonblue]

Sky is totally reliant of the Premier League and the Premier League is totally reliant on TV money from Sky, TNT Sports and foreign broadcasters.  Meanwhile, clubs like United can make people on minimum wage redundant whilst paying players millions of pounds every year.

Football in this country is a mess.  Look at Morecambe, look at Sheffield Wednesday, look at what happened to famous old club like Bury.  The authorities don't care as long as the money keeps rolling in.

Eventually, I suspect, there will come a point when it will all implode.

[Silas]

34 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

I’m not knocking the NFL (not my cup of tea, but each to their own).

But obviously the disingenuous way Sky are advertising these extra games is on the back of the NFL ‘red zone’ or whatever it’s called.

That format makes sense for the NFL.

There can be something 'big' happening in a game every 5 mins or so. Be that a touchdown/field goal or a massive play that takes a team 50/60 metres down the field.

The highlights, jumping from game to game structure works. 

Different in football. It's all about being engrossed in the ebb and flow of the game from end to end.

See the match yesterday, after Arsenal's goal how many highlights were there. The odd Cunha run, penalty shout, and a good save from. Raya from a header. Slim pickings for a Red Zone format.

I still enjoyed the match tho. 

[DE.]

I visited the Brentford forum to gauge the mood and was surprised to find the majority optimistic and happy with Keef in charge, even after the weekend. They really seem to trust their decision makers, even if from the outside it looks like lunacy. 

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, DE. said:

I visited the Brentford forum to gauge the mood and was surprised to find the majority optimistic and happy with Keef in charge, even after the weekend. They really seem to trust their decision makers, even if from the outside it looks like lunacy. 

the journey brentford have had in the last 10 years is fantasy stuff for their long suffering fans,the club has spent the majority of it`s life in the bottom two divisions,now they have spent 3 seasons in the top flight and have a spanking new ground,no wonder they are all happy and forgiving

[chaddyrovers]

8 hours ago, arbitro said:

What about a neutral who has paid to watch live games but two are on simultaneously? 

Advertising a minimum of 215 live matches but you can't watch them all because some are televised at the same time.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/13019562/sky-sports-to-show-215-premier-league-games-a-season-from-2025-26

You mention Sky Sports Subscription going up, when I renewed my Sky TV contract it was down by small amount but still reduction. 

gives fans options on what games. Alot of fans last season and past season were complaining about not being able to see their team being played on TV given it was moved for for whatever reasons. Now they listened and decided to put them all on TV for the fans. Yesterday, I picked the wrong 2pm game to watch and I found the Chelsea game boring to watch. Expected better. 

8 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Having 7 EFL games all on simultaneously but on Sky - totally justifiable (for reasons as of yet unspecified)

Teams moving games because they are playing European football but on TNT - the real issue

No this again RF99. 

I have said previously I have no interest paying more for TNT Sports subscription than for my Sky Sports Subscription plus Sky Sports have the sports I wanted to watch like PL football, EFL, F1, cricket, NBA and Darts. TNT doesn't and it is that simple. 

You don't pay for either Sky Sports or TNT subscription I believe so please keep coming on with your high horse comments again 

3 hours ago, Parsonblue said:

Sky is totally reliant of the Premier League and the Premier League is totally reliant on TV money from Sky, TNT Sports and foreign broadcasters. 

The PL has become exactly what they wanted and its popularity just keep growing and growing. Its a global brand but without the TV rights and sponsorship most clubs would be screwed, that how clubs make the baulk of the money apart from Transfer sales. 

3 hours ago, Parsonblue said:

Meanwhile, clubs like United can make people on minimum wage redundant whilst paying players millions of pounds every year.

Football in this country is a mess.  Look at Morecambe, look at Sheffield Wednesday, look at what happened to famous old club like Bury.  The authorities don't care as long as the money keeps rolling in.

Eventually, I suspect, there will come a point when it will all implode.

Fair points but alot of that is down to Ownership decisions and I don't what the FA or EFL can do legally. 

2 hours ago, DE. said:

I visited the Brentford forum to gauge the mood and was surprised to find the majority optimistic and happy with Keef in charge, even after the weekend. They really seem to trust their decision makers, even if from the outside it looks like lunacy. 

probably cos they expected a season of ups and downs given Frank has gone plus some key players have moved on or will do so. Plus I guess they are being over judgemental on Keith Andrews after one game like plenty of people would be 

[Mattyblue]

They ‘do it for the fans’. Ahhh, that’s nice of them.

[Upside Down]

12 hours ago, arbitro said:

Yesterday and for the next few weeks Sky are simultaneously showing two Premier League matches at 2 pm on Sunday afternoons. I haven't looked further afield but I did wonder when, all summer they have boasted about covering more games when they would be shown. Similarly on Friday evening they are showing a Premier League and Championship game at the same time.

It appears that boast was misleading unless some have the capability to watch two games at once.

You've got two eyes don't you?

[Upside Down]

45 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

They ‘do it for the fans’. Ahhh, that’s nice of them.

And here I was thinking that real fans went to the game. Nope, obviously I was wrong. Real fans pay through their arseholes to watch their team on the telly.

[roversfan99]

@chaddyrovers do you think its fair to "give options" for fans and indeed is it thinking of fans. To show SEVEN EFL games at the same time (an awkward time of half 12) every Saturday? Considering the inconvenience to fans.

[roverandout]

22 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

@chaddyrovers do you think its fair to "give options" for fans and indeed is it thinking of fans. To show SEVEN EFL games at the same time (an awkward time of half 12) every Saturday? Considering the inconvenience to fans.

As long as it doesn't inconvenience chaddy its ok

[bazza]

On 17/08/2025 at 16:48, Exiled_Rover said:

We should just have one of our CBs push the GK into the back of the net every corner. Apparently that's legal now. 

It was in the 1928 cup final when our centre forward barged their keeper, who was holding the ball, into the net thereby scoring our first goal.