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European Super League

ralpha — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:51:02 GMT

If BT Sport enter negotiations to televise the proposed European Super League, I will cancel my BT Sport subscription. (I have already identified that I will do the same with my Sky subscription if Sky do likewise). Would you do the same?

Re: European Super League

Carlusha — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:28:44 GMT

It's all talk. The larger professional teams will refuse this insanity ..... hopefully!

COYI!

Re: European Super League

gomezz — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:59:46 GMT

May as well move all teams involved to cities in the USA and leave them to get on with it. It is how they like to organise their sports over there.

Re: European Super League

ozsat — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:22:26 GMT

The owners of the English six have no interest in football at all.

If they continue then I think Amazon, BT, Sky, Premier Sport etc. - should all get together and offer a combined bid of £1.

Re: European Super League

DarrenDev — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:40:02 GMT

Re: European Super League

gomezz — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:39:24 GMT

So BT are sitting firmly on the fence, is how I read that.

Re: European Super League

zulu17 — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:13:53 GMT

Given that BT have the Champions and Europa League right’s through to 2024 I would have thought it is unlikely that they would look to acquiring rights in that timeframe if it were to be staged on the same midweek.

Now if it does go ahead I would like to see the competition added to the OFCOM category A events whereby all the live matches are required to be made available on free to air TV which would easily counter the clubs ambitions to maximise TV rights at least in this country.

Re: European Super League

Les-Gibson — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:50:11 GMT

@gomezzwrote:
So BT are sitting firmly on the fence, is how I read that.

I don't see it quite like that but that last sentence from "We strongly believe....." is a bit crass and requires clarifying.

Does this mean that BT would be OK with it if they received an unsubstantiated 'assurance' that domestic football would be protected.?