{"id":6835,"date":"2015-03-21T09:48:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T09:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6835"},"modified":"2015-03-21T10:45:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T10:45:55","slug":"bye-bye-sky-a-call-for-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6835","title":{"rendered":"Bye Bye Sky-A Call For Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlie Saiz ponders the possibility of a cross border statement of intent to Sky TV\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I and a growing number of disillusioned fans of Scottish Football have now reached tipping point regarding the ever widening gulf between SKY’s valuation of the Scottish and English game.<\/p>\n

Whilst we all agree that of course the Game down South is of a better quality (having more money allows fro greater scope for increased quality)most of us also agree not as big a margin as the current money deals would suggest.
\nOur deal is worth around \u00a315m for 86 Games.\u00a0That works out around \u00a3175k a game.
\nBy comparison under the new Premiership deal, each game will fetch around \u00a310.2m per game(up from 6.2m in the previous deal).
\nIn effect 2 premiership games are worth \u00a35m more than our entire deal.Which even the most ardent Premiership fan will say is a complete farce.
\nFurther to this each of the 3 relegated sides in the English top flight will receive a further \u00a386m(over 3 years) for their abject failure.
\nOn top of that they also get their flat rate of \u00a355m for taking part.
\nCeltic by comparison (Scotland biggest earner) made just under \u00a32.5m for winning the PremierLeague last Season whilst Hearts who finished bottom made approx \u00a3780k last season.
\nCardiff fans will be giggling at that one no doubt.
\nEnough is enough folks for if Scottish Football is ever to make it’s way back to any form of successful standing within the European Game then fans are going to have to start taking some direct positive action here.
\nWe all hold the answer to this problem
\nSKY Sports are not going to take a blind bit of notice of fans whining and moaning about these things on line and in pubs.<\/p>\n

What it needs is direct action.<\/p>\n

The only language these Worporate Cankers understand is the language of money.
\nThey have no real interest in our clubs.<\/p>\n

In fact , they aren’t even interested in the other Leagues in England.<\/p>\n

All they are concerned about is the Premiership and all the hype that goes with it.<\/p>\n

Your subscriptions are funding this beast that is devouring all before it.<\/strong>
\nI don’t Subscribe to SKY myself I never have (out of principal) but I can assure anyone reading this that if I did it would have been cancelled many.many years ago.
\nI along with a growing band of others who support the Scottish game are asking for fans of all clubs across Scotland to cancel Sky sports \u00a0and put an end to this farce now once and for all.
\nDivided it won’t make a blind bit of difference but together we can all make a real statement of intent and perhaps wake SKY up to the very real idea that fans actually do matter and without your cash the bubble they have created can go bang if enough come on board.
\nI would also invite fans of Clubs in the lower leagues down south to perhaps show some solidarity and who knows they might even gain something from it themselves.
\nCome join us and say Bye Bye To SKY.
\nCancel today <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tell them why,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Enough is Enough.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s time to claim our game back<\/strong>
\nA fair deal for all or no deal at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The number to ring is 0344 241 0266<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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