Bloomberg currently reporting that a bunch of championship clubs
...are in early discussions about forming a breakaway league.
Says that it's "some of England’s most-followed soccer clubs currently playing in the Championship", and that "at least 10 clubs have given their support to trying to find an alternative" to the current Sky deal, which they see as "too long and too small in value"
Doesn't name them, but does say "Championship clubs such as Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest have strong followings and rich histories".
Also says that "One idea being discussed is a Premier League 2 of 18 clubs that would try to ally with a new broadcast partner ... The teams intend to discuss the plan with current soccer broadcasters as well as technology giants such as Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook Inc., which are showing increasing interest in live sports".
Interesting...
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 27th 2017 at 15:29:48
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- Bloomberg currently reporting that a bunch of championship clubs (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 27, 15:29:48
- Our naive joke of a board would probably miss the boat if it happens (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Oct 27, 18:35:05
- would be an incredibly naive move to join it (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 27, 19:23:32
- That's the spirit Jim. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dunney, Oct 27, 19:07:58
- They’ve been talking about this for years now. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Oct 27, 15:49:19
- Go for it (General Chat) - King, Oct 27, 15:40:24
- massive gret poi ^^^ (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 27, 15:37:40
- Our naive joke of a board would probably miss the boat if it happens (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Oct 27, 18:35:05
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