Desert Nomad Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Pish, got any evidence for that or have you made it up. Said it before and i'll say it again the clubs cant take the TV money in one hand and tell fans they have to dig deep for ST's on the other. This is the first year in 15 i don't have ST. There will come a breaking point where clubs have to decide just how much the TV money is worth to them compared to bums on seats. As folk drift away from the game its not just gate money but all the peripherals the club loses it out on. At the moment I don't doubt its worth it from the clubs' point of view otherwise they wouldn't do it. Football is a TV sport whether you like it or not. I accepted it a couple of years back. Diehards will always find a way to go. People drifting away has less to do with kickoff times and more to do with value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yeah but if i'm buying a season ticket kick off times and VFM are inextricably linked. I'm still not sure I accept the argument that people actually care about the "product on the pitch". As long as united are on the pitch winning games in the SPL and progressing in cups I'm not sure i care how good the quality is compared to the team in the 80s. Anyway, this argument has been done to death I just hope the clubs reliance on the tv cash at the expense of paying punters isn't sowing the seeds for a spectacular crash down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Pish, got any evidence for that or have you made it up. Said it before and i'll say it again the clubs cant take the TV money in one hand and tell fans they have to dig deep for ST's on the other. This is the first year in 15 i don't have ST. There will come a breaking point where clubs have to decide just how much the TV money is worth to them compared to bums on seats. As folk drift away from the game its not just gate money but all the peripherals the club loses it out on. At the moment I don't doubt its worth it from the clubs' point of view otherwise they wouldn't do it. I made it up. I make up everything I post on here. I'm not even a United supporter. In fairness I probably should have started the sentence "I would hazard a guess that..." In retrospect I should have also substituted the word "arseholes" for the word "people". The clubs have already taken the decision based on the financial realities; it won't change. SPL clubs in Scotland are caught between a rock and a hard place and I'm grateful for the approach ST is taking and for the patronage of the Thomson family over recent years. Christ knows here we'd be without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Not seen it myself, but McNamara supposedly quoted today saying Ryan has been told he can leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yeah but if i'm buying a season ticket kick off times and VFM are inextricably linked. I'm still not sure I accept the argument that people actually care about the "product on the pitch". As long as united are on the pitch winning games in the SPL and progressing in cups I'm not sure i care how good the quality is compared to the team in the 80s. Anyway, this argument has been done to death I just hope the clubs reliance on the tv cash at the expense of paying punters isn't sowing the seeds for a spectacular crash down the line. I can't guarantee getting to games therefore I don't buy an ST at the moment. Value for money is a hugely important issue, especially when there are so many other avenues for you to go down and spend your hard-earned on. The days of blindly following your team through rain, wind and shine are over for many people. The expense for many is just too much on a weekly basis.Edit: there may well be a spectacular crash down the line. I actually agree about football on TV, there's far too much of it. But at this moment SPFLPL clubs cannot do without it, that is a certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Not seen it myself, but McNamara supposedly quoted today saying Ryan has been told he can leave. It's on the Sky website that McNamara told him he'll have a hard time getting game time so he'll be allowed to leave if he wants to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomer Brown Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 millar injured in training, out for 8 weeks. "Er, Ritchie, You know when I teltya tae feckin dae wan?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainkev Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 The writings been on the wall for a while for Ryan, especially recently when it emerged that Armstrong had been given the number 10 shirt while he'd been bumped down to 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I've met Ritchie he's a sound c**t, very 'Celtic minded' though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 the ryan thing was in the courier today. cant say im fussed. he may be a decent player but never seemed to be the sort of player to fit into the system we were playing ie free flowing wave upon wave of attacking football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeeel Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 GMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend D. Wayne Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Of all the fringe players last season Ryan was the only one who never stood out in at least one game. Never pulled the strings and pretty anonymous. Wouldn't miss him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabianKnight Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hmmm looks like I've been sold a bad UN. Anyone else hear of someone being signed up today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabianKnight Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 GMS Sweeper thinks he is worth less than 1 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hmmm looks like I've been sold a bad UN. Anyone else hear of someone being signed up today? have we finally captured stephen glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeeel Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Sweeper thinks he is worth less than 1 million. I'm worth more than £1m and I only have half the flair of the lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperDee Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Sweeper thinks he is worth less than 1 million. Flair and nae end product. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Pie & Bovril mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabianKnight Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Flair and nae end product. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Pie & Bovril mobile app We discussed this. Away and wind up hashtag using gym hoe's in General nonsense you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby82 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Flair and nae end product. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Pie & Bovril mobile app Belter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Flair and nae end product. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Pie & Bovril mobile app Whit??? 63 games 12 goals and 17 assists in league and cups, so makes or scores a goal every other game? That's not to mention the amount of fouls and bookings he draws in and around the box. Where about in Gowrie do you stay, I'm going to come round and trample your flower beds !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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