Swami Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 6am to 9:15pm today on Sky Sports Football, ‘SPFL Greatest Games’. Have a wild guess how many teams are involved in this feast of Scottish football? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Swami said: 6am to 9:15pm today on Sky Sports Football, ‘SPFL Greatest Games’. Have a wild guess how many teams are involved in this feast of Scottish football? Given that they're about to broadcast a Rangers v Celtic match and always use their "SPFL Greatest Games" show as a build-up for that, I'm going to guess at two? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, craigkillie said: Given that they're about to broadcast a Rangers v Celtic match and always use their "SPFL Greatest Games" show as a build-up for that, I'm going to guess at two? Depending how far they went back, it might be shree. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, craigkillie said: Given that they're about to broadcast a Rangers v Celtic match and always use their "SPFL Greatest Games" show as a build-up for that, I'm going to guess at two? Yes, just about everything on there that isn’t live sport is a promotional tool for whatever live sport they are showing that week/month. Their ‘news’ channel is similarly just an excuse to promote games. I’m sure it even used to be on freeview tv for that very reason. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 We haven't had any away games broadcast on Sky so far this season. We also didn't have a single away game broadcast last season. The season before the only away game broadcast live was the last day 3-2 win over Dundee, shown by BT Sport. So there you have it, since we were promoted in 2018 we have had ONE away league game broadcast live. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: We haven't had any away games broadcast on Sky so far this season. We also didn't have a single away game broadcast last season. The season before the only away game broadcast live was the last day 3-2 win over Dundee, shown by BT Sport. So there you have it, since we were promoted in 2018 we have had ONE away league game broadcast live. Got on Premier 3 times now , 4 possibly 5 by the end of January. Funnily your Rivals are the only team not to play on BBC yet in the Championship. Although they have a game slotted in for this month. 48 Games was never enough, 60 was okay on the old deal. 75 would be the best option of 2 per week. Edited January 1, 2021 by ArabAuslander 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAE1929 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 An Allan McGregor own goal sees Rangers win against Celtic according to Jeff Stelling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysartrovers Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 An Allan McGregor own goal sees Rangers win against Celtic according to Jeff Stelling. Twice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLIS Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 They're using a Livi badge outdated by years for their goal flash on Twitter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Yet again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I could have picked this list for them last month Just a guess but id forecast the following games are picked at this point next month 21st March - Celtic v Rangers 3rd April - Rangers v Dundee United 4th April - Ross County v Celtic Then post split Rangers v Celtic and a selection of TBC v Celtic or Rangers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, realmadrid said: I could have picked this list for them last month Just a guess but id forecast the following games are picked at this point next month 21st March - Celtic v Rangers 3rd April - Rangers v Dundee United 4th April - Ross County v Celtic Then post split Rangers v Celtic and a selection of TBC v Celtic or Rangers What games do you want to be shown? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Nothing unites Tory OF fans quite like TV picks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, bennett said: What games do you want to be shown? Competitive games to showcase the league would be a start. 6th February - 3rd are playing 4th in the race for Europe and the leaders are away to a team they beat 8-0 the last time. Which game is going to be the better spectacle? Its almost at the point where the contract will just be to show every Celtic and Rangers away game. Does the rule covering a limit on the number of home games also still stand? That in effect "protects the old firm season ticket holders" and reduces the revenue of the other 10. More games like like Rangers and Celtic at home to the likes of Hibs and Aberdeen could be shown, where as now they need to protect them for the two old firm games which is what they pay the money for and then the trophy presentation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, realmadrid said: Competitive games to showcase the league would be a start. 6th February - 3rd are playing 4th in the race for Europe and the leaders are away to a team they beat 8-0 the last time. Which game is going to be the better spectacle? Its almost at the point where the contract will just be to show every Celtic and Rangers away game. Does the rule covering a limit on the number of home games also still stand? That in effect "protects the old firm season ticket holders" and reduces the revenue of the other 10. More games like like Rangers and Celtic at home to the likes of Hibs and Aberdeen could be shown, where as now they need to protect them for the two old firm games which is what they pay the money for and then the trophy presentation. Whilst I agree with the sentiment, you're mistakenly thinking Sky Sports are remotely interested in showcasing the Scottish game. They want ratings and that's it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmadrid Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: Whilst I agree with the sentiment, you're mistakenly thinking Sky Sports are remotely interested in showcasing the Scottish game. They want ratings and that's it. In that case give them a 72 game a season contact and just show every Celtic and Rangers game , home and away. Was there not some comment earlier in the season when they messed up about a commitment to promote the whole of the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10menwent2mow Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 When Sky were given the exclusive contract this was all that was ever going to happen. Maybe I'm havering but BT did seem to take the Scottish game seriously, considering they had EPL, Champions and Europa League and Bundesliga (possibly other European leagues as well), they still found time to devote to Scottish fitba. Sky have the EPL and the EFL to show alongside Scottish fitba and its still treated as an afterthought. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 The way BT presented the games was much better in every way but they'd be picking the exact same matches if they got the rights.I know last weekend's games were at different times, but the constant 12pm on Sunday KOs are shite too. Saturday afternoons and evenings as well as Friday nights (the best IMO) have been binned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky1990 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Sky exists for one reason and one reason only - to make money. They have zero interest in promoting anything they cant make money from. A quick view of the Sky Sports website tells you all you need to know. They very rarely have any articles on sporting events they arent covering live, so its mainly just EPL and EFL clickbait. Even during the Olympics and World Cups they rarely have anything other than a cursory comment on it. The Sky deal might be better financially for the league, but it is an absolutely shite deal for fans, especially non-OF fans, given the difference in coverage compared to BT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillips455 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Apparently this was the preview for Todays game on the Sky App. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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