by From Despair To Where? » 24 Nov 2015 18:57
by TBM » 29 Dec 2015 10:20
TBM On again today
by Sutekh » 29 Dec 2015 10:42
by bobby1413 » 29 Dec 2015 12:06
Sutekh What's the betting the FL turn around and tell them to let SKY in or they'll face sanctions from them
by Coppelled_Streets » 29 Dec 2015 12:17
TBMTBM On again today
Finally, we may get other teams
Leeds officials have stopped Sky TV from entering Elland Road in a bid to stop them screening Tuesday night's Championship game against Derby.
It is the ninth time a Leeds league match has been picked for live coverage and it is set to kick off at 19:45 GMT.
Leeds owner Massimo Cellino told staff to ban the cameras as he feels the team feature on TV too often, causing a negative effect on attendances.
by 6ft Kerplunk » 29 Dec 2015 13:06
Sutekh Good for Massimo, must say it's wonderful to see someone stand up to the prats at SKY despite the money they may lose as a result.
by floyd__streete » 29 Dec 2015 13:16
Sutekh Good for Massimo, must say it's wonderful to see someone stand up to the prats at SKY despite the money they may lose as a result.
by 6ft Kerplunk » 29 Dec 2015 14:49
floyd__streete but it is not atypical of Sky to greedily look purely at viewing figures rather than allocate fixtures more fairly.
by Kitsondinho » 29 Dec 2015 15:17
by Winston Smith » 29 Dec 2015 15:25
by Zammo » 29 Dec 2015 16:57
Leeds Leeds United have reluctantly allowed Sky cameras into Elland Road to broadcast tonight's fixture against Derby County.
Leeds United have noted that the majority of press reports on the matter have quite rightly appreciated that the club's issues with the Football League relate in part to the entirely disproportionate number of times Sky have selected the club for live transmission.
It is not just the number of times the club has been selected, but the fact the adjoining fixtures are also then disrupted which adversely affects the players, the club's logistical arrangements and the fans' arrangements. It is clear to the club that its key supporters, the Season Ticket holders, have also had enough of this constant alteration, often at short notice, to the fixture list to accommodate Sky.
Leeds United were required to play Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday December 17 followed by Preston North End at home on Sunday December 20, followed by Nottingham Forest on Sunday evening and then Derby County tonight .
Recent good results have been achieved despite the alterations to the fixture list, but at great cost to the players' fitness and a substantial injury list .The festive plans of supporters have also been entirely ruined by Sky's live TV selections.
The league, despite the club having challenged them through the appropriate legal routes, continue to try and alter our schedule by insisting fixtures are changed to suit Sky, including Brighton & Hove Albion away from a Saturday to a Monday in February.
Given Sky are to show 92 live games this season, a fair allocation would be four home games per club - so the selection by Sky is clearly unfair and the league are allowing this .
The Football League regulations are supposed to be there to protect the integrity of the sporting competition, not to be used as a stick to beat the club on behalf of Sky.
Leeds United Season Ticket holders have had enough of these fixture changes, the players and staff have had enough, and Leeds United Football Club has had enough .
It is to be noted that the League threaten a disrepute charge against the club. It is the League who are bringing their own competition into disrepute by unfairly prejudicing Leeds (and certain other clubs) by allowing Sky to unfairly disrupt Leeds United for their own commercial purposes.
by AthleticoSpizz » 29 Dec 2015 17:59
by Hoop Blah » 30 Dec 2015 10:01
by Deadlock » 30 Dec 2015 15:44
Leeds It is to be noted that the League threaten a disrepute charge against the club. It is the League who are bringing their own competition into disrepute by unfairly prejudicing Leeds (and certain other clubs) by allowing Sky to unfairly disrupt Leeds United for their own commercial purposes.
by One8Seven1* » 31 Dec 2015 13:06
DeadlockLeeds It is to be noted that the League threaten a disrepute charge against the club. It is the League who are bringing their own competition into disrepute by unfairly prejudicing Leeds (and certain other clubs) by allowing Sky to unfairly disrupt Leeds United for their own commercial purposes.
Shame they didn't have the courage to stand their ground and then fight the disrepute charge.
by Mr Optimist » 31 Dec 2015 15:45
by Nameless » 15 Feb 2016 07:11
by Ian Royal » 15 Feb 2016 19:57
Nameless So Leeds are only playing tonight because a league injunction is forcing them to.
Cellino has another injunction pending trying to destroy the collective TV agreement.
And Cellino has lied about why Leeds were refusing to play tonight. He claims it is because the fixture was switched at short notice whereas in fact it was switched in December but due to Cellino's legal challenge it couldn't be confirmed.
Time to tell Leeds that if they don't want to be part of the league then they can go play elsewhere ?
They have a loyal set of fans, but frankly as a club they are a disgrace and it would be appropriate if they played in a league of their own.
They'd probably still find a way to not win it though....
by sandman » 16 Feb 2016 06:03
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