Live TV Coverage

[casper]

Two different stories of Live TV Coverage of non-league teams.

www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-turn-opportunity-televised-clash/story-28064774-detail/story.html?

Cheltenham Town have turned down BT Sports offer of coverage of their local derby with Forest Green Rovers.
The game would have been moved from Sat to Thur and earnt them £7000.

www.fc-utd.co.uk/m_story.php?story_id=6474

FC United of Manchester originally turned down TV Coverage of their 1st Round FA Cup tie with Chesterfield.
The FA have told them it must go ahead on Mon at 7:45pm and they must increase their admission price from £9 to £10, as it's within the FA Cup rules.

[Boomer]

I expect the £67k may have had something to do with FCUM changing their mind.

[yellowalf]

Oct 29, 2015 13:46:39 GMT Boomer said:

I expect the £67k may have had something to do with FCUM changing their mind.

Perhaps not as much as the FA telling them they would be thrown out of the FA Cup if they didn't comply. The rules of the competition are very clear and the FA care more about the BBC than they do about small non-league clubs.

I would have loved FCUM to stick a finger up to the broadcasting companies and refuse point-blank to move the game. That's just me dreaming as it would never happen.

[Boomer]

And I'm probably just an old cynic, Alf.

[harryhaddock]

Grimsby Town v Cheltenham live on BT Sports tonight for anyone who want to see how good/bad/indifferent/lucky/unlucky we are!

[casper]

Oct 30, 2015 8:37:01 GMT harryhaddock said:

Grimsby Town v Cheltenham live on BT Sports tonight for anyone who want to see how good/bad/indifferent/lucky/unlucky we are!

I'm sure our managers will be watching

[yellowalf]

Oct 30, 2015 8:56:47 GMT casper said:

Oct 30, 2015 8:37:01 GMT harryhaddock said:

Grimsby Town v Cheltenham live on BT Sports tonight for anyone who want to see how good/bad/indifferent/lucky/unlucky we are!

I'm sure our managers will be watching

I hope not - they won't learn anything from the narrow angled, ball-following telly coverage. If they're not at the ground in person they might as well go down the pub and play darts.

[Hatboy]

Oct 29, 2015 20:12:04 GMT Boomer said:

And I'm probably just an old cynic, Alf.

Or just didn't bother reading the article !

[Boomer]

Oct 31, 2015 15:25:20 GMT Hatboy said:

Oct 29, 2015 20:12:04 GMT Boomer said:

And I'm probably just an old cynic, Alf.

Or just didn't bother reading the article !

You might very well be right there, H Notwithstanding the fact, however, that FCUM would/should have been perfectly well aware of the relevant rules of the competition, prior to entering it.