Steve1872 4 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Look at that pest Doncaster in the corner. Scottish football has went so far backwards the 2nd tier is better than the top tier. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Here`s the proof. He`s admitting it outright. No sponsor for the Premiership, no interest in their games from TV. How long can this guy continue to be in charge of the SPFL? SPFL chief Neil Doncaster offers to revamp TV contracts after Hibs plunge into Championship battle with Hearts and Rangers May 27, 2014 03:00 By Keith Jackson 2 Comments RECORD Sport can reveal Doncaster has invited telly bosses to discuss swapping Premiership matches for Championship games. SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster SCOTTISH football’s TV deal could be ripped up and restructured for next season after Hibs crashed out of the top flight and into a Championship battle with Hearts and Rangers. Record Sport can reveal SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster yesterday approached broadcast partners Sky TV, BT Sport and the BBC, offering to open discussions on how to restructure the contracts and allow them to screen more live matches from next season’s second tier. And the talks are likely to centre around four Edinburgh derbies which, as things stand, can’t be shown on mainstream channels. Under the terms of the current agreements, Sky have first pick on a maximum of five Championship matches, all including Rangers. BT then have the rights to pick up another 10 Rangers matches while BBC Alba are able to hoover up a further 16 games, none of which can involve the Ibrox side. But Doncaster has now invited telly bosses to get back around the table to discuss swapping Premiership matches for Championship games. And it’s anticipated both Sky and BT will be looking to pick up the Hearts v Hibs clashes. A spokesman for the SPFL said: “The first year of the SPFL provided some incredible drama. The interest in Scottish football is likely to be even greater next season. “We have regular conversations with our broadcast partners. “We expect to announce arrangements for season 2014-15 in conjunction with them in the coming weeks.” BBC Scotland could yet consider showcasing Championship games on their main channels rather than Alba with only around 1.2 per cent of the population believed to be Gaelic speakers. But if Sky and BT make a claim on matches involving the Edinburgh rivals then they will be accommodated first. The current broadcast deals are worth around £15million a season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Time for the club (no laughing in class please) to nail these bassas to the floor, on our share of the TV revenues. If Dumbcaster is renegotiating the deal, then so should we? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,411 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Time for the club (no laughing in class please) to nail these bassas to the floor, on our share of the TV revenues. If Dumbcaster is renegotiating the deal, then so should we? Unfortunately we are a rudderless club with no say in anything and I don't see that changing any time soon. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,245 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 The current broadcast deals are worth around £15million a season. You'd like to see how this money is being split amongst the sides of all four tiers ... and those teams on the screen. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,245 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Unfortunately we are a rudderless club with no say in anything and I don't see that changing any time soon. If you say that often enough, you start believing it. Unless proven otherwise, I reckon that we have as much say in things as Falkirk, Dunfermline, East Fife et al. And that is essentially how it should be, if this is in any way democratically structured. Should we have a greater say in things? perhaps, as we are bigger than most and are subject to tv re-scheduling than most. Yet, having a bigger say in matters for decades, fiddling with tv deals and rules all along, also resulted in the way others treated us when it came to the crunch. Amongst other things, of course. It is up for all clubs to united and get the best deals out of everything, and if the head honchos are not up to it, it is also up for the clubs to change that. Not solely us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,411 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 If you say that often enough, you start believing it. Unless proven otherwise, I reckon that we have as much say in things as Falkirk, Dunfermline, East Fife et al. And that is essentially how it should be, if this is in any way democratically structured. Should we have a greater say in things? perhaps, as we are bigger than most and are subject to tv re-scheduling than most. Yet, having a bigger say in matters for decades, fiddling with tv deals and rules all along, also resulted in the way others treated us when it came to the crunch. Amongst other things, of course.It is up for all clubs to united and get the best deals out of everything, and if the head honchos are not up to it, it is also up for the clubs to change that. Not solely us. Our club can't even negotiate with their own fans to sell season tickets!,I'll stick with rudderless club thanks 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 We literally don't get a vote as associate not full members iirc 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,245 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Our club can't even negotiate with their own fans to sell season tickets!,I'll stick with rudderless club thanks Well, it depends on what you define as "fans" here. If you solely speak about UoF and SoS, they talk even to them, though not as much as these chaps want to. Or in a way these chaps want to. Methinks Wallace has spoken to more fan groups and more frequently than many CEOs before him in years together. And then there is obviously Ready to Listen. But I reckon this is disregarded as a cheap PR stunt, of course. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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