Comments on: The Sweeper: Can Television Save Local Football?

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By: sean

sean — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:08:09 +0000

I think it would be much more feasable in the states then in the uk.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:40:30 +0000

The blackout of NFL games in their local area has done nothing to get the fans to attend the game. I believe the Oakland Raiders were blacked out from almost every home game last year. The only time to watch an Oakland Raiders game is when they do play away. People don’t go to the games and the TV station doesn’t replace it with another game, so if you want to watch football you have to buy the Sunday ticket.

Not sure how the proposal would get people to support their local clubs. How about they just show more games on TV and people will watch and that may spark their interest to go to the games – especially if they find they are in their backyards. How does blocking a game not conflict with basic marketing principles?

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By: Aaron S.

Aaron S. — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:03:11 +0000

You’re dead right about this. It would damage the sub-Premiership clubs immensely. Plus, I cannot ever see a situation where the EPL would willfully choose to reduce the value of its television package.