andykeenan Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Was only a matter of time £££££££ The Premier League will introduce Friday night kick-offs from 2016-17 as they look to cash in on another record multi-billion pound television deal. There will be up to 10 Friday night fixtures as part of the new agreement, as revealed by the Sunday Mirror, which will see more matches televised than ever before. Rights will be sold for 168 live games, up from the current 154, and the value is set to way exceed the £3billion sold in the 2012 auction. The Premier League will sell five packages of 28 games, with a further two packages of 14 each. No single broadcaster will be allowed to purchase more than 126 of the matches available. Sky currently boast the majority of fixtures in the current deal with 116, but BT Sport is expected to increase on its total of 38. The live television blackout period of 2.45pm to 5.15pm every Saturday will remain, despite some moves for it to be abolished.http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-set-friday-night-4798909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 TV crowd like me benefits from this as I can see more football but still it saddens me. More money for Lerner to not spend as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Kind of inevitable. In fairness it's only 10 games a season, although it's sure to increase for the next package. I fully understand why people will be annoyed with this, although I have to say I'm not a season ticket holder nor likely to become one in the near future so I'm not too fussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I went to Villa vs West Ham on a Friday night about fifteen years ago. It was **** awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Friday night football is fantastic, nothing better then a game under lights after a weeks work with the weekend still ahead. Obviously if the Premier League cared they'd make it that only games between local teams would be on Friday nights, clearly there's fat chance of that happening. Edited December 12, 2014 by Corcaigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Quite like the idea of Friday night football to be honest. Always enjoy watching the Bundesliga on Fridays. Surprised it's taken this long too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted December 12, 2014 Administrator Share Posted December 12, 2014 I think that might be the end of my season ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 12, 2014 Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2014 This was just weird... Today in the office I casually said "wouldn't it be good if there was a PL game on a Friday night" as the prospect of a full night home alone loomed. An hour later they announced this! Fast work from the PL but not fast enough for this evening sadly. Not good for those who actually go to games though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Do it in both Spain and Germany, was inevitable.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm neither here nor there about Friday nights but the prospect of PL rights going out for bidding again is nothing but bad news for the fan. All the broadcasters will fall over themselves to offer mega money, they'll then need to make a profit so prices for the consumer go up and up. Basically £1000 a year now for sky TV, Internet and phone with sports. Massive piss take and close to breaking point for me especially when they lose the Champions League (which you can guarantee will not be accompanied by a price drop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I have to say this will suit me very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 As a self-confessed armchair fan, I am fine with this but I can understand why some others wouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I like it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Lots of reasons not to like this, some which affect me and some which don't. For all the impact it'll have on Villa matches I don't really care. The game's gone anyway. But we could do without another game or two a season where not going is the easy decision for 10,000 people who can watch it on the box in the warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted December 12, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) I'd quite like it myself to be honest. Even as a season ticket holder. Edited December 12, 2014 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 13, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2014 It's all about maximizing the number of viewing windows. Every other major league in Europe has started doing this. Am also a bit surprised that there isn't a Saturday 8pm window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I don't think they want to go up against shit like the X Factor. Maybe it will happen one day, but to go up against such a huge show while most of their target audience are down the pub is very risky. Maybe it will happen one day but the domestic market just isn't ready for Saturday night football yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Would love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted December 13, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2014 With only ten instances, I'd bet that the league pretty much only schedules clubs playing in the CL the next Tuesday (that's generally how the other leagues which have regular Friday night games do it)Ligue 1 Friday nighters this season:8 August: Reims-PSG15 August: Caen-Lille22 August: Evian-PSGTuesday 26: Lille in CL29 August: Marseille-Nice12 September: Lyon-MonacoTuesday 16: Monaco in CL19 September: Bordeaux-EvianTuesday 30: PSG in CL3 October: Reims-Bordeaux17 October: Lens-PSGTuesday 21: PSG in CL24 October: Toulouse-LensTuesday 28: Lens, Toulouse (among others) in French League Cup31 October: Monaco-ReimsTuesday 4 November: Monaco in CL7 November: Rennes-Lorient21 November: Metz-PSGTuesday 25: PSG in CL28 November: Marseille-NantesTuesday 2 December: Marseille, Nantes (among others) in league games5 December: Toulouse-MonacoTuesday 9: Monaco in CL12 December: Lyon-Caen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Dont see the issue tbh, when the winter break inevitably comes to the premier league those 6 games will be played on Fridays and Tuesdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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