How much would you pay for ...........

Subsidise the attendees via the streamers.

The bottom line is that N million streamers do not lift the players during a game (unless VDV is running across to the cameras to do his "ssshh" to them ) .

This discussion about the morals of breaking the law and watching footie streams is laughable.

I drank alcohol prior to being 18
I break the speed limit
I've tried illegal drugs
I've copied both cassettes and CDs from my mates
I've coveted my neighbors wife
Ivevparked the car after the meter had expired

And you know what, I have, and will, stream football whereever and whenever I can.

If this all makes me morally reprehensible, then so be it. I fully accept that I am a degenerate who will steal football from the poor embittered broadcasters and owners. I will accept any criminal punishment coming my wat.

If this did happen then they should put all the matches back to 3pm on a Saturday, no reason to spread them over different days if all the matches will be on television anyway.

Also if it was all a 3pm kick off on a saturday then people should still be able to make it to the games on most fixtures.

I can only see this happening with United, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs, not with every team in the PL.

"put all the matches back to 3pm on a Saturday"

That means we can only watch 1 live match at the weekend!

What about a bid to view system? Say 50,000 high quality view slots that people pre-register for and bid up to get a slot?

Do you work for the Tory party admin

"Say 50,000 high quality view slots that people pre-register for and bid up to get a slot?"

So the richest fans get to see the richest clubs win?

comment by 3mustgetbeers (U10120)
"Say 50,000 high quality view slots that people pre-register for and bid up to get a slot?"
So the richest fans get to see the richest clubs win?
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I think it could allow a supply/demand system to come into play. So the richest clubs could allocate more slots, but be confident they could fill them. There are lots of guys who pay £30 a month for sky but might only see their team play a couple of times.

The issue of low quality illegal video streams, I suspect will only get addressed if the cost to watch an official stream was to outweigh the savings and inconvenience of some rubbish and unreliable streams. Like iTunes managed to do with illegal mp3 to some extent by pricing tracks at £0.79. Enough people don't grude playing that such that it makes the whole enterprise economically viable.

Does anyone seriously still think it's immoral to stream matches rather than pay money to Rupert Murdoch?

Tis immoral to deny footclubs related revenue.

If you maximise the amount to them while minimising the amount that the likes of Murdoch take, all the better.