comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
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If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
Its crazy that in the UK you have to pay an additional subscription fee to watch English teams playing in Europe.
We get all the CL and EL games free over here
When I say free they are all shown on Virgin Media channels and once you have them as your provider its free.
Also Winston regarding your point I reckon the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime will be major players in the live football market in the years to come.
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much do you pay for your line?
What other package/service do you use for sports/movies? and how much.
I have all the "Standard" channels + kids + BT Sports package and very fast broadband.
I've look for deals online, but they seem to be the same price, unless anyone can link me up with a similar deal with movies/sports?
So with Sky, a new customer with Black Friday deals:
Standard channels
Slower Broadband
No Movies
Sky Sports (No BT Sports)
Kids
£59 for 18 months - which will then go up to around £80 (if not more). PLUS the £30 setup fee...
It's very similar to what I have overall.
I refuse to pay for BTSports and was going to cancel my Sky also until they offered me a 35% discount when I threatened to cancel.
I find a stream for BTSport and now pay £50 a month after my discount for Sky, that is for everything but movies. Tbh I'm still probably being ripped off at that price.
Sky are a set of chancers, I've been a customer for 20+ years and they are happy just to keep taking your money and putting the price up when they feel like it, when new customers are offered far better deals.
Just ring up Sky and threaten to cancel if they don't offer you a discount, especially if your contract is at an end, they will almost always offer you a far better deal on a 18 month sign up.
Robbing barstewards.
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 16 minutes ago
I refuse to pay for BTSports and was going to cancel my Sky also until they offered me a 35% discount when I threatened to cancel.
I find a stream for BTSport and now pay £50 a month after my discount for Sky, that is for everything but movies. Tbh I'm still probably being ripped off at that price.
Sky are a set of chancers, I've been a customer for 20+ years and they are happy just to keep taking your money and putting the price up when they feel like it, when new customers are offered far better deals.
Just ring up Sky and threaten to cancel if they don't offer you a discount, especially if your contract is at an end, they will almost always offer you a far better deal on a 18 month sign up.
Robbing barstewards.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's the same with ISPs. Captive market with a LOT of consumers who don't want the aggro of having a long-winded, difficult phone call with the sales team every time their contract is up. They'd rather save the hassle and just carry on with what they've got, but they don't realise the price - relative or actual - of their existing plan increases all the time, so extending the same contract is the absolute worst thing you could do.
My folks are the prime example. My mum used to work for BSkyB for fecks sake, so they've been loyal customers for years, and they've ended up now paying £120+ a month for stuff they hardly use, just because the hassle of changing it/arguing for a discount is such a big factor.
ISPs and TV companies are crooked as all hell.
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much do you pay for your line?
What other package/service do you use for sports/movies? and how much.
I have all the "Standard" channels + kids + BT Sports package and very fast broadband.
I've look for deals online, but they seem to be the same price, unless anyone can link me up with a similar deal with movies/sports?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I pay £30 to bt for the line and bt sport and then £50 to sky for all channels (and Netflix) and one multi room.
The other thing to add though is personally I’d pay more for sky q than virgin tv anyway as I prefer it.
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comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much do you pay for your line?
What other package/service do you use for sports/movies? and how much.
I have all the "Standard" channels + kids + BT Sports package and very fast broadband.
I've look for deals online, but they seem to be the same price, unless anyone can link me up with a similar deal with movies/sports?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I pay £30 to bt for the line and bt sport and then £50 to sky for all channels (and Netflix) and one multi room.
The other thing to add though is personally I’d pay more for sky q than virgin tv anyway as I prefer it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How have you got such a good deal with Sky?
£50 for multiroom, Movies, Kids, Sky Sports?! How?!
comment by wearethefamousTHFC (U19211)
posted 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
It's the same with ISPs. Captive market with a LOT of consumers who don't want the aggro of having a long-winded, difficult phone call with the sales team every time their contract is up. They'd rather save the hassle and just carry on with what they've got, but they don't realise the price - relative or actual - of their existing plan increases all the time, so extending the same contract is the absolute worst thing you could do.
Funny reading this as im ringing sky today
we have been paying for multi room even though we stopped using it a yr agopure laziness on my part
pay 127 quid a month and BT separate £10
Gonna see what i can cancel today seeing as a guy on holiday gave me this website to use for watching any game you want live with English commentary there is no point paying
To be honest i watch the history channels more than any other
Trouble with sky is they dont answer the fking phone
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I honestly think that's a tactic on their part. Considering how stressful and annoying people find the whole thing, you can imagine how a large percentage of customers will just hang up instead of wasting their day on hold
When I rang Sky to complain, first of all they offered me a discount of about £5 a month, absolute chancers, I just stuck to my guns, threatened to cancel, spent a few minutes bartering etc. I had done my homework and knew the kind of deals they were offering new customers etc, and eventually (after much persistence from myself) they knocked around £30 a month of my bill if I signed up for 18 months. Trick is don't be afraid to barter and drive yourself a better deal.
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 4 minutes ago
When I rang Sky to complain, first of all they offered me a discount of about £5 a month, absolute chancers, I just stuck to my guns, threatened to cancel, spent a few minutes bartering etc. I had done my homework and knew the kind of deals they were offering new customers etc, and eventually (after much persistence from myself) they knocked around £30 a month of my bill if I signed up for 18 months. Trick is don't be afraid to barter and drive yourself a better deal.
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Nice.
I've heard this go the other way though... My dad's work colleagues' tried this tactic, kept pushing and wanting more, calling their bluff and eventually ended up with nothing and his contract terminated
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 3 hours, 13 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much do you pay for your line?
What other package/service do you use for sports/movies? and how much.
I have all the "Standard" channels + kids + BT Sports package and very fast broadband.
I've look for deals online, but they seem to be the same price, unless anyone can link me up with a similar deal with movies/sports?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I pay £30 to bt for the line and bt sport and then £50 to sky for all channels (and Netflix) and one multi room.
The other thing to add though is personally I’d pay more for sky q than virgin tv anyway as I prefer it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
So with Sky, every year I ring up and cancel. The last few years I’ve had 50 or 60% off show as an offer on my box. This year though, I had to ring a week before termination and they offered me it on the phone.
The trick is you have to go through with the cancellation, it’s between then and being switched off that you get the best offers. New customers wise, just look out for flash sales, they do them quite often and offer similar discounts.
You ultimately have to always be willing to leave too!
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
When I rang Sky to complain, first of all they offered me a discount of about £5 a month, absolute chancers, I just stuck to my guns, threatened to cancel, spent a few minutes bartering etc. I had done my homework and knew the kind of deals they were offering new customers etc, and eventually (after much persistence from myself) they knocked around £30 a month of my bill if I signed up for 18 months. Trick is don't be afraid to barter and drive yourself a better deal.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Funny you say that my brother went round my parents and was shocked to realise that they were still paying for everything, including Sports and Cinema, even though all the siblings had moved out and it was only my patents living there and neither of them watch any Sport or even Movies.
He called sky and told them to cancel all sub to sky.
Sky immediately offered a deal that contains news and docus and at less than £30 pm. That's a saving of £100 on their old monthlies!!
Unless, you chase them, they will just fleece it out of you!
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 6 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 16 minutes ago
I refuse to pay for BTSports and was going to cancel my Sky also until they offered me a 35% discount when I threatened to cancel.
I find a stream for BTSport and now pay £50 a month after my discount for Sky, that is for everything but movies. Tbh I'm still probably being ripped off at that price.
Sky are a set of chancers, I've been a customer for 20+ years and they are happy just to keep taking your money and putting the price up when they feel like it, when new customers are offered far better deals.
Just ring up Sky and threaten to cancel if they don't offer you a discount, especially if your contract is at an end, they will almost always offer you a far better deal on a 18 month sign up.
Robbing barstewards.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's the same with ISPs. Captive market with a LOT of consumers who don't want the aggro of having a long-winded, difficult phone call with the sales team every time their contract is up. They'd rather save the hassle and just carry on with what they've got, but they don't realise the price - relative or actual - of their existing plan increases all the time, so extending the same contract is the absolute worst thing you could do.
My folks are the prime example. My mum used to work for BSkyB for fecks sake, so they've been loyal customers for years, and they've ended up now paying £120+ a month for stuff they hardly use, just because the hassle of changing it/arguing for a discount is such a big factor.
ISPs and TV companies are crooked as all hell.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
By tv companies you really just mean sky and bt, they are the true rip off merchants, because they themselves are rinsed by the pl for tv rights.
Good thread.
To be honest I'd rather pay a set fee to see my club's ganes (incl Saturday 3pm). Hopefully that'll be possible soon.
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posted on 18/11/19
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
posted on 18/11/19
Its crazy that in the UK you have to pay an additional subscription fee to watch English teams playing in Europe.
We get all the CL and EL games free over here
When I say free they are all shown on Virgin Media channels and once you have them as your provider its free.
Also Winston regarding your point I reckon the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime will be major players in the live football market in the years to come.
posted on 18/11/19
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much do you pay for your line?
What other package/service do you use for sports/movies? and how much.
I have all the "Standard" channels + kids + BT Sports package and very fast broadband.
I've look for deals online, but they seem to be the same price, unless anyone can link me up with a similar deal with movies/sports?
posted on 18/11/19
So with Sky, a new customer with Black Friday deals:
Standard channels
Slower Broadband
No Movies
Sky Sports (No BT Sports)
Kids
£59 for 18 months - which will then go up to around £80 (if not more). PLUS the £30 setup fee...
It's very similar to what I have overall.
posted on 18/11/19
I refuse to pay for BTSports and was going to cancel my Sky also until they offered me a 35% discount when I threatened to cancel.
I find a stream for BTSport and now pay £50 a month after my discount for Sky, that is for everything but movies. Tbh I'm still probably being ripped off at that price.
Sky are a set of chancers, I've been a customer for 20+ years and they are happy just to keep taking your money and putting the price up when they feel like it, when new customers are offered far better deals.
Just ring up Sky and threaten to cancel if they don't offer you a discount, especially if your contract is at an end, they will almost always offer you a far better deal on a 18 month sign up.
Robbing barstewards.
posted on 18/11/19
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 16 minutes ago
I refuse to pay for BTSports and was going to cancel my Sky also until they offered me a 35% discount when I threatened to cancel.
I find a stream for BTSport and now pay £50 a month after my discount for Sky, that is for everything but movies. Tbh I'm still probably being ripped off at that price.
Sky are a set of chancers, I've been a customer for 20+ years and they are happy just to keep taking your money and putting the price up when they feel like it, when new customers are offered far better deals.
Just ring up Sky and threaten to cancel if they don't offer you a discount, especially if your contract is at an end, they will almost always offer you a far better deal on a 18 month sign up.
Robbing barstewards.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's the same with ISPs. Captive market with a LOT of consumers who don't want the aggro of having a long-winded, difficult phone call with the sales team every time their contract is up. They'd rather save the hassle and just carry on with what they've got, but they don't realise the price - relative or actual - of their existing plan increases all the time, so extending the same contract is the absolute worst thing you could do.
My folks are the prime example. My mum used to work for BSkyB for fecks sake, so they've been loyal customers for years, and they've ended up now paying £120+ a month for stuff they hardly use, just because the hassle of changing it/arguing for a discount is such a big factor.
ISPs and TV companies are crooked as all hell.
posted on 18/11/19
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much do you pay for your line?
What other package/service do you use for sports/movies? and how much.
I have all the "Standard" channels + kids + BT Sports package and very fast broadband.
I've look for deals online, but they seem to be the same price, unless anyone can link me up with a similar deal with movies/sports?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I pay £30 to bt for the line and bt sport and then £50 to sky for all channels (and Netflix) and one multi room.
The other thing to add though is personally I’d pay more for sky q than virgin tv anyway as I prefer it.
posted on 18/11/19
Comment deleted by Site Moderator
posted on 18/11/19
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much do you pay for your line?
What other package/service do you use for sports/movies? and how much.
I have all the "Standard" channels + kids + BT Sports package and very fast broadband.
I've look for deals online, but they seem to be the same price, unless anyone can link me up with a similar deal with movies/sports?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I pay £30 to bt for the line and bt sport and then £50 to sky for all channels (and Netflix) and one multi room.
The other thing to add though is personally I’d pay more for sky q than virgin tv anyway as I prefer it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How have you got such a good deal with Sky?
£50 for multiroom, Movies, Kids, Sky Sports?! How?!
posted on 18/11/19
comment by wearethefamousTHFC (U19211)
posted 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
It's the same with ISPs. Captive market with a LOT of consumers who don't want the aggro of having a long-winded, difficult phone call with the sales team every time their contract is up. They'd rather save the hassle and just carry on with what they've got, but they don't realise the price - relative or actual - of their existing plan increases all the time, so extending the same contract is the absolute worst thing you could do.
Funny reading this as im ringing sky today
we have been paying for multi room even though we stopped using it a yr agopure laziness on my part
pay 127 quid a month and BT separate £10
Gonna see what i can cancel today seeing as a guy on holiday gave me this website to use for watching any game you want live with English commentary there is no point paying
To be honest i watch the history channels more than any other
Trouble with sky is they dont answer the fking phone
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I honestly think that's a tactic on their part. Considering how stressful and annoying people find the whole thing, you can imagine how a large percentage of customers will just hang up instead of wasting their day on hold
posted on 18/11/19
When I rang Sky to complain, first of all they offered me a discount of about £5 a month, absolute chancers, I just stuck to my guns, threatened to cancel, spent a few minutes bartering etc. I had done my homework and knew the kind of deals they were offering new customers etc, and eventually (after much persistence from myself) they knocked around £30 a month of my bill if I signed up for 18 months. Trick is don't be afraid to barter and drive yourself a better deal.
posted on 18/11/19
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 4 minutes ago
When I rang Sky to complain, first of all they offered me a discount of about £5 a month, absolute chancers, I just stuck to my guns, threatened to cancel, spent a few minutes bartering etc. I had done my homework and knew the kind of deals they were offering new customers etc, and eventually (after much persistence from myself) they knocked around £30 a month of my bill if I signed up for 18 months. Trick is don't be afraid to barter and drive yourself a better deal.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nice.
I've heard this go the other way though... My dad's work colleagues' tried this tactic, kept pushing and wanting more, calling their bluff and eventually ended up with nothing and his contract terminated
posted on 18/11/19
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 3 hours, 13 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 13 minutes ago
I've got an OK deal with Virgin.
200Mb line
All channels except Sports+Movies (but do get BT Sport)
£70 per month.
That good value?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
If you don’t have sport or movies, then no. Depends how important having that broadband speed is for you though. I’ve got 80mb from BT, and that’s more than enough for me (that’s with three kids, all with their own mobile devices and a couple of consoles, and me working from home a lot).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How much do you pay for your line?
What other package/service do you use for sports/movies? and how much.
I have all the "Standard" channels + kids + BT Sports package and very fast broadband.
I've look for deals online, but they seem to be the same price, unless anyone can link me up with a similar deal with movies/sports?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I pay £30 to bt for the line and bt sport and then £50 to sky for all channels (and Netflix) and one multi room.
The other thing to add though is personally I’d pay more for sky q than virgin tv anyway as I prefer it.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
So with Sky, every year I ring up and cancel. The last few years I’ve had 50 or 60% off show as an offer on my box. This year though, I had to ring a week before termination and they offered me it on the phone.
The trick is you have to go through with the cancellation, it’s between then and being switched off that you get the best offers. New customers wise, just look out for flash sales, they do them quite often and offer similar discounts.
You ultimately have to always be willing to leave too!
posted on 18/11/19
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
When I rang Sky to complain, first of all they offered me a discount of about £5 a month, absolute chancers, I just stuck to my guns, threatened to cancel, spent a few minutes bartering etc. I had done my homework and knew the kind of deals they were offering new customers etc, and eventually (after much persistence from myself) they knocked around £30 a month of my bill if I signed up for 18 months. Trick is don't be afraid to barter and drive yourself a better deal.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Funny you say that my brother went round my parents and was shocked to realise that they were still paying for everything, including Sports and Cinema, even though all the siblings had moved out and it was only my patents living there and neither of them watch any Sport or even Movies.
He called sky and told them to cancel all sub to sky.
Sky immediately offered a deal that contains news and docus and at less than £30 pm. That's a saving of £100 on their old monthlies!!
Unless, you chase them, they will just fleece it out of you!
posted on 18/11/19
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 6 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 16 minutes ago
I refuse to pay for BTSports and was going to cancel my Sky also until they offered me a 35% discount when I threatened to cancel.
I find a stream for BTSport and now pay £50 a month after my discount for Sky, that is for everything but movies. Tbh I'm still probably being ripped off at that price.
Sky are a set of chancers, I've been a customer for 20+ years and they are happy just to keep taking your money and putting the price up when they feel like it, when new customers are offered far better deals.
Just ring up Sky and threaten to cancel if they don't offer you a discount, especially if your contract is at an end, they will almost always offer you a far better deal on a 18 month sign up.
Robbing barstewards.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's the same with ISPs. Captive market with a LOT of consumers who don't want the aggro of having a long-winded, difficult phone call with the sales team every time their contract is up. They'd rather save the hassle and just carry on with what they've got, but they don't realise the price - relative or actual - of their existing plan increases all the time, so extending the same contract is the absolute worst thing you could do.
My folks are the prime example. My mum used to work for BSkyB for fecks sake, so they've been loyal customers for years, and they've ended up now paying £120+ a month for stuff they hardly use, just because the hassle of changing it/arguing for a discount is such a big factor.
ISPs and TV companies are crooked as all hell.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
By tv companies you really just mean sky and bt, they are the true rip off merchants, because they themselves are rinsed by the pl for tv rights.
posted on 18/11/19
Good thread.
To be honest I'd rather pay a set fee to see my club's ganes (incl Saturday 3pm). Hopefully that'll be possible soon.
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