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Itll all be done at the same time. Cos Belgium have broken ranks, it gives the impression it wasnt UEFAs call.Fuck Uefa... This will only serve to pressure the money men into making irresponsible decisions (as if they need any encouragement on that front anyway.)
I don't fully understand how this helps the season get finished any sooner or safer?Hadn't noticed this.
Uefa lifts Saturday 15:00 football TV blackout in England and Scotland
3rd April.
Uefa has lifted the ban on showing games starting at 15:00 on a Saturday live on TV in England and Scotland.
The move comes after requests from the Football Association and the Scottish Football Association amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
It is seen as the first move towards restarting some domestic competitions in the UK behind closed doors.
The blackout has long been in place during the English and Scottish season to protect attendances.
In a statement, Uefa said: "Uefa has lifted the 'blocked hours' protection granted to England and Scotland for the remainder of the 2019-20 season following requests from the relevant national associations as a result of measures taken in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic."
Uefa lifts football TV blackout
Uefa lifts the ban on showing games starting at 15:00 on a Saturday live on TV in England and Scotland.www.bbc.co.uk
If its behind closed doors the matches can all be televised I guess.I don't fully understand how this helps the season get finished any sooner or safer?
Yeah but if they're behind closed doors what is the added benefit of televising them at 3pm over 5.30, 8.00 or 12.30? Unless maybe to do with this idea of hosting a bunch of games at one venue overvalued short time frame?If its behind closed doors the matches can all be televised I guess.
Not 3pm 'over' 5.30, 8.00 or 12.30, more I think 3pm as well as 5.30, 8.00 or 12.30.Yeah but if they're behind closed doors what is the added benefit of televising them at 3pm over 5.30, 8.00 or 12.30? Unless maybe to do with this idea of hosting a bunch of games at one venue overvalued short time frame?
I didn't really mean over, I more meant that if the season was resumed then 3 o'clock games weren't scheduled to be televised anyway so what would be the benefit of being able to show them, kind of forgetting the pretty major fact that the fixture list would need to be completely rescheduled and the original times are out of the window now anyway.Not 3pm 'over' 5.30, 8.00 or 12.30, more I think 3pm as well as 5.30, 8.00 or 12.30.
Friday 8pm
Sat 11am
Sat 1pm
Sat 3pm
Sat 5pm
Sat 7pm
Sun 12 noon
Sun 2pm
Sun 4pm
For example, I think? I don't think the league is going to be finished anyway however, I do believe the PL/EFL and the TV people are looking into how they could do it in the shortest possible time if needed.
If the games are behind closed doors, people/fans need to be able to see them?I didn't really mean over, I more meant that if the season was resumed then 3 o'clock games weren't scheduled to be televised anyway so what would be the benefit of being able to show them, kind of forgetting the pretty major fact that the fixture list would need to be completely rescheduled and the original times are out of the window now anyway.
I'm solely talking about 3 o'clocks, they were never televised anyway, so I didn't see how allowing them to be helped anything, however I hadn't taken into account that the rest of the fixtures, if played, will now need to be massively condensed and so the original timings don't apply anyway.If the games are behind closed doors, people/fans need to be able to see them?
I'm solely talking about 3 o'clocks, they were never televised anyway, so I didn't see how allowing them to be helped anything, however I hadn't taken into account that the rest of the fixtures, if played, will now need to be massively condensed and so the original timings don't apply anyway.