New Posts For Thread: Premiership set to announce £4.4 billion TV rights package, for 3 seasons.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasonshttp://bleacherreport.com/articles/2359842-premier-league-reportedly-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-deal Supposed to be worth £ 26 million a game. Who needs any paying fans now.? And Falcao's £300 grand a week looks cheap.it goes to county FA's to distribute and football league grants for lower league clubs, the National Lottery is probably contributing more at the moment.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543515811#543515811it goes to county FA's to distribute and football league grants for lower league clubs, the National Lottery is probably contributing more at the moment.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:51:35 -0600"Grassroots" ffs. Should be more like "long grass".https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543515675#543515675"Grassroots" ffs. Should be more like "long grass".Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:42:24 -0600I bet this 'grassroots' spending is all controlled by clubs anyway. Anyone have any example of how it is spent?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543515645#543515645I bet this 'grassroots' spending is all controlled by clubs anyway. Anyone have any example of how it is spent?Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:39:45 -0600they had a woman agent on the radio last night, and she was asked if her clients would mind giving up 1% of their salary so it could be invested in grass roots football. She said the foreign players wouldn't do it because basically they are greedy, shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543515467#543515467they had a woman agent on the radio last night, and she was asked if her clients would mind giving up 1% of their salary so it could be invested in grass roots football. She said the foreign players wouldn't do it because basically they are greedy, sWed, 11 Feb 2015 13:29:40 -0600Chelsea 18k - what a big club they werehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543515203#543515203Chelsea 18k - what a big club they wereWed, 11 Feb 2015 13:18:14 -0600I look forward to Sky bumping up the cost of Sky Sports by another £10 a month so the mercenary players can add another 0 to their salary.Greed in the EPL is astonishing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543515177#543515177I look forward to Sky bumping up the cost of Sky Sports by another £10 a month so the mercenary players can add another 0 to their salary.Greed in the EPL is astonishing.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:17:07 -0600averagge attendances from 1991-1992 - the idea that everthing was rosy back then before sky is rose tinted nostalgia.Tickets may have been cheaper but that was mainly because no one wanted to go.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543514137#543514137averagge attendances from 1991-1992 - the idea that everthing was rosy back then before sky is rose tinted nostalgia.Tickets may have been cheaper but that was mainly because no one wanted to go.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:57:28 -06001 Manchester United Manchester United 944.678 21 44.9852 Liverpool FC Liverpool FC 733.769 21 34.9413 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC 669.915 21 31.9014 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 621.140 21https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543514119#5435141191 Manchester United Manchester United 944.678 21 44.9852 Liverpool FC Liverpool FC 733.769 21 34.9413 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC 669.915 21 31.9014 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 621.140 21Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:55:57 -0600so much for the 5% they were supposed to give to grass roots football as from 1999 from the tv money. According to Radio4 they have averaged 1% a season since.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543514047#543514047so much for the 5% they were supposed to give to grass roots football as from 1999 from the tv money. According to Radio4 they have averaged 1% a season since.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:51:23 -0600To put how rotten this game has become, into some perspective, the income from the first 9000 season ticketssold, by all 20 premier clubs, went to agents last season.And this was only their cut of transfer deals. It doesnt include the 10pc or so theyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30436601/premiership-set-to-announce-44-billion-tv-rights-package-for-3-seasons?post_id=543513983#543513983To put how rotten this game has become, into some perspective, the income from the first 9000 season ticketssold, by all 20 premier clubs, went to agents last season.And this was only their cut of transfer deals. It doesnt include the 10pc or so theyWed, 11 Feb 2015 11:47:24 -0600