New TV deal

[Phil from the upper holte]

I remember when the Sky money was meant to subsidise lower ticket prices. Still waiting for that to happen.

All that's happened is the players have got richer

[dave.woodhall]

They could let us in for nothing and the players would still be rich.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Yes but the sky money helped clubs to pay more

[dave.woodhall]

Yes but the sky money helped clubs to pay more

I'm well aware of that, but the point is that with the money coming in from TV and elsewhere, even if Premier League clubs didn't earn a penny in gate money they could still pay players an obscene wage. 

[Phil from the upper holte]

I agree, its a disgrace

[andrew08]

So can I cancel Espn then ?

[bertlambshank]

Yes but the sky money helped clubs to pay more

I'm well aware of that, but the point is that with the money coming in from TV and elsewhere, even if Premier League clubs didn't earn a penny in gate money they could still pay players an obscene wage. 

How much do we make a year through the gate?
Make it a fiver a game, fill the place and get Witherspoons to run the bars.

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

So can I cancel Espn then ?

yes if you want to - don't feel the need to ask next time tho :-)

[Whiney MacWhineface]

So can I cancel Espn then ?

Deal starts from the beginning of the 2013 season.