@docteur23@ed_aarons In honesty, I like Palace, so I didn’t want to see him going there. Hopefully I’m wrong but he’ll need some serious backing and luck, he was so dull and the football was insipid with us. Convinced Brentford is just down to their slick operating, not the coaches.
@jonnorris12 Sad one for sure. Listened to him for more years than I can remember, he was one of the most erudite journalists. Going to miss him. Proper Spurs 🤍
@rich_tricky@themagic_tophat Not saying the revenue bubble has burst. Q is whether DTC would be more profitable than the current model. Broadcasters pay guaranteed rights fees and carry the commercial risk. DTC transfers that risk to the PL. Why abandon a lucrative model with no guarantee of greater returns?
@mitch_fretton At the end of the day he’s been putting himself out to return ever since he left. One reason or another that’s never materialised, however he can’t wait forever. This presents an enormous opportunity for him.
@rich_tricky@themagic_tophat Point remains, whilst illegal alternatives exist, you’re offering an expensive, risky alternative. A global audience doesn’t automatically mean global profits. You’re replacing broadcasting income with the uncertainty of acquiring and retaining tens of millions of subs.
@rich_tricky@themagic_tophat Sky doesn’t own the product, so how will they take the international rights from existing int broadcasters? A £15 subs also doesn’t translate to £15 profit, that figure has to absorb all of the overheads. Would int audiences pay the price point? Maybe the US, but Asia and Africa?
@rich_tricky@themagic_tophat I’d love to see Sky’s subscription volumes over the past 3 years, bet they’ve nose dived. Whilst I agree to an extent, when free/low cost alternatives remain prevalent, £15 pm isn’t viable for clubs or broadcasters. It’s not going to happen till they can clamp down.
@davicrt2@themagic_tophat Given large swathes of people are not paying for the content they access, what difference does it make? People will continue to find ways to access the games for free.
@tomwoods35 I think you’re right, not sure why anyone’s questioning his commitment. The question is rather is he competent enough to manage at this level, his track record suggests not. Ridiculous decision to hire him, but the clubs incapable of making good decisions currently.
@mitch_fretton Not our manager and not our problem. If it’s meant to be, he’ll come back one day. But year on year that seems less likely. Good luck to him if he goes United, probably the hardest job in world football.
@josh_wiggan It’ll either end up in a Brentford scenario (treading water) or it’ll go catastrophically and he’ll be unemployable at this level. He should have stuck it at the Bees, but then again not his fault Spurs came calling.
@mattleslie74@danielstorey85 We’re in a mess now. Won’t be long before we’ve gone full circle. It’s was the documentary that attract Darragh in the first place.