: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:31 pm
vb1981 wrote:
Is it true that for the televised games on (Shitanta) the teams only get £5k
Would the teams get more than (people through gates) £5k by not been on the telly?
I doubt that very few would to be honest, even the likes of Oxford and Torquay would struggle and to be honest, Setanta's reach is that small (in comparison to Sky) that I doubt that there are that many sat at home who would overwise be on the terraces.
From what I've heard as well, the TV deal was very "RFL / National Leagues-esque". Ie, sell the rights off cheaply to attract a sponsor after Nationwide ended their involvement (in this case, Blue Square took over)