Season restart

[ceborame]

If the players can't be in close proximity to each other in the dressing room, then how can they play a game of football ?

[JohnDearyMe]

If the players can't be in close proximity to each other in the dressing room, then how can they play a game of football ?

Think it's all because the dressing rooms are indoors; much greater chance of the spread of the virus in enclosed environments

[summitclaret]

Have the club considered using the cricket club or the gym to keep the teams apart?

There's masses of room in the JH suite and under the Jimmy Mac to use. However, if I was playing I'd come ready and go home for a shower in my kit.

[thelaughingclaret]

All home games should be free for season ticket holders. It’s a joke to make everyone sign up for BT, Sky and amazon to watch their team play whilst a lot of people are on 80% of their wage. The premier league and all the clubs are more greedy then ever right now and its shameful. Its scandalous.

[Spijed]

Sky Sports to show 64 live Premier League games - with 25 free-to-air

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... 3e2LfnrhEg

[FactualFrank]

So there's only one set of changing rooms at the training ground. And the away changing rooms at Turf Moor are too small.

Well, it's pretty obvious then. Burnley players can use their home changing rooms, - the away players can use the changing rooms at Gawthorpe, and we play the game on the M65.

[Winstonswhite]

All home games should be free for season ticket holders. It’s a joke to make everyone sign up for BT, Sky and amazon to watch their team play whilst a lot of people are on 80% of their wage. The premier league and all the clubs are more greedy then ever right now and its shameful. Its scandalous.

Have we not been refunded season ticket money?

[Chester Perry]

All home games should be free for season ticket holders. It’s a joke to make everyone sign up for BT, Sky and amazon to watch their team play whilst a lot of people are on 80% of their wage. The premier league and all the clubs are more greedy then ever right now and its shameful. Its scandalous.

I will take this as a serious rather than a flippant comment - anyone with a remotely informed opinion would understand that is an distinctly improbable notion in the current climate - everyone in the football food chain is feeling the breath of the financial grim reaper at the moment and they are fighting for their survival in many cases

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

The gym is enormous. Plenty of space for a temporary change facility. I’ve read today the players will be going home mucky and bathing at home. Not sure how BHA would feel about that? Although there is always a Bong about them. Ask Jay.

[Billy Balfour]

I can't wait. This is the best news we've had in weeks.

[Sean Dyche's Watch]

Have we not been refunded season ticket money?

Not yet!

[cricketfieldclarets]

There is only one suitable dressing room down there too

Ewood it is.

[cricketfieldclarets]

@danroan
BREAKING: BBC will show FOUR live Premier League games upon the league’s return next month (of the 92 remaining fixtures).

So free to air!?

[Bordeauxclaret]

So free to air!?

Plus Sky are showing 25 for free.

[Paul Waine]

Sky Sports to show 64 live Premier League games - with 25 free-to-air

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... 3e2LfnrhEg

Are we all hoping that Burnley games will be in the free-to-air slots?

If Sky are looking for subscriptions, it will make sense for Sky to select paid-for games from the teams playing to avoid relegation or competing for a place in Europe.

I'm still planning to pay to watch, if I have to. Always cheaper than going to the game/buying away tickets for me.

And, where else can we go, what else can we do and spend money on?

[Barry_Chuckle]

Plus Sky are showing 25 for free.

Interested to know how I'm able to watch the games sky are showing for free?
I don't have a sky dish or box

[Rileybobs]

Fair play to Sky because all subscribers were able to pause their sports subscription payments for the past few months. Additional free to view games on top of this is a decent gesture albeit also a marketing ploy.

Looking forward to a football fest. It will fill the void that has been left by Euro 2020.

I’m guessing some of the games will be on at the same time? Or will they be staggering them to avoid clashes?

[Rileybobs]

Interested to know how I'm able to watch the games sky are showing for free?
I don't have a sky dish or box

On a free view channel at a guess?

[Barry_Chuckle]

On a free view channel at a guess?

Excellent, thanks

[Rileybobs]

Excellent, thanks

Don’t hold me to that, but I would expect so. At the very least you’ll be able to stream it from a smart tv or on the internet.

[Spijed]

Fair play to Sky because all subscribers were able to pause their sports subscription payments for the past few months. Additional free to view games on top of this is a decent gesture albeit also a marketing ploy.

Looking forward to a football fest. It will fill the void that has been left by Euro 2020.

I’m guessing some of the games will be on at the same time? Or will they be staggering them to avoid clashes?

Looks like most will be staggered, except on last day when they'll all have to be played at the same time.

[Rileybobs]

Looks like most will be staggered, except on last day when they'll all have to be played at the same time.

Excellent. Looking forward to watching the relegation battle in particular.

[Winstonswhite]

Surely they’ll want the largest viewing figures possible so it’ll be staggered. Friday night, Saturday 3 games, Sunday 3 games and Monday night. Then obviously midweek games similar to where Germany have had two time slots. Happy days!

[duncandisorderly]

Kick-off times will be as follows (all times BST):

Friday: 20:00
Saturday: 12:30, 15:00, 17:30 and 20:00
Sunday: 12:00, 14:00, 16:30 and 19:00
Monday: 20:00
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 18:00 and 20:00

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52833725

[Chester Perry]

On a free view channel at a guess?

more likely to be Sky's youtube channel

[Wile E Coyote]

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH ! thank god its coming back. not that i was bored or anything.

[daveisaclaret]

Interested to know how I'm able to watch the games sky are showing for free?
I don't have a sky dish or box

They will be on Freeview channel Pick, number 11 on my telly.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Sky explain.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... ree-to-air

[tiger76]

Serie A back 20 June https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52839425

So if all goes to plan England,Germany,Italy & Spain will complete their campaigns.

[No Ney Never]

I'm interested to see what sky are going to do when they say this: 'New Sky Sports digital innovations also planned to enhance fan experience.'

[Rileybobs]

I'm interested to see what sky are going to do when they say this: 'New Sky Sports digital innovations also planned to enhance fan experience.'

You text an abusive comment directed to an opposition player and it’s delivered over the PA system in the stadium. Texts cost £1.50. You must be over the age of 18 and have the bill payer’s permission.

[Spijed]

I'm interested to see what sky are going to do when they say this: 'New Sky Sports digital innovations also planned to enhance fan experience.'

Well, so far we have blow up dolls in South Korea, cardboard cut outs in Germany.


What's in store for the English game?

[cricketfieldclarets]

Plus Sky are showing 25 for free.

Correct. God knows why my saying so was an issue

[cricketfieldclarets]

When I worked at BT they were developing software that allowed you to watch on tv from a seat of your choice. Perhaps that might be being trialled.

[No Ney Never]

When I worked at BT they were developing software that allowed you to watch on tv from a seat of your choice. Perhaps that might be being trialled.

That's interesting, so with BT I could watch the TV in my living room from my seat at the top of my garden?

[dsr]

For showers, there's no crowd and they can make sure the cameras are turned off. The warm-down can be in one half of the pitch while they turn the sprinklers on in the other half. Simples!

(If the other team agree to lose, we can even run warm water through the pipes! If they beat us, we turn it off when they're covered in soap.

[superdimitri]

They had the UCL final in VR. Tried it on my phone and it was really cool.. just a shame about the video not being clearer and the frame rate not jumping all over the place.

[Sheedyclaret]

Sure i read somewhere that la liga will be shown on sky sports to when it resumes mid june..

[FactualFrank]

That's interesting, so with BT I could watch the TV in my living room from my seat at the top of my garden?

It would be cool if season ticket holders could sit in their seat via VR and people watching on TV saw the crowd.

Not sure how much a Twix would be though.

[Bordeauxclaret]

You text an abusive comment directed to an opposition player and it’s delivered over the PA system in the stadium. Texts cost £1.50. You must be over the age of 18 and have the bill payer’s permission.

Think of how much we’ll make with all the abuse Hendrick gets.
Obviously only a few people will be able to hear it being read out but still.

[claretonthecoast1882]

When I worked at BT they were developing software that allowed you to watch on tv from a seat of your choice. Perhaps that might be being trialled.

Might be able to get a discount on the subscription if you select an obstructed view seat

[MiltonKeynesClaret93]

As title suggests - all remaining 92 Premier League games will be broadcast live across Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Sport or Amazon Prime.
Sorry if already covered elsewhere.

Beautiful.

[ClaretTony]

When I worked at BT they were developing software that allowed you to watch on tv from a seat of your choice. Perhaps that might be being trialled.

Do you remember when Sky tried the idea of giving you the choice of watching from the main camera or behind the goal? That soon disappeared, no one was using it. Even less successful than player cam.

[claretonthecoast1882]

Do you remember when Sky tried the idea of giving you the choice of watching from the main camera or behind the goal? That soon disappeared, no one was using it. Even less successful than player cam.

The worse one was having the 2 fans commentating, was it called fanzone or something like that.

How on earth were you supposed to sit there and say nothing while an opposition fan sat next to you jumped up and screamed as his team scored

[ClaretTony]

The worse one was having the 2 fans commentating, was it called fanzone or something like that.

How on earth were you supposed to sit there and say nothing while an opposition fan sat next to you jumped up and screamed as his team scored

I think Socrates did that at a Blackburn v Burnley game, not sure I could have coped sat next to one of their fans while they beat us. The one good thing with these innovations is you could avoid them.

[ElectroClaret]

Sure I heard on Five live yesterday that when Aussie rules returns next month down under, they're
gonna pump "crowd sounds" through the stadium speaker systems to try to give an atmosphere.

Maybe something to think about in the PL?
Might be preferable to a deathly silence.
Or complete nonsense?

[lakedistrictclaret]

I gather we're going to have the option of fake crowd noise, via the red button.

[FactualFrank]

Sure I heard on Five live yesterday that when Aussie rules returns next month down under, they're
gonna pump "crowd sounds" through the stadium speaker systems to try to give an atmosphere.

Maybe something to think about in the PL?
Might be preferable to a deathly silence.
Or complete nonsense?

Pretty sure this has already been discussed and I'm sure some people have posted that they'll be doing this - hope so anyway as otherwise games look like training sessions as you can hear the players shouting to each other.

[dsr]

When I worked at BT they were developing software that allowed you to watch on tv from a seat of your choice. Perhaps that might be being trialled.

Be sod's law if the bloke in front is a persistent stander. Can you report him to the stewards via the red button?

[dsr]

I gather we're going to have the option of fake crowd noise, via the red button.

I'm told, though I haven't checked, that the Australian rugby on Sky Sports now has fake crowd noise available. Might be worth a listen.