How many clubs are expected to "go to the wall" if the sky deal is ripped up? According to this article it is 6 top flight teams http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2012/0...-is-demoted-to-division-three-86908-23895647/
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Same number of direct quotes as the McCoist article, yet that is taken as gospel. SPL with 6 teams is extremely appealing.
I can see clubs getting into financial trouble is Rangers get booted out the SPL. But at the end of the day Sky don't run Scottish Football, we've got by without Sky before and we'll manage again. All this "The SPL NEED Rangers" stuff is utter pish. Aye the quality and finance might go out the game. It willnae die just because the Huns are ****ed though
Please don't tell me you used the word quality when describing the SPL Ross Tokely has played in the SPL for about 8 seasons or something. He's just the tip of the iceberg.
How much money do sky make if they can pay that kind of money to the EPL? I reckon they got contacted by the only genuine Nigerian princess in exile looking to invest in the UK.
I can't argue with that, but the SPL has been ****e for years, Sky deal or no Sky deal, the SPL will still be ****e (Probable unwatchable) No-one knows what will happen if Rangers left the league. It could collapse or it could thrive, we're in uncharted territory.
According to sauces all each team in the SPL would need to cover financial losses due to the loss of Rangers is 300 extra fans per home game
If sky rip up the contract then an alternative would be found. Celtic tv is set up to broadcast each Celtic game. There wouldn't be as many subscribers as with rangers there , but celtic tv could bring more money than the sky deal. The spl get more, the clubs get more and Celtic could make a bit too. Not billions, but more. With no rangers celtic could market this to the spl as spl tv, as considered before
Hard to know what would happen to the SPL without Rangers. Certainly revenue would be down. Less gate money, less money from TV and the natural fall out from that is less money from sponsorship and advertising. Only the individual clubs know to what level that will impact them. I guess we'll learn that from the vote.
Exactly Gambol. We're in the unknown here but as I said yesterday; I still think you ****s will be in the SPL next season. Money talks.
gambol is right 1stly, another tv deal will be struck with someone - bbc? sky but reduced terms? even without rangers there is still some money to be made 2ndly - the pitchside sponsors etc. in the spl rarely pay for national exposure - remind me of the last time vodafone were on a board at caley thistle you can get a board behind the goal at tannadice for a little over 2 and a half thousand a year - FACT and the sky coverage is wash anyway
If clubs go to the wall then all well and good. Scottish Football has far too many teams anyway, the fans of the deid clubs will find another team to support.
