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Post by iginla on Mar 31, 2017 17:11:59 GMT
At least the rest of the EIHL fan base may now realise what it's like being a Panthers or Clan fan when your team are playing at home and you can't make the game ! 😐
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Post by hallsy666 on Mar 31, 2017 23:23:06 GMT
I don't understand who this is for?
Putting it on the radio, it can't bre to draw in new fans... I listened to a game on BBC Sheffield when I was at work once, found it hard to follow and I know how the game is played. No chance for a newbie to have any idea what's going on.
Might as well of done a webcast at this point. As any new fan interaction will be minimal so why not let current fans be able to watch.
Assuming BBC are not paying the league to air it. Why not do a YouTube live stream (Outher live stream sites available) and market the hell out of it at an attempt to draw maximin new fans and keep current ones happy. Have a this is ice hockey in the UK come along next season spin on it.
Why nothing on this front runner tv channel? what's the point of a tv deal for a sport and not even show any live games!
Don't get me wrong I feel like free to air stuff is the way to go, but audio only for two games in the season and a obscure to channel that most people never heard of that only to do a highlight show is not a step forward more like backwards!
At least with the old premier sports deal it could maybe bring someone that was interested in NHL to this league. Then again if your a hockey fan is this country and don't follow a team here there is either a reason why you don't or you live under a very big rock.
Why typing this the only reasoning behind it i can think of is, the league are thinking by forcing everyone who is not there to listen to 5 live extra by only giving one option is that if the listener figures are high enough the BBC may consider TV or red button in the future. if they offered a way to watch it would kill the radio figures.
Maybe I'm looking to much into this and they just dropped the ball again and this is all they could scramble to recover any kind of content for the weekend as it is better then nothing.
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