Big Celtic call to turn down broadcaster’s £75,000 benefits supporters

Big Celtic call to turn down broadcaster’s £75,000 benefits supporters

 

 

There’s been a bit of a fuss kicked up about the Celtic v Aberdeen fixture a week on Saturday regarding it not being available to watch on television.

 

Yes, the 3pm kick-off featuring the top two teams in the country both with one hundred percent records going head to head, should ideally be on TV. And there is no doubt that it would undoubtedly draw a big audience.

 

Why Sky Sports have no leeway to show another game from Celtic Park

But this game was arranged by the SPFL’s ‘super computer’ in the summer, and with it being a 3pm kick off it can’t be televised unless the time or date is shifted.

 

Sky Sports are allowed to show four matches from each Scottish Premiership ground and they have already used up two of those slots, on flag day then in the Glasgow Derby. They will want to broadcast the next Glasgow Derby and will keep Celtic’s last home league game of the season up their sleeves for an expected trophy day.

 

Celtic agreeing to something similar would have been of an inconvenience to the supporters, especially as supporters travelling from distances, with ferries and flights already booked, all for the sum of £75,000 which is what Premier Sports pay clubs per match. That for the record is much lower than Sky Sports pay per game.

 

Celtic quite rightly gave the subscription based sports broadcaster the message ‘thanks but no thanks’, and it’s something we, not just the Celtic supporters, but football fans in general can agree with. But of course that’s never going to be the case.

 

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