Lack of streams

Athers

Athers

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So. After all the preseason games we’re streamed last season absolutely NONE streamed this season.

A cost cutting exercise? Trying to make fans actually go to get some money through the turnstiles? I know in the grand scheme of things it seems a churlish thing to moan about. I would’ve gone to Barrow if not for the train strike, and there are a lot of exiled fans who’d quite like to have seen a game or two this preseason
 
voyeur said:
Ive watched the Barrow and Morecambe full match replays on TTV. Got my £2 worth.
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So presumably the answer is that a live stream of the match is a more challenging task that requires 2+ people, whereas a replay can be handled by just one.
 
Would be nice to find out. I’d happily pay a fiver (as someone who lives outside the UK). And if they’re being filmed for replay, surely there’s no additional cost in streaming them?
 
Lost Seasider said:
So presumably the answer is that a live stream of the match is a more challenging task that requires 2+ people, whereas a replay can be handled by just one.
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I reckon clubs have simply decided to maximise gate revenue. Barrow and Morecambe both made good and much needed money from our games which attracted quite a few Pool fans. It costs money to show games live inline and possibly not worth it as people wont pay much to watch a friendly. I was happy to see a replay within 24 hours at no additional cost on top of the £2 subscription.
 
Lost Seasider said:
So presumably the answer is that a live stream of the match is a more challenging task that requires 2+ people, whereas a replay can be handled by just one.
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Plus the cost of commentators as Radio Lancs don't cover every friendly if they have done any at all this pre season.
Last season at Southport Chizzy did the match.
 
I was going to go today, but I've woke up with the dreaded Covid so couldn't. I would have paid £5 to watch it on a stream or they could have put it on Tangerine TV and got a few more subscribers, seems silly to not have any way to watch it at all.
 
Athers said:
So. After all the preseason games we’re streamed last season absolutely NONE streamed this season.

A cost cutting exercise? Trying to make fans actually go to get some money through the turnstiles? I know in the grand scheme of things it seems a churlish thing to moan about. I would’ve gone to Barrow if not for the train strike, and there are a lot of exiled fans who’d quite like to have seen a game or two this preseason
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Bang on, if it was about revenue or getting people to go in person they could just make people pay a fee to watch, or not announce the stream until 30 minutes before kickoff.

The fact that they’ve streamed every pre season game the past 3 seasons and now all of a sudden don’t is bizarre.

Not the end of the world though.
 
It’s yet another indication that we are not cash rich..there seems to be a lot of cost cutting and very little communication and engagement with the fan base…unfortunately I think it will be a long hard season if we don’t get a few more quality players in
 
They could habe made a lot more money streaming, if announced relatively late in the day.
 
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