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Sad news as I'm guessing this news will result in the end of hearing live Argyle matches on Radio Devon.
I guess money talks, but the advantage the BBC had was they have local radio stations who can provide coverage of their local team. I'm not sure you will be hearing many League one or two games on Talk Sport or Talk Sport 2 (apart from international weekends).
The football league say this is a good move for supporters. Not sure how because BBC local radio is one of the best platforms to provide access to people who couldn't/cant follow their local team home and away. Its seems the people in charge of the football league unfortunately have become very much like the premier league and think not about the game and its supporters but how much money they can make. This article highlights the delight the football league have in pointing this out.
As the checkatrade trophy has shown they say they want to listen but actually aren't interested in what supporters have to say. Its a shame that a changing financial marketplace has rapidly had such an impact on football that it even now impacts radio broadcasting rights because of how much more money can be squeezed out of the product.
Sad news as I'm guessing this news will result in the end of hearing live Argyle matches on Radio Devon.
I guess money talks, but the advantage the BBC had was they have local radio stations who can provide coverage of their local team. I'm not sure you will be hearing many League one or two games on Talk Sport or Talk Sport 2 (apart from international weekends).
The football league say this is a good move for supporters. Not sure how because BBC local radio is one of the best platforms to provide access to people who couldn't/cant follow their local team home and away. Its seems the people in charge of the football league unfortunately have become very much like the premier league and think not about the game and its supporters but how much money they can make. This article highlights the delight the football league have in pointing this out.
As the checkatrade trophy has shown they say they want to listen but actually aren't interested in what supporters have to say. Its a shame that a changing financial marketplace has rapidly had such an impact on football that it even now impacts radio broadcasting rights because of how much more money can be squeezed out of the product.