FrankChickens1 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 If you live abroad does Saints TV show all games? Or just most / some Can anyone tell me the yearly price? Only the UK packages show for me just now. Will this be the same during covid, if everyone else can get games too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Positive, sometimes. Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, FrankChickens1 said: If you live abroad does Saints TV show all games? Or just most / some Can anyone tell me the yearly price? Only the UK packages show for me just now. Will this be the same during covid, if everyone else can get games too £12 a month or £120 annually for international. I don't have it personally but I believe it was only some games but not all due to restrictions on access to home teams broadcast pictures. IE Rangers not allowing Saints access or Livi's internet not being good enough. This season could well be even less away games particularly during lockdown as there might be restrictions on media staff allowed into behind closed door games as they won't have been tested etc. Clubs might also be less keen on giving us access to their broadcast as well if they're allowed to sell streams to us as away fans (tbc). Edited July 22, 2020 by Mr Positive, sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentino Bolognese Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mr Positive, sometimes. said: £12 a month or £120 annually for international. I don't have it personally but I believe it was some but not all due to restrictions on access to home teams pictures. IE Rangers not allowing it or Livi's internet not being good enough. This season could well be even less away games particularly during lockdown as there might be restrictions on media staff allowed into behind closed door games as they won't have been tested etc. Clubs might also be less keen on giving us access to their broadcast as well if they're allowed to sell streams to us as away fans (tbc). I have the international. As @Mr Positive, sometimes. says there are a couple of teams that you can't get and of course you have to put up with the home commentary if it's an away game. I think that this year there will probably no fewer games available as there will be more broadcast capacity available. Maybe the teams that don't have reciprocal agreements will simply go PPV (seems to be what United are doing, ,maybe would have been different if it was a normal season). I expect that Saints will already pay the home clubs for streams for ex-uk broadcast and I would think that such contracts would be on a more than single-season basis. As I understand it you can cancel any time so why not just go for it at £12 per month and it it's not working out for you after that then cancel. It's only the cost of one game you'd be in for. You'll also get the home games of course. I've not had any contact from Saints TV about what they may or may not be doing during COVID. Would obviously be annoyed if there was no access at all to away streams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Valentino Bolognese said: As I understand it you can cancel any time so why not just go for it at £12 per month and it it's not working out for you after that then cancel. It's only the cost of one game you'd be in for. You'll also get the home games of course. Thanks both, I think I might do this. I'm half keen to the idea of giving something back to the club, but still tightersed enough I want to get something decent in return for it. Couching it as a distance season ticket therefore kind of makes it attractive. I think monthly is the sensible answer, thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Positive, sometimes. Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) On 14/07/2020 at 18:17, DA Baracus said: Lee Ashcroft. Davidson worked with him at East End. You're correct. He's spoken to Saints. Ffs. Why? He either doesn't fancy Mccart or Gordon. Or there's a chance Kerr will move on? Edited July 23, 2020 by Mr Positive, sometimes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mr Positive, sometimes. said: You're correct. He's spoken to Saints. Ffs. Why? Cheap 4th choice CB, presumably. 26yo with over 200 senior games fits the profile too. Is he going to cope any worse than Duffy? And presumably he'll only ever feature in a back three. Someone like that and you'd say the defence is done. Edited July 23, 2020 by RandomGuy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 If the manager sees the team playing a back three almost exclusively then he needs another centre back, as Duffy - at this moment in time - reduces the quality of the side drastically. Fourth choice centre back is a hard sell in terms of recruitment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Partick are in for him as well. He’ll be signing for Partick then despite them being in the seaside leagues, after all they play better football lads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Positive, sometimes. Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) That's 9 first team defenders... 2 left backs. 3 right backs and 4 central defenders. Don't think Duffy right now is up to the challenge but surely the money could have be spent better elsewhere or on someone capable of covering more than 1 of the positions. Are we going to end up in January that we don't have budget to extend Booth's deal and end up with 1 fit left back as well? Edited July 23, 2020 by Mr Positive, sometimes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Do you just stick with a player in the squad if you really don't rate them? It wouldn't be the biggest shock if CD just didn't fancy Duffy at all and that's why he's brought McNamara in. Same would then apply to centre back. This isn't about not supporting Duffy but would maybe explain why he's looking to add defenders. Would anyone genuinely be comfortable if we had to play Duffy for an extended period? Of course, if we end up without a midfielder or winger then questions will be asked but it's much easier to pick up young guys on loan from Millwall or a fourth choice centre back than a starting quality central midfielder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, Mr Positive, sometimes. said: That's 9 first team defenders... Including Duffy, who will hopefully get a loan somewhere. Even then, 8 defenders, plus one loanee, fighting over 5 positions sounds about right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthsaint1977 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Cheap 4th choice CB, presumably. 26yo with over 200 senior games fits the profile too. Is he going to cope any worse than Duffy? And presumably he'll only ever feature in a back three. Someone like that and you'd say the defence is done.Has been training with us since training restarted. Davidson worked with him at the pars. Ideal cover for one of the 3 starters. Gives us a solid base at the back with all options covered. Compared to the shambles at the start of last season in that area, more than happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, perthsaint1977 said: Ideal cover for one of the 3 starters. Gives us a solid base at the back with all options covered. Compared to the shambles at the start of last season in that area, more than happy. Aye, last season showed us that you're only as good as your back ups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Ashcroft seems like a decent enough shout to me. Still young for a centre back, loads of experience in the top flight and the level below and captained Dunfermline. As Radford mentioned, as long as we get a midfielder and a winger still, I'm happy enough with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 If it puts Duffy one step further away from the first 11 then I'm all for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Think this is a good move, particularly if it gives Duffy the opportunity to go out on loan and test himself as a regular starter somewhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 58 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Including Duffy, who will hopefully get a loan somewhere. Even then, 8 defenders, plus one loanee, fighting over 5 positions sounds about right. Sort of related - the SPFL have amended the rules for loans. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53493201 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Van Dyke Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Surely Ashcroft will be a huge upgrade on Duffy or Vihmann from last season. Hopefully doesn’t impact the rest of the budget too much 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Positive, sometimes. Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Never mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fife Saint Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Away the DiDees. DUFFY LIVES 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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