Live Games on i follow

If live games on I follow was shown for all our games home and away how would this effect you attending games.

You can choose more than one and please state any other reason.

Personally I do not believe its a good thing but I will watch as many as I can as I am unable to get to many games.

I voted all of them as due to mobility and other medical problems I cannot get to BP from Barton.

No home games, season ticket holder.

Most away games unless we go on a bad losing run.

Sorry if I've missed something but I thought the game was only on this weekend as the embargo doesn't cover International weekends?

https://twitter.com/AndyhHolt/status/1037975098769252352

Voted all of them as I live abroad, but it looks like there's going to be further erosion of the game we all know and love. I wouldn't watch it if I was at home, I'd go to the games. Already far too much football on TV and this weekend's 3-00pm kick off airing has certainly more to it than a bonus game because England are on duty. EFL clubs need away fan income rather than the quid or two commission they will get from i-Follow. As JF has stated previously, GTFC aren't bothered about how many fans we take away because the club itself don't earn any money from them. Can see him voting for EFL clubs being able to show away games in the UK some time soon. There's no big push from the club to get fans fired up and travel to away games even though the team benefits from the support. As a nation of couch potatoes, we all can see where this is heading over the next few years. Surely it's healthier and more sociable to get off our asses and go to away games. Helps with avoidance of police and stewarding costs, blah blah, blah.you can see these arguments being put forward in the not too distant future. Going to an away game is part of the English fabric of society. It's a tradition and doesn't deserve to be messed with. All for concessions to be made for the infirm and the elderly who are physically unable to go to matches though..

Instead of thinking about you as a diehard who posts on here and goes to most games feels about this subject and what you would do, think about the effect on the floating fan or the i-Pad generation of youngsters who already live a great part of their lives online. It will surely affect attracting those fans going to games, buying shirts, pies and pints in the future. Another prospective silent hand could be gripping the throats of EFL clubs in the future. 3pm on a Saturday when there's no Championship or Premier League games.. just the time to tempt more fans to go to lower league games not tempt them to stay at home and watch games on the sofa until the next Premier League or Champions League games are on..

Quoted from conocoloco

Sorry if I've missed something but I thought the game was only on this weekend as the embargo doesn't cover International weekends?

Pete's just asking the hypothetical question if all our games were to be shown live on iFollow I think  

Every game Im free for as Im 250 miles away.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Pete's just asking the hypothetical question if all our games were to be shown live on iFollow I think  

Sure! In a hypothetical case, probably about 25% of our away games then.

But I have do have confidence in the embargo which I don't believe has been broken since the 1960's. So currently there'll be around five or six games per season which will be streamed in the UK (evenings & International weekends).

We are known for our strong exile support and if it tempts our casual fanbase (wembley fans) to shell out £10 a time, then financially I'm not sure it's looking as bleak as some might think.  

Quoted from Bigdog

https://twitter.com/AndyhHolt/status/1037975098769252352

As JF has stated previously, GTFC aren't bothered about how many fans we take away because the club itself don't earn any money from them. Can see him voting for EFL clubs being able to show away games in the UK some time soon

You do realise that when one team is playing away, another team is at home right? It's impossible to just stream away games as home fans could just watch on the away teams website

Quoted from Dan

You do realise that when one team is playing away, another team is at home right? It's impossible to just stream away games as home fans could just watch on the away teams website

Not the case. Your personal login is associated with the team you're registered for..

Quoted from Bigdog

Not the case. Your personal login is associated with the team you're registered for..

With all respect BD it doesn't take a rocket scientist to set up another account. You only need to look at the home side, jump on their ifollow, set up an account, sort out ya VPN and hey presto, you can stream away..
I for one do think the tec savvy (youth of today)will take advantage of this and once again we are looking into the abyss of arm chair fans and like high street shopping is all but a think of days gone by so will following your team on away days....absolute disgrace as I blame the internet for screwing up our social behaviours and interaction...

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

With all respect BD it doesn't take a rocket scientist to set up another account. You only need to look at the home side, jump on their ifollow, set up an account, sort out ya VPN and hey presto, you can stream away..
I for one do think the tec savvy (youth of today)will take advantage of this and once again we are looking into the abyss of arm chair fans and like high street shopping is all but a think of days gone by so will following your team on away days....absolute disgrace as I blame the internet for screwing up our social behaviours and interaction...

Of course my comment was made without taking "illegal" VPNs into account. I've been using one over here for i-Player, 4OD etc. Also got a couple of IPTV boxes on the go..

Quoted from Bigdog

Of course my comment was made without taking "illegal" VPNs into account. I've been using one over here for i-Player, 4OD etc. Also got a couple of IPTV boxes on the go..

If I wanted to, which OBVIOUSLY I wont, the company I work for supply us all with mobile wifi modems and the signal is transmitted through Switzerland, therefore for all intents and purposes I'm actually out of the country even though I can see the humber bridge from where I'm sat!!😉😉

Quoted from promotion plaice

Pete's just asking the hypothetical question if all our games were to be shown live on iFollow I think  

Yes I am PP, Looking at how the prem teams are always playing to full houses even with the amount of live games on TV  I can not see this having much of an effect,

Time will tell but I hope attendances remain the same or watching a game live on telly with hardly any fans there will spoil the product.

I voted for all of them as I live in Manchester. I went to Maackesfield away and will go to Bury tomorrow and Oldham away as they are relatively close. To be honest I’m loving being able to watch the games on iFollow.

You can only watch on i-pad or i-phone and not on laptop-am I right ?

The MK game worked fine on my laptop

Quoted from golfer

You can only watch on i-pad or i-phone and not on laptop-am I right ?

Are you be serious father Christmas ?

That's what it said when I tried to instal it on laptop

I will be watching the game from my damp and windy seat at Gigg Lane.

Quoted from arryarryarry

I will be watching the game from my damp and windy seat at Gigg Lane.

Me too! 🙋🏻‍♂️

Quoted from golfer

You can only watch on i-pad or i-phone and not on laptop-am I right ?

It wouldn’t work on my laptop or computer last season. Just my phone. I’ve since bought an app that transfers it to my smart tv via screen recording....👍🏽

Most lower league teams have a lot smaller away support than town. People have said for years technology will kill football. But for years you have been able to watch premier league games online in full quality. Crowds have never dropped. The people who want to go will still go and the rest watch online or just with score updates.

Quoted from golfer

You can only watch on i-pad or i-phone and not on laptop-am I right ?

I watched the Checkatrade game on Tuesday night on my smart TV via my lap top, had no problems at all.