I hate to be negative but is anyone else thinking that this live UK stream is the start of many.. A small part of me thinks they're going to slowly introduce this into the game so anyone can stay at home and watch any team which then will decrease attendances massively throughout the UK... I hope I'm wrong and I do think it's brilliant fans can watch their team (I'd watch it tonight if I could) but is this the start of something

No it wont, not for me

Because there is nothing better than being at the game itself

As the current format stands, I think it could possibly affect midweek attendances. Watch the game for a tenner or travel 2hrs plus, £40-50 on tickets, food, drink etc. Obviously, the diehards are going to go, no matter what.

and to think JF wanted to ban RH from doing commentary on home games as it affected attendances.

Will locals be able to watch a home midweek game on ifollow rather than attending BP?

Quoted from Cloudy

and to think JF wanted to ban RH from doing commentary on home games as it affected attendances.

Will locals be able to watch a home midweek game on ifollow rather than attending BP?

Yes, I believe so, all games that don't start or finish between 1445 and 1800 on a Sat will be available.

Yes - I think it could be a slippery slope.  The die hards will always prefer to go but the floating fans will take this easier option.
I'm setting off in about an hour and a halfs time for MK and with £22 ea entry & Petrol and tea before kick off, its going to cost a lot more than that tenner to see it on ifollow for me and the Mrs.
You just can't beat being there if you are able for me.  That said its a godsend for folk who can't make it there and even better for brits abroad.
I guess it depends on how much of the revenue will end up in the clubs coffers (very little i guess)

Are there any figures available for how many ifollow subscribers the club has ?

No issue with it with the longer away trips like anything 2 hrs plus then i like it as it gives the fans who cant make it access to watch the match for a reasonable price.

Anything 2 hrs or less away then im not so sure as it could put off anyone thinking of travelling and still undecided about attending.

Used in the right way then im all for it.

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

Are there any figures available for how many ifollow subscribers the club has ?

As far as i am aware you don't even have to subscribe to I follow to buy the match tonight .  The impression i got when subscribing was that "subscribe to iFollow and you get ..blah blah blah...games screened live...blah blah" .... in reality i believe you can just go on the i follow page and buy the game anyway by just registering your email...no need to pay the annual subscription at all.

Quoted from moosey_club

As far as i am aware you don't even have to subscribe to I follow to buy the match tonight .  The impression i got when subscribing was that "subscribe to iFollow and you get ..blah blah blah...games screened live...blah blah" .... in reality i believe you can just go on the i follow page and buy the game anyway by just registering your email...no need to pay the annual subscription at all.

Just done it, havent subscribed, just paid £10 to watch tonights game as I cannot make it to MK. Now just hope it works

The extra income that the club will get will help pay for the new ground and top class players as happens in the Premier league.
https://media.giphy.com/media/11sBLVxNs7v6WA/giphy.gif

If you have an annual subscription, do you still need to pay £10 to watch the game? Maybe just me but it's not that clear on the website!

Quoted from leroy86

If you have an annual subscription, do you still need to pay £10 to watch the game? Maybe just me but it's not that clear on the website!

Yes

Most Premier League games are televised, in fact every one I think you can watch for free if you can be bothered to figure out how. But it hasn't stopped people wanting to attend them in large numbers. Technology may improve so the coverage is so good that it feels like you there, with virtual reality perhaps one day, but for the moment ardent fans like to be there.

Also......unlike iFollow where you're not supposed to share the cost with others, there's nothing to stop a group of let's say five watching the match at someones house at a cost of only £2 each   ;)

Quoted from leroy86

If you have an annual subscription, do you still need to pay £10 to watch the game? Maybe just me but it's not that clear on the website!

I think Garth has this wrong, mate; a full season pass includes all games unless specified as TV games as far as I know. I am in China and I can watch the game here on my full season pass if I want to get up at 02:45am :-)

Quoted from leroy86

If you have an annual subscription, do you still need to pay £10 to watch the game? Maybe just me but it's not that clear on the website!

If you live in the UK you will still need to pay £10 to watch the game.

Quoted from BeijingMariner

I think Garth has this wrong, mate; a full season pass includes all games unless specified as TV games as far as I know. I am in China and I can watch the game here on my full season pass if I want to get up at 02:45am :-)

As I understand it, you can only get a full season pass that includes live games, if you live anywhere except the Uk. The £10 viewing fee is payable by Uk residents only and is payable by both ifollow members and non members.

I gave up on ifollow, and currently am only registered on the free limited part of the service. So, just to be clear, can i watch the game tonight for £10, without paying for the full subscription?

You can buy a match pass for £10.
You have to register for at least the free version of I follow.
The clue is "match" pass.  you buy a pass for each individual match that's available.
I'm going to a mates to watch it.

Quoted from ginnywings

I gave up on ifollow, and currently am only registered on the free limited part of the service. So, just to be clear, can i watch the game tonight for £10, without paying for the full subscription?

Yes.

I paid my £10 and am not a subscriber, and it tells me i can log on to watch the match tonight

I paid the £45 up front for iFollow last season and haven't knowingly paid for this seasons yet but I still seem to be getting it, do they carry on charging you until you cancel it?

Quoted from Cloudy

Yes.

I paid my £10 and am not a subscriber, and it tells me i can log on to watch the match tonight

Thank you.

Cloudy, do u just go on the ifollow website?is there anything else to download?, hoping tp watch it on my laptop, as I cant get to the game due to being on crutches after operation

Quoted from dicko995

Cloudy, do u just go on the ifollow website?is there anything else to download?, hoping tp watch it on my laptop, as I cant get to the game due to being on crutches after operation

I just went on Towns official site; https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/

Towards the bottom there is an 'advert' to watch tonights game.Clicked on that and paid £10 on a card.

It has been very simple so far, just hope it works come 7.45 tonight ;)

I'll save myself a tenner and "watch" it on here following the fans updates, plus the BBC Football scores page.

Does anyone actually watch the Telegraph's live feed?

If the live feed stops during the match etc do you get your money back and how reliable has it been on previous games ?

Quoted from TwoLeftFeet

If the live feed stops during the match etc do you get your money back and how reliable has it been on previous games ?

Isn't this the first time a live game's been available in the UK?

I orded the game a couple of weeks ago as I used the VPN paid £5.42 since I order the 15:00 away and some home if unable to attend.

I work alot of nights I did 7 out of 9 nights including a Friday night which left unable to physically leave the house for the Lincoln game I was that exhausted.

With the extra fans ordering it will be good to see what the stream will be like, the worst steams for me was Lincoln away last season went all blurry and then Lincoln at home which the feed was missing for the first 20 plus mins.

The frustrating thing for me with Ifollow is my laptop dosent take browser streams well I have to stream the game 320p to keep it smooth.

Where on Kodi I can stream 1080p fine, browser streams can be very choppy at times that's why I have to watch on 320p.

Don't have any other score updates/ commentary/  on though as the streaming runs behind real time, sometimes by a minute or so .....nothing worse than watching Town prepare to take a free kick on the edge of the opponents box, getting a bit excited and then seeing a score flash showing the opposition take the lead !!!

Quoted from moosey_club

As far as i am aware you don't even have to subscribe to I follow to buy the match tonight .  The impression i got when subscribing was that "subscribe to iFollow and you get ..blah blah blah...games screened live...blah blah" .... in reality i believe you can just go on the i follow page and buy the game anyway by just registering your email...no need to pay the annual subscription at all.

That's exactly how it is. The subscription just gives you access to commentary, early highlights and match videos plus the odd exclusive interview that aren';t really worth it anyway. If the matches are all you care about you can just create a free account and buy all the matches you want to watch. The highlights get uploaded as freeview in less than a day and most videos are freeview vids anyway.

It won’t let me buy a pass for the game on Ifollow on my phone, just keeps sending me to a screen where the menu just repeats itself down the page.

Anyone else having issues?

Genuine question... Who gets the £10? Does it all go to gtfc? Does the ifollow company itself keep all of it?.. Surely if gtfc don't get it all they should open mcmennies and have it on and charge £5 per person and a free drink or something like that?

I read somewhere that the club gets the majority. Whether that's £5.01 or £9.99 I've no idea.

Quoted from jimgtfc

It won’t let me buy a pass for the game on Ifollow on my phone, just keeps sending me to a screen where the menu just repeats itself down the page.

Anyone else having issues?

I take it you are on the Grimsby Town App ?.I've subscribed on my Laptop but just run through the procedure on my android phone and it would let me subscribe on that.

I’ve tried the app and the website itself but no joy, just trying it on laptop now.

Don't quote me on this but I am sure I saw something saying it won't work on Android and Apple phones

Quoted from sapper mariner

Don't quote me on this but I am sure I saw something saying it won't work on Android and Apple phones

So basically no phones at all then?

I seem to have been able to purchase the pass on the laptop, not confident this is going to work though.

Quoted from sapper mariner

Don't quote me on this but I am sure I saw something saying it won't work on Android and Apple phones

It says it won't work via browser and you need to download the app. The app should in theory work.

Quoted from Kris2

It says it won't work via browser and you need to download the app. The app should in theory work.

so will it work on a normal laptop browser does anyone know?

Says here >>  https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/ifollow/subscribe/

*Live matches and full match replays are unavailable on iOS and Android mobile/tablet devices via a browser. Please download the app by clicking on the appropriate App Store image below.

iPhone app >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grimsby-town-official-app/id1256722480?mt=8

Android app >> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neulion.efl0053

Hope it works on PC browsers, will try.

All set up, paid for, HDMI lead from my chrome book to the telly, the blue screen with the 2 teams badges working on the telly, just waiting for the match now   :)

Quoted from promotion plaice

All set up, paid for, HDMI lead from my chrome book to the telly, the blue screen with the 2 teams badges working on the telly, just waiting for the match now   :)

Not even full 1080p high definition.  Oh well 720p better than nothing.  :)

Hi ive just bought match an clicked on watch live an its says due to right s restrictions we can not show content .help pls this is on my samsung phone

Quoted from meggietown

Hi ive just bought match an clicked on watch live an its says due to right s restrictions we can not show content .help pls this is on my samsung phone

Tried downloading the app? Android app >> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neulion.efl0053

Paid the £10 on my Macbook Air which is hooked up to TV via HDMI but can't seem to access it? There is also no Grimsby town app on the Macbook App store?? any ideas?

It seems you can’t purchase the match pass on iOS or android phones, only on a PC/laptop browser. But it looks like once you’ve done that you can watch the game via the app on all mobile devices. That’s how it seems to have worked for me anyway.

Its started, players just coming off the pitch.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Its started, players just coming off the pitch.

Working for me using Google Chrome through Windows 7 on PC.  Picture is okay on 24" screen @ 720p. :)

So i've paid £10 on Macbook and you're telling me I can't watch it?

Not letting me watch it through app on my samsung  ohone saying cant show because of rights restriction  in my location .im in cleethorpes ffs

working fine for me although JT's commentary doesnt seem to reflect what my eyes are showing me

Watching fine on my iPad but unable to watch it through my Apple TV connected to my big telly, apparently a known issue

How have we started?

Anybody know how I can listen to commentary online?

Quoted from Mighty_Mariner

How have we started?

Anybody know how I can listen to commentary online?

The better team after 20 mins. Couple of half chances at both ends, Woolford a thrat again

cook should have scored we look a threat up top good quick passing, like what am seeing

Quoted from Cloudy

The better team after 20 mins. Couple of half chances at both ends, Woolford a thrat again

Thanks mate!

get in cook 1 nil

Another question for the techies out there

I have a Samsung andorid phone

I have downloaded the Grimsby town app

I am using a chromecast for my tv

Using google home on my phone I am chosen the cast screen/audio

This mirrored my phone onto the tv. Al fine up to now. Was able to watch the MJ interview earlier on the tv using this no probs. So i decided to spend the tenner for the stream.

Plays fine on my phone but the tv screen is blank when trying to watch the video stream but the audio is fine. As soon as i come off the video on the phone once again it mirrors the screen fine. Just blank when the match video playing. So frustrating.

Any ideas anyone. PLZ help

laptop works ok and all straightforward. damn good performance too

Prepared to eat humble pie on this one, excellent coverage with the commentary linked perfectly with the images (although I’m not sure which game JT is watching sometimes) and a fine fine performance to boot! That’s a fiver well spent let’s hope the second half is just much value for money all round!

Quoted from jimgtfc

Prepared to eat humble pie on this one, excellent coverage with the commentary linked perfectly with the images (although I’m not sure which game JT is watching sometimes) and a fine fine performance to boot! That’s a fiver well spent let’s hope the second half is just much value for money all round!

Agree with this. Dont normally listen to JT as attend the vast majority of games but his commentary, especially about MK breaking, doesnt seem to match the pictures

Good service
Decent quality stream.
Worth a tenner,  posdibly becsuse of thr performance

Will Newport on Saturday be on there to watch live again?

Quoted from scott_gtfc_89

Will Newport on Saturday be on there to watch live again?

Hi, the Newport game will be on there but you will need a VPN.

Well worth the tenner but why did I pay £45 subscription? The only 'extras' appear to be early viewing of tortuous interviews and the archive? Great for overseas fans but from a Sheffield perspective I will be looking to unsubscribe unless I have missed something.

Quoted from Croxton

Well worth the tenner but why did I pay £45 subscription? The only 'extras' appear to be early viewing of tortuous interviews and the archive? Great for overseas fans but from a Sheffield perspective I will be looking to unsubscribe unless I have missed something.

I pay the £45 mainly for the away match commentaries, I think that is the only way to get the commentary ?

In terms of the coverage of the game, I thought this was excellent.  Was a couple of moments where the feed was lost and I had to exit to go back into it but it resumed from the point where it was left.  

Commentary matched up to the images but having radio commentary alongside actual images doesn't always work.  

I watched on my phone and like another poster on here was hoping to mirror to the TV through Chromecast but had the same experience, bit disappointing really as it's hardly ideal watching it on a phone but hey ho.  

The fact you can't purchase via the app but have to purchase on the website made it a bit of a farce to be honest, don't see why it can't be set-up to be straight forward.

I watched a few games last season when I was errr abroad and the quality was no way near this.  Forever losing the feed, a very grainy feed at that too!  Be interesting to see what feedback is from people for future away games when they're also 'abroad'.

Whilst I don’t think JT is the most descriptive commentator for radio his commentary worked well with images last night. Which is a bit strange really considering he was mostly covering the match for the radio! As you say DHM there were a few teething problems but they should be easy enough to iron out for the future. I think I’m W1 D2 L0 for matches I’ve watched via streams now.

Yeah I should have added that it doesn't always work...but for some reason JT does/did.  As you say I think it's because he's not really descriptive on the radio, he often goes something like "WELL THIS IS DANGEROUS.......OHHHHHHHHHHHHH" and you've no idea what the hell he's on about.  Whereas for TV that's perfect.  

Yeah mine was good quality.

The commentary was ever so slightly a half-second behind the action. But I'd rather it be that way around than have the sound give away a goal's been scored a second before I see it go in.

Watched it on my TV screen by streaming it on my phone and then screen mirroring it to my firestick in the tele.

No issues other than missing our bloody goal when taking little'un upstairs to bed. By the time I got back downstairs I discovered you can only rewind 40 or 45 seconds behind the live feed and it was too late.

Quoted from fiveallive

Hi, the Newport game will be on there but you will need a VPN.

Ive got a vpn but will it work on my uk paid season pass bank  and my uk member adress details?

Quoted from TheGoalKipper

Ive got a vpn but will it work on my uk paid season pass bank  and my uk member adress details?

I'm not to sure, I only pay for match passes, signed up for a free account mid way last season. I suppose you can put the VPN on USA or Canadian server and try and buy a match pass.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

No issue with it with the longer away trips like anything 2 hrs plus then i like it as it gives the fans who cant make it access to watch the match for a reasonable price.

Anything 2 hrs or less away then im not so sure as it could put off anyone thinking of travelling and still undecided about attending.

Used in the right way then im all for it.

Looking at the fixtures the next league game to be broadcast for the £10 should be the Carlisle away game on Tuesday October 2nd.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Looking at the fixtures the next league game to be broadcast for the £10 should be the Carlisle away game on Tuesday October 2nd.

So without reading the whole thread I take it tomorrow’s game is not being streamed PP?

It's the usual 'overseas' streaming.

Quoted from Abdul19

It's the usual 'overseas' streaming.

Thanks Abdul!

Quoted from diehardmariner

In terms of the coverage of the game, I thought this was excellent.  Was a couple of moments where the feed was lost and I had to exit to go back into it but it resumed from the point where it was left.  

Commentary matched up to the images but having radio commentary alongside actual images doesn't always work.  

I watched on my phone and like another poster on here was hoping to mirror to the TV through Chromecast but had the same experience, bit disappointing really as it's hardly ideal watching it on a phone but hey ho.  

The fact you can't purchase via the app but have to purchase on the website made it a bit of a farce to be honest, don't see why it can't be set-up to be straight forward.

I watched a few games last season when I was errr abroad and the quality was no way near this.  Forever losing the feed, a very grainy feed at that too!  Be interesting to see what feedback is from people for future away games when they're also 'abroad'.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-APbZJhig6M

Can you watch this game on ifollow again for £10 does anyone know ?

Quoted from OllieGTFC

Can you watch this game on ifollow again for £10 does anyone know ?

No

yes if you use vpn i have just purchased for 6 euros

I have a VPN on my galaxy s8 and set to US as location but I'm still getting the 'Due to Rights restrictions this content is not available in your location message. Any ideas anybody?

On another note I can't stream to my tv once the VPN is on so any suggestions on that from the more technical would also be gratefully received!

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

I have a VPN on my galaxy s8 and set to US as location but I'm still getting the 'Due to Rights restrictions this content is not available in your location message. Any ideas anybody?

On another note I can't stream to my tv once the VPN is on so any suggestions on that from the more technical would also be gratefully received!

Maybe try another VPN? ZenMate is available for Android, not sure if any countries are available for free on there, however, on the PC version you get access to Germany, Hong Kong, Romania and USA for free.

Trying to avoid buying another as have paid one for I know is working for others. Cheers for the suggestion though.

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

I have a VPN on my galaxy s8 and set to US as location but I'm still getting the 'Due to Rights restrictions this content is not available in your location message. Any ideas anybody?

On another note I can't stream to my tv once the VPN is on so any suggestions on that from the more technical would also be gratefully received!

Try a different location on your VPN may help. You also can’t watch if you’ve logged in from the uk the last 24 hours. As for screen mirror, once you’ve got the video playing turn off the VPN and it will carry on playing, you can then put it on your telly.

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

I have a VPN on my galaxy s8 and set to US as location but I'm still getting the 'Due to Rights restrictions this content is not available in your location message. Any ideas anybody?

On another note I can't stream to my tv once the VPN is on so any suggestions on that from the more technical would also be gratefully received!

As Nelly said, looks like your VPN is blocked by IFollow somehow. You could try choosing a different location, France maybe - somewhere with a close physical server. Express VPN works, Pure VPN works and is cheap. Had to change myself as Nord VPN doesn't work anymore and I'd paid three years in advance.

It's Express I'm trying to use. I will have logged in within 24 hours so guess that could be the issue as Headingley suggests. Will absyain in advance next time and give it another go. Cheers for all the advice gents - doesn't sound like I'm missing much today!

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

It's Express I'm trying to use. I will have logged in within 24 hours so guess that could be the issue as Headingley suggests. Will absyain in advance next time and give it another go. Cheers for all the advice gents - doesn't sound like I'm missing much today!

I've got two accounts to avoid this - one with my UK ifollow subscription for watching 'what kind of player are ya' interviews, and another with no subscription that I only ever login to with my VPN on for watching live matches.

Quoted from Chrisblor

I've got two accounts to avoid this - one with my UK ifollow subscription for watching 'what kind of player are ya' interviews, and another with no subscription that I only ever login to with my VPN on for watching live matches.

A cunning plan indeed. I just tend to leave my VPN on all the time.

Quoted from Chrisblor

I've got two accounts to avoid this - one with my UK ifollow subscription for watching 'what kind of player are ya' interviews, and another with no subscription that I only ever login to with my VPN on for watching live matches.

That's all i do barring having a UK subscription, a mate normally has them interviews on anyway, i just use VPN free account and pay for match passes, i'm always gutted when fans have issues especially when i have made the suggestion regarding ExpressVPN to Rodley. And to not rub it in but it still defintley working the stream for was the best one of the season didn't lag once on Google Chrome.

I only log into the Grimsby Town account on VPN trying to do everything to show i'm in the USA.