Firstly, apologies if this has been covered elsewhere - I've missed it if it has.
The prospect of full stadiums seems to be a far off ideal at the moment. Indeed, partially open stadiums seems to be optimistic at best for 2020. This has had me wondering about how we, more than a lot of clubs, could leverage iFollow for any resumption of football that doesn't allow supporters to attend matches. I appreciate that playing with no fans is not what anyone wants, but given what has happened it feels like the next best action - particularly compared to no football whatsoever.
Assuming that at least a part of next season is played behind closed doors, surely there is an opportunity to utilise iFollow to generate revenue for EFL clubs? I'm aware, I believe from comments from Accrington's chairman, that generally speaking the cash benefit to clubs is quite small. However we have a far larger that average fan base and, I'm sure, would attract a significant following online should it be the only option. Given the exceptional circumstances, I would suggest there's an opportunity to reconsider how monies are distributed from iFollow and for that company to position itself as a lifeline to the EFL.
Personally I would happily pay around £15 per game to watch online if I knew that money would go some way to providing for the club.
As an aside, the quality of coverage provided (when it works!) has been very good this season - particularly the multiple cameras.
I'd be really interested to hear other thoughts on this topic - particularly what people might be willing to pay to watch a game.
I hope every is safe and as well as can be.
The prospect of full stadiums seems to be a far off ideal at the moment. Indeed, partially open stadiums seems to be optimistic at best for 2020. This has had me wondering about how we, more than a lot of clubs, could leverage iFollow for any resumption of football that doesn't allow supporters to attend matches. I appreciate that playing with no fans is not what anyone wants, but given what has happened it feels like the next best action - particularly compared to no football whatsoever.
Assuming that at least a part of next season is played behind closed doors, surely there is an opportunity to utilise iFollow to generate revenue for EFL clubs? I'm aware, I believe from comments from Accrington's chairman, that generally speaking the cash benefit to clubs is quite small. However we have a far larger that average fan base and, I'm sure, would attract a significant following online should it be the only option. Given the exceptional circumstances, I would suggest there's an opportunity to reconsider how monies are distributed from iFollow and for that company to position itself as a lifeline to the EFL.
Personally I would happily pay around £15 per game to watch online if I knew that money would go some way to providing for the club.
As an aside, the quality of coverage provided (when it works!) has been very good this season - particularly the multiple cameras.
I'd be really interested to hear other thoughts on this topic - particularly what people might be willing to pay to watch a game.
I hope every is safe and as well as can be.