Quote Roy Haggerty="Roy Haggerty"Good God, are there still people in charge of our clubs who think TV coverage is a bad thing because it might deter a few dozen punters, rather than a great opportunity to attract more sponsorship and supporters in the future?
I'm struggling to imagine any other sport in which TV coverage would be seen as unwelcome!'"
You're having a laugh, right ?
For any business to allow one of their competitors to send a TV company into their back yard and make money from a broadcast, whilst said club gets feck all and without seeking permission is not acceptable.
Any loss of fans would come out of the home club's pocket and Toronto stand to gain.
Stand alone TV deals for "expansion" clubs are not acceptable.
IF they were chipping in to the main pot and this was being distributed for the "greater good" then there is no issue but, this doesn't appear to be the case.
I get what you are saying about increased advertising possibilities and maybe you are right but these things should be agreed between all clubs that may be affected and shouldn't ever be any one club pleasing themselves.
Massively different for Toronto's home games, although personally, I believe that any TV revenue should be shared.