Premier League Suspended - Returns June 17, First Liverpool Game June 21

...and a TV Channel that everyone gets...

will NBC continue coverage in the USA?

 

given the absence of - and huge hunger for - live sports, you'd think broadcasters would be tripping over themselves to air Prem games ....

 

Hoping it will be on regular NBC since there is nothing to compete with, but there are complications with affiliates and rules. At a minimum this would be on NBCSN right? They couldn't put it on gold, could they?

 

Crowd noise for Goodison will be played on loud speakers. pic.twitter.com/YMZyycIWS4

— "YNWA" The Story of Liverpool FC (@LFCHistoryShow) June 7, 2020

 

Crowd noise for Goodison will be played on loud speakers.

oh, so a silent game then.

 

When the Premier League returns on 17 June, television viewers will have the option to switch on artificial crowd noise during matches.

With games being played behind closed doors because of coronavirus, clubs, leagues and broadcasters are seeking the best way to showcase matches and mitigate the loss of spectators from stadiums.

In South Korea's K League, crowd sounds were played over stadium loudspeakers when its season started last month.

On Saturday UK viewers of BT Sport's Bundesliga coverage could hear artificial crowd noise as they watched matches featuring Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund.

How it works is quite clever - an "audio carpet" for the basic noise is taken from the previous meeting and it is mixed with the real noise of the game. Reaction samples for scenarios such as penalties, fouls and decisions from VAR are created and "inserted" by a watching producer.

Sky Sports and BT Sport will both use the artificial crowd noise when the Premier League returns, with viewers also being given the option of switching it off.

Gary Lineker: "It’s actually bloody clever this crowd noise technology. Instant cheers at goals, louder for home goals etc.. very smart and an improvement. Rather like a soundtrack in a movie: not entirely necessary but adds to the watching experience. Hope the Premier League adopt it."

 

Having watched the Bundesliga with and without added noise, I prefer without. My wife's response yesterday was "the empty stadium is in really good voice today."

asitis

 

There were no positive results for coronavirus from 1,195 tests in the latest round of Premier League testing.

The sixth round of twice-weekly screening of players and club staff took place on 4 and 5 June.

One person tested positive in the previous round, and 13 in total from 6,274 tests since they began.

 

well this is interesting. maybe this will start to erode the ridiculous influence player agents have......

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-online-dating-methods-in-the-transfer-market
For a few frantic hours last Thursday, executives from 250 football clubs across five continents were immersed in the world of online speed dating. Every 10 minutes a fresh encounter would start. Small talk would be made. An understanding be reached. Perhaps even a deal struck. And then a button would be pressed and the whole process would start again. And all the business was conducted without an agent in sight.

In all, 13 Premier League clubs were involved, including Arsenal, Everton, and Brighton. “You get a 10-minute slot. That’s it. Then, bang, on to the next one,” explains Dan Ashworth, the Brighton technical director, who says he and his colleagues Paul Winstanley and David Weir wracked up 45 virtual meetings with other clubs in four hours.

The summit was the latest to be held under the auspices of the online player trading platform Transfer Room, which allows clubs to make transfer and loan deals online. The message to those clubs from Jonas Ankersen, its founder and chief executive, is seductive: they can take back control when it comes to transfers. The pitch seems to be working: more than 500 clubs are involved, paying a monthly subscription of £165 to £2,500 depending on whether they are League Two level or in the Champions League.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ry-caps-coronavirus-fifa-premier-league-tests

The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has admitted salary caps may be necessary to restructure football’s finances in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The suspension of games, the curtailment of leagues and the absence of paying spectators will affect the profitability of all but the biggest clubs and Infantino feels this could be a time for the game to step back and reflect. After inviting member associations to submit their views on possible ways forward Infantino says he was struck by the need for clearer and stricter financial regulations.


erm - wait - what was that .... "stricter financial regulations"???

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

No, it would be the booing and hissing.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts on how "home field advantage" will play out when play starts again? It appears (without fans) it has basically been a total lack thereof in the Buli.

 

I'd say Everton will definitely have an advantage with no groaning, hissing and booing from the home crowd.

 

No neutral grounds. Good.

 

Manchester United’s friendly with Stoke City was called off on Tuesday after Michael O’Neill, the Championship club’s manager, tested positive for coronavirus.

A match at United’s Carrington training ground was cancelled shortly before kick-off, with the members of the visiting party sent home. No United players interacted or came into contact with O’Neill or other Stoke players and staff members, who were based in Carrington’s academy building.

 

a timely reminder ....

Michael O’Neill had tested negative in five previous rounds of COVID-19 checks before a positive result came from a test administered on Monday.

 

That’s interesting. The virus is definitely still spreading. I wonder how he caught it, though?

 

I had (have, they still haven't refunded me) tickets to the Villa match. I've been spending the whole season figuring out how that could be the "one" and then...