Posted by ReadingRed on October 10, 2000 at 12:18:54:
I am disgusted with the fact that tomorrow's match is only available on Pay-per-view. Not only do we have to pay �35 per month for Sky Sports, but we are also being asked to pay an extra �10 for the England game. I am going to listen for free on Radio 5. The FA should take note from boxing; the income may increase, but they are making the sport too exclusive. Less people watched Lennox Lewis defend his title than watched some fights during the fifties when only about 5% of the population had TVs. The complete commercialisation of football may benefit the big clubs right now, but a collapse in the football economy may be just round the corner.