Big Screen in Southampton for the Final Day

[Northant Saint]

This has been discussed by a couple on here already; is a big screen (in a suitable location) a feasible option for the home game versus Coventry?

The game has sold out very fast and there will many no doubt hundreds, possibly thousands of fans desperate to share in the excitement of the final day.

Surely the club and the council could cooperate to sort something out?

[theyin]

Mayflower Park would do nicely. Doubt Sky would allow it though

[Saint Garrett]

Do you really think it will drum up enough interest?!

[david in sweden]

Do you really think it will drum up enough interest?!

...one match win away from the Premiership...How many fans would prefer to go shopping ..or paint their kitchen on that day?

IF they don't get a big screen... then every pub in the city will have a TV in their public bar !

[ant]

Sky have covered a lot of our games recently, before we start talking about big screens it depends whether they plump for us in the currently vacant last-day Championship slot.

[wagon 84]

Instead of watching on the big screen, why don't you get your fat lazy arse to Middlesboro like the rest of us.....

[ecuk268]

Sky have covered a lot of our games recently, before we start talking about big screens it depends whether they plump for us in the currently vacant last-day Championship slot.

If we're already promoted, they probably won't.

They'd prefer a game where there's something at stake.

[djharvey]

Instead of watching on the big screen, why don't you get your fat lazy arse to Middlesboro like the rest of us.....

Why are you going to Middlesboro to watch the last Home game? Do they have a big screen there? :lol:

[mehball]

No chance it will be allowed. If it comes down to the last game and we lose it will just turn into a riot.

[hamster]

Pompey already have that big screen in guildhall sq. Maybe they'll show their last game for the throng.

[JRM]

will there be a game on BBC as well as Sky last day of the season?

[hamster]

I reckon there'll be loads of streams for most matches.

[stkev7]

There is serious potential that all promotion and relegation will be sorted come Saturday evening so whatever Sky decide to show on the final day will be a bit pointless.

[SaintBobby]

There is serious potential that all promotion and relegation will be sorted come Saturday evening so whatever Sky decide to show on the final day will be a bit pointless.

Yeah, it's a bit surprsing. Nothing is completely settled yet, but it does seem the top, the top six and the bottom three are quite close to "nailed on".


It's very possible that the title will be at stake - but I'd then expect them to cover Birmingham v Reading (possibly switching to St Mary's if Reading are losing and we are winning)

[sotonjoe]

I guess a total mong would say that if you're a 'proper' fan then you would have a ticket. I expect that anybody not going to this game is a pr1ck. End of.

[pedg]

On the final day one match is going to be on sky and another on bbc1.

SPORT: Match of the Day Live
On: BBC 1 (101)
Date: Saturday 28th April 2012 (starting in 9 days)
Time: 12:30 to 14:30 (2 hours long)


Last Day of the Championship.
Live coverage of a key football fixture.
(Live, 4 Star)


SPORT: Football League
On: Sky Sports 2 (512)
Date: Saturday 28th April 2012 (starting in 9 days)
Time: 12:00 to 15:00 (3 hours long)


Championship Match TBA.
A game from the final week of league fixtures in the npower Championship.
(Dolby Stereo, Widescreen, Live)

[Thedelldays]

On the final day one match is going to be on sky and another on bbc1.

SPORT: Match of the Day Live
On: BBC 1 (101)
Date: Saturday 28th April 2012 (starting in 9 days)
Time: 12:30 to 14:30 (2 hours long)


Last Day of the Championship.
Live coverage of a key football fixture.
(Live, 4 Star)


SPORT: Football League
On: Sky Sports 2 (512)
Date: Saturday 28th April 2012 (starting in 9 days)
Time: 12:00 to 15:00 (3 hours long)


Championship Match TBA.
A game from the final week of league fixtures in the npower Championship.
(Dolby Stereo, Widescreen, Live)
I suspect one will be ours if we have anything to play for

[Crazy Diamond]

Look at last season - BBC were at Loftus Road for the coronation of QPR. They had already been promoted by then and it was just a case of waiting to hear about the possibility of the points deduction, which was never really going to happen.

They'll probably be at Reading's game unless we manage to take the promotion decider into the last game. As for Sky, I imagine they'll find a play-off decider or us.

[del boy]

Saints themselves will televise the game - there must be the technology to relay that to a site in the city?

[Window Cleaner]

Saints themselves will televise the game - there must be the technology to relay that to a site in the city?

Technology no doubt, retransmission rights have to be paid for though.You can well own the ground,the players and the equipment but the televison rights belong to The Football League who have sold packages to Sky,the BBC etc..

[del boy]

Fair point - would they still be bound by the rights if they used a series of mirrors?

[Mattio]

Just let people sit on the roof of SMS, can't see any problem there...