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By inala brah - 28 Aug 2018 8:59 AM

I decided to keep my account open with Optus post world cup.  You get the EPL and a some Champions League Games.

But I'm cancelling my subscription.

They don't even have the Huddersfield game on replay.  The main reason I am keeping the account is to watch games on replay.  It seems completely daft to not have the only team with an Australian outfield player in the EPL not available for replay.  This happened a lot last year as well.

Live games are completely fkd.  You load up a live game and their is no option to watch from the start.  It goes straight to the live time.  I've begun covering the top of the screen and muting the volume and then quickly clicking earlier in the video to watch it from the start. Then is goes back to the live time again. So I have this stupid fkn routine where I have to cover the screen, mute the volume, and then click once to the start, wait a few seconds and then click again to the start - just so I can watch the game without it being ruined.

This morning I go to watch the Man U v Tottenham game. I click the replay and it goes straight to the 80 minute mark. Shows the score and ruins the game.  

Im obviously pissed.

How hard can this be?  
By scott20won - 20 Sep 2020 11:47 PM

Davstar - 20 Sep 2020 8:57 PM
df1982 - 20 Sep 2020 4:05 AM

I agree with this.

It is an opportunity for PL to just continue the changes ko times. 

The reason will be less income internationally, if it is the case, coupled with higher overall ratings. On the flip-side PL could retain the same amount of revenue as many paying customer are limited to the amount of games that can be viewed live due to same ko times.

I would put Glory as a staple 5pm Sunday WA time ko which gives the 7pm game eastern states and leads into the 9pm PL ko if the current format is retained.

Fox were happy with the 7pm Sunday games due to viewing numbers yet fans didn’t like it. Glory fans wouldn’t have anything to complain about really as an eastern state game would be 5pm local ko time also.

They have experienced probably the best ko schedule in the history of the AL and could cop it a few seasons until something else is arranged. Whether that be a second Perth side/Singapore or NSD match of the week.

Understandably when they have had it so good there will be complaints as fans attending wouldn’t want to drink as much or change their Sunday afternoon rituals.