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Rangers face punters fury over Sky TV and SPFL dilemma as with trouble hanging over Ibrox - Hotline

It might be Champions League week but most of the Hotline attention was on the proposed Sky deal and whether the SPFL should be accepting it.

Willie Mercer, Dumfries, certainly doesn't think so. He emailed: "Why on Earth does the SPFL think it has got a great deal on offer from Sky TV? Looking at bare numbers of the current contract of £25million for 48 games, to increase the offer to £30m for 60 games, by simple maths is less per game on the new deal.

"Football is not an industry where economies of scale will offset or justify accepting a reduction in income per game. Also to accept this offer for a five year period would, in real terms result in a net reduction in income for the clubs year on year. Reduced income per game each year on a fixed £30m per year deal whilst incurring and absorbing increased costs year on year for the 5 years.

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