CUSP meeting with the Club 7 March 2024

[cusp]

The notes from our latest meeting with the Club are available here: www.wearecusp.co.uk/news/cusp-meeting-with-the-club-7-march-2024/

[Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage]

Some interesting tidbits on there!

[Dylan]

Yep well worth reading, if only to learn that the club appears to be running diligently.

Options for the new badge incoming.

Fixtures "bouncing around" for Sky sets my alarm bells ringing.

[cesarowicz]

Considering adding another mobile phone mast to one of the other floodlights “as part of the redevelopment”. Have suggestions of their demise been too hasty?

[danielcufc]

Mar 9, 2024 23:14:07 GMT Dylan said:

Yep well worth reading, if only to learn that the club appears to be running diligently.

Options for the new badge incoming.

Fixtures "bouncing around" for Sky sets my alarm bells ringing.

Yes that worries me Dylan as well with the potential for Saturday games to be moved to Thursday nights for example

[onlyluke92]

I didnt realise that ifollow is being discontinued next year, that's annoying as it's been very useful when I haven't been able to get to games due to the distance I travel from the Midlands.

Sky having games is great for revenue but a sucker for anybody who lives outside of Cambridge area to get to more games as I imagine this will impact the Saturday scheduled games rather than Tuesday nights

[artvandelay]

It would certainly make me think twice about buying a season ticket. There aren't the words to express how much I despise Sky Sports.

[artvandelay]

Mar 10, 2024 11:45:38 GMT onlyluke92 said:

I didnt realise that ifollow is being discontinued next year, that's annoying as it's been very useful when I haven't been able to get to games due to the distance I travel from the Midlands.

Sky having games is great for revenue but a sucker for anybody who lives outside of Cambridge area to get to more games as I imagine this will impact the Saturday scheduled games rather than Tuesday nights

I would imagine more games will lead to an even bigger gap between the 'haves' and 'have nots' in the EFL. Great for our accountant, terrible for competition and the game itself.

[Lurid]

A supporter's experience officer seems a huge investment to get attendances above 7,000. I hope we can get Dr Choc stout on offer in the main stand container/bar dispensary as a consequence.

[malotru]

Thursday night games Ughhhhhh

[danielcufc]

Mar 10, 2024 11:45:38 GMT onlyluke92 said:

I didnt realise that ifollow is being discontinued next year, that's annoying as it's been very useful when I haven't been able to get to games due to the distance I travel from the Midlands.

Sky having games is great for revenue but a sucker for anybody who lives outside of Cambridge area to get to more games as I imagine this will impact the Saturday scheduled games rather than Tuesday nights

I am assuming that the non Saturday 3pm fixtures will be available to purchase or on the Sky Red button if you subscribe as with the Championship now. Its not clear whether Saturday games will be available to 'overseas' customers to purchase. It will be frustrating if not as since Covid the ability to stream all games you can't attend has been a benefit even if the performances haven't been !

[Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage]

Mar 10, 2024 11:45:38 GMT onlyluke92 said:

I didnt realise that ifollow is being discontinued next year, that's annoying as it's been very useful when I haven't been able to get to games due to the distance I travel from the Midlands.

Sky having games is great for revenue but a sucker for anybody who lives outside of Cambridge area to get to more games as I imagine this will impact the Saturday scheduled games rather than Tuesday nights

iFollow will still be around internationally if you know how, and I think every non-blackout time game will be available on Sky so every game will remain available to some extent. Looking like better production values but naff commentary.

[Mark of Carnage]

Echo what you have said Daniel. Hope it is pay as you go. If anyone knows whether Sky have said whether they will be doing a similar pay a tenner a game or will it require taking their expensive TV package?

I've no experience of Sky as am not that into telly and certainly no interest in watching anything else or football related on Sky other than watching our matches.

Am concerned that this, for many of us, will be the end of being able to watch our matches this way as it is very unlikely I will take out a TV package with Sky just for this.

[Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage]

Mar 10, 2024 12:12:15 GMT Mark of Carnage said:

Echo what you have said Daniel. Hope it is pay as you go. If anyone knows whether Sky have said whether they will be doing a similar pay a tenner a game or will it require taking their expensive TV package?

I've no experience of Sky as am not that into telly and certainly no interest in watching anything else or football related on Sky other than watching our matches.

Am concerned that this, for many of us, will be the end of being able to watch our matches this way as it is very unlikely I will take out a TV package with Sky just for this.

It'll be streamed through Now (TV), they do day passes £12 or a monthly one for around £35 - although they often to offers to get it down to £20ish.

[danielcufc]

Mar 10, 2024 12:12:11 GMT Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage said:

Mar 10, 2024 11:45:38 GMT onlyluke92 said:

I didnt realise that ifollow is being discontinued next year, that's annoying as it's been very useful when I haven't been able to get to games due to the distance I travel from the Midlands.

Sky having games is great for revenue but a sucker for anybody who lives outside of Cambridge area to get to more games as I imagine this will impact the Saturday scheduled games rather than Tuesday nights

iFollow will still be around internationally if you know how, and I think every non-blackout time game will be available on Sky so every game will remain available to some extent. Looking like better production values but naff commentary.

I hope you are right re ifollow or some similar streaming package for 'overseas' viewers to purchase. I can't see much in various press releases about it but hopefully will become clearer before next season. I have read that Sky will announce all the changes to fixtures for the first half of the season in advance so we will know which ones get moved to Thurs/Fri/Mon by the start of the season.