Sheffield Wednesday season-ticket holders set for ‘unprecedented access’
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It has been reiterated that the Championship season will still commence on June 20th, with the final league games taking place on the 21st or 22nd or July, with the Play-Off final being scheduled for the 2nd or 3rd of August, with 45 games being shown on Sky Sports.
A statement from the EFL said, “The Championship season will resume behind closed doors on June 20 live on Sky Sports, and work has been undertaken to ensure Season Ticket holding supporters are given the opportunity not to miss any of the action, whether the games take place home or away.
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Hide Ad“Sky Sports will broadcast 30 of the remaining 108 Championship matches alongside exclusively showing the 15 games across all EFL divisions in the Sky Bet Play-Offs. The 30 live League fixtures will also be streamed on a Club’s iFollow (or equivalent) service, where access will be provided for Season Ticket holders.”
They also noted that ‘access to the games will be determined by the club where the supporter holds a season ticket and ‘access may be in lieu of a refund or part of a wider package as determined by each individual club’.
It went on to say, ‘In addition, the remaining 78 matches will be streamed exclusively live, again with access available to Season Ticket holders as identified above. Non-season Ticket holding supporters will able to purchase these games for the current match price pass of £10. Sky Sports will show the “goals as they go in” from these matches.”
Meanwhile a statement from the league’s chairman, Rick Parry, read, “I would firstly like to thank the team at Sky Sports for their patience and support whilst we have worked through some of the complex issues surrounding our agreement that have arisen as a result of live sport being unable to take place due to the current crisis.
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Hide Ad“There is no question that COVID-19 has detrimentally affected all industries and, whilst we have only ever wanted to return when it is safe to do, we have always understood that when we did, we had to balance the requirements of our broadcast partners with the unique and challenging financial circumstances that our Clubs face.
“We are delighted to have reached such an agreeable and sensible arrangement that ensures the financial impact to Clubs is minimised, Sky Sports are able to get their football business back up with one of the most eagerly anticipated Championship run-ins in years and, importantly, fans get access to games during a period where guidelines prevent them from attending in person.”
Wednesday are yet to announce their plan for season ticket holders with regards to the final five games of the season, but will be eager to make an announcement as soon as possible.