It's been a frenetic week about Sky Sports' coverage of Transfer Deadline Day, which could see some drastic changes being made ahead of the 2nd February. Sky have taken the decision to ban fans from appearing in their coverage from each ground.
It's very disappointing to see this, yet I understand why they have resorted to such drastic matters. It will be very hard to recreate the carnival atmosphere that the fans brought and probably the same atmosphere that was demonstrated last time that sent the internet into meltdown. I need not remind you of the incidents last time. As we know in this country, it only takes a minority of people to get offended before it incites a reaction.
Whether Sky like it or not, the comedic element that the fans bring will be lost and it will end up like the news. Reporters reporting and anchors anchoring. The fans show the emotion captured whenever their club lands a marquee signing. Look back to when Manchester City announced the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid, the fans went mental. Only if his career was a mirror image of his transfer...
I will miss the occasional crackhead doing something outrageous in order to get the attention and enjoy his moment of fame. But we'll leave all of the doom and gloom nonsense behind, to look at the proposal of a bank holiday on Transfer Deadline Day.
I've heard it all now. Petitions and rumours flying about left, right and centre for Jim White Day to become a National holiday courtesy of Sky Bet. I'm not going to lie, I'd embrace the motion if David Cameron or any of the leaders in Parliament were to debate the topic in the House of Commons. It certainly would be one of the more light hearted arguments in the Chamber.
Normally we would associate the scheme with some head-case looking for attention, but when Sky Bet launched it, and have it endorsed by the one and only Jim White, it's hard not to speculate about what it will be like. With the UK receiving the second lowest holiday entitlement in the world (apparently), a day dedicated to worshipping Jim and Natalie wouldn't go amiss.
The bank holiday would allow for TDD parties, meaning that the drinking game would get a work out. Private sector workers would be obliged to go to the celebrations if invited by one of their banking partners, leaving their employer no option but to permit the day off. Obviously, the TDD drinking game would need some fine tuning, but this would have the potential to equal or better Christmas.
Realistically, this has no hope of happening but it is good to live in hope and it just serves as a publicity stunt by the boffins at Sky. However, with an election quickly approaching, a party may be willing to listen if the result is a few extra votes. Who knows?
Normally we would associate the scheme with some head-case looking for attention, but when Sky Bet launched it, and have it endorsed by the one and only Jim White, it's hard not to speculate about what it will be like. With the UK receiving the second lowest holiday entitlement in the world (apparently), a day dedicated to worshipping Jim and Natalie wouldn't go amiss.
The bank holiday would allow for TDD parties, meaning that the drinking game would get a work out. Private sector workers would be obliged to go to the celebrations if invited by one of their banking partners, leaving their employer no option but to permit the day off. Obviously, the TDD drinking game would need some fine tuning, but this would have the potential to equal or better Christmas.
Realistically, this has no hope of happening but it is good to live in hope and it just serves as a publicity stunt by the boffins at Sky. However, with an election quickly approaching, a party may be willing to listen if the result is a few extra votes. Who knows?
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