First of all, I am a season ticket holder and have been going to BP for nearly 40 years so nothing will stop me going.
But, I wonder how many floating fans are put off going to Latics because the latest scores/results of the live tv football/rugby/cricket match are announced.
I will V+ say the Champions League games when Latics play on a Tuesday night, but I hear at least the half time score and sometimes full time score if I am unlucky and that ruins it for me.
It is hard enough to get people out of their armchair on a freezing Tuesday night, but they may just be tempted if they knew they coud watch the TV match "as live" when they get home.
The same thing applies when international rugby matches or The Grand National are held on a Saturday.
I asked the club not to announce these scores/results, but they said people like to know. How do they know? And how do they know how many potential fans are put off?
If people do want to know they can take a radio or a mobile phone with internet or wait until they get home to find out.