Leeds United: Sky Sports ask member of staff to hold peace talks after chants
Sky Sports asked a member of staff at Leeds United how to go about making peace with supporters, according to Phil Hay.
Leeds fans again made their displeasure known from the stands before, during and after Saturday’s (17 February) 2-0 win at Plymouth Argyle.
The Whites are having an increasing number of games moved for television coverage, some in rather unaccommodating time slots.
Writing for The Athletic [18 February], Hay said: “Not so long ago, an employee of Sky Sports asked a member of staff at Leeds United how the broadcaster should go about making peace with the club’s support.
“Like clockwork, every televised game involving Leeds was generating chants about Sky, chants no television company would choose to air before the watershed.
“The only answer Leeds could offer was this: perhaps stop sending them to Plymouth Argyle at lunchtime on a Saturday, which is precisely where Leeds were yesterday, completing their very concentrated trawl around Great Britain’s south west.”
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Leeds fans hit out at Sky Sports over fixture changes
Given Leeds’ stature as giants in the second tier, it is understandable that Sky want to broadcast as many games as possible.
Even more so when you look at how tense the battle for automatic promotion is shaping up as we approach the business end of proceedings.
The big issue, though, is that Leeds fans are not being considered with a lot of these fixture swaps, the trip to Home Park being a prime example.
Making a five-hour journey to the South Coast in time for a 12:30GMT kick-off is nobody’s idea of fun.
Leeds United fans continue to support their team in numbers, despite the regular fixture changes to accommodate Sky Sports coverage
This is just the latest example, though, and that is not even to mention the sometimes late decision to announce fixture changes.
The bottom line is that supporters will continue to chant about Sky Sports until something is done about the situation.
If they truly wanted to make peace with supporters, perhaps actually start showing you care even a slight bit about them.
