tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post5710662853986271911..comments2024-03-03T19:52:17.901+00:00Comments on ReARM ~ RedNev's Blog: World Cup pub bonanza a damp squibNeville Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-77540909359143025952010-07-27T01:56:40.106+01:002010-07-27T01:56:40.106+01:00An interesting point, David; I can well believe it...An interesting point, David; I can well believe it.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-85294195387772491662010-07-26T15:52:10.434+01:002010-07-26T15:52:10.434+01:00I was recently told by a pub manager who had just ...I was recently told by a pub manager who had just had Sky taken out, that Sky were happy to push the pub subscription price up and for pubs to drop out. If only ten out of the fifty punters who watched football for "free" in the pub, took out their own subscription at home because it was not available in the pub then Sky were making even more money. Obviously, they were not worried about the other forty, it's all about increasing the home subscription.David Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562923889207393348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-49960111630733068402010-07-24T21:19:29.299+01:002010-07-24T21:19:29.299+01:00I'm sure that's true in some instances, bu...I'm sure that's true in some instances, but more than one licensee has told me that the Sky subscription doesn't earn its keep, with one definitely ditching it. But irrespective of that particular debate, I believe my general point that sport is a short term fix for pubs still stands.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-18635935835338207332010-07-24T20:20:34.930+01:002010-07-24T20:20:34.930+01:00Probably as M&B specialise in dining pubs, the...Probably as M&B specialise in dining pubs, they would suffer as people were less likely to go out for a meal during the World Cup.<br /><br />I would have thought a community pub that didn't show the games would put itself at a disadvantage against those that did.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com