matches at 3pm on Saturdays to be lifted.
The Football League's head of communications John Nagle said
in response:
"Anyone with a wider perspective and the best interests of
the whole game at heart would have to realise that the
Saturday afternoon blackout is sacrosanct.
"Showing the most popular sides in the country live on
television on Saturday afternoons could have a disastrous
effect on attendances in the rest of the Premier League, the
Football League and non- league, with the economic
consequences obvious. It could also have negative effects on
participation levels in Saturday leagues across the
country."
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