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Post by jdl on Nov 10, 2017 20:46:55 GMT
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Post by porkystone on Nov 11, 2017 7:05:43 GMT
Well done to Icom for facilitating this by sponsoring it, & good luck to MUFC to find other sponsors @ £ 3 K a pop.........
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Post by jdl on Nov 11, 2017 13:18:30 GMT
Going to be right opposite our seats - hope it's not going to be as bright as the last one!
And I bet the time will still mysteriously stop at 45 and 90 minutes...
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Post by jdl on Nov 11, 2017 13:22:59 GMT
Thinking about that - what we need is the 'clock stop' approach they use in American 'football'. Every time there is a delay, the clock is halted until play resumes - plus, in our case, the ref could add extra minutes or wind the clock back (?) to make up for time wasting.
With modern technology and refs wired up, this shouldn't be too difficult. And time wasting will practically disappear!
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Post by daveu on Nov 11, 2017 14:19:33 GMT
Going to be right opposite our seats - hope it's not going to be as bright as the last one! And I bet the time will still mysteriously stop at 45 and 90 minutes... FA regulations I believe. They're not allowed to continue showing the time at the end of each 45 minutes. I think we got a reprimand for doing so when we had the screen on trial. |
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Post by Tstone on Nov 11, 2017 18:24:06 GMT
And yet the TV companies do so - money talks!
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Post by daveu on Nov 11, 2017 18:27:24 GMT
And yet the TV companies do so - money talks! The difference is they're not doing it live at the game. |
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Post by danieljames on Nov 11, 2017 21:07:07 GMT
I've got mixed feelings about this, the trial screen we had I thought was a waste of money and didn't add much to our experience. In fact the brightness was distracting. The ads were distracting and when I wanted to know the score or time I remember having to squint. I mean, the score and time weren't front and centre when they were being displayed. I would have much rather us invest in a simpler display like Ebbsfleet or Tranmere Rovers have.
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Post by philosopherstone on Nov 12, 2017 11:05:37 GMT
Thinking about that - what we need is the 'clock stop' approach they use in American 'football'. Every time there is a delay, the clock is halted until play resumes - plus, in our case, the ref could add extra minutes or wind the clock back (?) to make up for time wasting. With modern technology and refs wired up, this shouldn't be too difficult. And time wasting will practically disappear! Time wasting wouldn't practically disappear, you can still break up a team's momentum very effectively with time wasting. It isn't 'just' about running the clock down. |
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Post by philosopherstone on Nov 12, 2017 11:07:50 GMT
I've got mixed feelings about this, the trial screen we had I thought was a waste of money and didn't add much to our experience. In fact the brightness was distracting. The ads were distracting and when I wanted to know the score or time I remember having to squint. I mean, the score and time weren't front and centre when they were being displayed. I would have much rather us invest in a simpler display like Ebbsfleet or Tranmere Rovers have. I can't think of any time I have ever wanted to know the score at a football match I was attending. Can't ever think of an occassion where I have lost track of it. I have sometimes vaguely wondered how long there is to go/when the half kicked off etc. If it isn't going to be showing anything other than the score, the time and the sponsors ads, I assume the main point of it will be to generate money from sponsors, which, if it pays for the screen and brings extra money into the club on top of that, can only be a good thing (even though I also don't particularly want the distraction of it). |
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Post by pedant on Nov 12, 2017 15:27:25 GMT
I just hope we don't use the same supplier as Torquay. I'm convinced that their clock wasn't going fast enough in the second half yesterday.
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Post by jakeyboi on Nov 12, 2017 17:24:52 GMT
I just hope we don't use the same supplier as Torquay. I'm convinced that their clock wasn't going fast enough in the second half yesterday. Certainly seemed to drag through the 2nd half. |
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Post by toonarmy on Nov 12, 2017 19:03:40 GMT
I just hope we don't use the same supplier as Torquay. I'm convinced that their clock wasn't going fast enough in the second half yesterday. Certainly seemed to drag through the 2nd half. Maybe they borrowed it from Cheltenham, that 2nd half went for a lifetime |
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Post by everywherewego on Nov 12, 2017 19:06:36 GMT
I've got mixed feelings about this, the trial screen we had I thought was a waste of money and didn't add much to our experience. In fact the brightness was distracting. The ads were distracting and when I wanted to know the score or time I remember having to squint. I mean, the score and time weren't front and centre when they were being displayed. I would have much rather us invest in a simpler display like Ebbsfleet or Tranmere Rovers have. Yes what a terrible idea for the club to invest in something that will pay for itself and over time bring in revenue. |
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Post by jdl on Nov 12, 2017 19:19:43 GMT
I just hope we don't use the same supplier as Torquay. I'm convinced that their clock wasn't going fast enough in the second half yesterday. Torquay is roughly 14 minutes behind Maidstone, so perhaps their screen was running on local time? |
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