The Premier League’s decision to charge £14.95 for pay-per-view matches has been branded a disaster amid rumours the price could be scrapped throughout the second lockdown.
Fans of top-flight clubs have been outraged by the expensive fee charged to watch matches since the PPV system’s introduction last month.
The pay-per-view system could be ditched throughout the second lockdown
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley even called on the Premier League to urgently review the unacceptable prices.
The Times claim most of the 20 chairmen believe the £14.95 charge is too high and are ready to make changes.
The source said: Its been a PR disaster – £14.95 was a mistake and now we are going into lockdown again there is a feeling we have to do something to change it.
Premier League chiefs are under even more pressure to ditch the PPV games as the country went into its second lockdown on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Clubs will meet today with the possible ditching of PPV one option, while an alternative is simply to reduce the PPV charges.
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Earlier this week, talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan made it clear the PPV matches should NOT be scrapped.
The former Crystal Palace owner believes the pricing should be halved, however.
He said: I think theres a moral argument to price it properly, and pricing it at £15 is not pricing it properly.
You have to pay for something what its worth and ultimately it has to be fair and equitable, and it has to be balanced.
If the only content that can be delivered you pay a TV license to watch the BBC, you dont get it for free. So by definition I do feel theres a balance to be struck.
I think it should probably be somewhere in the region of £7.99.