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Take the video posted on the official Liverpool site today for example.. 'Henry watches training', it literally is a 2-3min video of him standing on a field watching the training session (which most of the time the viewer can't even see). I wouldn't mind it if it was just one of many videos in amongst other interesting stuff but this is the crap they expect people to pay for and it's a joke.

Most boring thing I have ever seen and I have seen a lot of boring things

exactly, why would anyone pay for that garbage. i refuse to pay for anything if i can get away with it, especially from corporate monsters. fck them.

I'm telling you now, I'll admit (I already have), sometimes its crap what you pay for, considering the free content Man City provide on youtube. But I've been subbed to it for at least 2 years and I do use it daily, especially in pre-season tours, they are also showing the live games for those that are interested.

I understand not every Liverpool fan can get it for whatever reason, but if you can watch it elsewhere, fine, but keep it lowkey, or private for only those with the link can watch it.

But I'm not seeing this here, these videos are getting thousands of views and plastered over the internet on a site on youtube, where you can make profit from your views.

And like I say, you have a quick read through some of the comments on the video, and its just a bit of a joke to me, anyway. "Make more accounts" etc etc

I'd be all for LFC getting rights to show their own games on the website live, every single one of them, this would help out a lot of people who cant always get/go to games who want to support their football club. The NBA do something very similar, and I believe Real Madrid and Barca were looking at it also. I'd pay for this to and support the club in doing it.

I just downright refuse to pay Murdoch or Branson a penny to watch my football club. Similar to buying a Liverpool shirt from JJB, I'd rather get it from the official club shop or the online LFC shop.

I'd rather give my money to the club. But thats me.

Yeah some good points there.

You're spot on about watching the full match highlights, preseason, reserves and under 18's games. It is excellent for that but I'd expect more extras, interesting interviews etc.

I just feel that on a whole it's not really up to scratch and should be well improved if they expect people to pay the monthly subscription.

No, you've definitely got a good point and I hope you're correct about the future of LFCTV.

LFC TV already upload many vids on youtube for free. I don't see the fuss really. Some people can't afford anything these days.

im all for stealing from the rich, especially when its a bullshiit ply to extract every last pound from everyone's pocket. why cant they just put it up for free? they charge for everything, money money money, nothing for the fans.

I think its 100% worth Liverpool investigating the avenues of broadcasting their own games and taking control over their own money, rather than what the league decides to sell rights to the highest bidder for. It's about time a football club takes a stand here.

I think this is the way football will eventually go, clubs will get sick and tired of the Sky monopoly and will seek to show their own games on their own channel and/or website and I'm all for this.

Because I don't believe forking out the extortionate amounts you have to pay for Sky Sports HD on Sky or Virgin is really benefiting my club. In bits maybe, but I am paying Murdoch and Branson to show me games on TV of the football club I support, when i really don't want to be supporting either Sky or Virgin.

The money it cost a month to get these channels is absurd.

So am I. But do you support this football club flames? "Nothing for the fans", but what are you, a casual fan, or a supporter?

What else can they give the fans? OK sometimes the video content is poor, but what else can they give the fans? Its Sky and Virgin that give you them on the Tele, not Liverpool and if you dont go to games, what can they give you? What are they supposed to give you?

Personally, I'd be happy with somebody like Shanks at our club again, but they don't make them like that anymore.

If your all for somebody downloading videos of the Liverpool website that people pay a subscription for, to then go and upload it all on youtube and possibly make money from it, then i really don't know what to say, do you advocate this?

Don't get me wrong, I hate this entire system, probably every bit as much as you do flames, but I support my football club if/when I can, I try, If I cant, then I cant, If I can, then I spend where I think its due wisely.

This may ring alarm bells, but It's how I see it, many foreign fans from across the pond(s), want to get closer to the club, even if its hard for them to physically do so, Absolutely fine! Brilliant! But a percentage of them aren't willing to actually support the club they claim they are a supporter of.

And I'm seeing a lot of that commenting on those videos.