Sky at your Club

[richart]

Just had an email from the Captain, asking the members to vote on keeping Sky. It is costing the club nearly £5,500 a year.

Do you have sky at you Club, and do you think it is worth the cost ? Personally I have voted to ditch it.

 

[fundy]

No we dont have it, too expensive an option for our club and couldnt justify the spend based on the price point our club operates at

 

[Stuey01]

Don't have it.
Would probably make a lot more revenue in the bar during the football season if we did, but whether it would be enough to even cover costs let alone be beneficial I guess has been weighed up and decided against.
Can't say I disagree.

 

[DCB]

We ditched sky a while ago as costs were becoming astronomical. Not sure how they 'rate' an individual golf club, but, they seem to think money grows on trees

 

[brendy]

We currently have it, have done for years but not sure of total cost, I know they (sky) have a way of working out costs.

 

[DCB]

The argument about extra bar revenue doesn't ring true. You'd have to up bar prices and sell way more than normal to even stand a chance of breaking even.

 

[Rooter]

Our place has just been offered a 6 month heavily discounted trial. personally i dont think its worth it, even at a fraction of the cost.

 

[Stuey01]

The argument about extra bar revenue doesn't ring true. You'd have to up bar prices and sell way more than normal to even stand a chance of breaking even.

Of course it does. It's pretty much the only argument for any pub or club paying for sky, because they hope to increase bar revenue.
Whether for any specific club in a specific set of circumstances it makes financial sense is something that each would have to judge for themselves.
My club has decided against it and I agree with the decision. Doesn't mean the argument doesn't make sense and for some clubs would go the other way.

 

[GMAC88]

We have a streaming service at my club, where we have a roaming satellite, which was installed because the steward was using his own sky card in the lounge to keep costs down!!

 

[srixon 1]

We don't have it. Got rid of it years ago. Unless you are a sports pub in the middle of town then I cannot see how you would reap the benefit of having it.

 

[CMAC]

We have a streaming service at my club, where we have a roaming satellite, which was installed because the steward was using his own sky card in the lounge to keep costs down!!

how does that work? interested in the technicalities and legalities

 

[fundy]

how does that work? interested in the technicalities and legalities

expect the technicalities will be easier to explain than the legalities!

 

[Scrindle]

how does that work? interested in the technicalities and legalities

I imagine Sky heavily define the differences between private and commercial use, so you'd be stuggling! Certainly wouldn't want to be caught doing it!!

 

[Deleted member 18588]

We have the full package including BT Sport and as far as I can see the costs heavily outweigh any potential benefits. In addition it creates friction on some Saturdays between the "rugger buggers" and the "football yobs".

It would have to come to a vote to get rid of it as some quite vociferous and influential members use it rather than pay for it at home but nowhere near enough to merit the cost of £5000+ p.a.

 

[Dodger]

I received this link in an email this morning from the SGU.

Not for us I am afraid as the cost,discounted or not, are way too high for us.

http://business.sky.com/MoreBusines...e=emailCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We got rid of Sky some years ago now. No way we could justify getting it back. And I don't think there is much call from the members for it back.

A few years ago before I got Sky and the club still had it, I went to the club about 9pm expecting to watch the Ryder Cup (from west coast US). Club was shut - nobody had expressed any interest in coming to the club to watch it

 

[Rooter]

I received this link in an email this morning from the SGU.

Not for us I am afraid as the cost,discounted or not, are way too high for us.

http://business.sky.com/MoreBusines...e=emailCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=

Thats probably the deal my club got offered, i still dont think its worth it. I run a pub on the side, we can not justify the cost of Sky sports for the footy, can just about run to "at the races"

 

[el marko]

Get sky italia, 10th of the price for so so much more. All in Italian commentary though but who needs sound?

 

[SVB]

We have it, watched by some but don't think the members asked or aware of cost. We have circa 1000 members so I guess £5 a head based on quote above (or is the price proportional to size of club / turnover / some other metric?)

S

 

[chrisd]

We have had it for years and the subject of scrapping it comes up at each AGM so far the committee have resisted but I wonder for how much longer at those sort of prices