Fans want a free ticket for Scotland games on TV
MOST people believe Scotland football internationals should be live on free-to-view TV, a survey of viewers today found.
Even a majority of non-football fans back such a move, according to the figures released by the Scottish Broadcasting Commission.
The national side's home matches are currently broadcast on subscription channel Sky Sports, while fellow pay TV broadcaster Setanta has rights to the away games. First Minister Alex Salmond recently branded it "extraordinary and unacceptable" that the only forthcoming World Cup Qualifiers to be screened on terrestrial TV in Scotland would be England's home matches.
The Public Attitudes to Broadcasting survey today found that 53 per cent of Scots were interested in watching live Scottish football.
Of these, 96 per cent say that Scotland internationals should be live on terrestrial TV.
A spokesman for the SFA said today it has "every sympathy" with supporters, but needs the funding from TV deals to develop grassroots football.
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