

Abolish 3PM Black Out Rules And Save The sport we love
The Issue
3PM UK Blackouts
As football fans, not being able to watch the team you've supported your whole life, for an outdated rule that doesn't benefit anyone is ultimately frustrating. It doesn't benefit the licensed Broadcasters, the club itself, or, most importantly, You, the fans. We spend our hard earned money on TV subscriptions, just for us to not even be able to watch the majority of games in the UK.
A shocking estimate of around 35%-45% of West Ham United's SKY BET EFL Championship games are not being released for broadcasting.
Another Statistic of Brentford FC's Premier League fixtures make it so that they have roughly 30%-40% of games that will go under the blackout.
This rule was shamelessly brought in in the 1960s, and since has been a disaster. After many petitions sent to the Parliament of The United Kingdom were rejected, we were told it wasn't directly under their control. So now, things MUST change. Let's get the FA, and participating leagues to put an end to this all, finally!
Sign this, to give all matches the opportunity to be broadcasted to the public.
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The Issue
3PM UK Blackouts
As football fans, not being able to watch the team you've supported your whole life, for an outdated rule that doesn't benefit anyone is ultimately frustrating. It doesn't benefit the licensed Broadcasters, the club itself, or, most importantly, You, the fans. We spend our hard earned money on TV subscriptions, just for us to not even be able to watch the majority of games in the UK.
A shocking estimate of around 35%-45% of West Ham United's SKY BET EFL Championship games are not being released for broadcasting.
Another Statistic of Brentford FC's Premier League fixtures make it so that they have roughly 30%-40% of games that will go under the blackout.
This rule was shamelessly brought in in the 1960s, and since has been a disaster. After many petitions sent to the Parliament of The United Kingdom were rejected, we were told it wasn't directly under their control. So now, things MUST change. Let's get the FA, and participating leagues to put an end to this all, finally!
Sign this, to give all matches the opportunity to be broadcasted to the public.
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Petition created on 24 August 2026