Leeds United’s official Twitter account caught the attention of many Whites supporters recently after they posted a tweet calling for the club’s supporters to buy a match pass for their ‘season finale’ against Charlton Athletic, which is being shown exclusively on LUTV on Wednesday.
This tweet included a link to an article from the Whites’ official website which explains that LUTV is ‘the only place’ to watch Leeds United’s final game of the season as the fixture has ‘not been selected by Sky Sports for live broadcast and will not be available via the Red Button.’
After Leeds United shared this news to the club’s supporters via a tweet, plenty of Whites fans responded to this post to call for the club to make this fixture available for free.
? Exclusive! Watch Wednesday's season finale against Charlton only on LUTV! Buy your match pass now!
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 20, 2020
One particular Leeds fan replied to this tweet to share that they believe this fixture should have been made available for free as a show of gratitude to the Whites faithful and after it was recently confirmed that the Whites are the Championship winners for the 2019/20 season, some Leeds supporters replied to this tweet to share that they believe that all of the club’s fans should be able to enjoy the Championship trophy presentation, which is expected to take place after Wednesday’s game, without having to pay.
I’ll pay but thought this one could be free as a thanks to the fans ?
— Lee Thompson (@lufcThommo) July 20, 2020
Happy to pay, but would it be worth making this free to watch, allows everyone to enjoy the title celebrations.
— Joe ? (@JoeBrewer95) July 20, 2020
Should this game be available for free?
YES
NO
Should be free! Let everyone watch# us lift the trophy!
— Alex Premier League Dunne (@DirtyLeedsAlex) July 20, 2020
Loads of people saying it should be free so everyone can watch them lift the trophy. Agreed. Charge for the match and once the final whistle goes, make it available free.
— Nyge (@Nyge_79) July 20, 2020
Some Leeds United fans mentioned the club’s owner Andrea Radrizzani in response to this tweet and continued calling for this game to be available for free.
It would be a lovely touch by the club @andrearadri if they allowed all fans a free pass to watch the final game on Wednesday night. As a thanks for supporting the club; especially through the last 16 years! #lufc https://t.co/OGN8XI3RBj
— LEEDS UNITED MAD (@LeedsUnited_MAD) July 21, 2020
Thought we might have got a freebie to celebrate @andrearadri ?
— TheAngryMop BA ? #FBPE ??????? (@TheAngryMop) July 20, 2020
This is shocking as we need to keep fans at home celebrating & away from #EllandRoad as is still alive & kicking. @LUFC need to make this FOC to all if @SkySportsPL @SkySportsNews @skytv are not putting one of the most important games on TV #football #Champions https://t.co/AbE7fBS5qL
— Michelle Teale (@ChelleMel47) July 20, 2020
LUTV clearly have a contract with sky to go half’s on the profits
— Bielsa Boys (@BielsaBoys) July 20, 2020
Last game of the season
Don’t be tight
Let everyone watch it— Rich M G (@dickiemint70) July 20, 2020
Considering that Leeds are set to compete in England’s top flight next season for the first time since the 2003/04 campaign and this will be their final game in the Championship for at least one season, it may be understandable why these members of the club’s fanbase replied to this post to call for the game to be made available for free so that all of the club’s fans can celebrate their promotion by watching the final game of this successful title-winning campaign and, perhaps more importantly, enjoy the trophy presentation to crown their long-awaited achievement.