Everton and Sky Sports will discuss reporting for the match against Newcastle following concerns expressed by fans

The Fan Advisory Board reports that Everton has communicated with

Sky Sports over their coverage of the Thursday night matchup versus Newcastle.

On December 8, the organisation said on Twitter that they had spoken with the club and were

“informed” that the Toffees had already held discussions with the broadcaster.

Everton has reportedly spoken with Sky Sports regarding their coverage of the

Thursday night matchup against Newcastle, according to the Fan Advisory Board.

After speaking with the team, the group announced on Twitter on December 8 that they had been

“informed” that the Toffees had previously had talks with the broadcaster.

Due to another planned supporter demonstration against the Premier League and the points deduction,

which implied they were a possible cause of “trouble”,

fans are upset that Sky Sports chose to report from the Wirral rather than around Goodison Park before to the game.

We appreciate all of the messages from Everton supporters who got in

touch with us on SKY’s coverage before to last night’s home game versus Newcastle.

“Many thanks to our fellow Evertonians who have contacted us regarding SKY’s reporting ahead of

our home fixture against Newcastle last night,” the Fan Advisory Board stated.

“We have communicated with the club,

who has informed us that they have reached out to SKY to address this matter, and we share their concerns.”

Incorrect message

Regardless of how this issue came about, it needs to be addressed since it is unfair to portray

Everton supporters as a threat to public safety in the absence of solid evidence.

Fans are already furious over the magnitude of the 10-point Premier League deduction and

the process that led up to it, so the situation is one of heightened emotions.

Additionally, the fact that Sky Sports chose not to air the protest banner that was flown over the

Manchester City vs. Liverpool game two weekends ago together with what seemed like a

weak justification afterwards gives the appearance that the supporters are

being ignored at best and demonised at worst.

Even though Sky Sports is a sports news company and the game was streamed on Amazon Prime,

the protest itself felt worthy of being covered before the game started.

Fortunately, the action on the pitch proved to be exactly what the fans had hoped for,

as a 3-0 victory over the Magpies secured what is perhaps the finest result of the season.

Even though it seemed like they had been unfairly made to seem terrible before the game, goals from Dwight McNeil,

Abdoulaye Doucouré, and Beto secured the points and gave the supporters in the stands something to cheer about.