Steve Nicol has no problem with the latest push to televise Premier League matches on Saturday nights.
Four full rounds of Premier League games will be up for grabs in the new TV rights auction, it was reported on Thursday.
The games would consist of three midweek rounds of fixtures and a bank holiday programme, meaning whole schedules of games being available to armchair viewers for the first time.
Seven different packages of games will go out to tender, and the Daily Telegraph reported that one would contain 20 games, consisting of two midweek programmes, and another would include a midweek and a bank holiday match schedule.
Another package reportedly includes eight Saturday night matches, each scheduled for 7:45 p.m., with each deal beginning in the 2019-20 season.
Prime-time Premier League football on Saturday nights has been on the cards since being given the green light by club bosses in November.
The league has already told industry regulator Ofcom that it will be increasing the number of live matches available to broadcasters from 168 a season in the current three-year deal, and it is reported to be making 200 games available.
The commitment to not showing any live games between 2:45 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Saturdays continues.
An invitation to tender for the various packages of games via sealed bids will be followed by the winning bids being chosen by the end of February.
The last two sales of domestic rights have seen 70 percent increases in their value, taking the total to £5.1 billion for the current three-year deal, which saw Sky Sports take the lion's share of games and BT Sport acquire Saturday evening games.
Those two broadcasters are expected to compete for the majority of matches again, although there may also be interest companies such as Amazon and Facebook.
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