NY Jets fans fume over possible opener blackout amid Spectrum-Disney dispute

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NY Jets fans fume over possible opener blackout amid Spectrum-Disney dispute
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“It’s a huge bummer for lifelong fans who’ve been looking forward to this game all summer,” said one fan. “I don’t know if I’ve ever been as excited for a season…

“Couldn’t they’ve had this fight when the Jets sucked & were never on Monday night?”

“I hate to use the phrase ‘Same Old Jets,’ but it makes sense,” Jets superfan Ira Lieberfarb lamented of the impasse.A financial feud spurred Disney on Aug. 31 to pull ABC and ESPN — which both televise MNF — and its other channels from Charter-owned Spectrum’s pay-cable TV service, and the blackout remains in effect with no end in sight.The financial feud spurred Disney on Aug.

“It’s terrible! The Jets [and their fans] are innocent bystanders. Finally, when people are interested in seeing us, they can’t see us!” fumed Feldstein, who plans to watch the game at Tropix Bar & Lounge in Rego Park.

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