I wouldn't read anything into those comments from Gavin Patterson.
IF he was planning to win the majority of PL packages it would be in his interests to make Sky think BT don't want the majority of PL rights (or at least make Sky think BT aren't willing to bid very high for them) so that Sky bid lower than they otherwise might - allowing BT to win the auctions.
It's impossible to guess what BT will do - if I was Sky I would assume that BT will be bidding very strongly for all PL packages.
IF he was planning to win the majority of PL packages it would be in his interests to make Sky think BT don't want the majority of PL rights (or at least make Sky think BT aren't willing to bid very high for them) so that Sky bid lower than they otherwise might - allowing BT to win the auctions.
It's impossible to guess what BT will do - if I was Sky I would assume that BT will be bidding very strongly for all PL packages.




