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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: villabear on August 10, 2016, 05:01:09 PM
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3 games moved for TV.
From official site:
Three games have been selected for Sky Sports TV coverage in October and November.
Our match at home to Wolves on Saturday October 15 will move from 3pm to 5.30pm.
Our game away at Birmingham City on Sunday October 30 won’t move from 12noon but it has been selected for Sky Sports coverage too.
We will face our first Friday night match on November 18, when we travel to Brighton for a 7.45pm kick-off, after it moved from Saturday November 19.
Mods feel free to move if necessary.
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Fucks sake. Brighton on a Friday night? Balls.
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I quite fancied Brighton away but not on a Friday. I know there has been little aggro when playing Wolves but that late on a Saturday night seems like asking for it.
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Small Heath was always gonna be on telly and Wolves isn't too much of an inconvenience seeing as it's down the road. Brighton on a Friday is a pain though. Only got 2.5 days leave left for the year.
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It will really stretch the working from home credentials to do so that day.
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Once again TV shows total disregard for the fans. We're treated like tv extras....except we've paid for the privilege.
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That Brighton game is taking the piss. I'm sure quite a few now can't go.
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Really annoyed at that Brighton move.
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Brighton game change is great for me thanks sky!!!
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Brighton game change is great for me thanks sky!!!
I like that too can make a weekend of it. I have to say as it's one of better places to go and know people there. I will go to Brentford Fulham and qpr but home end and that's my lot Though I get majority of villa who go away are actually from Birmingham but I sit with friends of supportinh nice club .
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If you want to buy Sky to watch these matches, the Sports Bundle costs £47.50 a month and it currently comes with a free 32" LG TV or £100 reward. I in shares house now so just divide our £60 a month between 3. Hmm I wonder what everyone else pays for sports? So what do people pay?
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Don't pay Sky it only encourages them!
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Don't pay Sky it only encourages them!
exactly
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My lawyer has released a statement to ensure Villa fans that this decision has nothing to do with this TV
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Cancelled Sky Sports five years ago. Wouldn't give 'em the steam of me sh*t!.
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How much notice do they gibe these days? I'm trying to arrange something for the weekend of the Toon match but fear it could be moved to the Sunday...
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Thought it had already been moved to 5 30 on the Sat ?
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When do they look at the December fixtures?
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How much notice do they gibe these days? I'm trying to arrange something for the weekend of the Toon match but fear it could be moved to the Sunday...
It's definitely on the Saturday. Been pushed back to 17:30 though for Sky Sports: http://www.skysports.com/aston-villa-fixtures
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How much notice do they gibe these days? I'm trying to arrange something for the weekend of the Toon match but fear it could be moved to the Sunday...
I was hoping that it would be moved to the Sunday (got better things to do on the Saturday) but its definitely 17:30 on the Sat
EDIT - as Hoyle said
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How much notice do they gibe these days? I'm trying to arrange something for the weekend of the Toon match but fear it could be moved to the Sunday...
It's definitely on the Saturday. Been pushed back to 17:30 though for Sky Sports: http://www.skysports.com/aston-villa-fixtures
Cheers chaps
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So far our games selected for Sky are:
Sat 20th August Derby (Away) 17:30
Sun 11th Sept Nott Forest (home) 13:15
Sat 24th Sept Newcastle (home) 17:30
Sat 15th Oct Wolves (home) 17:30
Sun 30th Oct Birmingham (Away) 12:00
Fri 18th Nov Brighton (Away) 19:45
http://www.skysports.com/watch/football-on-sky/competitions/championship
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Leeds away moved to 5.30 Sat, Leeds home brought forward to Thursday night Dec 29, and QPR away now on Sunday. Norwich away on Sky also but no change.
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So all three of our away games in December are on Sky.
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Leeds at home on a Thursday....argh.. Mind you original date was on New Years eve so that probably inconvenienced just as many.
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Leeds at home on a Thursday....argh.. Mind you original date was on New Years eve so that probably inconvenienced just as many.
I will be up and Alp and will miss both Burton and Leeds at home. Two games that I was looking forward to before the fixture dates were announced
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So all three of our away games in December are on Sky.
With Blues & Brighton it's five successive aways on live.
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Oh joy.
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My initial reaction was irritation. Then I booked a return journey to Leeds on the MegaBus for £6.50. Fixture changes are normally a pain in the arse but the occasional "Bank Error in your favour" moment is rewarding.
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Megabus wanker.
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So all three of our away games in December are on Sky.
With Blues & Brighton it's five successive aways on live.
that's why I never pay for sky scum sports totally ruined the game. Mobdro all the way.
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Wolves away Sat 14th Jan 5.30
Brentford away Tue 31st Jan 7.45
Both on Sky. Meaning we've got six away games on the trot on Sky.
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This will have a negative effect on ticket sales and worse still a reduction in the decibel level coming out of the away section.
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This will have a negative effect on ticket sales and worse still a reduction in the decibel level coming out of the away section.
It won't. Home games maybe but not our away support. It's near impossible for me to get away tickets (I don't have a season ticket anymore).
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Apparently sky's viewing figures have been significantly lower this season. Long live Kodi.
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This will have a negative effect on ticket sales and worse still a reduction in the decibel level coming out of the away section.
No chance
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Makes the Wolves game more interesting. Already in the South Bank as my mates who are Wolves fans are away for that fixture. Villa here, Villa, there...
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This will have a negative effect on ticket sales and worse still a reduction in the decibel level coming out of the away section.
I'm not so sure. Brighton on a Friday night sold out and we even sold an additional 500 that were given afterwards. Our other away games on Sky have sold out. Wolves will sell out regardless and Brentford will be a small allocation that will also sell out.
I think you underestimate the strength of our away support.
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This will have a negative effect on ticket sales and worse still a reduction in the decibel level coming out of the away section.
I'm not so sure. Brighton on a Friday night sold out and we even sold an additional 500 that were given afterwards. Our other away games on Sky have sold out. Wolves will sell out regardless and Brentford will be a small allocation that will also sell out.
I think you underestimate the strength of our away support.
Having missed Preston, Barnsley & Blues, I've dropped down to the second priority level for aways. I've taken a flyer on booking hotels for QPR and Brentford but its a risk with low allocation venues
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Newcastle away Monday night Feb 20th (subject to FA Cup). There's another reason for us to beat Spurs.
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And/or for Newcastle to beat Small Heath.
Dreadful kick off time, requiring two days off work to attend.
We never play there on a Saturday!
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Still on Saturday 4 February, Forest is now a 5.30pm kick off.
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And Forest away 5.30 Saturday. That's not so bad with only a small allocation there nowadays.
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So that's our Northernmost (Newcastle), Southernmost (Brighton) and Easternmost (Norwich) games all evening kick-offs. It's almost like they couldn't give a shit about the fans.
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Apparently sky's viewing figures have been significantly lower this season. Long live Kodi.
I'd agree if I could find a stable/decent friggin' stream on it !!
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From Blues at the end of October to Newcastle on 20th Feb we will have had 9 of 10 away games on Sky. The only one not on in that time is Cardiff. That is ridiculous.
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No Saturday 3pm away game between 1st October and 4th March. Over five months!
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Still on Saturday 4 February, Forest is now a 5.30pm kick off.
Bugger, I was hoping for a 3pm so that I could go to the Richard Herring gig at Nottingham Playhouse in the evening. Doubt that I can make it across town in time now
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Proves we're the biggest club/attraction in this league if nothing else, am sure Newcastle and Norwich don't get such exposure.
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Newcastle and Leeds are on a lot aswell but this run of away games for us is mental.
We've had one 3pm Saturday game at Newcastle since December 2005.
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Brighton v Leeds will be the 5th straight Leeds game to be live on TV. Then our home game is live and they have a couple more in Jan. I wonder what percentage of live Division 2 games so far have featured us, Newcastle or Leeds.
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Brighton v Leeds will be the 5th straight Leeds game to be live on TV. Then our home game is live and they have a couple more in Jan. I wonder what percentage of live Division 2 games so far have featured us, Newcastle or Leeds.
Sky showing us play Leeds twice in less than a month is crazy.
I was going to go to one of the Forest or Newcastle matches, but I can't do an 8pm on a Monday night. Hopefully I will be able to get a ticket for Forest.
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Be interesting to see who gets the largest viewing figures, us, Leeds or Newcastle.
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Big club fans have to deal with this sort of thing.
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Brighton v Leeds will be the 5th straight Leeds game to be live on TV. Then our home game is live and they have a couple more in Jan. I wonder what percentage of live Division 2 games so far have featured us, Newcastle or Leeds.
Do Sky have to show each team a minimum number of times?
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At least it's only our away games being changed, imagine the uproar if it was all of our home matches.
We'll end the season having been on telly twice or three times more than last season. I wonder how the TV money will compare.
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Brighton v Leeds will be the 5th straight Leeds game to be live on TV. Then our home game is live and they have a couple more in Jan. I wonder what percentage of live Division 2 games so far have featured us, Newcastle or Leeds.
Sky showing us play Leeds twice in less than a month is crazy.
I was going to go to one of the Forest or Newcastle matches, but I can't do an 8pm on a Monday night. Hopefully I will be able to get a ticket for Forest.
We'll only get 2000 for Forest, will sell out in a couple of days.
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No Saturday 3pm away game between 1st October and 4th March. Over five months!
One of the things I didn't get in the "what won't you miss about the premier league" threads over the summer was posts saying at least we wouldn't get TV messing about with our games.
We've been on more than we would if we'd stayed up.
Newcastle away on a Monday is ridiculous....Sky could easily show it on the weekend as they don't cover the FA cup anymore.
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Still on Saturday 4 February, Forest is now a 5.30pm kick off.
Bugger, I was hoping for a 3pm so that I could go to the Richard Herring gig at Nottingham Playhouse in the evening. Doubt that I can make it across town in time now
Leave the City ground a few minutes earlier and you should be back in the city centre in 10 minutes, plenty of buses along that route.
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Newcastle and Leeds are on a lot aswell but this run of away games for us is mental.
We've had one 3pm Saturday game at Newcastle since December 2005.
Part of me thinks Sky still have a hard on from the 4-3 classic in 96 and they're also annoyed one of the few they didn't show was when Bowyer and Dyer squared up.
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The most annoying thing about the Newcastle game is not so much the distance on a weeknight, but if either of us (well, them) reach the 5th round of the cup our game won't be that weekend. How are you supposed to make plans, book days off work etc when you don't know if the game will definitely be on that day?
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The League statement says that if either team are involved in the 5th round of the cup the Newcastle game will revert to Saturday 18 Feb and not on TV.
What a daft bloody statement - there'll be a cup game to play.
It also says... Sky Sports and the EFL have made a joint commitment to ensure clubs and supporters are given at least five weeks’ notice ahead of any matches selected for live television coverage.
The 4th rnd of the cup is only 3 weeks before the 5th (and replays 10/11 days before) so the only way we'll know for sure 5 weeks beforehand is if both teams gets knocked out in the 3rd rnd without going to replays. It seems to me they're bending the rules to ensure they get this fixture.
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At least it's only our away games being changed, imagine the uproar if it was all of our home matches.
We'll end the season having been on telly twice or three times more than last season. I wonder how the TV money will compare.
I'd rather it was the home games they fucked with. At least most of our fans won't need to book a day off work when that happens (with sympathy to those such as Ads that have to travel from further afield).
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Brighton v Leeds will be the 5th straight Leeds game to be live on TV. Then our home game is live and they have a couple more in Jan. I wonder what percentage of live Division 2 games so far have featured us, Newcastle or Leeds.
Sky showing us play Leeds twice in less than a month is crazy.
I was going to go to one of the Forest or Newcastle matches, but I can't do an 8pm on a Monday night. Hopefully I will be able to get a ticket for Forest.
We'll only get 2000 for Forest, will sell out in a couple of days.
Yeah, I don't think I will have enough away games to be in with a chance - only have the three at the moment and will need at least 5.
Been thinking about it today and I will probably go to the Newcastle match - have to use a bit of holiday allowance and take a long weekend!
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Brum Mail
Moved by 15 minutes!
Aston Villa’s match with Fulham in April has been selected for Sky Sports coverage, the Football League has confirmed.
The match at Craven Cottage on Easter Bank Holiday Monday has been switched to a 2:45pm kick-off rather than the originally scheduled 3pm.
Villa have been omitted from television selections throughout March as the Championship promotion race takes top billing.
But Villa’s huge audiences have led Sky to come calling once again.
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Get in! We lose every time on telly but we still pull in the punters. #ClassIsPermanent
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I shall be down at the caravan for that game so can now watch it in the pub.
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At least it's only our away games being changed, imagine the uproar if it was all of our home matches.
We'll end the season having been on telly twice or three times more than last season. I wonder how the TV money will compare.
I'd rather it was the home games they fucked with. At least most of our fans won't need to book a day off work when that happens (with sympathy to those such as Ads that have to travel from further afield).
Leeds are always on as I read they pull in 500k more viewers than the rest of the league. I imagine we're close to that figure as well. Hence why WBA and Stoke are hardly ever on Sky :)
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I shall be down at the caravan for that game so can now watch it in the pub.
Hark at you with your mobile home.
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At least it's only our away games being changed, imagine the uproar if it was all of our home matches.
We'll end the season having been on telly twice or three times more than last season. I wonder how the TV money will compare.
I'd rather it was the home games they fucked with. At least most of our fans won't need to book a day off work when that happens (with sympathy to those such as Ads that have to travel from further afield).
Leeds are always on as I read they pull in 500k more viewers than the rest of the league. I imagine we're close to that figure as well. Hence why WBA and Stoke are hardly ever on Sky :)
More than us and Newcastle?
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Looks like only games up to 17/4 have been announced
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That was close, I risked buying tickets for the rattler at lunchtime.
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Just a quick question hopefully someone can answer, I've bought a couple of tickets for Wednesday at Home via the online ticket office and paid via Visa Debit. Do they now just post me the tickets as there was no indication of how I get my hands on them. I don't go very often now and when I do I just buy the tickets on the day at the ground.
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on the basis that the Fulham game on Bank holiday will be a sell out
you can still get seats in the neutral/mixed section end at £25
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Loss to Fulham it is, then.
We'll just have to win every game between now and April 17.
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Surprised Burton game isn't on TV....you'd have thought Sky would've been all over that one.
What really is the point of moving the Fulham game 15 minutes?! Pretty sure the 3pm rule doesn't apply on bank holidays.
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
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Just a quick question hopefully someone can answer, I've bought a couple of tickets for Wednesday at Home via the online ticket office and paid via Visa Debit. Do they now just post me the tickets as there was no indication of how I get my hands on them. I don't go very often now and when I do I just buy the tickets on the day at the ground.
Doesn't confirmation email state what they'll do? It used to have delivery/collection info in the small print
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
As per UK Redsox.
Looks like only games up to 17/4 have been announced
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
As per UK Redsox.
Looks like only games up to 17/4 have been announced
Remaking tv games will be announced 5 weeks in advance, but I'd be surprised if they choose a mid-table midlands derby that has little national interest at the best of times.
It's FA Cup s/f weekend so Sky will be looking to compete with that by their choice. There's at least 3 more interesting Championship games that weekend too.
Whether it is or not though the stupid kick-off time won't change, unfortunately.
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
As per UK Redsox.
Looks like only games up to 17/4 have been announced
Remaking tv games will be announced 5 weeks in advance, but I'd be surprised if they choose a mid-table midlands derby that has little national interest at the best of times.
It's FA Cup s/f weekend so Sky will be looking to compete with that by their choice. There's at least 3 more interesting Championship games that weekend too.
Whether it is or not though the stupid kick-off time won't change, unfortunately.
i still reckon they will go for it on tv
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Just a quick question hopefully someone can answer, I've bought a couple of tickets for Wednesday at Home via the online ticket office and paid via Visa Debit. Do they now just post me the tickets as there was no indication of how I get my hands on them. I don't go very often now and when I do I just buy the tickets on the day at the ground.
Doesn't confirmation email state what they'll do? It used to have delivery/collection info in the small print
It kind of suggested that they post them but didn't actually say it, I thought I'd better check as my previous dealings with the ticket office has left me thinking they're all a bit half soaked to say the least. I rang them and despite the usual performance in getting them to find the transaction they finally did and they do indeed post them unless you want to print yourself. I must admit at least they were a lot friendlier this time, which is a start.
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
As per UK Redsox.
Looks like only games up to 17/4 have been announced
Remaking tv games will be announced 5 weeks in advance, but I'd be surprised if they choose a mid-table midlands derby that has little national interest at the best of times.
It's FA Cup s/f weekend so Sky will be looking to compete with that by their choice. There's at least 3 more interesting Championship games that weekend too.
Whether it is or not though the stupid kick-off time won't change, unfortunately.
i still reckon they will go for it on tv
I hope so, we are on holiday so fingers crossed that it's shown
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I shall be down at the caravan for that game so can now watch it in the pub.
Just what I was thinking - watching Villa on the tv while relaxing at the seaside - does life get any better ?
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
I'd say it's highly unlikely as Sky are showing Leicester v Spurs at 12pm that day.
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
I'd say it's highly unlikely as Sky are showing Leicester v Spurs at 12pm that day.
Good, there's a chance we won't lose if it's not on telly.
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
I'd say it's highly unlikely as Sky are showing Leicester v Spurs at 12pm that day.
Only if Spurs lose at home to Millwall in the cup.
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on the basis that the Fulham game on Bank holiday will be a sell out
you can still get seats in the neutral/mixed section end at £25
Just booked my "Neutral End" ticket - as a warning the Putney end is selling out fast with only tickets in the two block furthest from the Villa blocks left now.
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Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
I'd say it's highly unlikely as Sky are showing Leicester v Spurs at 12pm that day.
Only if Spurs lose at home to Millwall in the cup.
Sky now showing Celtic v Rangers 2012 in the Cup while our game is on, not sure if they'd be tempted to show both at once.
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I'm not sure,
Anybody else wondering if the game with the rags will be on tv ? - No mention of it yet ?
I'd say it's highly unlikely as Sky are showing Leicester v Spurs at 12pm that day.
Only if Spurs lose at home to Millwall in the cup.
Sky now showing Celtic v Rangers 2012 in the Cup while our game is on, not sure if they'd be tempted to show both at once.
Instead of 'Super Sunday', it could be 'Double Trouble'....
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Championship TV fixtures are still only up to 17th Apr
However, Blues KO is already set, I can't see any reason for the game at Blackburn to be on TV and the Brighton KO is set
The Brighton game could be on TV if they haven't sealed automatic promotion by then
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I shall be down at the caravan for that game so can now watch it in the pub.
Hark at you with your mobile home.
It isn't mobile.
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I shall be down at the caravan for that game so can now watch it in the pub.
Just what I was thinking - watching Villa on the tv while relaxing at the seaside - does life get any better ?
Spot of lunch before then the football whilst the wife and kids go to the beach.
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Championship TV fixtures are still only up to 17th Apr
However, Blues KO is already set, I can't see any reason for the game at Blackburn to be on TV and the Brighton KO is set
The Brighton game could be on TV if they haven't sealed automatic promotion by then
Brighton kick off is fixed regardless as all last day games have to kick off at the same time.
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Championship TV fixtures are still only up to 17th Apr
However, Blues KO is already set, I can't see any reason for the game at Blackburn to be on TV and the Brighton KO is set
The Brighton game could be on TV if they haven't sealed automatic promotion by then
Brighton kick off is fixed regardless as all last day games have to kick off at the same time.
Which is what I said
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The derby match between Aston Villa and Birmingham City will not be broadcast on live television. The EFL has today announced the next set of fixtures to be broadcast by Sky Sports - and the clash at Villa Park on Sunday, April 23 is not one of them. Instead the broadcaster is focusing on the promotion race with Brighton’s trip to Norwich has been moved to Friday, April 21 and Newcastle’s home game with Preston rescheduled for Monday, April 24.
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I am absolutely delighted given our propensity for shitness on sky.
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It's a good thing given our record on Sky, and it will encourage more fans to go.
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Yippie yi ooh
Yippie yi yay
Holte Enders not on Sky
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Good, I'm fed up of missing things on tele I'd like to watch every time I go to a game.
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Good, I'm fed up of missing things on tele I'd like to watch every time I go to a game.
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that looks like the volume goes up to 11.
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Here are the upcoming matches moved
Blackburn v Villa, 5.30pm, Saturday, September 15
Queens Park Rangers v Villa, 7.45pm, Friday, October 26
Villa v Bolton Wanderers, 7.45pm, Friday, November 2