Tuesday vs Wednesday?

[usav]

Is it me or do all of our midweek games now seem to be on Tuesday?  Obviously we can't dictate the away ones, but we seem to have switched in the last several years to playing on a Tuesday at home.  I swear in the 80's/90's most of our midweek games were on Wednesday.   Am I making this up?

[MalcolmP]

Is it me or do all of our midweek games now seem to be on Tuesday?  Obviously we can't dictate the away ones, but we seem to have switched in the last several years to playing on a Tuesday at home.  I swear in the 80's/90's most of our midweek games were on Wednesday.   Am I making this up?

No it always used to be predominantly Wednesdays for most of my 50 + years of going down Villa Park! Its probably got something to do with Sky - all the other changes are their fault!

The Champions League are going to have Double Headers in the Group stages with one game kicking off at 6.00 and the other at 8.00 - really thinking of the supporters again - how the **** can people working get to the game for 6.00? (At least this will not affect us Villa fans for a couple of years!) At least can't blame Sky for this one.

[Villa Lew]

Yes it was nearly always on Wednesdays. Though I think it does make sense to play the mid week games on Tuesdays, as Tuesday is the night, which is nearer to midweek, if you're playing Saturday to Saturday 3pm, as you are always leaving 3 days plus a few hours between matches. Whereas you are not doing so if you're playing Wednesday night to Saturday afternoon.

Virtually all the EFL clubs these days play on Tuesday nights, and only play on a Wednesday night if they've played on the previous Sunday.

[eamonn]

I think one of the Scottish managers changed it to Tue. Clearly they were Corrie fans rather than Eastenders. Northern solidarity I guess.

[Simon Page]

I seem to recall we changed from Weds to Tue sometime around 2012.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

I thought it was Wednesday on Saturday! ;-)

[Chipsticks]

I think one of the Scottish managers changed it to Tue. Clearly they were Corrie fans rather than Eastenders. Northern solidarity I guess.

I seem to recall we changed from Weds to Tue sometime around 2012.

This has always confused me. Forgive me if I'm being thick, but can the club request to play mid-week games on a certain night?

[West Derby Villan]

Yeah always on Wednesdays until last few years. Given the choice, Wednesday for me

[dave.woodhall]

Alex McLeish changed it and nobody's bothered to change it back.

[usav]

Alex McLeish changed it and nobody's bothered to change it back.

So either nobody cares enough or they like Tuesdays as well.

[dave.woodhall]

Alex McLeish changed it and nobody's bothered to change it back.

So either nobody cares enough or they like Tuesdays as well.

Probably.  I don't suppose it makes much difference either. way.

[class-of-82]

It's a wonder someone has not blamed Hutton for it

[steamer]

To my Memory We always played on Wednesday and the Noses on Tuesday.
And the change was made by Mcleish. he must have felt homesick.

[MorrisNielson]

Lambert’s seasons sees the shift to Tuesday.
Historical, Monday was generally the weekday for home games, up the 1960’s.
Note Saturday only games for the first league season.
Here’s a breakdown of days. That’s numberwang:

[four fornicholl]

Lambert’s seasons sees the shift to Tuesday.
Historical, Monday was generally the weekday for home games, up the 1960’s.
Note Saturday only games for the first league season.
Here’s a breakdown of days. That’s numberwang:

Monday, 80-81, cup?