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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on October 26, 2023, 01:04:44 PM
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Several of Aston Villa’s Premier League fixtures in December and January have been rescheduled.
Manchester City’s visit to Villa Park will now take place on Wednesday, December 6 (ko 8:15pm) and will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video.
Three days later, on Saturday, December 9, our home game against Arsenal has been moved to a 5:30pm kick-off and will be broadcast on Sky Sports.
Unai Emery’s side will now travel to play Brentford on Sunday, December 17 (ko 2pm).
Sheffield United will now be in B6 on Friday, December 22 (ko 8pm), with the game being shown live on Sky Sports.
On Boxing Day, our trip to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United will now kick-off at 8pm and will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video.
Into the New Year and our away day at Everton has been moved to Sunday, January 14 (ko 2pm), with the game being shown live on Sky Sports.
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Bang goes a good day out on the 23rd.
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8pm on Boxing Day in Manchester, FFS.
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
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There's probably reasons why they don't, but you'd think if they absolutely have to play over Christmas that they'd scedule derby matches for that period, where possible.
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
As if getting served on the last Friday before Christmas isn't difficult enough already!
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Pissed off about Arsenal match going later. I knew it would be changed but I’m in Aus when it’s on and was hoping to watch.
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FFS. Arrive back from Trinidad on the morning of the 23rd. Already missing Warsaw Citeh and Arsenal.
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A pity the Arsenal game isn't Sunday. Brutal turnaround from playing Man Citeh on the Weds night.
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
As if getting served on the last Friday before Christmas isn't difficult enough already!
Will the dog shit Xmas market still be on then?
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
As if getting served on the last Friday before Christmas isn't difficult enough already!
Will the dog shit Xmas market still be on then?
Nov 2nd-24th Dec according to a quick Google.
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
As if getting served on the last Friday before Christmas isn't difficult enough already!
Will the dog shit Xmas market still be on then?
Nov 2nd-24th Dec according to a quick Google.
I'll be doing my best to avoid Birmingham that friday then. Lightweights be out in force.
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Just hate this when they play around with the fixtures but that's what happens when money comes first.
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Bang goes a good day out on the 23rd.
They can completely and utterly fuck off. I'd eyes on going to that game with my lad, since Saturday 3pm is pretty much the only decent time for us to get to a game. He's going to be absolutely gutted.
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Dingles at work are fuming, for once I dont think anyone can disagree with them
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Bang goes a good day out on the 23rd.
They can completely and utterly fuck off. I'd eyes on going to that game with my lad, since Saturday 3pm is pretty much the only decent time for us to get to a game. He's going to be absolutely gutted.
Yep, me too. Especially with the rest of our family (and in-laws) being Blades fans. Was hoping to take him for an early Xmas present but that fucks it up.
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Dingles at work are fuming, for once I dont think anyone can disagree with them
So their game kicks off at 1pm on a non-public holiday, with at least a Sunday service on Public Transport whereas the game at Newton Heath kicks off at 8pm on a public holiday with no public transport at all. I know who should be fuming.
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When I read 'fuming' and dingles, I thought it was just some disinfecting thing they had to go through a couple of times a year, but he meant as in angry, didn't he?
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8pm on Boxing Day in Manchester, FFS.
I know i had my eye on this one,but thats a really late finish for that one!!
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Some of the differences in recovery times between the 1st and 3rd festive fixtures
Brighton 287 hours
West Ham 247 hrs
Newcastle 221 hrs
Villa 187 hrs
Wolves 146 hrs
Chelsea 143 hrs
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Bang goes a good day out on the 23rd.
They can completely and utterly fuck off. I'd eyes on going to that game with my lad, since Saturday 3pm is pretty much the only decent time for us to get to a game. He's going to be absolutely gutted.
Burnley the following Saturday has stayed at 3pm at least so may be one for you to consider?
At least we don't have the delights of 1pm on Xmas eve as Wolves do. I think everyone has come to accept now TV will do what it wants when it wants but there really is no need for a football match the day before Christmas.
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Didn't we play late in Manchester one New Years day in the 90s? Think it was a 0-0 and there was something going on with Savo.
It's decades since all games on Boxing day were 3pms and indeed we've played late on that day regularly in the last few years although mainly at home.
Football on xmas eve shouldn't be happening so even by Sky standards that's a poor choice from them.
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Didn't they reverse a similar decision when Liverpool were involved recently?
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Wolves & Chelsea think they're hard done by getting a 1pm KO on Christmas Eve. Our fixture at Man U on Boxing Night is ten times worse, it's utterly ridiculous
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At least most people tend to have Boxing Day off and games are normally played that day. They are both ridiculous though.
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Christmas Eve is the traditional day for blokes to do a panicked dash round town to get their wives a present. That's quite a few women getting nothing for Christmas this year!
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Christmas Eve is the traditional day for blokes to do a panicked dash round town to get their wives a present. That's quite a few women getting nothing for Christmas this year!
Wolves could bring out a perfume called 'Old Gold' and make a fortune. Calling it an 'eau de toilette' might confuse the locals though.
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I think they still wear Hi Karate in Wolverhampton.
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Why is the Forest A on Sunday?
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Why is the Forest A on Sunday?
On Sky
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Christmas Eve is the traditional day for blokes to do a panicked dash round town to get their wives a present. That's quite a few women getting nothing for Christmas this year!
Wolves could bring out a perfume called 'Old Gold' and make a fortune. Calling it an 'eau de toilette' might confuse the locals though.
They will be grunting “Dingle bells” at the match.
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Why is the Forest A on Sunday?
On Sky
Thanks
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Dingles at work are fuming, for once I dont think anyone can disagree with them
At work?😳
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
As if getting served on the last Friday before Christmas isn't difficult enough already!
Will the dog shit Xmas market still be on then?
Nov 2nd-24th Dec according to a quick Google.
They announced yesterday it’s one drink per person this year. They won’t be serving “ rounds “.
Makes it easy to not go.
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The Man Utd fixture was always a good chance of happening, because United never play southern teams or Man City, Liverpool or Everton on Boxing Day.
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
As if getting served on the last Friday before Christmas isn't difficult enough already!
Will the dog shit Xmas market still be on then?
Nov 2nd-24th Dec according to a quick Google.
They announced yesterday it’s one drink per person this year. They won’t be serving “ rounds “.
Makes it easy to not go.
They did this last year. I couldn't get my wife a drink despite her being 20 yards away and me pointing her out to the staff and waving.
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
As if getting served on the last Friday before Christmas isn't difficult enough already!
Will the dog shit Xmas market still be on then?
Nov 2nd-24th Dec according to a quick Google.
They announced yesterday it’s one drink per person this year. They won’t be serving “ rounds “.
Makes it easy to not go.
It's like Winter Wonderland only with any vestige of soul and charm that the latter may enjoy ripped out of it
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The Man Utd fixture was always a good chance of happening, because United never play southern teams or Man City, Liverpool or Everton on Boxing Day.
I just don't understand why they scrapped the notion of playing local(ish) derbies on Boxing Day and New Year's. Something like Forest away and Wolves at home would have done
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Our only Sat 3pm kick off so far this season. H Palace 16 Sep. Our next, H Burnley 30 Dec.
Our first possible Sat 3pm kick off away this season: Sheff U - 3 Feb
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Surprised we have a home game on 'Black Eye Friday', town will be fun.
As if getting served on the last Friday before Christmas isn't difficult enough already!
Will the dog shit Xmas market still be on then?
Nov 2nd-24th Dec according to a quick Google.
They announced yesterday it’s one drink per person this year. They won’t be serving “ rounds “.
Makes it easy to not go.
They did this last year. I couldn't get my wife a drink despite her being 20 yards away and me pointing her out to the staff and waving.
Rumour has it that just one stall is enforcing this rule and Birmingham Live are just shit stirring. I had no issue last year and have been there every year since it started and never witnessed a problem with under age drinking.
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It's like Winter Wonderland only with any vestige of soul and charm that the latter may enjoy ripped out of it
Is it really that bad! Can't really stand any of them. Rip off prices, queues and general feeling of misery.
In fact just like Villa Park at half time ...
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You couldn’t pay me to go to that ‘German’ market. Utter dog shit.
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You couldn’t pay me to go to that ‘German’ market. Utter dog shit.
I'd put 'market' too. It's the same down here. Stallholders pay exorbitant rent then charge exorbitant prices for food, beverages, and. 'Christmas' goods and traditional craftwork imported mainly from China by the container-load.
Fuck.that!
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Bit of advice please
You know the game away against MU on Boxing Day
Because it’s a late KO and it’s on Boxing Day do you think that it will go down to bottom tier ST holders
or is the Boxing Day fixture a high take up game no matter what
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Several of Aston Villa’s Premier League fixtures in December 2024 and January 2025 have been rescheduled.
Wednesday 4 December
20:15 Aston Villa v Brentford (Amazon Prime Video)
Saturday 14 December
17:30 Nott'm Forest v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
Saturday 21 December
12:30 Aston Villa v Man City (TNT Sports)
Monday 30 December
19:45 Aston Villa v Brighton
Wednesday 15 January 2025
19:30 Everton v Aston Villa (TNT Sports)
Saturday 18 January 2025
17:30 Arsenal v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
Sunday 26 January 2025
16:30 Aston Villa v West Ham (Sky Sports)
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I think this is an old thread, already covered by "Games Moved For TV". Maybe could be merged and title amended to include games moved not necessarily on television.