Fixture Changes/Games Moved for TV - Season 17/18

[cdward]

An annoyance for me must be a nightmare booking from places like Ireland though

Tell me about it. 3 flights booked already to fly in and out of Brum from Dublin on the Saturday.
I know it's my own mistake, but i jumped on them a few weeks ago when i saw a reasonable price, not stopping to think that it will be moved.
The frustration is the longer it drags on the more expensive it becomes to change them or book more flights.
Not surprising you get this from Ryanair - All Ryanair flights are changeable but they cannot be cancelled.
Change flight information
Flight change fees are charged per one way flight/per person and vary by season.In addition to these flight change fees, any price difference between the original fare paid and the new fare chosen is charged. Please note that if the fare/fees on the new flight is lower, no refund will be made.

[SoccerHQ]

Well if we don't win our next two we will be out of the automatic promotion race so they could well leave us alone and focus on Fulham, Wolves and Cardiff instead.

[Dazvillain]

Here's the official statement:

TV selections for the penultimate weekend of the season (27 to the 29 April) will be confirmed on Wednesday 4 April following the upcoming Easter programme in order to ensure the most appropriate matches are picked for broadcast, with promotion and relegation battles still to be decided across the EFL.

The EFL has worked with Sky Sports to maintain a minimum five-week commitment to the rescheduling of fixtures for TV selection throughout the season in order to ensure that supporters are given as much notice as possible with the average notification period for 2017/18 in excess of seven weeks (52.5 days).

However, given the significance of the matches taking place on the penultimate weekend, it is the view of both the EFL and its broadcast partner that it is not in the interests of the competition to broadcast matches that have no impact on the outstanding issues of the season.

Therefore, for this weekend only, the policy has been amended to ensure a minimum three weeks’ notice period is adhered to for the vacant TV slots scheduled for 7.45pm on Friday 27 April or 5.30pm on Saturday 28 April.

Great update thanks. Unfortunately will only be able to go either derby or home play off and was going to buy derby online tomoz but will prob wait till tv fixtures announced now . Has anyone got play off dates please ?

[SoccerHQ]

I believe the 3rd place team will play away on the Friday and them home leg Monday.

4th place team gets away game on the Saturday (think it's the 12th) then home on the Tuesday.

[Meanwood Villa]

If Wolves and Cardiff both win tomorrow then promotion will likely be sealed before penultimate games which makes me think Sky will give them a swerve. I'm thinking Middlesbrough-Millwall might get the nod as a playoff contenders' tussle. I'm hoping we'll be confirmed in top six by then but Derby probably won't. Then again, they might have fallen right out the other end. If not us, maybe Fulham-Sunderland for a pick? Possible issues at top and bottom?

[Meanwood Villa]

Sky no doubt pay someone to analyse these things.

[eamonn]

Can Sky take back all the April games they've chosen of us featuring? We're finishing fourth so pick on someone else and we can have a few more normal Sats, thank you please.

[wittonwarrior]

At least the Derby home game may now be a 3pm Saturday kick off

[SoccerHQ]

At least the Derby home game may now be a 3pm Saturday kick off

Derby will still be in mix for top 6.

[spangley1812]

Here's the official statement:

TV selections for the penultimate weekend of the season (27 to the 29 April) will be confirmed on Wednesday 4 April following the upcoming Easter programme in order to ensure the most appropriate matches are picked for broadcast, with promotion and relegation battles still to be decided across the EFL.

The EFL has worked with Sky Sports to maintain a minimum five-week commitment to the rescheduling of fixtures for TV selection throughout the season in order to ensure that supporters are given as much notice as possible with the average notification period for 2017/18 in excess of seven weeks (52.5 days).

However, given the significance of the matches taking place on the penultimate weekend, it is the view of both the EFL and its broadcast partner that it is not in the interests of the competition to broadcast matches that have no impact on the outstanding issues of the season.

Therefore, for this weekend only, the policy has been amended to ensure a minimum three weeks’ notice period is adhered to for the vacant TV slots scheduled for 7.45pm on Friday 27 April or 5.30pm on Saturday 28 April.

Great update thanks. Unfortunately will only be able to go either derby or home play off and was going to buy derby online tomoz but will prob wait till tv fixtures announced now . Has anyone got play off dates please ?

Play Off dates are Fri 11/05 and Sat 12/05 .....Mon 14/05 and Tues 15/05

[Dazvillain]

Anyone seen our heard any sight of tv fixtures yet for derby game weekend ?

[CJ]

Anyone seen our heard any sight of tv fixtures yet for derby game weekend ?

According to the Sky Fixtures site Fulham are playing Sunderland on Friday 27th, 7:45; Middlesbrough play Millwall at 5:30 on the Saturday, but they're not yet on its televised fixtures page. Don't know when they were announced and how much scope they have to change things now

[CJ]

Anyone seen our heard any sight of tv fixtures yet for derby game weekend ?

According to the Sky Fixtures site Fulham are playing Sunderland on Friday 27th, 7:45; Middlesbrough play Millwall at 5:30 on the Saturday, but they're not yet on its televised fixtures page. Don't know when they were announced and how much scope they have to change things now

As you were - just checked again and they've moved them all back to 3:00 on the Saturday. They've changed back on the Beeb fixtures page too. Looks like they're reconsidering

Edit: And now they're back again!

[SoccerHQ]

I presume we're o.k for 3pm then?

[Dave P]

I presume we're o.k for 3pm then?

Seems that way. Fulham v Sunderland on friday and Boro v Millwall on Saturday confirmed for TV.