Don't see United selling out tbh and if it does it'll be the usual influx of Brummie Reds in home ends.
Remember it's August and everyone is on holiday....or at least that's the excuse wheeled out when we get 30k v Newcastle and Hull in that month......
First home game of the season, Man United, loads of excitement and optimism again. Full house I reckon.
Oh after all the signings and more to come, yep it will sell out. Should be a good attendance for Sunderland aswell which is usually one of our lowest gates of the season.
Have the club announced anything regarding ticket exchange yet?
6 days before xmas to travel to Newcastle for a 5.30 kick off - go fuck yourself sky you will not be happy until all football is watched via tv
6 days before xmas to travel to Newcastle for a 5.30 kick off - go fuck yourself sky you will not be happy until all football is watched via tv
well they are a TV company after all!
Meaning Evil
Aston Villa’s December games against Arsenal and Newcastle have been re-arranged to accommodate television needs.
The clash against the Gunners at Villa Park will now take place on Sunday December 13 at 1.30pm rather than 3pm on Saturday December 12.
Villa’s away game at Newcastle on Saturday December 19 will now kick off at 5.30pm rather than 3pm.
Both games will be screened live on Sky Sports.
They aren't needs, they're demands. EDIT Just checked the train times and the last one leaves half an hour after the final whistle (assuming no injury time) so with the station a 15 minute walk from the ground coupled with the 15 minute descent from the away end, it should be doable. Nice one.
Meaning Evil
Aston Villa’s December games against Arsenal and Newcastle have been re-arranged to accommodate television needs.
The clash against the Gunners at Villa Park will now take place on Sunday December 13 at 1.30pm rather than 3pm on Saturday December 12.
Villa’s away game at Newcastle on Saturday December 19 will now kick off at 5.30pm rather than 3pm.
Both games will be screened live on Sky Sports.
They aren't needs, they're demands.
Send a stiff letter or its email equivalent to Gregg Evans.
6 days before xmas to travel to Newcastle for a 5.30 kick off - go fuck yourself sky you will not be happy until all football is watched via tv
You could combine it with a Christmas shopping trip to the Metro Centre. Although to be honest, that place (especially around Christmas time) is just about my idea of what Hell is like.
It's odd that Newcastle away nearly always seems to get moved.
But, Newcastle aren't going to be exempt from playing televised games. At least there is sufficient notice so hopefully nobody will have already wasted money on train tickets.
6 days before xmas to travel to Newcastle for a 5.30 kick off - go fuck yourself sky you will not be happy until all football is watched via tv
I was going to that one with my son but now I'm knacked as trains back to Preston appaling after 7.30. Not happy.
It's odd that Newcastle away nearly always seems to get moved.
But, Newcastle aren't going to be exempt from playing televised games. At least there is sufficient notice so hopefully nobody will have already wasted money on train tickets.
I was thinking when up there we last played at 3pm as that game always seems to be on TV...but actually last season we played at the regular time.
Sky must remember that 4-3 classic from the mid 90s when Yorke scored a hat trick and think there will be a repeat eventually. Both teams are lightyears away from that standard.
Last season was the first time we've played there in a Saturday 3pm for years.
It's odd that Newcastle away nearly always seems to get moved.
But, Newcastle aren't going to be exempt from playing televised games. At least there is sufficient notice so hopefully nobody will have already wasted money on train tickets.
I was thinking when up there we last played at 3pm as that game always seems to be on TV...but actually last season we played at the regular time.
Sky must remember that 4-3 classic from the mid 90s when Yorke scored a hat trick and think there will be a repeat eventually. Both teams are lightyears away from that standard.
Toon away was the first Setanta game, also at 5:30 on a Sat.
I made a last minute decision to go and drove up and back in the same day (via Villa to pick up my ticket)
You are one mad mofo, UKR. Madder than Laibach on chemicals.
i reckon sky have chosen newcastle v villa because you can get a nice "doom and gloom" montage in the build-up.
some archive footage from the successful 90s, interspersed with clips of fans with their head in their hands, ashley and lerner, dark clouds circling over st james's and villa park, all set to a mogwai soundtrack.
Sat 16th Jan 2016
Leicester home game moved to 5.30 ko for Sky. No other league games on TV in Jan.