Games Moved for TV

[Percy McCarthy]

Every game on live TV up to and including Jan 7th.

How many games haven’t been on this season?

Everton, Brentford, is that it?

[kippaxvilla2]

How does Weds 7th Jan qualify as a festive fixture?

Epiphany is the day before.

[Max Villan]

Another 12.30 kick off, will they not fuck off.

[eamonn]

How does Weds 7th Jan qualify as a festive fixture?

Epiphany is the day before.

She said "I think I remember the film". Or was that summat else?

[Percy McCarthy]

Another 12.30 kick off, will they not fuck off.

At nearly a million a game, no.

Or at least, NSWE hope not.

[Villa Lew]

Just 1 Boxing Day match in the Premier League, that, a disgrace.

[Percy McCarthy]

Just 1 Boxing Day match in the Premier League, that, a disgrace.

Apparently they’ll be back next season as it’s a Saturday.

[Max Villan]

Another 12.30 kick off, will they not fuck off.

At nearly a million a game, no.

Or at least, NSWE hope not.

Do you not think its realistic to be annoyed at never getting a 3pm saturday game? I'm well aware of the money sky brings in and expect regular kick off changes, but it will be over 12 months since our last one by the Forest game, and no guarantee the other Jan games wont be moved.

[nordenvillain]

Another 12.30 kick off, will they not fuck off.

At nearly a million a game, no.

Or at least, NSWE hope not.

Do you not think its realistic to be annoyed at never getting a 3pm saturday game? I'm well aware of the money sky brings in and expect regular kick off changes, but it will be over 12 months since our last one by the Forest game, and no guarantee the other Jan games wont be moved.

Don't know about the Everton game on 17th, but Brentford game on 31st will be moved to Sunday 1st Feb as we're playing RB Salzburg the previous Thursday.

[Nev]

Just 1 Boxing Day match in the Premier League, that, a disgrace.

It's because it is a Friday, so naturally it presents the opportunity for the TV companies to make hay over the weekend. Of course it's shit, but let's face it, it's not 1978 anymore.

[Nev]

And another advantage for match going fans, there will be much better public transport on the 27th.

[SoccerHQ]

8.15pm kick offs are horrible, should all be half 7 like the good old days.

[Percy McCarthy]

Another 12.30 kick off, will they not fuck off.

At nearly a million a game, no.

Or at least, NSWE hope not.

Do you not think its realistic to be annoyed at never getting a 3pm saturday game? I'm well aware of the money sky brings in and expect regular kick off changes, but it will be over 12 months since our last one by the Forest game, and no guarantee the other Jan games wont be moved.

Yes, I didn’t mean to have a go at you. It was just a comment on the way of things these days. With my lad playing on Sundays I’m pretty much restricted to midweek games myself.

[WassallVillain]

Just 1 Boxing Day match in the Premier League, that, a disgrace.

And it’s an 8 pm kick off with the longest travel of that match day weekend.  As it is the only prem game that day does it really have to be at that time?  Blaming the euro competitions is a cop out IMO.

[ChicagoLion]

Virtually all our games are on live these days.

I wonder if they'll decide to just scrap the Saturday 3pm full stop for prem teams. Would be a way around the broadcasting issue. When you look at the fixtures these days it's an increasingly smaller number of games at that time already...

It is a pointless rule now, but if the regulator was to do one useful thing it would be to restrict the TV companies complete control over the scheduling of games.