Great, then we play the Vile four days later when they have had six days between games. Bloody Sky.
Getting pi55ed off with these alterations now. I have season tickets for me and my 4 year old. So this and Villa are now evening kick offs during the same week moved from Saturday's. I understand a few games moving and know there will be a few midweek games naturally but this is stupid. He has just started school so will probably just be able to cope with the Friday night game. They certainly don't think of the next generation when moving these games. My mate who sits in front of me comes up from London for each game and struggles to get to the night games. Good old Sky.
They think of the money Grim. Not that the club decide, Sky do. Doubt Albion could say no even if they wanted to.
4 days is plenty JD. No big deal that Villa get six. There would be no televised games if everyone played at the same time every game.
The situation is now completely unacceptable. I have no problem with sky televising games as long as the dates are released at the start of the season and these dates are not altered. It is so annoying when you arrange other events when Albion are not playing only to find that the date or time is changed and clashes with something else that you have planned to do. I can accept it for the last couple of weeks of the season when promotion and relegation is an issue. Some fans, who purchase season tickets, can find that they will miss quite a few games through no fault of their own. It is more of a problem for away fans as most of the alterations mean that the game is an evening kick off making travelling very difficult. Surely this is wrong! The only answer that I can envisage is for all clubs to refuse to change the date. If this was the case then sky would have to have a rethink. It is now totally out of hand.
They're taking the absolute piss.
I can make it to the Monday and Friday games (Brentford/the Vile) but at great inconvenience to us as a family, and we live fairly local. Really feel for those travelling from further afield, be that home or away support. Make the most of the home game versus Blackburn folks, without checking I'm sure it's currently our last 3pm home kick off until Boxing Day against Wigan.
Already had to re arrange travel plans for several away days and I'm unimpressed. Becoming increasingly disillusioned with the modern game and the TV companies to whom the clubs and authorities have sold their souls. I'd planned to go to Ipswich away but that's looking increasingly unlikely given the change of date, as is the Swansea fixture. It's years since I've missed more than one away fixture in the same season.
They don't care about the inconvenience they cause as the bi product is increased sales for them (subscriptions and advertising) when people can't physically make games. But as the behind closed doors game between Croatia v England demonstrated, football is nothing without supporters. I don't have Sky, never wanted it and never needed it. If pushed too far though I'll just walk away from the game and find other things to do with my time.
W@nkers!
It is shocking the changes made to our fixtures, and I hate Monday and Friday night games (when I used to love night games when I was young) in particular as traffic is mental.
I understand your anger Albionic, but I don't believe you would ever "walk away" from the Albion.
At the Stourbridge home match on Monday night i'm sure former poster BrockmoorBaggie told me Albion don't have a Saturday home match for the next couple of months…..what a disgrace for all you regulars.
This is a big advantage with non league football……Saturday at 3.00pm is still sacrosanct at our level.
BT Sport are already f king with the National League though with 12.30pm kick offs and a 5.30pm for Halifax last Saturday FFS.
Once Amazon start covering the Southern Premier League i'll take up yoghurt knitting.