I'm not in Bristol any more, but even if I were, I'd certainly appreciate that travelling 175 miles for home games is very much an edge case and, as such, wouldn't expect me and such sorts to be much of a consideration when it comes to these things. I lived in bristol for c13 years so I've seen a reasonable amount of this. Invariably I'd console myself that it would mean saving a fair bit of cash on petrol or the train which I could spend in the pub watching the game.
I repeat what I said above, and I'm trying not to be too harsh about this, if anyone did make voluntary travel plans before the Sky fixtures were announced, they were a little bit foolhardy.
. Obviously having a job that you have to leave at 5pm or book a half days leave to cross two thirds of the way across the South of England, school holidays or not school holidays, to make a 7.45 weekday kick-off is not a big issue, Respect! 
Your glass is obviously half full.