Mine too, and I'm the coach!
Same here (although rugby rather than football). That's three matches(Newcastle, Everton, Southampton) in the first three months that I'll have to miss - why can't they be moved to Friday evenings?
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Same here (although rugby rather than football). That's three matches(Newcastle, Everton, Southampton) in the first three months that I'll have to miss - why can't they be moved to Friday evenings?
Don't Sky have to show a minimum number of matches for each team? Seeing as we seem to be everyone's bet for relegation, I wonder if they are just trying to get through the games they're obliged to show early so they can focus on the top 6 at the end of season (and at Christmas). Same goes for West Ham, Stoke who are unlikely to be involved in anything interesting at season's end. Of course we might be involved in a relegation dogfight (or push for Europa League spot) but they can always select more games for us. And I'd expect us to be on for the Liverpool and Man U games at the end of the season regardless of our position.
This tends to be true. They do front load with the 'smaller' clubs early on so hopefully things will settle down (unless we're doing a 'Leicester'!)
Don't Sky have to show a minimum number of matches for each team? Seeing as we seem to be everyone's bet for relegation, I wonder if they are just trying to get through the games they're obliged to show early so they can focus on the top 6 at the end of season (and at Christmas). Same goes for West Ham, Stoke who are unlikely to be involved in anything interesting at season's end. Of course we might be involved in a relegation dogfight (or push for Europa League spot
There's a minimum and maximum for each club in each of the packages sold:
Package A 28 at Sat 12.30pm Sky
- 6 1st picks
- 14 2nd picks
- 8 5th picks
Package B 28 at Sat 5.30pm BT
- 9 1st picks
- 12 3rd picks
- 7 5th picks
Package C 28 at Sun 1.30pm/2.15pm Sky
- 15 2nd picks
- 6 4th picks
- 7 5th picks
Package D 28 at Sun 4pm/4.30pm Sky
- 18 1st picks
- 10 4th picks
Package E 28 at Mon 8pm (min 18) or Fri 7.30pm/8pm (max 10) Sky
- 15 3rd picks
- 13 4th picks
Package F 6 midweek; 8 at Sat 12.30pm or Sat 5.30pm or Sun 12pm BT
- 3 1st picks
- 7 2nd picks
- 4 4th picks
Package G 8 Bank Hols; 6 at Sun 1.30pm/2.15pm or Sun 4pm/4.30pm Sky
- 2 1st picks
- 2 2nd picks
- 8 3rd picks
- 2 4th picks
Club Quotas (in alphabetical package order):
Maximum: 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2 (Total = 29)
Minimum: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0 (Total = 5)
So, the minimum a side can be on is 5 times, once in each package A-E. The maximum is 29, 5 in Packages A-D, 4 in Package E, 3 in Package F and 2 in Package G.
The global football authorities disagree.
There's a world of difference from, say, 100,000 watching some dodgy Premier League streams to 2m Brits staying at home to watch Sky's coverage of El Clasico at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon.
Dan Gleeballs
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- Nov 24, 2011
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So the time and date is definite but whether it's on TV or not is still up in the air
Really strange especially as Europa league has nothing to do with it. Like you say possible the Uni
Gazwag
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I don't agree, if you are a fan of a small club who goes to their matches you will continue to do so rather than sit at home and watch Stoke v Burnley on TV or Utd v City come to that. 10 years ago how many Albion fans would have watched TV rather than support the team, very few IMO
Joe Gatting's Dad
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Game moved as Everton playing Europa League (same as Arsenal) on Thursday - TV companies thought might as well show Arsenal then which might also mean Everton as well as Sky only have a 4pm match scheduled that day
Gazwag
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Or discounted travel or ticket price part refund to away matches for moved games
Gazwag
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Why is everybody fixated that Everton are playing in the Europa Cup during an international break
Maybe it's easier to get kids into it this way? If you live in somewhere like Bury or Oldham, you can take the kids to Gigg Lane or Boundary Park and watch the live Man Utd or City game at 12 or 5:30. If the kids are being led astray by their glory hunting mates at school, might make all the difference.
I don't know though; I don't have kids, or live in either Bury or Oldham.
Dan Gleeballs
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- Nov 24, 2011
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Everton's Europa game would be Thursday 19th
Napier's Knee
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Clashes with Wolf Alice at the Dome too - bugger
"Johnny, watch to come and watch Bury v Northampton on Saturday afternoon?"
"Nah, you're alright dad - it's Man Utd versus Chelsea on telly. Save your £20."
In your opinion.
In my world any time Saturday is good for football, 3PM in an ideal world, but I would rather watch football on a Sunday at 1.30 PM than any evening, especially Friday.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Ironic - or more accurately just annoying - that 2 games which are among the most attractive to Albion fans all season aren't being televised. Man Utd on TV would have gone down well with everyone that will struggle to get a ticket. Likewise Palace.