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[Albion] Leicester away - now Sunday 23/01/22
- Thread starter RM-Taylor
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Peter Grummit
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What time KO?
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Superphil
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Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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What rugby game?
Edit seen it -Leicester Tigers are playing. WTF.
What is the reasoning, they don’t play at the King Power do they?
So move the Rugger. Why does the Footy have to move?
Washie
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Only a ten minute walk away. Maybe it's due to police advice?
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
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Rugby is being televised so wouldn’t be moved. With the grounds being so close and the shared car parks etc there was no way both were going to go ahead at the same time. The announcement could have been made as soon as the clash became obvious which would have been back in September when the European fixtures for rugby were announced.
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nickbrighton
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- Feb 19, 2016
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its one thing to have bought tickets and then have the game moved for TV coverage, thats a risk people take knowing that matches can be moved, but to move a match AFTER the tv games are announced for a rugby match seems to be more than a tad unfair.
If someone now cant go are refunds for match tickets available?
Fat Boy Fat
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- Aug 21, 2020
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Always been my understanding that historically the rugby has more importance than football in Leicester, which could be why the rugby has taken precedence.
Match tickets haven’t gone on sale yet but train tickets certainly have.
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Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
I thought they weren't on sale 'til next week.
Gazwag
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Home team can't play at home then switch it to an away game, absolute pisstake imo
- Apr 5, 2014
- 23,577
Why not ? It's a European Cup game and Leicester attract crowds of 25,000
It's also televised by BT, so we shall not question.
That said, I'd like to know BT's reasoning as the matches are spread over the weekend.
- Jun 20, 2021
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BT will have looked at their viewing figures from previous years and know when the best day/time to schedule the TV game, in the same way that Sky work out the football schedules.
Having said that I wonder what the most bizarre reason for moving a Premier League game has been?
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Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Amazed this has never clashed before
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
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Its has but maybe not for Leicester or a Premier League game. Coventry had to move games a few seasons ago due to clashes with Wasps fixtures which were going to take place at the same stadium.
To be fair, we move games for University open days.
- Apr 5, 2014
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It's an interesting one. Leicester Tigers matches are obviously moved to avoid clashes. There is a lot of rugger on BT (good for egg chasing fans like me) and I've never really thought about it because it's always spread over the weekend anyway.