Top 4 fixtures today and tomorrow

[Steve Foster]

Well done Sheffield Wednesday in holding out for 44 seconds before conceding

 

[saafend_seagull]

Boro winning is a good result if they can also beat Derby

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Why are we playing tomorrow night and not this afternoon ? We would get a bumper crowd playing this afternoon instead of a crappy Tuesday nite were will be lucky to get 23000

I would guess that Bank Holiday public transport could have something to do with it.

 

[atomised]

Impressive flowing move

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

I'm happy, couldn't have gone today, working, but can make it tomorrow, dragging the GF along, so 23002 perhaps !!

Me too. Couldn't have made today, tomorrow is game on !!

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Well done Sheffield Wednesday in holding out for 44 seconds before conceding

Massive Wednesday need to win this !

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Boro look unstoppable to be fair, any team finishing below them will get promoted in second.

 

[crookie]

Me too. Couldn't have made today, tomorrow is game on !!

Been to 3 home games so far this season, all victories, hoping to carry on the run !!

 

[mona]

Burnley improving their goal difference again us, scored 4 now!!

And Cotterill still maintains that Bristol City are far too good to go down.

 

[atomised]

Boro look so sharp everytime they push forward

 

[Lady Whistledown]

And Cotterill still maintains that Bristol City are far too good to go down.

You could hear the boos all around Ashton Gate when Charlton snatched that late late equaliser on Boxing Day

Must admit, I thought they'd be better than they have been this season. They should have had loads of momentum after smashing League One last time out, and with all the redevelopment going on down there, it looked like they were very much in the ascendancy. Their transfer business in the summer was abysmal though, at times it looked like nobody at all wanted to sign for them, no matter how much money they offered. Perhaps players don't want to play for Cotterill due to his perceived style?

 

[atomised]

I was convinced bristol City would manage similar to Brentfords achievements last seaaon

 

[theboybilly]

Why are we playing tomorrow night and not this afternoon ? We would get a bumper crowd playing this afternoon instead of a crappy Tuesday nite were will be lucky to get 23000

I asked Paul Barber this (and also about the early KO at Brentford) and he got back to me this morning. He said Brentford traditionally ask for an early kick-off for home Boxing Day fixtures for policing and also 'nice neighbour' reasons. Albion looked at it and decided to agree after seeing that travel arrangements for fans would largely be the same and that it would also give an extra couple of hours rest for the players. Albion then used their option to change the time of the Ipswich match to give as much rest to the players as possible....all this before Sky came in to bring the Wolves fixture forward a day. In Mr Barber's experience whatever happened with the Bank Holiday fixture some people could make one KO time but not another so the feeling is the attendance shouldn't be affected that much.

 

[Soulman]

Boro look so sharp everytime they push forward

They should be sharp, never played Boxing Day, unlike Wednesday who have only had yesterday off and have rested 6 players.
Sadly i can see Derby doing the same to Leeds tomorrow, same scenario.

 

[Hampster Gull]

I asked Paul Barber this (and also about the early KO at Brentford) and he got back to me this morning. He said Brentford traditionally ask for an early kick-off for home Boxing Day fixtures for policing and also 'nice neighbour' reasons. Albion looked at it and decided to agree after seeing that travel arrangements for fans would largely be the same and that it would also give an extra couple of hours rest for the players. Albion then used their option to change the time of the Ipswich match to give as much rest to the players as possible....all this before Sky came in to bring the Wolves fixture forward a day. In Mr Barber's experience whatever happened with the Bank Holiday fixture some people could make one KO time but not another so the feeling is the attendance shouldn't be affected that much.

I think Barber has let down the fans by pushing this back a day given all the travel issues. K#*b

 

[Arkwright]

Looks like Boro will press on and take one of the automatic places. A win for us tomorrow and we are ten points clear of Ipswich, if this is the case in my little mind that puts us at least four games ahead of seventh place with twenty one to play.
I know it's a strange logic but it works for me in the second half of the season. Big game tomorrow, I would be delighted with a win and a draw over the next two home games and then a week off with the FA Cup.

 

[tigertim68]

I asked Paul Barber this (and also about the early KO at Brentford) and he got back to me this morning. He said Brentford traditionally ask for an early kick-off for home Boxing Day fixtures for policing and also 'nice neighbour' reasons. Albion looked at it and decided to agree after seeing that travel arrangements for fans would largely be the same and that it would also give an extra couple of hours rest for the players. Albion then used their option to change the time of the Ipswich match to give as much rest to the players as possible....all this before Sky came in to bring the Wolves fixture forward a day. In Mr Barber's experience whatever happened with the Bank Holiday fixture some people could make one KO time but not another so the feeling is the attendance shouldn't be affected that much.

I think barber must live in a dream world if he thinks the attendance won't be lower playing on a Tuesday nite, rather than a Monday bank holiday afternoon , must be much easier for all fans to get to the ground in the afternoon than a night match ,stupid idea !

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I think Barber has let down the fans by pushing this back a day given all the travel issues. K#*b

Bit harsh. Our players looked knackered as it was at Griffin Park, I don't mind giving them an extra day's break.

A bank holiday afternoon game is always fun, but the trains would have been a pain in the arse.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Still laugh at the arrogant Bristol City goon who predicted on some board or other that they'd finnish AT LEAST 10 places above us

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I think barber must live in a dream world if he thinks the attendance won't be lower playing on a Tuesday nite, rather than a Monday bank holiday afternoon , must be much easier for all fans to get to the ground in the afternoon than a night match ,stupid idea !

But is it all about the attendance? Perhaps just occasionally, they make the decision with the players in mind, not the crowd. Albion getting promoted would get the club a lot more money than a couple of thousand ticket sales for a December game...