Todays Games

[L/H White]

Only 8k on at Swansea to see them reach the 6th round for the first time in more than 50 years.

 

football is dead

 

sky announced city spurs as a 7:45 kick off on a sat yesterday, wtf is that about

[enzo gambaro]

football is dead

 

sky announced city spurs as a 7:45 kick off on a sat yesterday, wtf is that about

Liverpool v Bournemouth kicking off just as they come round the elbow in the National is a bit mental too.

 

You’d have thought the police would have said no to that one.

[jimmyjoojar]

football is dead

 

sky announced city spurs as a 7:45 kick off on a sat yesterday, wtf is that about

 

I think its more a reflection of the number of people stopping in at a weekend.  Sky aren't numb, they put games on at times when they think they can get an audience for it, there'll be enough sad folk watching this no bother.

[gonzo]

To be fair I'd rather go to a night game on Saturday than having to arse about getting in late in the week and having to get up for work the next day.

[DirtySanchez]

Liverpool v Bournemouth kicking off just as they come round the elbow in the National is a bit mental too.

 

You’d have thought the police would have said no to that one.

Police don't really have any say

 

They get asked, but if sky decide otherwise then they win

[Casino]

police then withdraw consent to safety certicate

 

police win

[enzo gambaro]

Police have said they can cope.

 

Crime stats will be interesting.

[Big E]

football is dead

 

sky announced city spurs as a 7:45 kick off on a sat yesterday, wtf is that about

 

liverpool were the same the other week. its a shambles 

[Zico]

football is dead

 

sky announced city spurs as a 7:45 kick off on a sat yesterday, wtf is that about

 

city fans kicking off about this and rightly so to be fair, last train back to Manc at 9pm

 

Brighton also being shafted by the KO time when they play at Utd in the cup

 

since when do games KO at 7.45 on a Saturday anyway?

[enzo gambaro]

Scum v Brighton is Saturday 7.45 too.

 

That’ll be handy for Brighton fans attending their first Cup quarter final in over 30 years.

 

EDIT: what Zico said!

Edited February 28, 2018 by enzo gambaro

[Casino]

city fans kicking off about this and rightly so to be fair, last train back to Manc at 9pm

 

Brighton also being shafted by the KO time when they play at Utd in the cup

 

since when do games KO at 7.45 on a Saturday anyway?

 

 

theres worse things than being stuck in london on a saturday night

[DirtySanchez]

police then withdraw consent to safety certicate

 

police win

Isn't it the Council who issue them?

 

Police didn't want Newcastle v Sunderland kicking off on a Bank Holiday afternoon/evening

 

Sky did, sky won

 

And it kicked off - might have been the one with the bloke trying to punch the police horse

[Zico]

theres worse things than being stuck in london on a saturday night

 

I concur

 

not the point though

 

some people just like to go to an away game then come straight back, the weirdos

[Casino]

Isn't it the Council who issue them?

 

Police didn't want Newcastle v Sunderland kicking off on a Bank Holiday afternoon/evening

 

Sky did, sky won

 

And it kicked off - might have been the one with the bloke trying to punch the police horse

 

 

im sure it will be the council but its a brave council employee who ignores the views of the police

 

bit like pubs are licensed by the council but plod can shut em down at a stroke

 

 

tbf prem clubs will prob just pay what the police ask for

[radcliffe white]

The most bizarre one the police changed was city at home early prem days

 

Sure it was a 12 ko due police advise

 

Flat as hell

[DirtySanchez]

im sure it will be the council but its a brave council employee who ignores the views of the police

 

bit like pubs are licensed by the council but plod can shut em down at a stroke

 

 

tbf prem clubs will prob just pay what the police ask for

I would have thought that once the certificate is issued, it covers a set period like a year or a football season so if plod object to a kick off time to say a match half-way through the season, as long as there is a certificate in place there isn't much that can be done to change it

 

Plus if it kicks off away from the ground then I doubt its the club's responsibility 

[birch-chorley]

Pretty sure Police get a say in the fixture list at the start of the season before they are published

 

I’d be surprised if no consultation went on

 

In terms of Saturday night games, no different to mid week night games in reality, if anything slightly easier for most because of work commitments

[Sweep]

Saturday night games are a brilliant idea

[Zico]

In terms of Saturday night games, no different to mid week night games in reality, if anything slightly easier for most because of work commitments

 

it's still shit though if you wanted to go on the train, to a game, on a saturday, which most away fans probably do

 

tv games are normally 12 or 5.30 on a sat, or up to 16.30 on a sunday

 

at least you pretty much know from the day the fixtures are published as to whether a game is midweek or not 

 

this new time isn't very helpful for fans who have to travel a fair distance to get to/from a game, and don't want to drive / go with kids & flids

[Take Hunt Off]

The games up really , consider :

 

FA cup reduced to a shadow of its former self (for multifarious reason too many to list)

 

Sky and now the BBC dictating k.o. times to suit its armchair pundits.

 

legions of over pad ex pros pontificating over games where the paying spectators cant be arsed (8000 at Swansea & not saying we would do much better in the same position)

 

Winter break been muted which will again water down the attractiveness of the FA cup given that replays are likely to go.

 

The introduction of a winter break would seriously threaten the viability of some smaller clubs but it probably wont stop the

authorities ploughing on regardless.

 

If I wasn't an owd  entrenched & slightly unhinged fucker  I think I'd sack the lot off

 

Honest question if you were a youth again would you commit to this pile of garbage  or take up tree spotting instead

[frank_spencer]

Honest question if you were a youth again would you commit to this pile of garbage  or take up tree spotting instead

 

Most yoof follow their chosen Prem/foreign team via telly/internet/fifa anyway unless their parents/family drag them along to a game there's not the same desire to go to the footy.

Teenage lads (and their parents) would rather go round to their mates for a FIFA session than go down to the local footy team of a saturday afternoon.

 

Being honest if it wasn't for my grandad i'm not sure i would've gone to the footy, mainly coz i was a nerd at school and my mates would be playing D&D of a weekend

[Marc505]

The games up really , consider :

 

 

Honest question if you were a youth again would you commit to this pile of garbage or take up tree spotting instead

Great question that. Actually think I’d have poured the hundreds, thousands I’ve spent into travelling

[Casino]

what you on about

 

how much travelling do you want to do

 

bolton, london and norwich in the last few weeks

[Marc505]

what you on about

 

how much travelling do you want to do

 

bolton, london and norwich in the last few weeks

I aspire to something more. Rhyl. Airdrie.

[Leyther_Matt]

Most yoof follow their chosen Prem/foreign team via telly/internet/fifa anyway unless their parents/family drag them along to a game there's not the same desire to go to the footy.

Teenage lads (and their parents) would rather go round to their mates for a FIFA session than go down to the local footy team of a saturday afternoon.

 

Being honest if it wasn't for my grandad i'm not sure i would've gone to the footy, mainly coz i was a nerd at school and my mates would be playing D&D of a weekend

In fairness we don’t do badly at all for yoof support going along with their mates etc and probably not too dissimilar at other clubs at our level, and much further down the leagues.

 

Merseyside is probably a good case in point. Scouse kids have little chance of going to Liverpool or Everton. Marine played at Athy Colls earlier in the season and had a coachload of 14-17 year olds who were buzzing to be able to go a game, and similarly Prescot Cables get upwards of 50 yoof of a similar age to most home games which represents a seriously high proportion of their crowds.

 

If anything, it’s become a lot more affordable for kids to attend games these days. My lad’s season ticket costs half of what it cost me at a similar age when we first moved to the Reebok. As long as the club keep making the effort as they have in recent years then we’re in safe hands for years to come.

 

The clubs at the top of the Prem gave up trying to attract kids and families a long time ago so will naturally become ever more reliant on the tourist pound.

 

There does definitely need to be a lot more focus from the leagues and FA to prevent TV companies from taking the piss with kick off times, but outside of that Premier League bubble it isn’t really a huge issue for us.