television dates

Friday night could be the straw that breaks the camels back for me. The only games I can do in a day are Sat 12.45 and 3.0 KOs, check the hotel rates for Fri and Sat nights in town compared to Sun Mon Tue Wed nights. 2 or 3 Friday games would cost me 300 plus a season.
Bills point about keeping night games local is one the TV companies should take on board.
 
tonea2003 said:
agree mate entirely, not enough consideration given to the paying fan, last season palace away on a monday night was a disgrace
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Agreed - common sense should prevail and Bill's suggested solution is simple enough.

That said, as I live 'down south', like Palace on a Monday, I fully expect to be the beneficiary of the usual approach of the TV companies - only interested in the 'prime game' on a given Friday.
 
Everyone's work schedule is different nowadays. I guess it's the way the world is changing. Maybe we could do a poll of people's preferences, it may be interesting.
Out of 0 to 10 ( 0 being impossible to go or watch and 10 being ideal, would always go and suits my social life) , mine would be:
Friday 8pm - 3(never go unless a biggy, but good for tv)
Saturday 12.45pm - 7
Saturday 3pm - 8
Saturday 5.30pm - 6
Sunday 1.30pm - 4
Sunday 4pm - 6 (perfect for tv, tricky for me to go)
Monday 8pm -9 (no work for me)
Midweek tue/wed - 7
Thursday (God forbid) - 4 ( Dominoes league - sad I know)
 
The way some people are talking, you'd think Friday night football was an entirely new concept to City fans but it's far from it. We played plenty of Friday night games, both home and away, between 1996 and 2002 when we spent most of our time outside the top flight. Off the top of my head I can remember games at Norwich, Bradford, Huddersfield, Fulham, Darlington, Stoke, and Wolves all played on a Friday night. I fully appreciate that it doesn't suit everybody's schedule but it beats Monday nights hands down for me.
 
Friday night football is a no for me . Travel up the M6 any day is bad but Friday afternoons are impossible. Can't even catch the train as no trains back south after the game !
 
The tv companies are missing a trick here, they could put a game on for Saturday mornings - 10am - would get great viewing figures in the far east which is the biggest market there is. The other option worth considering is Saturday evening - 8pm - no traffic jams beforehand & roads nice and quiet for travelling home afterwards - and a great viewing time for our burgeoning US market. I'm sure its only a matter of time before the EPL and the tv companies look to exploit these two tasty slots.
 
blue corby said:
Friday night football is a no for me . Travel up the M6 any day is bad but Friday afternoons are impossible. Can't even catch the train as no trains back south after the game !
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A hotel next to the ground could sort that in the future, who knows
 
tonea2003 said:
agree mate entirely, not enough consideration given to the paying fan, last season palace away on a monday night was a disgrace
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In fairness, Palace was a bank holiday Monday. How many complained when City v U****d was a Monday night after it arguably won us the league?

I'm going to prefer Friday night matches to Monday night. It'll almost certainly require a hotel in town but a bed and a cooked breakfast does the world of good.
 
Personally i'm looking forward to Friday night games. I do 8am - 4pm at work, dump the car off at home and would be in town for 5pm, then the weekend then starts with City!
 
chesterbells said:
The tv companies are missing a trick here, they could put a game on for Saturday mornings - 10am - would get great viewing figures in the far east which is the biggest market there is. The other option worth considering is Saturday evening - 8pm - no traffic jams beforehand & roads nice and quiet for travelling home afterwards - and a great viewing time for our burgeoning US market. I'm sure its only a matter of time before the EPL and the tv companies look to exploit these two tasty slots.
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Stop putting stupid ideas into their heads. 10 am? piss off
 
peoffrey said:
In fairness, Palace was a bank holiday Monday. How many complained when City v U****d was a Monday night after it arguably won us the league?

I'm going to prefer Friday night matches to Monday night. It'll almost certainly require a hotel in town but a bed and a cooked breakfast does the world of good.
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I complained about it being on Monday. It was great beyond words but it would have been better had it been Saturday.

Me too. the Monday fixtures are awful, Shame they didn't just drop them from the fixture calendar
 
The Blue said:
Personally i'm looking forward to Friday night games. I do 8am - 4pm at work, dump the car off at home and would be in town for 5pm, then the weekend then starts with City!
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For Home games maybe, but for Aways? There are less and less local clubs so it will be worse for the fans.

I bet there are a few on here who complain about games being moved but pay Sky and BT to move them. Not a penny off me ever.
 
peoffrey said:
In fairness, Palace was a bank holiday Monday. How many complained when City v U****d was a Monday night after it arguably won us the league?

I'm going to prefer Friday night matches to Monday night. It'll almost certainly require a hotel in town but a bed and a cooked breakfast does the world of good.
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getting home for work on a tuesday morning the bank holiday monday makes no difference
city v utd is exactly the type of game for a monday
 
well the first dates for football is for the league cup games, Donny v leeds is on sky and pompey v derby is on the night b4
 
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