Fixtures Calendar - 2023/24

[mcfcinprague]

Doesn't matter how near Piccadilly is to the Etihad if the train leaves at 1145!!

 

[Corky]

Agree that lunch time in UK is better for Asia, but that’s also worse for USA West Coast.

It can be argued 8pm is better for Asia than 5pm, and it’s much better for US West Coast.

Don’t under estimate the value of the USA to the PL.

Asia is 2/3rds of the world's population, so has decent potential, and many time zones.

India wouldn't want late kick offs being 5.5hrs ahead or 6.5 when we move to GMT. Neither anywhere west of India. Japan in the winter given the choice of 3.30am or 6am, would probably watch on tape delay.

 

[bluestevei]

Were not on sky. It's very likely 8pm because we didn't want to play 1230 after the super cup.

i just seen its bt we are on

 

[bluestevei]

wait till they have a premier league game in the good old USA at 8pm

 

[Impeccable One]

Asia is 2/3rds of the world's population, so has decent potential, and many time zones.

India wouldn't want late kick offs being 5.5hrs ahead or 6.5 when we move to GMT. Neither anywhere west of India. Japan in the winter given the choice of 3.30am or 6am, would probably watch on tape delay.

So I think we agree that there is no match time that works for all continents/countries.

I’m not actually sure the PL considers match timings for countries other than England, so it’s probably a mute point.

But if they did, I doubt a metric is how many people live in a continent/country. It’s probably a) How much do we get for the broadcast rights from that country ? And what is the total spend opportunity for the viewers in that country.

I’d probably bet good money that China & India pale in comparison to the USA on both of those metrics. It’s OK having 10’s of million more people, but that doesn’t translate to revenue(always).

 

[Impeccable One]

wait till they have a premier league game in the good old USA at 8pm

That better be East Coast time ! I’m not staying up until 1am to watch a PL game [emoji23]

 

[jimharri]

That better be East Coast time ! I’m not staying up until 1am to watch a PL game [emoji23]

What; not even Sheffield United vs Luton Town?

 

[dannybcity]

Is there any news of EDS and/or U21s pre-season games? All the local non-league sides seems to be announcing their pre-seasons but haven't seen any of our sides getting mentioned.

 

[deano ou812]

Sooner the football is back the better even pre season games,I’m losing the plot waiting for some games ffs ..

 

[Bluearmy]

I dont mind 8pm Saturdays. Think it will be a good event, big game. Better than a Monday night at that time. Were all planning on having a right tear up all day, atmosphere will be rocking hopefully, unless we peak too early... :)

 

[jimharri]

I dont mind 8pm Saturdays. Think it will be a good event, big game. Better than a Monday night at that time. Were all planning on having a right tear up all day, atmosphere will be rocking hopefully, unless we peak too early... :)

I've never been keen on saturday lunchtime games. Friday night would strike me as having more potential for atmosphere (under the lights etc). Though I can see how it'd be a pain for anyone with a last train to catch.

 

[Bluearmy]

I've never been keen on saturday lunchtime games. Friday night would strike me as having more potential for atmosphere (under the lights etc). Though I can see how it'd be a pain for anyone with a last train to catch.

Yah, I dont like the early games on a Sat. Always flat atmosphere wise...

 

[SatOnTheWall]

Asia is 2/3rds of the world's population, so has decent potential, and many time zones.

India wouldn't want late kick offs being 5.5hrs ahead or 6.5 when we move to GMT. Neither anywhere west of India. Japan in the winter given the choice of 3.30am or 6am, would probably watch on tape delay.

Your times for Japan are wrong.

 

[chesterbells]

Yah, I dont like the early games on a Sat. Always flat atmosphere wise...

Tbh I don’t care what time it is on a Saturday, all KO times work. You can make a day of it whatever the KO time is. 12.30pm start? Great, come 3pm and you’re in town with the afternoon and evening ahead of you.
Sundays are the real thumbs down day for me.

 

[Stephen230]

All this talk of the Premier League bending over backwards to accommodate overseas viewers makes no sense.

They receive more money from UK television deals than they do from all the foreign TV agreements combined.

 

[Corky]

Your times for Japan are wrong.

Sorry minus an hour, the 5am is the worst time on a Sat morning.

 

[chesterbells]

All this talk of the Premier League bending over backwards to accommodate overseas viewers makes no sense.

They receive more money from UK television deals than they do from all the foreign TV agreements combined.

Playing devils advocate though mate, “yeah, but where’s the biggest potential for growing the audience?”

 

[Corky]

Playing devils advocate though mate, “yeah, but where’s the biggest potential for growing the audience?”

Or charging more, $80 ppv for boxing in USA, was $70 when £15 here. They pay little to watch PL.

 

[Stephen230]

Playing devils advocate though mate, “yeah, but where’s the biggest potential for growing the audience?”

Yeah I get that mate. But people with a casual interest abroad are never, ever going to pay anything like what we do over here for Sky Sports etc.

They can bang on about millions of football crazy Indians all they like. But when most of them are earning less per month than a Sky subscription over here, the potential in terms of what they’ll pay is a lot more limited.

 

[chesterbells]

Yeah I get that mate. But people with a casual interest abroad are never, ever going to pay anything like what we do over here for Sky Sports etc.

They can bang on about millions of football crazy Indians all they like. But when most of them are earning less per month than a Sky subscription over here, the potential in terms of what they’ll pay is a lot more limited.

That’s also true yep, but then isn’t there a fast growing ‘middle class’ for want of a better phrase in countries like India and China, and with the total numbers in those countries it doesn’t need big percentages of the population interested and with some disposable income, to make them a market of genuine consideration.

All that said mate, I probably agree with your general thrust that, at the moment certainly, the timings of individual games for foreign markets is a secondary consideration. (But doesn’t mean it’ll stay that way …)