Leicester match moved to Monday 6th May

Travel up from London for all home games. Already got an unavoidable commitment on the Monday so now we can't go.
Thanks City and Sky.
 
I've just called the club and asked them how the decision is made.
They said that it's entirely down to the Premier League and they have no part in the decision. Which leads to the question - just how close to a match can the Premier League change the date or time ? This is something that City sign up to so they must know in advance.

God I hope Liverpool get absolutely smashed in the first leg so the whole thing backfires on Sky and the Premier League.
 
melons said:
Travel up from London for all home games. Already got an unavoidable commitment on the Monday so now we can't go.
Thanks City and Sky.
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My brother and a friend had the same problem. Had just bought train tickets the day before it was rearranged. Fucking joke.
 
melons said:
I've just called the club and asked them how the decision is made.
They said that it's entirely down to the Premier League and they have no part in the decision. Which leads to the question - just how close to a match can the Premier League change the date or time ? This is something that City sign up to so they must know in advance.

God I hope Liverpool get absolutely smashed in the first leg so the whole thing backfires on Sky and the Premier League.
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City won't have had any say in this particular game, but they and all the other PL clubs are culpable for allowing this situation to arise. Pure greed has seen them sell off all control over fixtures to the TV companies, when there was simply no need to let it get as extreme as this.

They could easily put a stop to all this by insisting that games cannot be moved within 4-6 weeks of the previously agreed date. But then Sky & BT would want to pay less in return. That tells you everything about where the priorities of the clubs (including City) lie. It's most certainly not with the fans.
 
And why do derby matched always seem to be scheduled on one of the later FA Cup weekends as well so that, if City or the rags are still in it, the derby gets rescheduled to a midweek ? This could easily be avoided
All major derbies should be played on a weekend.
 
Incredible.... West Ham just had request to bring last match of the season forward to 12-30 so their fans could go to Wembley to watch ladies v city in the final the fact they got turned down I expected but the reason beggars belief. Couldn't allow it as many fans WHU and saints will have already made travel arrangements for the game
 
RibboCop said:
Incredible.... West Ham just had request to bring last match of the season forward to 12-30 so their fans could go to Wembley to watch ladies v city in the final the fact they got turned down I expected but the reason beggars belief. Couldn't allow it as many fans WHU and saints will have already made travel arrangements for the game
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West Ham said in a statement that potential travel issues for supporters who had already bought tickets for the Southampton match and their journeys to the game to go along with it was the main reason why the kick off time couldn't be switched. "Despite the Club’s very best efforts, it was decided that it wouldn't be possible due to the potential inconvenience caused to supporters who had already planned their journeys and purchased tickets," the club said.
I think that is the club making that statement and not the premier league. and to be fair to them it's the right thing to do at this late stage. Southampton fans may have bought train tickets based on a 3.00pm start and not 12.30. The Premier and Sky however not only move the kick off time, they also move days and don't give a f**k despite people buying hotels, plane / train tickets etc
 
melons said:
And why do derby matched always seem to be scheduled on one of the later FA Cup weekends as well so that, if City or the rags are still in it, the derby gets rescheduled to a midweek ? This could easily be avoided
All major derbies should be played on a weekend.
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I've lost count how many derbies have been moved to "Crucial" league title slots.
 
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