Why so many 3pm games?

[Deleted member 77198]

From what I have read and heard is in the next couple of years Sky will lose the major part of the TV rights to a major internet company, Kick-off times will be all over the place and even late Sunday night games will happen and 3pm Kick-offs will be a thing of the past

I’d organise a mass walk out when the clock hits 1minute if they started doing Sunday night games.

Leave a big banner with two fingers stuck up across the stand:


‘FOOTBALL IS THE THING THAT WE ALL LIVE FOR, SATURDAY’S THE DAY WE PLAY THE GAME’

 

[Axel Freed]

Bring back power cuts and a three day working week as well.

The way the unions are acting up we might not be far off that

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I always loved the build up to 3pm Saturdays.

My routine is the same for every Saturday game regardless of the kick off time. The only difference is, the later the KO time, the longer I’ve been in the pub before getting to the ground.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

All games should be on at 3pm every Saturday…
With terrestrial tv allowed to show them for free…!

Its ridiculous that you can watch any 3pm premier league Saturday match on tv in almost every other country but not in England

 

[BlueHammer85]

All games should be on at 3pm every Saturday…
With terrestrial tv allowed to show them for free…!

Sod that. I love them spread out all over the week. Catch much more footie.

 

[BlueHammer85]

From what I have read and heard is in the next couple of years Sky will lose the major part of the TV rights to a major internet company, Kick-off times will be all over the place and even late Sunday night games will happen and 3pm Kick-offs will be a thing of the past

Sounds good to me

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

All premier league games should be at 3pm on a Saturday. Fck sky

 

[Keke Rosberg]

All games should be on at 3pm every Saturday…
With terrestrial tv allowed to show them for free…!

Can we also bring back snow and orange balls

 

[JGL07]

All premier league games should be at 3pm on a Saturday. Fck sky

And say goodbye to most of our first team squad in the process.

Get real.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Never mind limelight, it means we get less cash too! (If true by the end of the season).

Every game is beamed live around the world with millions watching. PL money is small fry in comparison

 

[Norbiton]

It should deffo be Home Away Home Away Home etc for the League programme though, no fuckin question.

I don’t think that’s possible. The ten teams at home in the first round of games would never be able to play each other, likewise the away teams

 

[ysmsa]

I don’t think that’s possible. The ten teams at home in the first round of games would never be able to play each other, likewise the away teams

Really?
Where's Alan Turing when you need him ;-)

 

[blueinsa]

It’s when games should be fucking played!

 

[East Level 2]

Never mind limelight, it means we get less cash too! (If true by the end of the season).

But that doesn't matter as we're state owned and the sheikh can just put up the price of oil and give us more money.

 

[Blue Steel]

Got nothing against 3pm KOs, ideal when you’re going to the game and for away games there’s time to travel. Players probably prefer them too.

But the 3pm TV blackout in the UK needs to go in the bin. In this day and age it’s a farce that unless you’re a fan with a season ticket or the money and ability to get to each game, you can’t see your team play unless you use dodgy illegal streams / firesticks - but everyone in every other country in the world, can.

The final insult is shelling out £££ to Sky/TNT/Amazon to *not* see every match.

 

[Stato]

I think a lot of consideration needs to be had of we remove the blackout.
The money should go down the leagues all the way down to none league.
They are the ones that would see the impact of people staying at home to watch a game rather than going.

But to be honest I do not trust the prem to distribute the funds down

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

And say goodbye to most of our first team squad in the process.

Get real.

Obviously its not going to happen…

It’s not all about success or players though for lots of fans. For me I like going to matches at reasonable times and Saturday 3pm is great for that.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Can we also bring back snow and orange balls

Yes please, remember those days well .. I must admit, I didn’t know snow had been eradicated from earths weather system though…?

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

All games should be on at 3pm every Saturday…
With terrestrial tv allowed to show them for free…!

crowds would massively suffer if 3 pm games got shown across the UK (legitimately)

And I'm not just talking City games, local/lower league sides who would bank on extra fans coming for the odd game or two a season because they can't watch city would stay away from them. Affecting them

 

[Blue Til Death]

crowds would massively suffer if 3 pm games got shown across the UK (legitimately)

And I'm not just talking City games, local/lower league sides who would bank on extra fans coming for the odd game or two a season because they can't watch city would stay away from them. Affecting them

They can play Friday nights like County used to do in the 70’s, used to go watch them and then City on Saturday, happy days ..!