| 7.45pm Kick Offs 20:49 - Sep 29 with 1904 views | Metal_Hacker |
Anyone else think it’s weird ?
Why not 7.30pm or 8pm ?
Is there a reason I’m missing ? |  |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 20:54 - Sep 29 with 1863 views | chrismakin |
Almost the perfect time
Good timing for teams to get there at a good time.
Enough time for fans to get home. Changed etc and to the game.
Not to late to disupt things after. |  |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 20:56 - Sep 29 with 1848 views | jas0999 |
Been like it for years …. |  | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 20:58 - Sep 29 with 1844 views | AlanG296 |
Used to be 7.30 years ago, can't remember when and why it changed to 7.45 but most people don't have a problem with telling the time when the big hand is not at the top or bottom. | | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:00 - Sep 29 with 1819 views | Metal_Hacker |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 20:58 - Sep 29 by AlanG296 |
Used to be 7.30 years ago, can't remember when and why it changed to 7.45 but most people don't have a problem with telling the time when the big hand is not at the top or bottom. |
Why if it’s a digital watch ? | |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:05 - Sep 29 with 1810 views | Lord_Lucan |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 20:58 - Sep 29 by AlanG296 |
Used to be 7.30 years ago, can't remember when and why it changed to 7.45 but most people don't have a problem with telling the time when the big hand is not at the top or bottom. |
I think it changed to 7.45 around the early - mid 80's from memory - although I stand to be corrected.
The extra 15 mins was to give people more time to sort themselves out after work. |  |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:16 - Sep 29 with 1740 views | AlanG296 |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:00 - Sep 29 by Metal_Hacker |
Why if it’s a digital watch ? |
Well you may have a problem. At some stage the battery will expire and you could miss the game because you don't know the time. Best to stick with tried and trusted clockwork mechanics. You can't beat a wind up. | | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:18 - Sep 29 with 1741 views | Illinoisblue |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:05 - Sep 29 by Lord_Lucan |
I think it changed to 7.45 around the early - mid 80's from memory - although I stand to be corrected.
The extra 15 mins was to give people more time to sort themselves out after work. |
I think you’re right: seem to recall reading something from the club in the programme in the early to mid 80s about switching to 7:45 giving people more time to get to Portman Rd after work. Which makes sense as a large percentage of Town fans don’t live in Ipswich |  |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:27 - Sep 29 with 1683 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Why those three options?
Why don't we kick off at 7.53 or 7.37 and 30 seconds?
EFL evening matches seem to tend to be 7.45 but with a few teams favouring 8.00 instead.
Without crowds a lot of teams went to 7.00 which potentially reduced floodlight usage in April/May. |  |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:28 - Sep 29 with 1672 views | Metal_Hacker |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:16 - Sep 29 by AlanG296 |
Well you may have a problem. At some stage the battery will expire and you could miss the game because you don't know the time. Best to stick with tried and trusted clockwork mechanics. You can't beat a wind up. |
Thanks for the tip | |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:32 - Sep 29 with 1636 views | Metal_Hacker |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:27 - Sep 29 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Why those three options?
Why don't we kick off at 7.53 or 7.37 and 30 seconds?
EFL evening matches seem to tend to be 7.45 but with a few teams favouring 8.00 instead.
Without crowds a lot of teams went to 7.00 which potentially reduced floodlight usage in April/May. |
Some European games tonight , admirably so in Italy and elsewhere kicked off at 5.45pm our time and I’d presume 6.45pm there’s ? Or are they 2 hours ahead but anyway if it’s only an hour that’s very early | |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:32 - Sep 29 with 1624 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:16 - Sep 29 by AlanG296 |
Well you may have a problem. At some stage the battery will expire and you could miss the game because you don't know the time. Best to stick with tried and trusted clockwork mechanics. You can't beat a wind up. |
"You can't beat a wind up."
Top, top tip, that! | |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:33 - Sep 29 with 1614 views | EastTownBlue |
Reading usually kick off at 8pm which allows a couple of more people to turn up. | | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:34 - Sep 29 with 1601 views | Metal_Hacker |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:33 - Sep 29 by EastTownBlue |
Reading usually kick off at 8pm which allows a couple of more people to turn up. |
It’s also lighter down south later innit | |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 22:12 - Sep 29 with 1504 views | BloomBlue |
They use to kick off a lot earlier until floodlights were introduced and I thought 7:45 was because of TV. Must TV shows run 30 or 60 mins, so 7:45 gave TV companies to finish at 7:30 and 15 mins to chat/get ready for kick-off, plus the 7:45 gave some minutes leeway before the next program at 10pm |  | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 22:19 - Sep 29 with 1473 views | SitfcB |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:33 - Sep 29 by EastTownBlue |
Reading usually kick off at 8pm which allows a couple of more people to turn up. |
As do Bolton and a few others, some silly rule because they’re near retail parks! |  |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 23:23 - Sep 29 with 1323 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:33 - Sep 29 by EastTownBlue |
Reading usually kick off at 8pm which allows a couple of more people to turn up. |
... thereby doubling their gate. |  |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 01:58 - Sep 30 with 1228 views | ClareBlue |
It was brought in to ensure the half time adds were prime time adds after 8.30 and the schedule finished before 10pm when a different schedule ran. For television originally, then all followed, but some still do not if there is a reason. | | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 02:04 - Sep 30 with 1226 views | ClareBlue |
and this will be a surprise to us footie fans, but fans getting to and from a match was never a consideration for kick off times. I know, this is shocking for all us fans, but apparently fans are not a consideration for elite clubs or TV schedules,
who would have guessed? | | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 07:40 - Sep 30 with 1086 views | Metal_Hacker |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 02:04 - Sep 30 by ClareBlue |
and this will be a surprise to us footie fans, but fans getting to and from a match was never a consideration for kick off times. I know, this is shocking for all us fans, but apparently fans are not a consideration for elite clubs or TV schedules,
who would have guessed? |
More reasons than I anticipated then | |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 09:12 - Sep 30 with 947 views | bluejacko |
There used to be only 10 mins at half time as well,just gives the cliubs more time to fleece the fans with 15 mins now!😉 | | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 09:18 - Sep 30 with 926 views | Keno |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:32 - Sep 29 by Nthsuffolkblue |
"You can't beat a wind up."
Top, top tip, that! |
here's another
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 11:05 - Sep 30 with 835 views | The_Last_Baron |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 21:34 - Sep 29 by Metal_Hacker |
It’s also lighter down south later innit |
I think you'll find the further north you go the later the sunset, silly lad. |  |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 11:07 - Sep 30 with 830 views | positivity |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 11:05 - Sep 30 by The_Last_Baron |
I think you'll find the further north you go the later the sunset, silly lad. |
not in the winter, sillier lad! | |
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| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 11:12 - Sep 30 with 826 views | solemio |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 11:05 - Sep 30 by The_Last_Baron |
I think you'll find the further north you go the later the sunset, silly lad. |
Quite right for the cricket season. | | | |
| 7.45pm Kick Offs on 12:21 - Sep 30 with 758 views | ghostofescobar |
Or 7:43 - why be a slave to the 12ths! Throw off the shackles! Don't conform! Be liberated! Right, got to go, got my lunch at 12:25. |  |
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