| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock 21:14 - Mar 4 with 2522 views | WeWereZombies |
Modernisation, innit? |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:16 - Mar 4 with 2391 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I did think this earlier.
Good for the environment and cost saving. Safer for fans travelling after the match too.
It won't go down well with traditionalists but why not? |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:17 - Mar 4 with 2381 views | chrismakin |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:16 - Mar 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I did think this earlier.
Good for the environment and cost saving. Safer for fans travelling after the match too.
It won't go down well with traditionalists but why not? |
Do what lower leagues do
3pm normal
2pm winter |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:29 - Mar 4 with 2347 views | J2BLUE |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:16 - Mar 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I did think this earlier.
Good for the environment and cost saving. Safer for fans travelling after the match too.
It won't go down well with traditionalists but why not? |
It's a no for me. Yes based purely on tradition. Football at 1pm feels wrong. At least a whole set of fixtures. A single game is fine but football's home is 3pm on a Saturday. |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:33 - Mar 4 with 2331 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:29 - Mar 4 by J2BLUE |
It's a no for me. Yes based purely on tradition. Football at 1pm feels wrong. At least a whole set of fixtures. A single game is fine but football's home is 3pm on a Saturday. |
I do get that but would it be such a drastic thing for it to change? | |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:34 - Mar 4 with 2334 views | gainsboroughblue |
Also a big defeat for the man who enjoys those hours in the pub before the game and the wife expecting him home ten minutes after the end. |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:36 - Mar 4 with 2319 views | J2BLUE |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:33 - Mar 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I do get that but would it be such a drastic thing for it to change? |
For me it just messes with the march day experience.
You watch the early game in the pub, you go to Town's game, back in the pub by the evening kick off. You're also looking at this from the perspective of people getting home. What about when Sunderland play Plymouth at 1pm?
Edit: Over 7 hours by car from Sunderland to Plymouth. A bit of leeway and potentially some roadworks and fans could have to leave in the early hours! [Post edited 4 Mar 2021 21:41]
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:36 - Mar 4 with 2322 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:34 - Mar 4 by gainsboroughblue |
Also a big defeat for the man who enjoys those hours in the pub before the game and the wife expecting him home ten minutes after the end. |
Who would tell the wife it had changed?
Simply enjoy the post-match pint as well as the abbreviated ones before.
I know we are not used to enjoying post-match drinking, mind. | |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 23:44 - Mar 4 with 2233 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:36 - Mar 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Who would tell the wife it had changed?
Simply enjoy the post-match pint as well as the abbreviated ones before.
I know we are not used to enjoying post-match drinking, mind. |
Oh. They'd find a way to know. I've tried that one on in the past. | |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 02:29 - Mar 5 with 2195 views | textbackup |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 23:44 - Mar 4 by gainsboroughblue |
Oh. They'd find a way to know. I've tried that one on in the past. |
"what time is kick off?
"3"
"and how long does it take by train to get to London"
"dunno, about an hour"
"and you're booked on the 0808 train, with a crate of beers to drink on the way?"
that was never even mentioned when you first meet them, then maybe 6months later it creeps in..... 5/6 years down the line it doesn't get mentioned again as they know you have drink problems on a big London away day.
moral of story, they get used to you. |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 07:50 - Mar 5 with 2067 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
No, because some away supporters (and a few home who just happen to live a long way from their club) wouldn't be able to make it to the game. Or they'd be cutting it fine, particularly with public transport delays.
I presume 3pm was originally chosen to allow travelling time? |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 07:51 - Mar 5 with 2064 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:16 - Mar 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I did think this earlier.
Good for the environment and cost saving. Safer for fans travelling after the match too.
It won't go down well with traditionalists but why not? |
How is it good for the environment and cost saving? | |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 07:57 - Mar 5 with 2050 views | WeWereZombies |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 07:51 - Mar 5 by The_Flashing_Smile |
How is it good for the environment and cost saving? |
Saves on electricity for floodlighting (allegedly); which in turn means less of a drain on the National Grid at a time when the entire nation are boiling kettles and turning on devices to watch Gillingham play Ipswich...
I don't see why they can't power their floodlights from wind power, send off a Gill in the first two minutes and Evans will provide the moaning; so turbine on the fourth official's head and it's sorted. [Post edited 5 Mar 2021 7:59]
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:12 - Mar 5 with 2034 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 07:57 - Mar 5 by WeWereZombies |
Saves on electricity for floodlighting (allegedly); which in turn means less of a drain on the National Grid at a time when the entire nation are boiling kettles and turning on devices to watch Gillingham play Ipswich...
I don't see why they can't power their floodlights from wind power, send off a Gill in the first two minutes and Evans will provide the moaning; so turbine on the fourth official's head and it's sorted. [Post edited 5 Mar 2021 7:59]
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Is that it, floodlights? Hardly a massive boon for the environment! We could always play more games in the summer to avoid some of that. | |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:19 - Mar 5 with 2009 views | Leaky |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 07:50 - Mar 5 by The_Flashing_Smile |
No, because some away supporters (and a few home who just happen to live a long way from their club) wouldn't be able to make it to the game. Or they'd be cutting it fine, particularly with public transport delays.
I presume 3pm was originally chosen to allow travelling time? |
3pm kick off was originally because Saturday morning was part of the working week. Allowed people to leave work at 12 get home get changed & get to the game. |  | | |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:23 - Mar 5 with 1990 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:33 - Mar 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I do get that but would it be such a drastic thing for it to change? |
Sky and BT wouldn’t be in favour of it.
In normal times current rules state they can’t broadcast a game at the same time as the normal fixture list. So we get a TV game kicking off at 12.30 and another at 5.30.
If we changed kick off times to 1pm the the first TV game would have to kick off at 10.30am (would hit the pub trade who lay a small fortune to Sky) and 3pm (again, not a great time for pubs) |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:24 - Mar 5 with 1991 views | MattinLondon |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:16 - Mar 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I did think this earlier.
Good for the environment and cost saving. Safer for fans travelling after the match too.
It won't go down well with traditionalists but why not? |
I wouldn’t mind at all if kickoffs changed to 1pm.
I certainly would scrap football around Christmas. Roughly from the 23rd Dec - 3rd Jan I’d introduce a winter break. |  | | |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:31 - Mar 5 with 1972 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:19 - Mar 5 by Leaky |
3pm kick off was originally because Saturday morning was part of the working week. Allowed people to leave work at 12 get home get changed & get to the game. |
Well that would be no good for people who lived more than an hour away then. | |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:35 - Mar 5 with 1962 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:24 - Mar 5 by MattinLondon |
I wouldn’t mind at all if kickoffs changed to 1pm.
I certainly would scrap football around Christmas. Roughly from the 23rd Dec - 3rd Jan I’d introduce a winter break. |
I presume you don't go to many long distance away games then? | |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:44 - Mar 5 with 1945 views | Bluefish |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 21:17 - Mar 4 by chrismakin |
Do what lower leagues do
3pm normal
2pm winter |
When I went down leagues that was always the crashing reality when games got moved to 2pm again because we didn't have floodlights |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:47 - Mar 5 with 1940 views | MattinLondon |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:35 - Mar 5 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I presume you don't go to many long distance away games then? |
A few but not as many as what I used to | | | |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:48 - Mar 5 with 1931 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:12 - Mar 5 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Is that it, floodlights? Hardly a massive boon for the environment! We could always play more games in the summer to avoid some of that. |
Every little helps.
Sky wouldn't mind as long as they got the same number or more games in. They would probably even argue for coverage at 1pm as well.
I think originally fewer fans went to away games. Might have been more of an issue for the away team at a semi-pro level.
To answer a few comments at once. | |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:52 - Mar 5 with 1923 views | 26_Paz |
A massive no from me. A lot of people like to have a few pints before the game, you want us to start drinking in the morning? Savages. |  |
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| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 09:25 - Mar 5 with 1884 views | Leaky |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 08:31 - Mar 5 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Well that would be no good for people who lived more than an hour away then. |
I think this was probably before the average man had a car . When you supported your local team & probably very few people attended away games. | | | |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 10:04 - Mar 5 with 1860 views | jonbull88 |
It’s a no from me as well. I hate lunchtime kick off. At least with 3pm kick offs you can have a decent morning and do all the weekend jobs/spend a few hours with the family, then go to the game/have a few beers in the afternoon. |  | | |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 10:23 - Mar 5 with 1834 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Shouldn't all Saturday games kick off at one o'clock on 02:29 - Mar 5 by textbackup |
"what time is kick off?
"3"
"and how long does it take by train to get to London"
"dunno, about an hour"
"and you're booked on the 0808 train, with a crate of beers to drink on the way?"
that was never even mentioned when you first meet them, then maybe 6months later it creeps in..... 5/6 years down the line it doesn't get mentioned again as they know you have drink problems on a big London away day.
moral of story, they get used to you. |
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