Play off final kick off time - 3PM

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Grey Blade said:
That's about the only rational reason I've seen for playing it later - if we must have play offs that is
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TV Audiences the same has happened for the FA CUP FINAL

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BBC at odds with ITV over FA Cup Final kick-off time just two weeks before game

MANCHESTER CITY fans have slammed Wembley chiefs for keeping them in the FA Cup Final dark. With only 16 days before City run out against Crystal Palace for English football’s showpiece occasion, t…
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WayneAllison said:
TV Audiences the same has happened for the FA CUP FINAL

www.thesun.co.uk

BBC at odds with ITV over FA Cup Final kick-off time just two weeks before game

MANCHESTER CITY fans have slammed Wembley chiefs for keeping them in the FA Cup Final dark. With only 16 days before City run out against Crystal Palace for English football’s showpiece occasion, t…
www.thesun.co.uk www.thesun.co.uk
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We can't have traditional 3pm kickoffs, unless the alternative time clashes with the Eurovision Song Contest FFS 😂

Who says the status of the FA cup has been diminished?
 
ancientblade said:
could be embarrasing if its sunderland same as pigs they will sell 45k if they can get them were likely to be lucky to sell 30k
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Depends what you class as embarrassing.

30,000 Blades attending a football match? Nah
 
Nick Jansky said:
We’re making a weekend of it & will be stopping down on the Saturday night. Where in central London are Blades fans planning to gather after the match?
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Back in the day, the London Blades HQ was The Harp on Chandos Place (convenient for any Trafalgar Square fountain-related activities), but I've no idea if that's still the case.
 
WayneAllison said:
Boring the we won’t sell out Wembley/2ND Leg talk


Maybe we just aren’t a club that has 45K fans who can attend a game at the drop of a hat

Maybe Wendy/Forest have 5/10k more fans than us


Who is arsed ?
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Forest have quite a hefty fan base as they take in loads from the Nottinghamshire towns and villages, Lincolnshire and South Derbyshire. They’ve also got the 2 European Cups etc behind them. Plenty of glory supporters ready turn up for the big occasion. The Leeds of that part of the midlands.

Sunderland have more fans than us as well. Decent sized city with 1 club and a big catchment area. If they take more to Wembley it will be no disgrace.

I don’t know why we are suddenly so insecure. We are a well supported club in a two team city with loads of competition locally for supporters (Barnsley, Rotherham etc, plus the Manchester sides). This is all despite not having won a proper trophy for 100 years. In terms of Wembley we play there all the fucking time, we all have our own preferred regular boozers there FFS!

United have the core support that turns out regular. Wednesday have slightly less but an of fair weather fans who’ll show up once every 5 years or less or pull a cuppa chups shirt out of the attic when they win a big game in league one. That’s how we like it, that’s how they like it.

We took more to Wembley than Man City….doesn’t mean anything really.
 
I've never been to Wembley and whilst I would have preferred to get a train down, if they're already looking sold out/unavailable for the return I'll just drive down on my own. For those that have driven to Wembley or driven south and got the tube in, do you have any advice on where best to drive to, park, tube in etc? Any tips or tricks very much welcome!
 
MojoMuffin said:
I've never been to Wembley and whilst I would have preferred to get a train down, if they're already looking sold out/unavailable for the return I'll just drive down on my own. For those that have driven to Wembley or driven south and got the tube in, do you have any advice on where best to drive to, park, tube in etc? Any tips or tricks very much welcome!
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Stanmore or Watford seem popular.
 
Uganda Blade said:
Back in the day, the London Blades HQ was The Harp on Chandos Place (convenient for any Trafalgar Square fountain-related activities), but I've no idea if that's still the case.
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It's now Feed The Yak in Elephant and Castle
 
ATL Recs said:
More clubs benefit and it Keeps the season alive
Yes it is a cup competition should be a round robin
Team third get all home fixture
Team fourth get two home fixtures
Team fith get one home fixture
Team sixth get none
No Wembley
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It does keep the excitement of the season and keeps meaning in games, until the end of the season, so I'm generally for it.

Obviously the EFL, Sky etc. etc. want their pound of flesh, so it will never be scrapped.

It seems unfair that no real advantage is gained for achieving more points over the course of the season. I'd like to see this changed.

I think a new model would reward the efforts of the season, placate the money people and keep things interesting and exciting until the final day of the league season.

Something like:
3rd place - Straight to Wembley Final
4th place at home v winner of 5th v 6th
5th place v 6th place, two legs, 5th at home second leg

That way 3rd have to win one game for promotion, 4th 2 games, 5th/6th 2 games plus win the 2 legs overall.

This would generate one less 'marketable' play off game. This could be replaced with a 1 off relegation match between 3rd and 4th bottom (4th bottom at home for an advantage) This would also drag extra teams into relegation peril and give more teams something to play for until the league concludes.

I'm sure there would be other potential issues with this, but just a thought, to increase a merit based advantage for league standing.

UTB
 

Kenny Powers said:
It does keep the excitement of the season and keeps meaning in games, until the end of the season, so I'm generally for it.

Obviously the EFL, Sky etc. etc. want their pound of flesh, so it will never be scrapped.

It seems unfair that no real advantage is gained for achieving more points over the course of the season. I'd like to see this changed.

I think a new model would reward the efforts of the season, placate the money people and keep things interesting and exciting until the final day of the league season.

Something like:
3rd place - Straight to Wembley Final
4th place at home v winner of 5th v 6th
5th place v 6th place, two legs, 5th at home second leg

That way 3rd have to win one game for promotion, 4th 2 games, 5th/6th 2 games plus win the 2 legs overall.

This would generate one less 'marketable' play off game. This could be replaced with a 1 off relegation match between 3rd and 4th bottom (4th bottom at home for an advantage) This would also drag extra teams into relegation peril and give more teams something to play for until the league concludes.

I'm sure there would be other potential issues with this, but just a thought, to increase a merit based advantage for league standing.

UTB
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Agreed. Good post!
 
MojoMuffin said:
I've never been to Wembley and whilst I would have preferred to get a train down, if they're already looking sold out/unavailable for the return I'll just drive down on my own. For those that have driven to Wembley or driven south and got the tube in, do you have any advice on where best to drive to, park, tube in etc? Any tips or tricks very much welcome!
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Stanmore. Book your parking online and direct tube to Wembley Park.
 
MojoMuffin said:
I've never been to Wembley and whilst I would have preferred to get a train down, if they're already looking sold out/unavailable for the return I'll just drive down on my own. For those that have driven to Wembley or driven south and got the tube in, do you have any advice on where best to drive to, park, tube in etc? Any tips or tricks very much welcome!
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Cannons park tube station, cheap parking and has a great Turkish restaurant right outside. Easy getaway north too.
 
If they are not able to announce it until after tonight's game, surely that means who we're playing is going to have some impact on what the KO time will be? Perhaps we'll get a slightly earlier KO if its Sunderland, and something like 5.30 if Coventry? Just guessing. But I see no need to keep it secret until after the semis unless there is some flexibility/decision to be made(?)
 
relish said:
If they are not able to announce it until after tonight's game, surely that means who we're playing is going to have some impact on what the KO time will be? Perhaps we'll get a slightly earlier KO if its Sunderland, and something like 5.30 if Coventry? Just guessing. But I see no need to keep it secret until after the semis unless there is some flexibility/decision to be made(?)
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I believe all games need sign off from various Plods and SAG bodies etc. I don’t think it’s as simple as Sky saying “it’s 5:30 because Bullseye’s on later” and everyone else going “ok then” especially if Sunderland are playing. This is why there is no official timing announced yet.
 
Rodders said:
I believe all games need sign off from various Plods and SAG bodies etc. I don’t think it’s as simple as Sky saying “it’s 5:30 because Bullseye’s on later” and everyone else going “ok then” especially if Sunderland are playing. This is why there is no official timing announced yet.
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I don't see who benefits from it being 5.30 rather than 3. Are millions more neutrals going to watch on Sky at that time? Can't see it.

On the other hand it's more work for plod, travel home by public transport is pretty impossible, and gives the idiots more chance to booze/stick stuff up their nose all day pre game
 
MojoMuffin said:
I've never been to Wembley and whilst I would have preferred to get a train down, if they're already looking sold out/unavailable for the return I'll just drive down on my own. For those that have driven to Wembley or driven south and got the tube in, do you have any advice on where best to drive to, park, tube in etc? Any tips or tricks very much welcome!
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WAtford Junction - or Stanmore station
 
Tickhill Blade said:
I don't see who benefits from it being 5.30 rather than 3. Are millions more neutrals going to watch on Sky at that time? Can't see it.

On the other hand it's more work for plod, travel home by public transport is pretty impossible, and gives the idiots more chance to booze/stick stuff up their nose all day pre game
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Advertising innit. The broadcasters get significantly more ad revenue the nearer the broadcast is to the peak in the evening.
 

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