Play off final kick off time - 3PM

[Essexmick]

 

[Grey Blade]

I live in the West Midlands but has anyone emailed your local Sheffield MP?

I emailed the Sports Minister and my local MP - but I live Harrogate so what good that will do I don't know. A few years ago I wrote to the previous local MP re a football issue (can't remember what it was) but I received a well considered personal email in return - unlike the time when I wrote to moan about Boris Johnson's lock down antics - when I received a generic response which must have been sent out to thousands of people

 

[dn5 shaun]

Yes, the train from Sunderland to London stops at Doncaster and goes to King’s Cross..

There will be no need to stop at doncaster cos it will already be full.

 

[MTBlade]

How is this not major national news? It's a disgrace. They're gonna have 70,000 northerners stuck in London with no way home at this rate

Unfortunately, you answered your own question when you mentioned 'Northerners'.

Its not worthy of National news unless it effects people south of Watford Gap.

 

[The Fox]

In order to organise broadcast times, security etc the EFL , sky , Wembley stadium and the Met police must all know the kick off time by now.
The last to know will be the fans , obviously the least important element to them all.
It's a pisstake of the highest order .

 

[jt64]

Has anyone said the game is kicking off at midnight yet?

 

[Pintor75]

Flash scores has it as 3pm ko on 24th

 

[Grey Blade]

I wonder if they're still looking for someone to hand over the trophy - bit of any empty gesture anyway

 

[TomHeffernan]

3:30pm

Bet nobody guessed that eh?

 

[Grey Blade]

Now the media are showing interest:

Championship play-off final: Sheffield United and Sunderland fans in dark over kick-off time

The EFL has yet to confirm when Sheffield United will play Sunderland at Wembley on 24 May.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[SwissBlade]

Womens.

Not sure anyone really cares about that.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Has anyone said the game is kicking off at midnight yet?

Well, not for five minutes.

 

[MBH]

Seemingly the delay over the kick off time is because of the police who want the game played as early as possible.

 

[Muttley]

Seemingly the delay over the kick off time is because of the police who want the game played as early as possible.

Midneet it is then.

 

[Selly]

Seemingly the delay over the kick off time is because of the police who want the game played as early as possible.

Sunderland fans reputation getting ahead of them?

 

[Davalon]

Seemingly the delay over the kick off time is because of the police who want the game played as early as possible.

Let's break that record

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Article on BBC now:

Championship play-off final: Sheffield United and Sunderland fans in dark over kick-off time

The EFL has yet to confirm when Sheffield United will play Sunderland at Wembley on 24 May.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

Seemingly the delay over the kick off time is because of the police who want the game played as early as possible.

Maybe midnight is right then

 

[Selly]

Article on BBC now:

Championship play-off final: Sheffield United and Sunderland fans in dark over kick-off time

The EFL has yet to confirm when Sheffield United will play Sunderland at Wembley on 24 May.

www.bbc.co.uk

Blades Ramble getting the shout out.

I find this choice of words odd

Sheffield United and Sunderland supporters said they remained in the dark about when exactly the match at Wembley would kick off, making it impossible for them to make concrete travel and accommodation arrangements.

This makes it sound like a matter of precision that we are lacking (i.e. its somewhere between 2:30 and 3:15 but we don`t know precisely) rather than even having a vague idea.

At this stage it could feasibly kick off anywhere from 12 noon to 17:30.

 

[MBH]

Sunderland fans reputation getting ahead of them?

Yeah....TBH I see no reason to expect any trouble between the two sets of fans. There is no history of trouble between the clubs but I'd guess for some reason the police want to limit drinking time.

Sheffield United fans have been allocated the Box Park - seemingly the lad who runs it is a Sheffield United fan.

 

[torridon]

There are currently rooms at the Premier Inn in High Wycombe for £80. Parking bang next door, 30 mins on train to Wembley Stadium station

I'm staying in High Wycombe too at the Travelodge, Friday and Saturday night for £115, £20 return on the train.

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Muttley]

3.00 apparently confirmed?

 

[ColinHill]

Yeah....TBH I see no reason to expect any trouble between the two sets of fans. There is no history of trouble between the clubs but I'd guess for some reason the police want to limit drinking time.

Sheffield United fans have been allocated the Box Park - seemingly the lad who runs it is a Sheffield United fan.

Fair few skirmishes with them in the mid / late 90's, but nothing in recent years that im aware of.

They might want to have an early kick off due to the tradition it seems of NE clubs taking over covent garden / traflagar square en masse..might help them clear that earlier on friday night

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

Now the media are showing interest:

Championship play-off final: Sheffield United and Sunderland fans in dark over kick-off time

The EFL has yet to confirm when Sheffield United will play Sunderland at Wembley on 24 May.

www.bbc.co.uk

Jimmy Ramble's been on the blower to them

Wonder how much he charged them for that info

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

Guy who runs box park has comfirmed it as 3pm.

 

[Ginger Gnome]

Guy who runs box park has comfirmed it as 3pm.

Not sure he gets to decide it

 

[Paisley Blade]

Guy who runs box park has comfirmed it as 3pm.

Whilst normally viewing such tweets with suspicion, on the face of it, seems legit?

 

[Northyorksblade]

Well he is a Blade and it is a Blades pub for the final.......

 

[Paisley Blade]

Well he is a Blade and it is a Blades pub for the final.......