Fixture Amendments
As predicted the silly season has again started with the best team in the Championship being selected for more Sky screening. Another long standing predication is watch this space about the West Ham away game - probably be Friday night or Sunday noon or worst of all 5.30 on Saturday.
Message from SAFC reads: -
Sky Sports have picked another of Sunderland AFC’s Coca-Cola Championship games as a live televised match.
The Black Cats’ home game against Reading on Saturday 9th April has been selected as a live game, with the kick-off being brought forward to 12.45pm.
SAFC’s visit to Burnley next Friday (4th March) is also due to be screened on Sky Sports, kicking off at 7.45pm, while the trip to Ipswich was this week switched to Sunday 17th April, kicking off at 12 noon.
All fixtures up to Sunday 17th April have now been picked by Sky, and any of the last three games of the season could be could yet be subject to change due to Sky’s coverage.
SAFC’s remaining fixtures are:
Saturday 26th February: Cardiff City (H) 3pm
Friday 4th March: Burnley (A) 7.45pm SKY SPORTS
Saturday 12th March: Crewe (A) 3pm
Tuesday 15th March: Plymouth Argyle (H) 8pm
Saturday 19th March: Coventry City (H) 3pm
Saturday 2nd April: QPR (A) 3pm
Tuesday 5th April: Wigan Athletic (A) 7.45pm
Saturday 9th April: Reading (H) 12.45pm SKY SPORTS
Sunday 17th April: Ipswich Town (A) 12 noon SKY SPORTS
Saturday 23rd April: Leicester City (H) 3pm
Saturday 30th April: West Ham United (A) 3pm
Sunday 8th May: Stoke City (H) 1pm
posted by Jim Gilling - Secretary SAFCSA Coxhoe Branch @ 9:37 AM
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There in lies the root of missing fans. TV has absolutely ruined the tradition of Saturday afternoon 3 O'Clock.
Once upon a time you could pick up a fixture list and know with 99.9% certainty, barring floods or 45 inches of the white stuff that the game would go ahead at that time. You could plan, you knew you were going to the match, you didn't have to arse around changing shifts, getting a swap, sneak out early, or rush to get there at the risk of life and limb. It is as you say SILLY and serves no purpose other than to fill the coffers of football clubs, advertisers, television companies and corporate sponsors. It absolutely pisses me off and is major reason I no longer attend.
It's just too disruptive.
Take the Ipswich game as an example. I had planned to spend the weekend in Essex visiting Linda's sister in law and take the opportunity to grab a ticket or two and take my nephew along to portman Road, joining up with you lot and the Sedgefield contingent somewhere along the route on the A14. Great opportunity to leave on a friday afetrnoon take in the game on the Saturday, spend some quality time with relatives who are important to us have a leisurely Sunday morning and a safe drive back in time for work on Monday.
Big THANK YOU to Sky TV, you've fucked up my plans. Cnuts.
lets get the enjoyment back in, get some reality back, get some tradition again, get some singing going pre match, just like the old days. We're all mollycoddled now, it's too comfortable, with the burger bars, over inflated pie and pint prices, with a concoures to get away and out of the bad weather if it suits and tellies to watch the racing on.
Football?
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