- Jun 29, 2003
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The tournament will now have two new kick-off times and guaranteed group stage entry.
Source: Football London
Source: Football London
The KO times are fucking terrible - that's not good news at ALL.
Assume 5.55pm is away matches - I don't stand a chance in hell of seeing that. I don't get home from work until 7.15 earliest and have to bath the little one and put her to bed.
8pm at home just means it's even later for fans to try and get home after the match on rubbish public transport.
7.45 is about right and should stay. 7.30 earliest to give people time to get to grounds/home to watch.
From memory we never used to get 6pm home kick-off's in the Uefa Cup or Europa League. It suits other European teams better to stage the early kick-off's as they're usually an hour or so ahead of UK time.You can be assured we will get at least one early home game.
Highly unlikely...
This is all about TV viewing figures, staggering each set of group fixtures.
For example, game one in group A will kick off at 5.55pm, finishing at approx. 7.45pm
Game two then kicks off 15 mins later.
It's a ridiculous change as it effectively means that, going into the final round of group games, whoever is playing in the later kick-off has the advantage of knowing the earlier result and whether or not they can qualify.
You can be assured we will get at least one early home game.
For the last round of games, all the teams in a given group should be playing at the same time, just as it is in the World Cup or Euros.Highly unlikely...
It's a ridiculous change as it effectively means that, going into the final round of group games, whoever is playing in the later kick-off has the advantage of knowing the earlier result and whether or not they can qualify.
5:55pm KO? How are people meant to get there after work?