6-7/8/11 Anyone else keeping the whole weekend free in case its televised?

[Lord Bamber]

Or am I the only one who thinks it might be and as such played at a different time than 3pm Sat 6th.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

What are you on about?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Ah sorry FALMER.

 

[Lord Bamber]

What are you on about?

The first falmer game, so big, it could be televised? Match moved to meet Murdoch's desires?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Have they come to an agreement over pride?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Unlikely, I think. There would be no prem games on presumably, as the league kicks off a week earlier, but apart from Falmer, there would be no reason to show us normally as the first live game of the season on TV - I would think they would show one of the relegated teams, so it may depend on who we are playing. Either way, the TV schedule won't be published before the end of July.

 

[8ace]

Really hope this game is played 3pm on a Saturday, the PROPER time for a football match.
SKY can f*** off.

 

[Lord Bamber]

Have they come to an agreement over pride?

I understood they have changed it to the following weekend for one year to enable us to be at home the 1st weekend of the season, but no guarantee of it being 3pm Sat pm.

 

[dje shoreham]

this - lets keep a bit of tradition for this historical occasion!!

 

[Lord Bamber]

this - lets keep a bit of tradition for this historical occasion!!

Absolutely, however in todays football world, this does not always happen.

 

[strings]

It could be on the BBC - I'm guessing their contract to show one Championship match per month is still good for next year.

 

[clippedgull]

It will kick off 3pm on August 6th. 100% guaranteed! Apart from anything else imagine the travel chaos with Sunday service on the trains! Also outside of our own fan base, there really is not much over interest in our fantastic new home.

 

[upthealbion1970]

If it's on tv it will be early kick off on the Saturday like stains Plymouth this season on opening day?

 

[Everest]

I don't care what time kick off is.

But it must be Sat 6th, no question.

 

[kevtherev]

Home to Palace!!!!

 

[Storer68]

Or am I the only one who thinks it might be and as such played at a different time than 3pm Sat 6th.

Not me. I've got a match to go to!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Presumably both teams have to agree to the moving of a game for television reasons, as they get paid for it, so the club could just say no. Simple.

 

[Easy 10]

It hadn't really occurred to me (and lets not count any Championship chickens just yet, we're not even halfway through the season).

IF we go up though, and the fixture computer chucks a relegated Premiership club our way for that opening game, then there would definitely be a danger of it being bumped for the telly I reckons.

Anything other than 3pm on 6th August would be unacceptable for that first game in my view, but then I don't pay the bills there.

 

[ali jenkins]

I dont think the club would turn down £30k-ish andall the extra exposure the game would bring, saying that, there really isnt much of a reason for anyone else outside of Brighton fans to care too much about our stadium