[Albion] No more three o'clock kick offs?

[Seagullroyal]

Heard this the other day
There may never be a Saturday three o'clock kick off in the Prem.
The way that matches are being shown now, might be the norm with the focus on TV audiences.
So for the ten Prem games each weekend, Saturday and Sunday would have one at twelve, one at two, one at four and one at eight.
Add to the Friday and Monday night matches
They have changed the rules with regards Saturday kick offs being televised, so another reason this may happen?
It would mean that every Prem League game would be shown live by one company or another.
Thoughts?

 

[Guinness Boy]

They're going to have to do something to get more games into less time if Euro 2021 is going to happen and I would expect part or all of next season to be behind closed doors. Sorry if that's a depressing message but it'll only take a little spike in the autumn, which we all know will happen, to keep big gatherings banned until there's a vaccine or cure.

 

[sparkie]

Why not have a game at 3 and a game at 5, rather than a game at 2 and a game at 4 ?

 

[Acker79]

I imagine they'd have to put something into the broadcast contracts regarding liability in the event of another lockdown, or similar. The return of the premier league has been driven by the need to fulfil their broadcast contracts. If every game was to be televised, that would give TV companies even more power. And really, selling more games to be televised is the only way they're likely to improve on the last lot of TV deals.

 

[Saunders]

We might have a fight on our hands when things return to normal. Re the drinks break (new to be advertising break) and returning to a point where we werent exactly happy with the schedules. Nothing we can do now though.

 

[Giraffe]

I said this when it was first announced. They were already looking at doing this anyway to follow the Spanish model so it is nailed on that it will continue like this now.

I really hope the drinks break doesn't though.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Kick off times and drinks breaks don’t really matter all the while the games are behind closed doors. It all becomes a lot more controversial once they let fans in.

 

[Doonhamer7]

There are other leagues than the premier league - so unlikely to be any football between 3-5pm on a Saturday

 

[Knocky's Nose]

We might have a fight on our hands when things return to normal. Re the drinks break....

Does that mean we have three opportunities to stampede out to the concourse bars per match?

 

[Knocky's Nose]

There are other leagues than the premier league - so unlikely to be any football between 3-5pm on a Saturday

I think you'll find the Premier League is the ONLY league in the whole wide world! (according to the Media)

 

[Saunders]

Does that mean we have three opportunities to stampede out to the concourse bars per match?

Oh god I didnt even think about that

 

[BN9 BHA]

Another kick in the nuts for season ticket and match day ticket buying fans, and win win for the armchair fans.

 

[Stat Brother]

2 'may's' and 1 'might', with 'heard this the other day' thrown in as an opening gambit.

I hazard a guess much of the new normal will become normal but I'll not get getting hot under the collar about it just yet.

 

[BN9 BHA]

2 'may's' and 1 'might', with 'heard this the other day' thrown in as an opening gambit.

I hazard a guess much of the new normal will become normal but I'll not get getting hot under the collar about it just yet.

We know a bloke down the pub didn't tell him.

 

[Bob!]

We know a bloke down the pub didn't tell him.

Nor
overheard on the lower west concourse

 

[southstandandy]

We might have a fight on our hands when things return to normal. Re the drinks break (new to be advertising break) and returning to a point where we werent exactly happy with the schedules. Nothing we can do now though.

Just hoping the new drinks break doesn't continue into next season as it does offer up the potential for ad breaks to be shown in live games. With the TV companies already looking at putting them in during VAR checks in future seasons the game as we knew it might be completely different if constant changes keep being made.

Personally I hope not.

 

[Seagullroyal]

Another point I forgot to include in the original post, is that it would mean supporters of lower league or non league teams could watch their matches at three, and then watch the Premier League games before and after, in their club bars, bringing more money to them as well?

 

[AmexRuislip]

They're going to have to do something to get more games into less time if Euro 2021 is going to happen and I would expect part or all of next season to be behind closed doors. Sorry if that's a depressing message but it'll only take a little spike in the autumn, which we all know will happen, to keep big gatherings banned until there's a vaccine or cure.

When I was a yoof and started watching the Albion play with 3pm ko, the time to me, was part of the package that comes with the game.
With the introduction of Sky, sponsors, foreign viewers and other cash cows, as already mentioned, the 3pm will become a thing of the past.
Money talks IMO.
In fairness to fans who have to travel from one side of the country to the other, a midday ko would be more apt, only my opinions

 

[BN9 BHA]

So for the ten Prem games each weekend, Saturday and Sunday would have one at twelve, one at two, one at four and one at eight.

Another point I forgot to include in the original post, is that it would mean supporters of lower league or non league teams could watch their matches at three, and then watch the Premier League games before and after, in their club bars, bringing more money to them as well?

They could watch the 12 o clock kick off match and the 8 o clock kick off, but this would be a very long day of football.
But they couldn't watch all of the 2 o clock or 4 o'clock kick offs.

I go to non league when the Albion are not playing or if I can't go away, some non league clubs have the 12.30 kick off showing in the bar and sometimes the later afternoon kick off match on.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

2 and 4 could potentially be better in the winter as the sun goes down later then and the floodlights will need to be used less. That would reduce costs and energy consumption. Would need to do the actual numbers but it could be better that way.

Lights have to be on before the start of a game as they are not allowed to be switched on during therefore even if a game is midday the lights will be on especially in the HD world. I'm sure the cost of lights being they are LED are nowhere near the old style