[Albion] The gap between Newcastle (a) and B'muff (h) games

[nicko31]

Less than 20 hours between matches. Can anyone ever recall this happening, just crazy

 

[Falmer Flutter ©]

No it's not.

 

[beorhthelm]

31 days in December

 

[RONALDEANO]

oops

 

[nicko31]

31 days in December

Sat 3pm to Mon 12.30pm, or have I missed something?

 

[Bob!]

Sat 3pm to Mon 12.30pm, or have I missed something?

Yes.

Sunday has 24 hours

 

[Falmer Flutter ©]

Sat 3pm to Mon 12.30pm, or have I missed something?

Yes, 24 more hours.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Sat 3pm to Mon 12.30pm, or have I missed something?

Yes, it's more than 20 hrs as stated by the OP. Still not great though as less than 48 with the early kick off

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[beorhthelm]

either way, it is going to be shite, having had away game the other end of the country.

 

[Johners]

It wasn't that long ago that they used to play Good Friday, Easter Saturday & Easter Monday, so not sure what the problem is. The team will certainly be flying to and from the Newcastle game so they will almost definitely be home before most fans have got back to London.

 

[nicko31]

Sorry what a wally, 44 hours. When did we last have a game with a gap this short?

 

[Machiavelli]

Bournemouth at home to Everton at 3 on 30th (and also playing on Boxing Day), so there's not a big difference between our fixtures and theirs, which is what really matters. With a bit of luck, our squad has got a chartered flight from Worthing to Newcastle, which will make the difference even more negligible.

 

[BensGrandad]

It wasn't that long ago that they used to play Good Friday, Easter Saturday & Easter Monday, so not sure what the problem is. The team will certainly be flying to and from the Newcastle game so they will almost definitely be home before most fans have got back to London.

Going back further in the 50s Christmas Day usually 12 noon kick off and Boxing Day 3pm kick off . If a Saturday came between then and New Years Day a game on the Saturday and again on New Years Day so possibly 4 games in 7 or 8 days.

 

[GT49er]

Going back further in the 50s Christmas Day usually 12 noon kick off and Boxing Day 3pm kick off .

Which is more than the 20 hours the OP was (mistakenly) asking about.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

It wasn't that long ago that they used to play Good Friday, Easter Saturday & Easter Monday, so not sure what the problem is. The team will certainly be flying to and from the Newcastle game so they will almost definitely be home before most fans have got back to London.

It was quite a long time ago though, wasn't it?
Half a century or so

 

[BensGrandad]

I agree but the 20 hours was incorrect so both those games and those mentioned over Easter would have been within a shorter period of time.

 

[GT49er]

It was quite a long time ago though, wasn't it?
Half a century or so

Yes, but going back to the spirit of the OP's question, plenty of us can recall it!

 

[albionite]

Bournemouth at home to Everton at 3 on 30th (and also playing on Boxing Day), so there's not a big difference between our fixtures and theirs, which is what really matters. With a bit of luck, our squad has got a chartered flight from Worthing to Newcastle, which will make the difference even more negligible.

Never thought of flying from Worthing before, do they do cheap flights

 

[LamieRobertson]

It wasn't that long ago that they used to play Good Friday, Easter Saturday & Easter Monday, so not sure what the problem is. The team will certainly be flying to and from the Newcastle game so they will almost definitely be home before most fans have got back to London.

When you say not long ago ..it’s been a fair number of years now ..how many do you think?

 

[BensGrandad]

Yes, but going back to the spirit of the OP's question, plenty of us can recall it!

It usually meant a coach ride home for the team or at the very best a train journey.