Transfer deadline day - Premier League sets deadline at 6pm

[jamie the seagull]

"The conclusion of the window has been brought forward to teatime on Tuesday 1 September, bringing to an end the late night drama"

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/transfer-deadline-day-midnight-rush-5819135#rlabs=6

 

[Stat Brother]

What Sky wants Sky gets.

Ticker running all day, 'in depth analysis' (*cough*) all evening.

 

[beorhthelm]

What Sky wants Sky gets.

Ticker running all day, 'in depth analysis' (*cough*) all evening.

i'd have thought 9-10pm with lots of punditry, suspence and faux-drama would suit Sky here. 6pm is all over by time most people have got home.

 

[Cold Gettin Dumb]

That's a dim decision surely?

 

[Hampster Gull]

What are the kids going to donow later that night

 

[Lady Whistledown]

We can of course only pray that Harry Redknapp has a new last job in football by that point.

 

[Steve.S]

Do the premier league decide for all the other leagues?

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

It may be a sensible decision but that doesn't make it the most entertaining one. I personally enjoy the late finish as it is, whereas this'll mean an evening (if so inclined) of watching dull people doing 'analysis'.

Presumably the FL will follow suit to match up with the PL overlords?

 

[8ace]

Jim White had already made plans for the evening of the 1st so their only option was to bring the deadline forward.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Shame.

I rather enjoy waiting for the news of what time that the lights have been turned out at the Amex.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

We can of course only pray that Harry Redknapp has a new last job in football by that point.

I reckon he would be the 'been there, done that' studio 'expert' for the Sky mob on Deadline Day. Maybe they could mock up a car door for him to hang out of in the studio

 

[Grombleton]

I read somewhere that it's more to do with registrations for the European matches than Sky (for once) as deadline day is on the 1st because of the Bank Holiday.

 

[nwgull]

The cut off time isn't that important to me. I've always enjoyed the hooded mongs aspect of deadline day. This has now gone with reporters being moved inside the stadium, hasn't it?

 

[brakespear]

I read somewhere that it's more to do with registrations for the European matches than Sky (for once) as deadline day is on the 1st because of the Bank Holiday.

This - I thought it was always the case (at least recently) that if the deadline day is on a Bank Holiday then it actually takes place the day after and closes at 18:00.

 

[sir albion]

It's all over hyped shite anyway and fack all happened in the last deadline day....After that debacle I'm not surprised they've changed it.

Bloody embarrassing