15 min half time surely came in when there were a lot more live matches to allow for at least two sets of commercials so early 90s sounds about right.
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Why do evening games traditionally start at 7.45pm?
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I'm surprised Barber isn't pushing for 30 minute breaks.....
We'd still run out of food and Harvey's after 10.
The staff would just serve twice as slowly (if that's even possible) so we wouldn't make any more money.
Wasn't there a proposal a few years back for a break after 22 minutes? I believe the septics were pushing for it. Blatter and co gave it short shrift, so I assume there wasn't much money in it
theboybilly
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Indeed there was a proposal - the 'Four Quarters'. I don't watch MLS (if indeed it's shown at all over here) but have wondered how the Yanks fit all their advertising in?
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blue'n'white
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I remember it as being 7.30 at the Goldstone and being annoyed because the extra 15 minutes meant that I'd miss my train home but I can't remember when it changed
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Your memory is better than mine!
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Before this season I was convinced we were at a potential disadvantage in the 5 minutes at the start of the second half: half our fans still seemed to be in the queue for refreshments while all the away fans were in place ready for kick-off. And we often seemed to concede during this period, as it's often an odd atmosphere at the start of the second half.
This season so far, however, we've not had that problem ...
This season so far, however, we've not had that problem ...
AnotherArch
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In the 60's we used to kick off at 7.15 pm, and still got large crowds.
Even with 7.30 kick off's, they all finished in time for a reading of every football result at the end of BBC TV National News at around 9.25 pm.
More puzzling is why some teams used to kick off at 3.15 pm on a Saturday.
Even with 7.30 kick off's, they all finished in time for a reading of every football result at the end of BBC TV National News at around 9.25 pm.
More puzzling is why some teams used to kick off at 3.15 pm on a Saturday.
1988/89 season according to WSC