Not until the TV gods who run football decide whether we are the Saturday evening or Sunday lunch kick off.
It's one or the other I reckon.
Would you prefer to know it was Saturday 3pm, while turning the money down?
Just as easy to pre-set the fixture date and time before our game with SWFC took place - they already knew the home team, and the away team was a choice between two struggling Championship clubs.
I don't buy all this "Sheffield derby" nonsense. All 4 games are on TV, and 2 of the TV slots were already fixed. We are either Sat tea-time or Sunday lunch, so it's much easier to decide before our game with SWFC.
Could well be wrong but looking at train times, if we're the saturday evening game, there's only 1 train (20.29) back to london after the game. I'm sure that can't be right, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Could well be wrong but looking at train times, if we're the saturday evening game, there's only 1 train (20.29) back to london after the game. I'm sure that can't be right, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Trains at 1929 (direct), and 1948, 1958 and 2029 (all 1 change) should all be do-able for a 5pm kick off. Bramall Lane is only 1 mile from Sheffield station.
Could well be wrong but looking at train times, if we're the saturday evening game, there's only 1 train (20.29) back to london after the game. I'm sure that can't be right, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Trains at 1929 (direct), and 1948, 1958 and 2029 (all 1 change) should all be do-able for a 5pm kick off. Bramall Lane is only 1 mile from Sheffield station.
No games are ever 5pm though, they're usually 5.30 so the 19.29, 48 and 58 would be a bit tight.
Ideally, you'd put on a couple of special trains to relieve the pressure on the coaches, especially as you can walk to Bramall Lane from the station.
Is that even possible at less than 2 weeks' notice?
In any case, I think the problem with the trains is engineering works and landslip-related issues, which would surely make a special train even harder to arrange.
Ideally, you'd put on a couple of special trains to relieve the pressure on the coaches, especially as you can walk to Bramall Lane from the station.
Is that even possible at less than 2 weeks' notice?
In any case, I think the problem with the trains is engineering works and landslip-related issues, which would surely make a special train even harder to arrange.
Ideally, you'd put on a couple of special trains to relieve the pressure on the coaches, especially as you can walk to Bramall Lane from the station.
Is that even possible at less than 2 weeks' notice?
In any case, I think the problem with the trains is engineering works and landslip-related issues, which would surely make a special train even harder to arrange.
We set the Carlisle one up so that it could have been done at five days' notice. Sheffield is a more straightforward route, usually, but I agree that issues on the line might preclude it. Mick Everett knows all about ordering trains.
Ideally, you'd put on a couple of special trains to relieve the pressure on the coaches, especially as you can walk to Bramall Lane from the station.
Is that even possible at less than 2 weeks' notice?
In any case, I think the problem with the trains is engineering works and landslip-related issues, which would surely make a special train even harder to arrange.
We set the Carlisle one up so that it could have been done at five days' notice. Sheffield is a more straightforward route, usually, but I agree that issues on the line might preclude it. Mick Everett knows all about ordering trains.
Airman would the club not already have a costing in place for the train could be one of four days but would imagine a lot of fans would go no matter what day it is
Sheff Utd and Charlton have matches on Tuesday evening so Saturday is a must. We have a rare fixture V Huddersfield
Surely this is the point. Neither Hull nor Sunderland have games on the following Tuesday, so it would logical for our QF to be on the Saturday (evening) and their game to be on the Sunday.
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I don't buy all this "Sheffield derby" nonsense. All 4 games are on TV, and 2 of the TV slots were already fixed. We are either Sat tea-time or Sunday lunch, so it's much easier to decide before our game with SWFC.
Easier for them to play Sunday lunchtime - if fans are any kind of consideration.
I'll go either way but I'm firmly in the Saturday evening crowd, trains prices aren't as bad as I thought either.
So the slots left are the saturday evening or sunday lunchtime.
Having said that BT Sport have shown cup games on friday and monday nights this season so who knows.........
No games are ever 5pm though, they're usually 5.30 so the 19.29, 48 and 58 would be a bit tight.
In any case, I think the problem with the trains is engineering works and landslip-related issues, which would surely make a special train even harder to arrange.
top and bottom 5,7k
Aloud up to 15% capacity for cup games. Should mean both sections.