As someone once said 'it is, what it is' but , 1/2 way through the season, i just wondered how many games have been moved due to being on Tv, and will Sky show a similar amount of our games on tv, as the first half, ( i know it might depend on how well we perform?) or has the novelty worn off yet?
I know its not about the fans anymore, but i'd booked a hotel to go to the Swansea game ( thankfully able to cancel it) but was gutted i couldn't go to the Swansea game, due to lack of time off.
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I guess it gets more the higher you go?
Dont forget though that the Fulham game is scheduled the same weekend as the FA Cup Fourth Round so if Fulham beat Aston Villa tomorrow (or if Charlton beat West Brom) the game will be re-arranged regardless
Likewise our game at Cardiff City will be re-arranged (currently 21st March) should either of us reach the Quarter-Finals of the Cup
Plus SKY have already got Championship games scheduled up until 1st February
Who knows what SKY will do though, as per the TV Agreement they dont have to show us again this season (contractually they have to show each team at home twice), they've done that for us three times
https://www.skysports.com/watch/football-on-sky
Although it needs updating as the below games will be on the red button at the very least:
Nottingham Forest (A) - Tuesday 11th February
Sheffield Wednesday (A) - Wednesday 26th February
Queens Park Rangers (H) - Tuesday 17th March
Seeing that all Boxing Day / New Year Fixtures were on the red button too I'd presume it'll be the same with the following over Easter (Unless SKY move them fora actual coverage)
Brentford (A) - Friday 10th April
Reading (H) - Monday 13th April
But I'd be guessing for those two fixtures
With Sky's Red Button coverage of midweek Championship matches some of the normal Tuesday matches have to be moved back a day to even up the number of matches in Sky's schedule. Every team will have a couple of home games on a Tuesday and a couple on a Wednesday.
Regardless of whether this fixturing was done the Football League off their own backs or whether Sky had a sneaky word behind the scenes before the fixture list was published, the fact is we've had to play two home games on a Wednesday evening instead of a Tuesday for TV purposes.
Not all our games are on SKY are they
Edit: And as I write it; Aston Villa equalise