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Evening fixtures at The Valley

addick05
addick05 Posts: 2,348
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Been checking the fixtures -as I'm sure all of us have been -  anyone know why the Forest and Swansea games are being played on a Wednesday night?
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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,928
    addick05 said:
    Been checking the fixtures -as I'm sure all of us have been -  anyone know why the Forest and Swansea games are being played on a Wednesday night?

    Part of the Sky deal.

    It should be noted that all Championship clubs have received two home Tuesday fixtures and two Wednesday home fixtures to ensure that the terms of the broadcasting agreement with SKY Sports are met with midweek fixtures split as equally as possible over each midweek. That arrangement is mirrored for away fixtures.

  • SamB09
    SamB09 Posts: 901
    Theres always mid week games in the championship
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,976
    bobmunro said:
    addick05 said:
    Been checking the fixtures -as I'm sure all of us have been -  anyone know why the Forest and Swansea games are being played on a Wednesday night?

    Part of the Sky deal.

    It should be noted that all Championship clubs have received two home Tuesday fixtures and two Wednesday home fixtures to ensure that the terms of the broadcasting agreement with SKY Sports are met with midweek fixtures split as equally as possible over each midweek. That arrangement is mirrored for away fixtures.

    Remember, it's all about Sky ...... they couldn't give a toss about the fans who actually go to the match.


  • Carl Leaburn
    Carl Leaburn Posts: 1,118
    Last season all midweek championship matches were available live via the red button. They split them over Tuesdays and Wednesdays so they have roughly an even number of games each night. Guessing this will continue this season.
  • addick05
    addick05 Posts: 2,348
    SamB09 said:
    Theres always mid week games in the championship

    Yes I'm not that daft, I realise that. It's just that Charlton have always (well nearly always) played their midweek home games on Tuesday nights. However thank everyone for clearing that up - should have guessed it was something to do with Sky!!
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,870
    wednesday is a better night for me
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,038
    Also got to remember that there are more midweek games that are mandatory for the Championship because we wont have games for the International Break

    Means there will be no worrying about buying tickets for games and wondering if we'll have enough international call ups for our game to be cancelled and so be unable to attend the re-arranged fixture.

    Although the FA Cup may still see games re-arranged
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,870
    5th round F A Cup is midweek so won't effect us
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,038
    edited June 2019
    Elthamaddick said:
    5th round F A Cup is midweek so won't effect us
    4th Round shouldnt effect us either unless Fulham win their 3rd Round game
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,976
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Elthamaddick said:
    5th round F A Cup is midweek so won't effect us
    4th Round shouldnt effect us either unless Fulham win their 3rd Round game
    4th round doesn't normally affect us anyway ...... players already looking forward to an extra day off in January. :smile:


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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,517
    Elthamaddick said:
    wednesday is a better night for me
    I’ll let Sky know! :p
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,928
    Oggy Red said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Elthamaddick said:
    5th round F A Cup is midweek so won't effect us
    4th Round shouldnt effect us either unless Fulham win their 3rd Round game
    4th round doesn't normally affect us anyway ...... players already looking forward to an extra day off in January. :smile:


    Oh ye of little faith. 100th year at The Valley and it would be exactly 73 years since we last won it. An omen if ever there was one.

    On reflection - yes a week off in January will help us concentrate on the league. 

  • addick05
    addick05 Posts: 2,348
    bobmunro said:
    Oggy Red said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Elthamaddick said:
    5th round F A Cup is midweek so won't effect us
    4th Round shouldnt effect us either unless Fulham win their 3rd Round game
    4th round doesn't normally affect us anyway ...... players already looking forward to an extra day off in January. :smile:


    Oh ye of little faith. 100th year at The Valley and it would be exactly 73 years since we last won it. An omen if ever there was one.

    On reflection - yes a week off in January will help us concentrate on the league. 


    Yes, staying in it! LOL
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,240
    addick05 said:
    bobmunro said:
    Oggy Red said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Elthamaddick said:
    5th round F A Cup is midweek so won't effect us
    4th Round shouldnt effect us either unless Fulham win their 3rd Round game
    4th round doesn't normally affect us anyway ...... players already looking forward to an extra day off in January. :smile:


    Oh ye of little faith. 100th year at The Valley and it would be exactly 73 years since we last won it. An omen if ever there was one.

    On reflection - yes a week off in January will help us concentrate on the league. 


    Yes, staying in it! LOL
    Not sure if this a LOL ?
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Before we had floodlights, we used to play midweek games on Thursday afternoon, because Thursday was early closing day for the shops, I remember bunking off from school a few afternoons to watch us
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,336
    Can’t believe it, what were the odds of Leeds being on Sky on the first weekend of the season! Genuinely shocked 😮 
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,687
    addick05 said:
    SamB09 said:
    Theres always mid week games in the championship

    Yes I'm not that daft, I realise that. It's just that Charlton have always (well nearly always) played their midweek home games on Tuesday nights.
    That’s because Millwall had Monday night, Charlton had Tuesday night and Palace had Wednesday night.
  • JaShea99
    JaShea99 Posts: 5,476
    addick05 said:
    SamB09 said:
    Theres always mid week games in the championship

    Yes I'm not that daft, I realise that. It's just that Charlton have always (well nearly always) played their midweek home games on Tuesday nights. However thank everyone for clearing that up - should have guessed it was something to do with Sky!!
    It’s only been Tuesdays since we’ve been in League one.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,324
    JaShea99 said:
    addick05 said:
    SamB09 said:
    Theres always mid week games in the championship

    Yes I'm not that daft, I realise that. It's just that Charlton have always (well nearly always) played their midweek home games on Tuesday nights. However thank everyone for clearing that up - should have guessed it was something to do with Sky!!
    It’s only been Tuesdays since we’ve been in League one.
    No
  • SoleBayAddick
    SoleBayAddick Posts: 155
    Henry Irving said:
    JaShea99 said:
    addick05 said:
    SamB09 said:
    Theres always mid week games in the championship

    Yes I'm not that daft, I realise that. It's just that Charlton have always (well nearly always) played their midweek home games on Tuesday nights. However thank everyone for clearing that up - should have guessed it was something to do with Sky!!
    It’s only been Tuesdays since we’ve been in League one.
    No


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  • SoleBayAddick
    SoleBayAddick Posts: 155
    No it hasn't.  90%  of evening games have been played on a Tuesday evening.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,135
    JaShea99 said:
    addick05 said:
    SamB09 said:
    Theres always mid week games in the championship

    Yes I'm not that daft, I realise that. It's just that Charlton have always (well nearly always) played their midweek home games on Tuesday nights. However thank everyone for clearing that up - should have guessed it was something to do with Sky!!
    It’s only been Tuesdays since we’ve been in League one.
    Always, always been a Tuesday for midweek fixtures as long as I can remember. But then again, I think I have dementia and can't recall what I was doing 10 mins ago  
  • addick05
    addick05 Posts: 2,348
    JaShea99 said:
    addick05 said:
    SamB09 said:
    Theres always mid week games in the championship

    Yes I'm not that daft, I realise that. It's just that Charlton have always (well nearly always) played their midweek home games on Tuesday nights. However thank everyone for clearing that up - should have guessed it was something to do with Sky!!
    It’s only been Tuesdays since we’ve been in League one.

    I've been going for 50+ years and Tuesday's was always our night - many of those seasons were spent in the old Second Division, today's Championship.
  • JaShea99
    JaShea99 Posts: 5,476
    There were definitely Wednesdays in the Championship and the Premiership.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,090
    I go back to 1972 watching midweek games and we've always played Tuesdays.
    It's possible that there were some Wednesday games if JaShea99 remembers them, but there couldn't have been too many.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,234
    Is today Tuesday? If not, it use to be.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,090
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0yx1_GPTu4
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,282
    edited July 2019
    “Forest's trip to Charlton Athletic on August 21 will also be shown live as a main game with other midweek matches that Wednesday evening shown via the red button”

    Just seen this on The Nottingham Post, Forest home game is live on Sky.
  • Valleyofdreams
    Valleyofdreams Posts: 149
    edited July 2019
    I thought you can watch all midweek fixtures now live on sky in the championship?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,038
    stoneroses19 said:
    “Forest's trip to Charlton Athletic on August 21 will also be shown live as a main game with other midweek matches that Wednesday evening shown via the red button”

    Just seen this on The Nottingham Post, Forest home game is live on Sky.
    FFS!! Why does it have to be the games at the Valley NOT on the red button

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