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Saint Malc

Saint Malc

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http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2613105,00.html

 

Reading's visit to St. Mary's has been brought forward for live television coverage.

The game originally scheduled for Saturday 14th April will now take place on Friday 13th April kick-off 7.45pm live on Sky Sports.

 

I'm getting a bit fed up with this. How many Saturday 3pm kick-offs have we had this season? I s'pose it's a measure of our success, which can't be a bad thing, but I love going to games at 3pm on a Saturday.

SNSUN

SNSUN

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£4 for cash and you've bagged yourself a deal

 

I'm going to auction my services, no reserve, bidding ends when the Mods realise what carnage has been caused.

Sour Mash

Sour Mash

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I'm getting a bit fed up with this. How many Saturday 3pm kick-offs have we had this season? I s'pose it's a measure of our success, which can't be a bad thing, but I love going to games at 3pm on a Saturday.
I do agree, but if they have to be moved either Friday or Saturday evenings aren't too bad at all. Knock off work a bit early, works well for a few beers and a bit of atmosphere and frees up the rest of the weekend. Club earn a few quid out of it. Could be worse. Edited by Sour Mash
Minty

Minty

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FFS, was going to go to this but how will I finish work at half five and get down from Manchester in time for kick off now?

Flybe have a 1700 departure from Manchester, gets in to Southampton at 1800...

 

Tweak your work hours a bit and it's possible.

SNSUN

SNSUN

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You had your chance to bag the £4 jackpot.
Greed won out. I hadn't expected Senor Clark to be so quick on the ball!

 

Friday 13th! It's a sign.

Minty

Minty

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How long before we get a Friday 13th related pun from the OS then?

 

If lose it'll be 'Fright Night' or something... just a good job they don't play at Elm Park anymore or there would be some dodgy Nightmare on Elm Park thing.

This Charming Man

This Charming Man

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Already thinking the same mate.

 

Was struggling for a date to get away on in April but this has worked out perfectly. Bundesliga kick off times should be announced in the coming week or so, may think about heading to Belgium but they announce their kick off times fairly last minute.

JRM

JRM

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Haha my Reading mate at work is not happy!!! They have already had their easter Monday game moved to Tuesday night away at Brighton and now have saints away on the Friday night of the same week!! 2 midweek away games in a week is a bit harsh, especially when they are what Reading would consider good , local days out on the beer.

 

Tuesday 10th Brighton v Reading

Friday 13th Saints v Reading

 

On the other hand we have Palace away on the Monday 9th so have an extra days preparation.

 

I notice Reading v Leeds has been moved as well to good Friday for tv, so assume our game v Skates is staying on the Saturday for now?

Appy

Appy

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going to be some week, bet the OB are looking forward to it.

Skates on the 7th

Reading on the 13th

 

I can't imagine the police will be worried about Reading.

Jack

Jack

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going to be some week, bet the OB are looking forward to it.

Skates on the 7th

Reading on the 13th

 

Skates on the 7th

Palace away on the 9th.

 

A weekend on the p*ss for Saints fans and Palace away has got a bit tasty the last couple of times I've been.

Going to be a good weekend.

 

 

Less than happy about the Reading game being moved, nothing beats a Saturday 3pm.

JRM

JRM

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i quite like it, knock off work early or take a half day, get a few beers and the game on the friday night, and still have the whole weekend free for doing other stuff.

Crazy Diamond

Crazy Diamond

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I notice Reading v Leeds has been moved as well to good Friday for tv, so assume our game v Skates is staying on the Saturday for now?

 

I'm surprised no one has picked up on this - Sky have chosen to broadcast a game AFTER the Skates home match. So are they not televising it? I'd be surprised if it wasn't a featured game on the Football League Show at the very least, but not televising it at all? Hmm.

Colinjb

Colinjb

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I'm surprised no one has picked up on this - Sky have chosen to broadcast a game AFTER the Skates home match. So are they not televising it? I'd be surprised if it wasn't a featured game on the Football League Show at the very least, but not televising it at all? Hmm.

 

Perhaps on the BBC again?

This Charming Man

This Charming Man

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I'm surprised no one has picked up on this - Sky have chosen to broadcast a game AFTER the Skates home match. So are they not televising it? I'd be surprised if it wasn't a featured game on the Football League Show at the very least, but not televising it at all? Hmm.

 

Can't blame them after the borefest both sides served up at Fratton.

Appy

Appy

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I'm surprised no one has picked up on this - Sky have chosen to broadcast a game AFTER the Skates home match. So are they not televising it? I'd be surprised if it wasn't a featured game on the Football League Show at the very least, but not televising it at all? Hmm.

 

After how sh1te the last match was the TV companies are probably giving it a swerve.

VectisSaint

VectisSaint

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I hate SKY!!!!! really making me think about renewing my season tickets next year.

Agreed. Don't have a season ticket but was given Final 10 tickets (for me and daughter), Friday evening is a fecking nightmare, another half day off work. Also screws up daughter's birthday, she was looking forward to going to the footy on her birthday, then out for dinner afterwards.

JRM

JRM

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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12942,00.html

 

nothing about saints v pompey there

 

that's because it has not been moved for tv. it was brought forward to a 1pm kick off on the saturday on police advice which is where it has stayed, i heard the game would not be moved to the sunday and Palace away being on the monday still confirms that, which left possibilities of saturday lunchtime or good friday spots, looks like the tv companies going to give it a miss. once again though it won't be a saturday 3pm.

 

this season we had no saturday 3pm HOME games from 18th November - 11th Feb, now will also not have them in April

Crazy Diamond

Crazy Diamond

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Perhaps on the BBC again?

 

They wouldn't do the same fixture twice given how little games they broadcast. Fairly sure on that one.

 

Can't blame them after the borefest both sides served up at Fratton.

 

After how sh1te the last match was the TV companies are probably giving it a swerve.

 

Doesn't matter. One of the biggest games in the Championship calendar, surely, when they'll be fighting relegation and we'll be trying to get promoted. You don't decide not to show Spurs v Arsenal because the last game wasn't great and ended 1 - 1. I'm not saying it's on a par with a Premier League derby, but in terms of a Football League fixture that attracts interest and has such importance? I'd be baffled if it wasn't shown.

doddisalegend

doddisalegend

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I wish f ucking sky would f uck off. I don't mind the odd evening game but I like saturday at 3.00 kicks off much better. Making a day of it with my kids is much better than rushing around after work and ****ing about with public transport late at night......:x

Saints foreva

Saints foreva

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Sky were never going to show the Saints and Pompey game as Arsenal vs Man City and SPL final day fall on the same day.

 

Can't see the BBC showing it either. May be some streams abroad though as I would expect it to be the main game on The Football League show.

Crazy Diamond

Crazy Diamond

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Sky were never going to show the Saints and Pompey game as Arsenal vs Man City and SPL final day fall on the same day.

 

Can't see the BBC showing it either. May be some streams abroad though as I would expect it to be the main game on The Football League show.

 

Aha, mystery solved. Good work Saints foreva. Unless one is moved of course, but you've probably hit on the reason it won't be shown.

 

It'll have to be the featured game on the Football League Show then.

Saint Garrett

Saint Garrett

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that's because it has not been moved for tv. it was brought forward to a 1pm kick off on the saturday on police advice which is where it has stayed, i heard the game would not be moved to the sunday and Palace away being on the monday still confirms that, which left possibilities of saturday lunchtime or good friday spots, looks like the tv companies going to give it a miss. once again though it won't be a saturday 3pm.

 

this season we had no saturday 3pm HOME games from 18th November - 11th Feb, now will also not have them in April

And our record wasn't great in those games !! Let's hope we're better in April
Jack

Jack

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Perhaps the TV companies are holding fire to see if there's actually going to be another Southampton vs Portsmouth game before deciding to cover it....

CFSFC

CFSFC

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They wouldn't do the same fixture twice given how little games they broadcast. Fairly sure on that one.

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn't matter. One of the biggest games in the Championship calendar, surely, when they'll be fighting relegation and we'll be trying to get promoted. You don't decide not to show Spurs v Arsenal because the last game wasn't great and ended 1 - 1. I'm not saying it's on a par with a Premier League derby, but in terms of a Football League fixture that attracts interest and has such importance? I'd be baffled if it wasn't shown.

 

I'm glad it's not as it will guarantee a sell out. Would of been touch and go had it been on tele.

Bucks Saint

Bucks Saint

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Apparently all police leave across the south of England has been cancelled for when Reading come to town.

 

So that the police can laugh at their "we are so gutted we are not a big club, its not fair, we are here in our numbers and all the family brought their scarves, blah blah snooze" attitude as well? Seems odd, but whatever

Cestrian Saint

Cestrian Saint

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FFS this means we wont win.

 

I was just thinking the same thing. Somebody at Sky has obviously got money on another team going up. Rearranging our fixtures for TV coverage is ovbiously an attempt at trying to influence the outcome of the season. ;-)

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