FA Cup Saturday 3pm "blackout".

[Essexyellows]

Always thought it applied to the FA Cup as well?

Or is there an exemption for Easter Saturday created by shifting everyone else's games?

 

[unification]

A load of smoke flares going off at Wembley.

Good to see security is top notch there as usual …

 

[holdsteady]

Always thought it applied to the FA Cup as well?

Or is there an exemption for Easter Saturday created by shifting everyone else's games?

Football league teams never play on Easter Saturday do they? Except for tv reasons.

It’s had it’s day as a notion anyway, if you want to watch a premier league game at 3 on a Saturday you can, I think the FA still think people stand outside Rumbelows on the London Road looking at the football scores come up on the vidiprinter.

 

[Sarge]

Always thought it applied to the FA Cup as well?

Or is there an exemption for Easter Saturday created by shifting everyone else's games?

Fa cup aint the EPL(EFL) ..... as it was breif this season im not sure, but if memory serves wasnt the saturday 3pm kick off fa cup game V gas -(& replay)- available to watch on ifollow (in the UK)?

 

[Left Wing Cross]

Always thought it applied to the FA Cup as well?

Or is there an exemption for Easter Saturday created by shifting everyone else's games?

According to a few sources, there is a little known rule that if 50% of the "main league" isn't playing at 3pm, they can break it. As most of the league played yesterday, they deem it to be ok.

This is the first time it has been employed.

 

[CCYellow]

Probably was avoided as the kick off time was 3:30pm, not 3pm.