General Sky Sports EFL Deal

[Lost Marbles]

We are, if as looks likely Leeds stay in the promotion chase, near guaranteed one home 8pm Friday kick off against them but as that was a Friday 3pm at least we are not losing a Saturday home game.

Nah, Leeds is on Good Friday and there's no chance they'll have a late evening kick off that day. Could be moved to Thursday night of course...

Edit: Of course Sky will move a game to 8pm on Good Friday, what was I thinking...

 

[holdsteady]

Nah, Leeds is on Good Friday and there's no chance they'll have a late evening kick off that day. Could be moved to Thursday night of course...

Think they have had evening kick offs on Good Friday before?

 

[MarkG]

The Bristol Post claim the EFL and Sky have kept to their pledge

Four Bristol City fixtures have been moved by Sky Sports

Bristol City have seen four fixtures changed in February as a result of the new mammoth broadcast deal between the EFL and Sky Sports

www.bristolpost.co.uk

Somewhere I read that apparently the fixtures this season have been tweaked a bit so that the longer distance away games are midweek, hopefully increasing home crowds at the weekends. For us it looks like Hull and Derby were picked as both midweek games home and away.

Not sure if it's deliberate but the 12:30 kick-offs for us appear to be more local games than long distance.

Also I read that each team will be on Sky at least 24 times this season including all midweek and EFL games.

 

[Lost Marbles]

Think they have had evening kick offs on Good Friday before?

You're right, 'Boro v Burnley last year.