is it just me...

francis4england

or do we always seem to been one of the last results to come in when watching sky sports news especially when we are holding on to a lead/ draw.

bolloxbolder

Without fail every match at the valley kicks off at least 3 minutes late. Shocking organisation - can only assume clock in officials room is 3 minutes slow!

paulsturgess

not sure we were holding on last night mate... I didn't want the game to end listening on bbc london

Hastingsaddick

Remember last seasons game at Brentford....didn't finish till 5.10pm, but agree we generally do seem to finish later then most....another point why do Scottish games finish earlier?

killerandflash

Yes, checking the score on the BBC website it was hard to understand (looking at the amounts of extra time played) why our game seemed to finish so much latter than all but one of the Championship games, and a long time after the Man U game on TV.

Chris_from_Sidcup

Don't the Scottish lower leagues only have 10 minutes for half time instead of 15? I always assumed that was why they finished earlier.

Algarveaddick

Correct Chris. We do always seem to be one of the last results in, home or away. Tonbridge Angels are the same.

Big William

I was watching the scores on my phone last night and ours and Blackpool were the last two in the champ, by some distance - seems to always be the case.

Brendan_O_Connell

Was thinking this last night. I actually wondered if it was an 8 o'clock kick off.

Oggy Red

Big William said:

I was watching the scores on my phone last night and ours and Blackpool were the last two in the champ, by some distance - seems to always be the case.

And Blackpool v Forest finished after our match.

Macronate

Blackpool was an 8 o'clock ko.

Oggy Red

Ah!

Weegie Addick

Must be down to us then - perhaps we take longer to drink the h/t cuppa?

shirty5

Hastingsaddick said:

another point why do Scottish games finish earlier?

So they can get to the pub eariler. Happy hour finishes at 6 on a saturday in Scotland.

Indigo Joe

Watching SSN and last night's first half lasted a full six minutes longer than the next latest 7.45 ko leading me to be convinced that there must have been a serious injury to someone during the first half. So maybe someone can make sense of why that was the case?

Also I seem to remember Zigic at Birmingham equalising in the 96th minute? Was there really that much time to be added on?

WSS

I think the linesman broke his flag last night, hence the delay

stonemuse

Indigo Joe said:

Watching SSN and last night's first half lasted a full six minutes longer than the next latest 7.45 ko leading me to be convinced that there must have been a serious injury to someone during the first half. So maybe someone can make sense of why that was the case?

Also I seem to remember Zigic at Birmingham equalising in the 96th minute? Was there really that much time to be added on?

Stephens was injured in warmup, so delay probably happened while they sorted Pritchard out

LenGlover

Indigo Joe said:

Watching SSN and last night's first half lasted a full six minutes longer than the next latest 7.45 ko leading me to be convinced that there must have been a serious injury to someone during the first half. So maybe someone can make sense of why that was the case?

Also I seem to remember Zigic at Birmingham equalising in the 96th minute? Was there really that much time to be added on?

I left work just before 8 and turned the car radio on to hear them say 7 minutes gone.

I'd estimate from that that the game kicked off no earlier than 7:50 and probably nearer 7:55.

Perhaps somebody who was there can tell us.

BigRedEvil

Not only are our tickets one of the cheapest around the matches also last longer! People are definitely getting their money's worth

Big William

We've had Fergie time for years, is this Chrissy time? If so, didn't work at St Andrews....