Will certainly have been agreed by both clubs, and can only assume that Ipswich reckon their gate is not going to be too affected by a night game. Going to slaughter our away turnout though, reckon we'll have about 800 max.
Will certainly have been agreed by both clubs, and can only assume that Ipswich reckon their gate is not going to be too affected by a night game.
Do clubs get the choice of when they can play? If so, you'd have thought every club would rather play Tuesday night instead of playing 2 games in 48 hours.
Will certainly have been agreed by both clubs, and can only assume that Ipswich reckon their gate is not going to be too affected by a night game.
Do clubs get the choice of when they can play? If so, you'd have thought every club would rather play Tuesday night instead of playing 2 games in 48 hours.
Very true, am only guessing though.
Perhaps they have a tractor festival there today and police resources are stretched!
Because we are Charlton, and like to be different ! . As for the clubs considering fans let me know when that starts happening. Honestly, would have thought playing today would have significantly bigger crowd than Tuesday. Even more so as they are flying high, and playing a side they would expect to,beat comfortably !
Dont understand why we played boxing day (no trains) either
Because football is always played on boxing day, it's called tradition
We aren't the only teams not playing today, maybe Ipswich wanted the game on the Tuesday night to have a chance of being on TV?
I'm all for tradition, but things change - It used to be tradition to play on Xmas day, also, I traditionally used to get the train to Charlton games on boxing day
Dont understand why we played boxing day (no trains) either
Because football is always played on boxing day, it's called tradition
We aren't the only teams not playing today, maybe Ipswich wanted the game on the Tuesday night to have a chance of being on TV?
I'm all for tradition, but things change - It used to be tradition to play on Xmas day, also, I traditionally used to get the train to Charlton games on boxing day
Just to add to the mix - there are no League games on New Years Day due to the FA Cup being only 2 days later although the premier league teams are playing..........but then you may also notice that virtually all their FA Cup games are now being played next Sunday instead.
And why are we playing Ipswich again so soon after the home fixture against them? Can't be anything to do with proximity during the festive season otherwise we wouldn't have been playing Cardiff on Boxing Day.
Just to add to the mix - there are no League games on New Years Day due to the FA Cup being only 2 days later although the premier league teams are playing..........but then you may also notice that virtually all their FA Cup games are now being played next Sunday instead.
Yes, it's strange that the PL is playing more matches than the Championship over Christmas, when you consider that in the Championship we play 46 instead of 38 games, and have the same international breaks!
And why are we playing Ipswich again so soon after the home fixture against them? Can't be anything to do with proximity during the festive season otherwise we wouldn't have been playing Cardiff on Boxing Day.
It's the same for everyone. The fixtures from that weekend last month are being played but in reverse.
Just to add to the mix - there are no League games on New Years Day due to the FA Cup being only 2 days later although the premier league teams are playing..........but then you may also notice that virtually all their FA Cup games are now being played next Sunday instead.
Yes, it's strange that the PL is playing more matches than the Championship over Christmas, when you consider that in the Championship we play 46 instead of 38 games, and have the same international breaks!
Premier League games cant be played on a Champions League night though whilst the Championship can play
And why are we playing Ipswich again so soon after the home fixture against them? Can't be anything to do with proximity during the festive season otherwise we wouldn't have been playing Cardiff on Boxing Day.
It's the same for everyone. The fixtures from that weekend last month are being played but in reverse.
But the Premiership have taken the TV money so have to play when Sky/BT dictate although the FA will dispute that and say they are in charge.
Huh. Not just the Premiership. Have you forgotten Orient away, 17.20 on New Years Eve, for the benefit of Sky? I've seen some stupid kick off times and days but that one took the biscuit.
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Will certainly have been agreed by both clubs, and can only assume that Ipswich reckon their gate is not going to be too affected by a night game. Going to slaughter our away turnout though, reckon we'll have about 800 max.
Do clubs get the choice of when they can play? If so, you'd have thought every club would rather play Tuesday night instead of playing 2 games in 48 hours.
No reason given for the change though!
Perhaps they have a tractor festival there today and police resources are stretched!
We aren't the only teams not playing today, maybe Ipswich wanted the game on the Tuesday night to have a chance of being on TV?
No local games on the tuesday. So police would not care about them moving it.
Fulham v Brighton had to be moved because QPR are playing Palace so the police moved that to the Monday night.
Just off to the pub to watch the Everton game