Next week's Matchday Thread - be careful with the kick off time.
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Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Don’t get me wrong: the Prince’s death is not only of great personal sadness for the Royal Family, but also for many of the Queen’s subjects. However, which arrogant numpty arranging the funeral decided 15:00 on a Saturday with a full programme of football, was the best time to have it?
The decision is shockingly bad, and a slap in the face for the commoners by the aristocracy.
The funeral should have been arranged for 11:00 hours.
The Royal Family can’t even get the D of E’s funeral right.
It’s another PR disaster.
The decision is shockingly bad, and a slap in the face for the commoners by the aristocracy.
The funeral should have been arranged for 11:00 hours.
The Royal Family can’t even get the D of E’s funeral right.
It’s another PR disaster.
Farmer Jack
Stuart Pearce
No disrespect to the man and his family, this circle jerk has gone on long enough.
Thanks all the same, Flaggers.
Thanks all the same, Flaggers.
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
I must say that I thought the same when Jeff Stelling announced the funeral timings during the afternoon football coverage.
Who thought this was a good idea? The timing just doesn't make sense either here or abroad.
Trents
John Robertson
It's probably to avoid clashing with the weekend polo match kick offs.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
Every time I read Farmer Jack's name I have to mentally sing it to the tune of "Jimmy Mack" by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas :dance3:
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Know your place commoners.
You might enjoy your footie but you will have it deliberately delayed in order to force you to fawn over the loss of an elite.
Haych
John Robertson
I imagine the funeral is in the afternoon so people abroad can watch? Canada etc?
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
They should just move all the Sat 3pm kickoffs to Sunday 3pm instead.
At least I know what I'm going to do on Saturday now - and it isn't watching the funeral.
At least I know what I'm going to do on Saturday now - and it isn't watching the funeral.
Cortez the Killer
Impressive member
Should have just put the funeral on the red button.
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DanR
Steve Chettle
Yes it's prime time for the lucrative and developing Asian markets.
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duncanmckenzie
First Team Squad
I listen to the radio all the time and especially 4 Extra for the comedy and documentaries but the BBC closed it down and replaced it with Radio 4. We want some light relief at the moment not more doom and gloom. Shame on you BBC
Cortez the Killer
Impressive member
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Francis Benali (on loan)
Guest
We're playing Huddersfield to see if we can keep the thirteenth place dream alive. It just won't be the same if it kicks off at a different time.
I'm Red Till Dead
Stuart Pearce
You would think it would be a lot easier to move a funeral than 40+ football matches. Still, based on the day of the death, the BBC will flood their tv and radio channels with the coverage of the funeral and you wouldn't hear a peep from the games. I hope though that the complaints that caused might get them to review their coverage strategy.
I really don’t mind any delay in kick off so that I can watch the televised events of Prince Philip’s funeral.
It’s no hardship.
It’s no hardship.
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Francis Benali (on loan)
Guest
Usually I avoid shopping at all costs, but it's amazing the things you crave after a year under house arrest. I think this falls on the first Saturday regular Joe Schmo shops are open, isn't it?
That hitting the high street latest big comeback is probably more unfortunate than the rescheduling of the fulfilment of Forest's div two fixture obligations.
That hitting the high street latest big comeback is probably more unfortunate than the rescheduling of the fulfilment of Forest's div two fixture obligations.
Timothy Pope
I know that Nuno that I know that Nuno that I know
Carlos
Massive Member
You know you don't have to listen right? You can change the channel?
Isn't Radio 4 popular for talking about news? Did it really surprise you they were talking about that? There are millions of other things you can listen to.
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Francis Benali (on loan)
Guest
4 Extra is one such place that people stuck at home might be have been going for the past year to escape the daily death updates. It's a station that provides that very service of keeping people's chippers up. It's a fair argument that it was providing more of a service before it replaced its regular scheduling and replaced it with blanket coverage of somebody's death.
Thank all the Gods for Spotify, which did not feel the need to interrupt its streaming service to talk about Prince Philip.
Alvar Hanso
Jack Burkitt
BT Sport are showing Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich on Saturday afternoon if Pro Celebrity Bowing & Scraping isn’t your thing.
carlosmerino
Viv Anderson
They come over here and change our football schedules, who do they think they are?
Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
Couldn't give a toss what time we kick off