The Football News Thread 2023/24

[AndyWolves]

I expect to hear more about a Super League over the next few years then

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

With whom?

The original super league idea was supposed to replace champions league not domestic football.

 

[Kenny]

Blackpool v FGR in the FA Cup postponed. This is because of an FA investigation involving FGR.

Presume they did something wrong in the 1st round that could possibly lead to them being kicked out of the competition

 

[Alan]

They're going back to non-league with a whimper.

 

[Johnny75]

They're going back to non-league with a whimper.

Everybody gives up being vegan eventually. Even the football league.

 

[Alan]

Weird swipe but do you

 

[lemonjelly]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/01/essex-police-missing-football-director-danny-macklin

 

[YoungWolf]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/01/essex-police-missing-football-director-danny-macklin

A very sad story. He went missing shortly after wimbledon sacked him, then the story emerged. Now this

Hopefully things take a turn for the better for him and his family.

 

[Sniffer]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/01/essex-police-missing-football-director-danny-macklin

Found in Looe in Cornwall. Hopefully he’ll get the help he needs.

 

[Kenny]

Hope the Man Utd players are OK for tonight. Their flight to Newcastle cancelled so the are having to go by bus instead.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

You cannot buy consistency like that

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

You can buy awful shoes though.

 

[Tony Towner]

I like the all 10 games at the end of the season

Sky Sports to show 215 Premier League games a season from 2025/26

Sky Sports to show more Premier League matches than ever before; Sky wins rights to show at least 215 live games, an increase of up to 100 more Premier League matches each season

www.skysports.com

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

4/5 packages to Sky
The other to TNT (presumably more or less what it is now)
Bye bye Amazon (good, awful company)
No YouTube/Apple/DAZN/Disney (again, good)

 

[pagey]

I like the all 10 games at the end of the season

Sky Sports to show 215 Premier League games a season from 2025/26

Sky Sports to show more Premier League matches than ever before; Sky wins rights to show at least 215 live games, an increase of up to 100 more Premier League matches each season

www.skysports.com

More shit kick off times/days?

 

[Tony Towner]

More shit kick off times/days?

A lot of it is getting the Boxing Day games back, the 10 matches at the end of the season and the 2pm Sunday games. Using yesterday as an example that would have been 3 more televised games that were moved because of Europe

 

[pagey]

A lot of it is getting the Boxing Day games back, the 10 matches at the end of the season and the 2pm Sunday games. Using yesterday as an example that would have been 3 more televised games that were moved because of Europe

"More Friday and Monday night games" A bit shit for away fans, and travelling home fans.

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Fully expect some weird kick off times and though we don't travel to games any more, I expect lots of fans will get shoved at later notice to Sunday, Friday kick offs.
Looks like I've been Ninja'd!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They can only move so many to Mondays because of Europe (plus it's been a thing in the PL now for over 30 years, it comes with the territory).

The times are set in stone, as part of the packages they bid for. They can't start putting games on at 10am or 8pm on a Sunday.

Wouldn't say I'm a fan of Friday night home games but again, we were having them in the Championship 20 years and more ago, it's not new.