Surprised no-one's mentioned the Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2nd round draw which took place yesterday; here are the matches (to be played the week commencing 5th October):
North (West)
Port Vale v Blackpool
Bury v Morecambe
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town
North (East)
York City v Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield United v Notts County
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Bradford City v Barnsley
South (West)
Yeovil Town v Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City Oxford United v Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers
South (East)
Millwall v Northampton Town
Crawley Town v Southend United
Stevenage v Dagenham & Redbridge
Gillingham v Luton Town
Not being biased, but the match highlighted ought to be the match Sky chooses to show live. A bitter local rivalry with the yellow lot having won the last 4 matches between the two clubs and with them being in the lower division, they're the perfect ingredients (and if anyone mentions the claims of Plymouth v Exeter to be shown, both clubs are in the same division and in any case, both clubs' league games will be shown live the following weekend).
Surprised no-one's mentioned the Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2nd round draw which took place yesterday; here are the matches (to be played the week commencing 5th October):
North (West)
Port Vale v Blackpool
Bury v Morecambe
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town
North (East)
York City v Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield United v Notts County
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Bradford City v Barnsley
South (West)
Yeovil Town v Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City Oxford United v Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers
South (East)
Millwall v Northampton Town
Crawley Town v Southend United
Stevenage v Dagenham & Redbridge
Gillingham v Luton Town
Not being biased, but the match highlighted ought to be the match Sky chooses to show live. A bitter local rivalry with the yellow lot having won the last 4 matches between the two clubs and with them being in the lower division, they're the perfect ingredients (and if anyone mentions the claims of Plymouth v Exeter to be shown, both clubs are in the same division and in any case, both clubs' league games will be shown live the following weekend).
Did they even show a game in round 1? Yeah Oxford Swindon should be picked though
Rochdale v Wigan - Saturday 14th November - 12.30pm
Hartlepool v Leyton Orient - Sunday 15th November - 12.15pm
Middlesbrough v QPR - Friday 20th November - 7.45pm
Bristol City v Hull City - Saturday 21st November - 12.30pm
Burnley v Brighton - Sunday 22nd November - 1.15pm
Hull v Derby - Friday 27th November - 7.45pm
Charlton v Ipswich - Saturday 28th November - 12.30pm
Bolton v Brentford - Monday 30th November - 7.45pm
Rochdale v Wigan - Saturday 14th November - 12.30pm
Hartlepool v Leyton Orient - Sunday 15th November - 12.15pm
Middlesbrough v QPR - Friday 20th November - 7.45pm
Bristol City v Hull City - Saturday 21st November - 12.30pm
Burnley v Brighton - Sunday 22nd November - 1.15pm
Hull v Derby - Friday 27th November - 7.45pm
Charlton v Ipswich - Saturday 28th November - 12.30pm
Bolton v Brentford - Monday 30th November - 7.45pm
That has to be the worst set of matches SKY has ever announced.
Rochdale v Wigan - Saturday 14th November - 12.30pm
Hartlepool v Leyton Orient - Sunday 15th November - 12.15pm
Middlesbrough v QPR - Friday 20th November - 7.45pm
Bristol City v Hull City - Saturday 21st November - 12.30pm
Burnley v Brighton - Sunday 22nd November - 1.15pm
Hull v Derby - Friday 27th November - 7.45pm
Charlton v Ipswich - Saturday 28th November - 12.30pm
Bolton v Brentford - Monday 30th November - 7.45pm
I bet the Leyton Orient, Hull and Brighton fans are going to love those early starts, and those of QPR and Brentford loving the late starts.
They appointed a company called Futurebrand, and they might rename the divisions again. Which will result in absolutely nothing
I found this part of the Telegraph's article strange: "The league is open to altering the current divisional names again after appointing Futurebrand to propose changes to <snip> help it attract a younger audience." What?
For personal reasons Sky have played a blinder rearranging our game v Brentford as far as I'm concerned. I suppose they're thinking of the 'both teams in trouble' narrative
There is no Premier League on the Monday
Capital One Cup week as well
Who would you like to see play then ???
More than that, when are these games supposed to be played? We know matches can't be shown on Saturday at 3pm, so they either have to kick off early or kick off late, and showing them opposite Premier League matches is clearly a no-no because they would get tiny viewing figures. So by that regard Middlesbrough can seemingly only be shown on television playing Yorkshire teams because everywhere else is too far away for fans to travel for early or late kick-offs. Either that, or they're not shown on television at all.
We know Sky have to show X number of matches per season, so my question is, if the reverse fixture, QPR vs Middlesbrough is first vs second, when would be considered a suitable time to play it for television coverage? Or are people seriously suggesting matches should not be picked on the merits of the fixture?
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Sun 4 Oct Charlton Athletic v Fulham 12:00
Thu 29th Oct Leeds v Blackburn 19:45
http://www.leedsunited.com/news/article/6szu0my0xx6rzbns8ji1f5nm/title/blackburn-home-fixture-moved-for-tv
North (West)
Port Vale v Blackpool
Bury v Morecambe
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town
North (East)
York City v Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield United v Notts County
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Bradford City v Barnsley
South (West)
Yeovil Town v Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City
Oxford United v Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers
South (East)
Millwall v Northampton Town
Crawley Town v Southend United
Stevenage v Dagenham & Redbridge
Gillingham v Luton Town
Not being biased, but the match highlighted ought to be the match Sky chooses to show live. A bitter local rivalry with the yellow lot having won the last 4 matches between the two clubs and with them being in the lower division, they're the perfect ingredients (and if anyone mentions the claims of Plymouth v Exeter to be shown, both clubs are in the same division and in any case, both clubs' league games will be shown live the following weekend).
Did they even show a game in round 1? Yeah Oxford Swindon should be picked though
Yes they did. Hartlepool v Sheffield United.
Did they? It certainly wasn't in the schedules.
Apologies, must be going mad! Why did I think a first round tie was shown?
Hartlepool v Leyton Orient - Sunday 15th November - 12.15pm
Middlesbrough v QPR - Friday 20th November - 7.45pm
Bristol City v Hull City - Saturday 21st November - 12.30pm
Burnley v Brighton - Sunday 22nd November - 1.15pm
Hull v Derby - Friday 27th November - 7.45pm
Charlton v Ipswich - Saturday 28th November - 12.30pm
Bolton v Brentford - Monday 30th November - 7.45pm
That has to be the worst set of matches SKY has ever announced.
Dont expect record viewing figures for these.
Saturday fixtures kicking off at 12:30, and not 12:15, guess it gives them another 15 mins build up.
Derby only once in a selection of FL Games, that must be a record. And Leeds not shown at all, come on Sky what are you playing at:D
Has anyone got confirmation if the minimum is higher than 1 in new contract ???
H A TOT Derby 3 4 7 Burnley 2 4 6 Leeds 3 3 6 Nottm Forest 2 4 6 QPR 2 3 5 Wolves 2 3 5 Birmingham 2 2 4 Blackburn 2 2 4 Hull 1 3 4 Middlesbrough 2 2 4 Bolton 1 2 3 Bristol City 2 1 3 Cardiff 2 1 3 Fulham 2 1 3 Huddersfield 2 1 3 Ipswich 1 2 3 Sheff Weds 1 2 3 Brentford 1 1 2 Brighton 1 1 2 Charlton 2 2 Preston 2 2 Rotherham 2 2 Milton Keynes 1 1 Reading 1 1 42 42 84Not sure, but you would have thought it would be 2 at least with this bigger contract.
Vaguely off topic, I heard on the radio earlier, about the Football League altering the structure again.
Anybody also heard about it
They appointed a company called Futurebrand, and they might rename the divisions again. Which will result in absolutely nothing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/championship/11851403/Football-League-could-be-renamed-next-season-in-major-overhaul.html
I bet the Leyton Orient, Hull and Brighton fans are going to love those early starts, and those of QPR and Brentford loving the late starts.
I found this part of the Telegraph's article strange: "The league is open to altering the current divisional names again after appointing Futurebrand to propose changes to <snip> help it attract a younger audience." What?
Capital One Cup week as well
Who would you like to see play then ???
More a low point because of the long distance for Brentford fans and both teams look like they'll struggle this season
To be honest, there aren't any stand out Championship games that weekend
More than that, when are these games supposed to be played? We know matches can't be shown on Saturday at 3pm, so they either have to kick off early or kick off late, and showing them opposite Premier League matches is clearly a no-no because they would get tiny viewing figures. So by that regard Middlesbrough can seemingly only be shown on television playing Yorkshire teams because everywhere else is too far away for fans to travel for early or late kick-offs. Either that, or they're not shown on television at all.
We know Sky have to show X number of matches per season, so my question is, if the reverse fixture, QPR vs Middlesbrough is first vs second, when would be considered a suitable time to play it for television coverage? Or are people seriously suggesting matches should not be picked on the merits of the fixture?
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Sun 15th Nov Portsmouth v Afc Wimbledon 14:30
Sky should have gone with Walsall v Chelsea.