A game being moved from Saturday 3pm hasn’t really been an issue Albion fans have had to deal with over the years until recently. And if our on the field success continues it’s a problem we could be facing on a more regular basis so is it something to be embraced or not?
Admittedly some of our games have been moved due to issues beyond the club’s control such as University open days (Hull) and Lewes bonfire night (Barnsley) but with West Ham at home being moved to a Monday night Albion fans wont taste a traditional Saturday 3pm kick off until Coventry on the 26th of November
This is a problem many Premier League fans have had to deal with for years since Rupert Murdoch’s Sky TV brought a flood of money into the game. Until this season Albion fans haven’t really had to worry about being involved in such shenanigans but if the success is to continue on the pitch we could soon find ourselves the main feature on FORD SUPER SUNDAY as BRIGHTON take on…. Bolton.
Thankfully games are moved a little less frequently in the Championship and generally only effect sides at the right end of the table. Playing against the Championships bigger clubs like Leeds and West Ham
obviously adding to the appeal for Sky but right now we are a club in demand.
The very thought of having a game live on Sky a few years ago was a novelty and something we looked forward to but now after 2 games in 3 days it’s become more of a nuisance. Is the money really worth the risk of missing out on vital league points because of TV scheduling? Hopefully thanks to Gus’s shrewd management this won’t be a problem.
On the way home from work earlier this week Talksport were debating in their own special way if reaching the Premier League was all it’s made out to be. On one side every fan wants their club to be successful and reaching the top division is as good as it gets. But with that success would come high ticket prices, over-paid disconnected players and games regularly moved to be screened on TV.
Personally having never experience such footballing heights I would love it. Just to be in the position where I’m even considering it to be a potential problem is almost enough. 15 years ago I was standing on the old crumbling terraces watching Albion in the basement division and the bright lights of the Premier League seemed a long way off. Today they don’t seem so far away.
