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Post by canadianexile on Oct 10, 2017 9:17:11 GMT
Fuming. After exiles have booked travel and time off work, and after Solihull & Eastleigh already this season.
Supporting Chester FC, it's money down the drain.
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Post by norwegianblue on Oct 10, 2017 9:35:49 GMT
I'm one of those p****d off Exiles !
I booked my flights for the 9th and return on 13th to cover probable fixture change due to TV coverage.
Hopefully I can do some rebooking, at extra cost of course.
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Post by kyle on Oct 10, 2017 9:37:56 GMT
It's great being fan owned, we always put fans first.....
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Post by Harry Lime on Oct 10, 2017 9:43:04 GMT
I've just posted on the other thread. . .
Had tickets for a gig on the Friday. Match moved to the Friday.
Sold the tickets at a loss. Match now gets moved to the Wednesday.
How do Premier League supporters ever plan anything? Must be a nightmare when every match is "subject to change by TV schedules".
The Wednesday is better for the club though. TV money will help offset the police costs, and it will get a decent audience. Makes sense.
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Post by canadianexile on Oct 10, 2017 10:24:06 GMT
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Post by Harry Lime on Oct 10, 2017 10:46:22 GMT
Slightly over the top reporting from the C!
There's 3 posts. 2 from people abroad who were flying in for the game. And me. It's not exactly the masses fuming, is it?
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Post by canadianexile on Oct 10, 2017 10:50:50 GMT
Slightly over the top reporting from the C! There's 3 posts. 2 from people abroad who were flying in for the game. And me. It's not exactly the masses fuming, is it? The facebooks and twitter are outraged |
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Post by Firestick Frank on Oct 10, 2017 11:11:29 GMT
Is it even profitable for the club though? I was of the understanding we lose out from televised games due to awkward kick off times ruling people out of attending and the massive police costs for the derby in particular.
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Post by Hannibal on Oct 10, 2017 11:16:11 GMT
BT Sport give us £6k for the match. We'll lose more than that for the stay-at-homes. Showcase us ... what a load of tripe. I think this is a black mark for whoever agreed to this. If it was the away game I would boycott on principle.
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Post by bing on Oct 10, 2017 11:38:51 GMT
BT Sport give us £6k for the match. We'll lose more than that for the stay-at-homes. Showcase us ... what a load of tripe. I think this is a black mark for whoever agreed to this. If it was the away game I would boycott on principle. Will we lose more for the stay-at-homes though? I'll bet any money we would have lost more due to England vs Germany and the fact that it's a Friday night. |
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Post by Lobster on Oct 10, 2017 11:45:41 GMT
I can understand why the club have agreed to it, but you'd hope that these things could be sorted a bit earlier. That's the third time the fixture date has changed now.
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Post by Firestick Frank on Oct 10, 2017 12:02:56 GMT
God help some of you lot when we get to the Premier League.
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Post by iandychesterfc on Oct 10, 2017 12:10:07 GMT
BT Sport give us £6k for the match. We'll lose more than that for the stay-at-homes. Showcase us ... what a load of tripe. I think this is a black mark for whoever agreed to this. If it was the away game I would boycott on principle. TV knocking 400 off the gate? not having that. This is a game everyone wants to be at, especially with no bubble. |
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Post by iandychesterfc on Oct 10, 2017 12:11:46 GMT
I can understand why the club have agreed to it, but you'd hope that these things could be sorted a bit earlier. That's the third time the fixture date has changed now. I anticipate this has come after criticism from NL commentators like Alan Alger (sp?) and Sam Elliot all of whom could not understand why no conference games on during this international break. BT have probably listened and decided to test the waters for future breaks |
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Post by Al on Oct 10, 2017 12:20:19 GMT
Fans of two fan owned clubs being inconvenienced again by fixture changes to accommodate the TV companies.
Not good PR for BT to be honest.
I could say more on the subject but with Mancot lurking about he'll probably copy it and send it off to the NLP again
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Post by Harry Lime on Oct 10, 2017 13:04:50 GMT
BT Sport give us £6k for the match. We'll lose more than that for the stay-at-homes. Showcase us ... what a load of tripe. I think this is a black mark for whoever agreed to this. If it was the away game I would boycott on principle. Police costs are around £7k judging from comments at the AGM last week. So the TV money balances that. If anything, I'd think we'd get more on a Wednesday, with England v Germany on the Friday. Any vitriol should be directed at BT and maybe the National League, rather than our two clubs. Being on the TV may also reduce the issue of away fans trying to get tickets in the home areas. |
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Post by keysersoze on Oct 10, 2017 13:09:13 GMT
Increased exposure now it won't clash with the England game. Makes sense to me.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2017 13:42:17 GMT
BT Sport give us £6k for the match. We'll lose more than that for the stay-at-homes. Showcase us ... what a load of tripe. I think this is a black mark for whoever agreed to this. If it was the away game I would boycott on principle. Thought you were boycotting the home games anyway? Something to do with someone sitting in your seat? Can't keep up with you  |
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Post by catfordbags on Oct 10, 2017 13:47:56 GMT
BT Sport give us £6k for the match. We'll lose more than that for the stay-at-homes. Showcase us ... what a load of tripe. I think this is a black mark for whoever agreed to this. If it was the away game I would boycott on principle. Thought you were boycotting the home games anyway? Something to do with someone sitting in your seat? Can't keep up with you If he is boycotting his boycott, does that mean he has to go to the game ? |
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Post by Hannibal on Oct 10, 2017 14:28:48 GMT
BT Sport give us £6k for the match. We'll lose more than that for the stay-at-homes. Showcase us ... what a load of tripe. I think this is a black mark for whoever agreed to this. If it was the away game I would boycott on principle. Will we lose more for the stay-at-homes though? I'll bet any money we would have lost more due to England vs Germany and the fact that it's a Friday night. I didn't know about that. |
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Post by poolepirate on Oct 10, 2017 14:55:21 GMT
the first round of the facup is on 4th november
IF chester or wrexham get to the first round and draw the match would the replay be the following week ? hence the mid week we are due to play wrexham on bt sport
i do know in later rounds any replay is not the following mid week but the one after anyone know about earlier rounds ?
i did read somewhere ages ago that replays for facup m but i doubt that is not until the premier league teams enter
what blues fans who are travelling dont want is to rearrange their travel plans for the wrexham game then find its been cancelled due to facup replay
there is no way of knowing any outcome re postponment until nearer the date
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Post by Rio Doherty on Oct 10, 2017 15:51:05 GMT
I won’t blame the club for this. I can see why we have agreed to this as we will receive some extra money, however why couldn’t BT Sport just screen the game on the Friday night??
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Post by mcseal on Oct 10, 2017 16:01:40 GMT
I won’t blame the club for this. I can see why we have agreed to this as we will receive some extra money, however why couldn’t BT Sport just screen the game on the Friday night?? Presumably because the vast majority of neutrals will be watching England v Germany on ITV therefore it wouldn't make any commercial sense. |
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Post by MOC on Oct 10, 2017 16:11:38 GMT
the first round of the facup is on 4th november IF chester or wrexham get to the first round and draw the match would the replay be the following week ? hence the mid week we are due to play wrexham on bt sport i do know in later rounds any replay is not the following mid week but the one after anyone know about earlier rounds ? i did read somewhere ages ago that replays for facup m but i doubt that is not until the premier league teams enter what blues fans who are travelling dont want is to rearrange their travel plans for the wrexham game then find its been cancelled due to facup replay there is no way of knowing any outcome re postponment until nearer the date Pretty sure in the first round the replays are 10 days after the original game, so there won't be a clash with the Wrexham game. |
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Post by Firestick Frank on Oct 10, 2017 16:22:31 GMT
I won’t blame the club for this. I can see why we have agreed to this as we will receive some extra money, however why couldn’t BT Sport just screen the game on the Friday night?? Presumably because the vast majority of neutrals will be watching England v Germany on ITV therefore it wouldn't make any commercial sense. Indeed - people across the country will want to get their football fix on an otherwise blank Wednesday night and what better match than a passionate cross-border derby. The move can even boost the gate at the Deva when you consider that most folk are more likely to have plans on a Friday night than they are on a Wednesday night (not least including watching the England game on that particular Friday night). |
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Post by kyle on Oct 10, 2017 16:25:32 GMT
No problem with it being a Wednesday, the issue is the relatively late change. There are a lot of people who work shifts or don't live near to Chester that this will be difficult for
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Post by Jack on Oct 10, 2017 16:29:07 GMT
This is a frustrating decision for me. I had convinced 5 people to come to the game and out for a few beers afterwards, absolutely perfect on a Friday night.
Now, none of them can come. With admission, pies and pints then I'd reckon you've lost about £130-50ish just from that group. I can't imagine I'm the only person that's happened to. A fierce derby under the lights on a Friday had something very marketable about it and I think we've made a bad decision.
What's done is done, but I'd hope the club realise the need to explore every avenue of getting a big crowd now. 'Wednesday night' and 'on the telly' add up to a poor gate, it's only ticketing incentives and good marketing that'll save the day.
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Post by wrecsam on Oct 10, 2017 16:46:44 GMT
It's a requirement for all clubs to move games for TV if BT wish. You can't say no, sadly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2017 17:15:53 GMT
It's a requirement for all clubs to move games for TV if BT wish. You can't say no, sadly. Exactly what I said on the other thread on this subject TV now calls all the shots even at our level Hidden somewhere in the contract fine print will be some phrases that enable BT to do exactly this and clubs have to tow the line if they want the "enormous" match fees that BT and the League have negotiated. Therefore I think it's a bit unfair to levy criticism at the club, the focus should be on the governing body and BT That said, I still don't buy the "increased exposure" line from Maguire, I'd be more accepting if he'd gone public on the club's unhappiness with the decision but, then again, even a quote like that could possibly come back to haunt us in the current climate, BT might just hold a bit of a grudge for example. |
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Post by Paul Da Part on Oct 10, 2017 17:20:21 GMT
Moving the game does not affect me, but I'm a little annoyed at the game being moved anyway. Why couldn't we say no? Why could we not buck the trend of bowing to a TV channel? Extra exposure is good and I can see why the club have agreed to it. I just think the fans on both sides could have been at least consulted about this. At the end of the day, is the game actually that profitable on a business side of things when the policing costs are paid. £6k from BT will help I know, but I just wish that the fans were actually thought of. People made plans for the Friday & now for the third time this season, plans are scuppered. As I said, it doesn't affect me, but I can sympathise with those who are affected & could potentially miss our biggest home game of the season.
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