Official Benfica at Ibrox- 5:45pm ko - club announcement

[Mrs_Prso]

Antwerp was 5.55pm kick-off during the Covid season

So this’ll be the first one a crowd will be at? Not bad going.

 

[Cathcart Bear]

Every other Thursday is my half day off

 

[MFM_Bear]

Not great.

 

[Zoso10]

That'll be chaos pre match.

Traffic will be horrendous

 

[Gringotts Dragon]

Rush hour too.

Will be carnage for people driving

 

[rangeral]

West Ham also at 5.45 pm

 

[Calderwoodloyal]

Still amazes me that folk think UEFA give a monkeys about fans. This is all about tv and as already stated with so many English clubs at home too we are soooo far down the tv audience market as far as they are concerned.

 

[.k.k.]

Will still make it , won't be much time (if any) for the pub before.

Be home at a decent time I suppose.

 

[ScottRFC]

This is a disadvantage on the pitch as well

The place would be bouncing at 8pm under the floodlights, not sure it will be as much at that time on a working day

 

[Kathmandu]

I’ll have to finish work early to get parked at the house but it’s a huge inconvenience to the guys who come from a distance on busses. Loads of busses are used for works runs/school runs so will be in short supply.

 

[atcolin]

I guess everyone that needs to leave early from the 8pm kick offs will be able to stay till the end now though.

 

[westenclosurebear]

Great time for me personally, 13,45 pm here, Lunch time

Where are you mate.

 

[Pvt. Hudson]

Where are you mate.

Check his name

 

[sir_walter_smith]

%^*& sake, not clubs fault at all but surely the broadcaster looks at our last European run and the atmosphere generated. It will no doubt be one of the shitty English sides being picked over us.

Exactly, who wants to watch Brighton FFS

 

[dh1963]

If it's because of British TV requirements, then UEFA can give Scottish and English teams the same TV money.

 

[GoramsGratefulGrasp]

Not great, was hoping the other way round.

 

[jweebear]

Bugger Uefa

 

[weebudsbud]

3.30pm on a Tuesday afternoon

Similar to Parma away IIRC. The year they knocked us out.

 

[Davieblue1977]

Im early shift so its ok with me.

 

[glasgowguy87]

Glad I took a half day that day now.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Actually suits me better.

 

[DunoonDeBoer]

Hard enough for a lot of folk to make it. to the 8pm ko time

 

[Bigbluebear]

Someone has to get the early kick off, why should we exempt from it.

Because there is no other Scottish team in it.

We only get TV money share based on being a scottish team.

If they deem us in the same market as the English clubs then pay us the same market share as they get.

This is evidence that we are deemed the same market so should be paid the same as English clubs in future years, regardless of what competition it is.

 

[Rangers72]

The M8 will be fuckin carnage around 5pm that night haha

 

[Almo]

Because there is no other Scottish team in it.

We only get TV money share based on being a scottish team.

If they deem us in the same market as the English clubs then pay us the same market share as they get.

This is evidence that we are deemed the same market so should be paid the same as English clubs in future years, regardless of what competition it is.

That’s a fair point.

 

[Josh Allen]

Pish. Will still be there right enough but a bit of a mad dash.

Leave work at 4, get the wee man from the child minders and then bus at 4.30.

 

[TheDerryend]

There can be no complaints. TV companies run the game now and that's just the way it is.

Been lucky to avoid it for so long.

 

[drumchapelloyal]

Early finish on a Friday so all good for me

 

[rangeral]

Similar to Parma away IIRC. The year they knocked us out.

1.30pm but that was down to Italian TV

 

[56 ASAP]

There may be a few of work with the "bug".

 

[L&D RSC]

Selfishly great for me as someone who works nights.

 

[Biniaro11]

Superb.

Well that’s another point of view

 

[Brother Moses]

At least I won’t need to wait until midnight in Dubai for KO now

 

[SimonLeBon]

It actually suits me better as I work nightshift 20 min walk from the stadium, with 8pm kick offs I need to leave early to get to work for 9.30pm.
But agree its a shitey time for most folk.

 

[TheHammerJorgAlbertz11]

Half day it is for me then.

 

[Davie Weir]

Pish

Half day it is

 

[Tpol_rfc]

I guess everyone that needs to leave early from the 8pm kick offs will be able to stay till the end now though.

Will be utterly ridiculous watching folk still head for the exits from before 80 mins with the game possibly on a knife edge.

*Yeah yeah some have a good reason, most don't.

 

[Swansea_Gers]

On the morning flight up so happier with the early kick off

If it goes to penalties, will still be finished at a reasonable time

Same for me, so happy with an early kickoff.

 

[insanicdrunk]

I know it’s for tv, but we are not in the tv pool for rest of uk, we should be though if it impacts on our KO times.

 

[CraigMoore3]

Is this TNT or UEFA that has decided this?

 

[SDF]

I did predict this on the thread earlier saying we should ask for the Dundee kick-off time to be delayed. All 5 UK clubs at Home that night I think, so something had to give.

We've done pretty well to avoid this KO time thus far. Sure the Dhims have had at least one early KO in recent times.

They've had a few over the past decade or so.

Sure they had two in one group stage when Deila was stinking out the Europa League

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Is this TNT or UEFA that has decided this?

Will be TNT, due to the English clubs.

 

[The hunter2]

The joys of flexible working hours

 

[Phil'ieve]

Well someone has to have the early kick off, why not us.

Suits me perfectly.

 

[Blue_Britain]

I will need to get a half day minimum now. Bit of a b*stard for me.

 

[Phil'ieve]

Just after the racing (Cheltenham week)

 

[rangeral]

Is this TNT or UEFA that has decided this?

Down to TNT as 5 sides at home on the 14th

Rangers and West Ham 5.45pm
Liverpool, Brighton & Aston Villa 8pm

 

[HRHXI]

No consideration for the working population or kids at school til 4pm. Bastards.

 

[JeffreySpauIding]

Don't want us taking viewers away from the Liverpool match.

 

[El Jock Grande Sabia]

Missing the game now unless I go sick