First 2 games now 12:30 KO and possibly televised (2 Viewers)

[Jimthor]

EDIT:
Thread title is wrong! The Birmingham away game is still 3pm, it's the home game in March that's been moved to 12:30.
Maybe a mod could change the title?

From the official website:

TWO of Coventry City's fixtures for the 2011/12 npower Championship season have been re-arranged.
The Sky Blues' home clashes with Leicester City and Birmingham City have now been scheduled for the following times subject to being selected for televising.
City will still kick off the season against Leicester City on Saturday, August 6 but now at the revised kick-off time of 12.30pm.
The Sky Blues' home clash with Birmingham City also remains on Saturday, March 10 but will kick off at the revised time of 12.30pm.

Hope they're not televised, might hit attendances. Bit annoyed at the early kick-offs too, means i'll have to be out of bed and down the pub much earlier than i'd like!

 

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[Ernie Machin]

The decision won't have been made yet, but that sounds ominous.

 

[sw88]

Leicester was always goin to be early KO. Although it will just means fans will also KO early!

 

[skybluelee]

Know how you feel. Means a 7am start for me to get to the casino for 10am. I assume it will be open at that time?:thinking about:

 

[Jimthor]

Thank god i'm still going to be in Coventry for summer for the start of the season, it'd be even more of a ballache if i was trekking up from London for early kick-offs!

 

[Deleted member 162]

Pint of Carling for breakfast then

 

[skybluelee]

ps It won't be televised. How many games will be live that weekend? 1? 2 max? West Ham v Cardiff is a definite and then either Derby v Brum or Southampton v Leeds will all be prioritised over our game.

 

[SkyBluesAndy]

Its the brum home game on march 10th that's changed the away fixture against them is still 3pm as of yet.

 

[CovScott88]

I really hope that the Leicester game doesn't make it on the box. We need a massive crowd for games like that and I think we all agree that alot of people will stay at home if it's on TV.

 

[Lets all sing together]

I hate it when we kick off at these times, it gets to like 5pm and I don't know what planet i'm on.

 

[Jimthor]

Its the brum home game on march 10th that's changed the away fixture against them is still 3pm as of yet.

Correct you are! That's less bad news i guess. I followed a link from twitter and didn't re-read the page properly, well spotted!

 

[tippex9]

Gutted I was struggling to get back for 3 but I've got no chance with the early kick off. Looks like the old man gets the ticket then... Sunova...

Looks like my season starts at St Andrews then

 

[smileycov]

ps It won't be televised. How many games will be live that weekend? 1? 2 max? West Ham v Cardiff is a definite and then either Derby v Brum or Southampton v Leeds will all be prioritised over our game.

Why? saints/leeds bigger than cov fester i think not......and derby ha!!

 

[skybluelee]

Why? saints/leeds bigger than cov fester i think not......and derby ha!!

Mate, nobody cares about the M69 derby outside of Coventry and Leicester, or come to think of it within Coventry either given that we normally take, what, 1,500-odd to the Walkers?

We are not seen nationally as being a big club. Look at the odds for winning the league, aren't we 80/1 (the 5th longest odds in the whole division)? ie the bookies reckon we will struggle this season.

in the last 5 season's we haven't finished above 17th.

So yes, Southampton v Leeds is a bigger game.

If the City game is on it will be because of the Sven factor and little to do with us.

And I don't enjoy typing this, in fact it depresses the crap out of me, but it's all true.

 

[skybluesteve76]

Where is this info please mate?

 

[SkyBluesAndy]

Mate, nobody cares about the M69 derby outside of Coventry and Leicester, or come to think of it within Coventry either given that we normally take, what, 1,500-odd to the Walkers?

We are not seen nationally as being a big club. Look at the odds for winning the league, aren't we 80/1 (the 5th longest odds in the whole division)? ie the bookies reckon we will struggle this season.

in the last 5 season's we haven't finished above 17th.

So yes, Southampton v Leeds is a bigger game.

If the City game is on it will be because of the Sven factor and little to do with us.

And I don't enjoy typing this, in fact it depresses the crap out of me, but it's all true.

Maybe I agree with what you are saying but I wouldn't read too much into what odds the bookies put out as that is purely based on where people are putting their money and pretty much nothing else.

 

[bamalamafizzfazz]

Mate, nobody cares about the M69 derby outside of Coventry and Leicester, or come to think of it within Coventry either given that we normally take, what, 1,500-odd to the Walkers?

We are not seen nationally as being a big club. Look at the odds for winning the league, aren't we 80/1 (the 5th longest odds in the whole division)? ie the bookies reckon we will struggle this season.

in the last 5 season's we haven't finished above 17th.

So yes, Southampton v Leeds is a bigger game.

If the City game is on it will be because of the Sven factor and little to do with us.

And I don't enjoy typing this, in fact it depresses the crap out of me, but it's all true.

Last time that we were on TV against Fester Sky were all over it calling it the M69 derby and promoting the rivalry. Sky are masters at bigging up any game no matter how big or small. All they need to do is a few features on Sky Sports News in the week before building up to the game talking about past games and summer transfers and as Leicester are expected to have a few 'big' signings it will be David V Goliath or Rich v Poor or something stupid.

I said earlier on another thread that the Leicester game is definitely on TV. I found this information out this morning.


I can see the adverts now...

The hot new season kicks off with Sven taking his mega rich Foxes to the Ricoh to take on inexperienced Andy Thorn's new look Sky Blues... blah blah blah...

 

[pusbccfc]

I can't see it being on telly tbh the last few years have been 12:30 and never televised, Leeds and west Hamm games are bigger tbh

 

[Disorganised1]

Gutted - I'm still on holiday and will miss the Leicester game.

 

[edgy]

IT is BOTH games moved to 12.30 KO.

 

[bamalamafizzfazz]

Gutted - I'm still on holiday and will miss the Leicester game.

For the third time. You can watch it in a boozer. Not going to Albufeira in Portugal are you by any chance? we could have an SBT get together to cheer on the sky blues. Long shot but still lol

 

[skyblueinBaku]

That means a very early start to get to the Ricoh from Dorset - no beer the night before!

 

[bamalamafizzfazz]

That means a very early start to get to the Ricoh from Dorset - no beer the night before!

But loads to celebrate after the win

 

[skybluelee]

Last time that we were on TV against Fester Sky were all over it calling it the M69 derby and promoting the rivalry. Sky are masters at bigging up any game no matter how big or small. All they need to do is a few features on Sky Sports News in the week before building up to the game talking about past games and summer transfers and as Leicester are expected to have a few 'big' signings it will be David V Goliath or Rich v Poor or something stupid.

I said earlier on another thread that the Leicester game is definitely on TV. I found this information out this morning.


I can see the adverts now...

The hot new season kicks off with Sven taking his mega rich Foxes to the Ricoh to take on inexperienced Andy Thorn's new look Sky Blues... blah blah blah...

So to what day and time has our game been moved to for TV coverage then?