Found this pretty amusing. Everton fans having to get up at the crack of dawn to travel down to Brighton in order to suit the millions of die-hard Brighton fans in India.
This situation has only arisen because Christmas Eve is on a Sunday. Sky own the Sunday football slots â they pay ÂŁ11m per game. And that weekend are entitled to show three games - even if they move one to the Friday night and have one on Saturday lunchtime, thatâs still one more that can only be shown on the Sunday unless they think ânah, weâll just throw 11 million down the drain.â
Yes, I get that it will impact on travelling fans, but that isnât Skyâs priority. Having a game on the Sunday isnât them being knobs, itâs them doing exactly what the terms and conditions of their contract say they can do.
Exactly. The main complaint seems to be about how it will impact Liverpool fans, in terms of travelling. If itâs a problem they can just stay at home. Less Liverpool fans in London. Result
Imagine we win something this year, 30 years from now pool fans will be like, âyeah but we had to play at the Emirates on Christmas Eve, I hope you put that in the trailerâ.
Man United have scored 21 goals in the Premier League this season. And Liverpool have a defence who perform like theyâre playing in treacle. But sure.