Fixtures 25/26

[chaddyrovers]

11 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

This isn't true.

It has been like that the past two seasons, but before that it was how Rev described for the previous 4 seasons, 19/20, 20/21, 21/22 & 22/23.

 

Fair enough 

Edited June 27 by chaddyrovers

[because of boxing day]

Should know tomorrow what carnage Sky create upon the original fixture list!

See extract from EFL Website….

“Sky Sports Selections Notification

The notice periods for selections for the 2025/26 season are as follows:

• On the 2025/26 Fixture Release Day, selections shall be confirmed in respect of the opening weekends of the Championship and League One and League Two seasons.
• By 3 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played before the end of September.
• By 31 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches scheduled to be played prior to the end of the third round of the FA Cup (January 2026).
• By 7 November 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches to be played between the end of the third round proper of the FA Cup and the last weekend of February.”

[Mattyblue]

…so already missed a notification deadline then 👏 

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1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

…so already missed a notification deadline then 👏 

Had thought that upon reading. Very professional....

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

…so already missed a notification deadline then 👏 

They didn't announce yesterday cos of Diogo Jota's death and they want to show respect for his passing away yesterday in such a tragedy 

[Wheelton Blue]

11 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

They didn't announce yesterday cos of Diogo Jota's death and they want to show respect for his passing away yesterday in such a tragedy 

Should be announced today then, in that case.

[Mattyblue]

Not sure how a simple list of fixtures on a website shows disrespect to Jota, but fair enough.

[arbitro]

12 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

They didn't announce yesterday cos of Diogo Jota's death and they want to show respect for his passing away yesterday in such a tragedy 

I don't wish to sound uncaring but how on earth is not releasing a list of televised games showing respect. There was quite rightly lots of respect shown to Diogo Jota and his brother yesterday but this is far too extreme in my view.

[GHR]

12 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I don't wish to sound uncaring but how on earth is not releasing a list of televised games showing respect. There was quite rightly lots of respect shown to Diogo Jota and his brother yesterday but this is far too extreme in my view.

Football is prolific at this. All about being seen to show 'class' / 'respect' / 'one family' / '... at times like this'.

Of course whenever anyone plays Liverpool next season they'll be back to Hillsborough and unemployment chants.

I still remember the Saturday after the Queen snuffed it. Football shut down a la Covid whilst rugby league played a full card that weekend. A minute's silence beforehand was the only indication of a wider national event.

 

Edited July 4 by GHR
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[Mattyblue]

Some massive splash of ‘look at all these  games and they’re LIVVEEEE exclusively on Sky Sports’, no, maybe not appropriate.

But a simple printed list on the EFLs website to help folk prepare travel etc (and  keeping to their own stated obligations) doesn’t seem a particularly insensitive thing to do.

Edited July 4 by Mattyblue

[Mattyblue]

But anyway.

Just Hull away moved until the end of September (still Saturday 23rd August, but now 12.30pm).

Got off lightly there… or Sky have no expectations of us doing much.

[chaddyrovers]

It was right to show respect to tragic death of Jota. It was held back one day. 

 

[Mattyblue]

Why would showing a list of fixtures on the EFL website have been disrespectful to Jota?

[chaddyrovers]

Really Matty? Think about it. Think about the how he die and the tragic news yesterday. The whole of English football was in shocked but all that matters is Matty knowing what games are being moved over Jota's tragic death. 

Lack of self awareness here 

[K-Hod]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Really Matty? Think about it. Think about the how he die and the tragic news yesterday. The whole of English football was in shocked but all that matters is Matty knowing what games are being moved over Jota's tragic death. 

Lack of self awareness here 

It’s a fixture announcement, don’t need to overthink it.

[Hasta]

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Really Matty? Think about it. Think about the how he die and the tragic news yesterday. The whole of English football was in shocked but all that matters is Matty knowing what games are being moved over Jota's tragic death. 

Lack of self awareness here 

I mean Portugal women played in the euros and all football clubs (including rovers - who didn’t even acknowledge the tragedy) continued posting on social media. But yeah don’t release a fixture list.

[Mattyblue]

No Matty really couldn’t have given a feck either way, I’m just asking for an explanation to why listing fixtures on a website is disrespectful.

[chaddyrovers]

32 minutes ago, Hasta said:

I mean Portugal women played in the euros and all football clubs (including rovers - who didn’t even acknowledge the tragedy) continued posting on social media. But yeah don’t release a fixture list.

 

 

It's was EFL and Sky Sports decision 

[Hasta]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

It's was EFL and Sky Sports decision 

I take it back then. As Rovers haven’t posted it or quoted it, it doesn’t show on the your feed unless you follow Liverpool as well.

[chaddyrovers]

I don't follow Liverpool but I saw the tweet yesterday after it was reposted by another Rovers fan account 

Edited July 4 by chaddyrovers

[Upside Down]

4 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

I don't follow Liverpool but I saw the tweet yesterday after it was reposted by another Rovers fan account 

Can you please explain how it would have been disrespectful to post a fixture list on a website?

[Ossydave]

Even by Chaddy standards that an absurd comment 😶

[Mattyblue]

Just his standard forelock tugging to authority. If the EFL had published them on their website he wouldn’t have said a thing about ‘disrespect’.

[rigger]

21 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

But anyway.

Just Hull away moved until the end of September (still Saturday 23rd August, but now 12.30pm).

Got off lightly there… or Sky have no expectations of us doing much.

I think, both. 

[TheKitGuy]

Only 2 pre season friendlies scheduled so far? 

 

Some championship teams have 6 booked in... 

 

Yikes.