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Post by Sir Trevor B'Sol on Sept 12, 2022 8:48:37 GMT
Might Winter matches start earlier?
Midday or 1300 hours save energy.
What are the issues?
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Post by percy on Sept 12, 2022 8:57:07 GMT
Might Winter matches start earlier? Midday or 1300 hours save energy. What are the issues? Its a good idea, but will mean additional travel costs for away teams and certainly fewer fans, so might be a trade off! |
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Sept 12, 2022 9:24:18 GMT
Might Winter matches start earlier? Midday or 1300 hours save energy. What are the issues? Its a good idea, but will mean additional travel costs for away teams and certainly fewer fans, so might be a trade off! It is a good idea but it would spoil the very special atmosphere of night games. My first ever Rovers game was under lights and i can still remember it, so vividly |
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Post by fintanstack on Sept 12, 2022 9:30:47 GMT
Might Winter matches start earlier? Midday or 1300 hours save energy. What are the issues? Its a good idea, but will mean additional travel costs for away teams and certainly fewer fans, so might be a trade off! How will it cost more to travel? |
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Post by Quarters on Sept 12, 2022 9:43:59 GMT
Its a good idea, but will mean additional travel costs for away teams and certainly fewer fans, so might be a trade off! How will it cost more to travel? Maybe they would have to travel the night before. |
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Post by percy on Sept 12, 2022 9:48:36 GMT
How will it cost more to travel? Maybe they would have to travel the night before. That was my thought, yes |
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Post by Qatar Gas on Sept 12, 2022 9:49:06 GMT
I am surprised earlier kick offs haven't been proposed during the World Cup.
The FA Cup second round falls within the first weekend of the WC so some league teams wont have to play. It'll be almost impossible though to play these fixtures without clashing with any of the WC games.
The second weekend is more interesting as this will be the start of the R16 games. If England or Wales come second in the group the R16 matches will be on Sat 3rd Dec with a 3pm KO (UK time). Therefore, you would think league games would be moved to an earlier kick off to avoid any clashes?
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Post by js67 on Sept 12, 2022 10:28:49 GMT
Does anyone really care at all about international football, UTG !!
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Post by Henbury Gas on Sept 12, 2022 11:06:52 GMT
I am surprised earlier kick offs haven't been proposed during the World Cup. The FA Cup second round falls within the first weekend of the WC so some league teams wont have to play. It'll be almost impossible though to play these fixtures without clashing with any of the WC games. T he second weekend is more interesting as this will be the start of the R16 games. If England or Wales come second in the group the R16 matches will be on Sat 3rd Dec with a 3pm KO (UK time). Therefore, you would think league games would be moved to an earlier kick off to avoid any clashes?Given the choice of either game i would go to watch the Rovers, can't stand the plastic football that's called "top flight" now |
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Post by Quarters on Sept 12, 2022 11:09:04 GMT
Not sure how much difference there would be with the earlier K.O.
Enough gloomy days to warrant having floodlights on anyway.
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Post by baggins on Sept 12, 2022 11:39:44 GMT
Not sure how much difference there would be with the earlier K.O. Enough gloomy days to warrant having floodlights on anyway. Weren't they flicked on for the home game against Morecombe? |
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Sept 12, 2022 11:50:37 GMT
Not sure how much difference there would be with the earlier K.O. Enough gloomy days to warrant having floodlights on anyway. Weren't they flicked on for the home game against Morecombe? They were, the afternoon had a proper Autumn feel to it. |
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Post by westfieldgas on Sept 12, 2022 12:02:53 GMT
Might Winter matches start earlier? Midday or 1300 hours save energy. What are the issues? Personally think it takes away from the matchday process / day out for a lot of people. The social meeting up over food, drinks etc.... Would generate a lower revenue for club / local bars/pubs. |
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Post by bidefordgas on Sept 12, 2022 13:36:53 GMT
You have to remember that the National grid needs to have a decent amount of power being taken from the grid at night in order that their power factor remains at an efficient level.
Street lighting, floodlighting etc goes a decent way to help that as a lot of industry is not a 24 hour operation.
For those not of an electrical background , power factor is basically an efficient operation of generation capacity.
Playing football matches under lights is not going to any effect on the energy crisis. In fact when councils started switching Street lighting off for periods at night, that was to the detriment of the energy companies efficient use of generators.
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Post by Baxtinho on Sept 12, 2022 13:39:30 GMT
Awesome idea for Step 3 and lower Non-league sides, sure Weston and their peers would much prefer not using the floodlights so often.
I do wonder if people would drink fewer pints at that time, and I know some people must watch the televised PL early KOs (otherwise they wouldn't pay for those channels, you'd imagine).
Guess it wouldn't affect clubs at Rovers' level to make it worthwhile changing things.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2022 14:06:21 GMT
In the 70's Sunday football was introduced to replace night games due to the power cuts.
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Sept 12, 2022 14:10:13 GMT
In the 70's Sunday football was introduced to replace night games due to the poor cuts. I misread the last word!  I can remember mid-week games also being played in the afternoon, particularly the Leeds v Bristol City FA Cup replay. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2022 14:18:34 GMT
In the 70's Sunday football was introduced to replace night games due to the poor cuts. I misread the last word! I can remember mid-week games also being played in the afternoon, particularly the Leeds v Bristol City FA Cup replay. Ha, damn you autocorrect.  |
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Post by aghast on Sept 12, 2022 16:40:32 GMT
You have to remember that the National grid needs to have a decent amount of power being taken from the grid at night in order that their power factor remains at an efficient level. Street lighting, floodlighting etc goes a decent way to help that as a lot of industry is not a 24 hour operation. For those not of an electrical background , power factor is basically an efficient operation of generation capacity. Playing football matches under lights is not going to any effect on the energy crisis. In fact when councils started switching Street lighting off for periods at night, that was to the detriment of the energy companies efficient use of generators. I think the issue is the cost of energy, not a shortage of it. If clubs don't have to use floodlighting and other lights then over the course of a season they will save money. Unless of course attendances go down, especially if they tried to play midweek games at 1pm or something. |
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Post by playtowin on Sept 12, 2022 19:40:07 GMT
You have to remember that the National grid needs to have a decent amount of power being taken from the grid at night in order that their power factor remains at an efficient level. Street lighting, floodlighting etc goes a decent way to help that as a lot of industry is not a 24 hour operation. For those not of an electrical background , power factor is basically an efficient operation of generation capacity. Playing football matches under lights is not going to any effect on the energy crisis. In fact when councils started switching Street lighting off for periods at night, that was to the detriment of the energy companies efficient use of generators. I think the issue is the cost of energy, not a shortage of it. If clubs don't have to use floodlighting and other lights then over the course of a season they will save money. Unless of course attendances go down, especially if they tried to play midweek games at 1pm or something. How about playing the pizza cup on an afternoon in the week ? |
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