3 of tonight’s league one matches

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  1. ime

    imer red Well-Known Member

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    Midweek in January
    Barnsley @ Exeter 518 mile round trip for fans
    Portsmouth @ Fleetwood 569 mile round trip for fans
    Morecambe @ Ipswich 580 mile round trip for fans

    Disgusting
     
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    imer red, Jan 24, 2023
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    It's ridiculous
    You ought to know by now that no consideration whatsoever is given to the fans when fixtures are arranged!
     
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    They do it on purpose.

    For a 500 plus mile round trip on Saturday you might get 500 fans, on a Tuesday 250. Difference 250

    For a 200 mile round trip on a Saturday you might get 2000 fans on a Tuesday 1000. Difference 1000

    Clubs make more money doing it this way.
     
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    In all fairness Ours was originally scheduled for a Saturday and there arent any Saturdays free that can be used once it was postponed
    I suspect the others are the same but am not quite so sure
     
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    Good point I had overlooked that fact, however try telling the fans that at 3 o’clock tomorrow morning when they are still on the coach.
     
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    Thats a different issue - calling a game off at 5pm is a joke - it should have been called off last night or at worst by lunchtime today. Its not as if the weather has done something unexpected
     
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    It could be worse that raging fog could set in from the Railway Station.
     
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    In all fairness if Fog suddenly descends like it did at Oxford on Saturday thats a valid excuse for a late postponement. Same if you suddenly get a big dump of snow. But a frozen pitch - no thats just really poor to leave it that late
     
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    I agree. Gutted for those that are out of pocket.
     
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    Very bad decision, very bad planning from Exeter.
     
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    Just putting that into context
    London to Aberdeen is 545 miles by car
     
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    Not sure I understand your logic. How do they make more money with less fans there.

    Edit: Just realised you're comparing long distance Tuesday.night fixtures. More economical to have the longest distance than a short, medium distance.i get it now.
     
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