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Neil the Eagle
22-07-2000, 11:35 PM
From www.palace-echo.com (http://www.palace-echo.com) ...

There have been some changes to the League programme:

The WBA away game originally scheduled for Sat 2/9/00 has been moved to Sunday, to coincide with WBA Centenary. The game is not being televised and is expected to be a 3pm kick off.

Additionally, our home derby game against Wimbledon on Sat 7/10/00 has also been pushed back a day to avoid clashing with the England v Germany World Cup qualifier.

However one game that is NOT going to be moved is the August Bank Holiday Fixture against Nottingham Forest - apparently the Police have decided they can now cope with a Palace home game and the Notting Hill Carnival on the same day.
selhurst
22-07-2000, 11:47 PM
Thanks for this Neil. I was a bit worried about the Wimbledon match, because I've just applied for tickets for the England v Germany match (being the last match at Wembley and all that).
BJ
22-07-2000, 11:48 PM
Is the Forest game at 3pm or an evening game?
Glaws Eagle
23-07-2000, 12:09 AM
As I understand it, I work with a WBA fan, September 3rd coincides with their 100th anniversary, or something.

They are looking at having some sort of celebration that day.

Maybe without the three points then?
Neil the Eagle
23-07-2000, 12:16 AM
3pm, I believe mate - might be worth checking with the club though, it doesn't give KO's on my fixture list.
Eagle
23-07-2000, 12:20 AM
Originally posted by BJ on 07-22-2000 07:48 PM
Is the Forest game at 3pm or an evening game?

I'm pretty certain that it will be a 3pm kick off.
I'm bloody glad the Wimbledon game has been pushed back, i've a wedding to go to on the Saturday so i will miss England Vs Germany anyway.
Isleworth Eagle
23-07-2000, 12:29 AM
I presume the Friday match is 7.45?
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lightweight
23-07-2000, 02:23 AM
What Friday match Isleworth?

Cheers Neil - now I can go ahead and get my england germany tickets - and contemplate the france v england match in paris on the saturday before west brom... http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/smile.gif

sounds good all round really!
Eagle
23-07-2000, 03:46 AM
Originally posted by Isleworth Eagle on 07-22-2000 08:29 PM
I presume the Friday match is 7.45?
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I think you will find Isleworth that when it says the Wimbledon game has been pushed back a day means it will be on the Sunday (8th)!
arussell
23-07-2000, 05:18 AM
**** WBA and England !

I'm annoyed that both have been moved to Sunday's - surely the interest in England as a football team now is on a par with the cricket side !?
Burr
23-07-2000, 02:00 PM
I love international cricket Alan so http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/surprised.gif! Come on England!!! http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by Burr (edited 23 July 2000).]
lightweight
24-07-2000, 01:07 AM
Originally posted by arussell on 07-23-2000 01:18 AM
**** WBA and England !

I'm annoyed that both have been moved to Sunday's - surely the interest in England as a football team now is on a par with the cricket side !?

I think you'll find that quite a few people are usually interested in England v Germany. In any case it's probably good marketing you would lose a lot of the casual pay on the day people who would probably rather go to the pub and watch England v Germany anyhow - so by moving it to the Sunday may mean more punters / more revenue?? (unless they too are put off by a sunday?)

As for West Brom - can't blame them for moving a match 24 hours to coincide with their centenary anniversary - we'd probably do the same.

Agree with Neil - some of us do support our national team as well and I think it's right that we don't have to choose between club and country (although would have to say again it would be palace every time - although the stade de france vs the hawthorns would be a tough choice!!!)
Neil the Eagle
24-07-2000, 04:25 AM
There's a bonus for some of us who are still England footie fans Al. On 2/9/00, England are playing France in a friendly at the Stade de Francais. I'll be going there then driving back through the night to get to WBA - a great weekend of "top class" football http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/supergrin.gif
Isleworth Eagle
24-07-2000, 06:03 AM
Thank you eagle....I had had a couple of wines and as usual was too quick for myself will have to slow down when reading long messages.
Pushed back....ah means the day after.... http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/redface.gif
arussell
24-07-2000, 06:16 AM
Originally posted by lightweight on 07-23-2000 09:07 PM
I think you'll find that quite a few people are usually interested in England v Germany.

although would have to say again it would be palace every time - although the stade de france vs the hawthorns would be a tough choice!!!)


I agree - usually they are yes, however - I am not alone in my waning interest in the national side. Same old story - same old tired players - a few of us debated this off board a while ago and if our choices were anything to go by - the national side would have an entirely different look ! - to some extent though, you can blame the prolificness of foriegn players and managers, and Liam Brady was WELL out of order with his comments last week about Arsenal - I suggest he gets out a bit more often and watches more football.

As for the second choice - it's not tough at all - Palace v England - there is only one winner every time, England comes nowhere near Palace on the emotional/feeling scale - and haven't we been through this before on at least two other threads ??
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Isleworth Eagle
24-07-2000, 06:19 AM
Well said.
I thought I was the only one up at this hour.
I shouldn't be but I had to catch up on the news! http://www.cpfc.org/ubb/smile.gif
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