look at the Member over there, telling us that moving kickoff back 1 hour will stop him whinging.
i see you smirking, you're not fooling anyone.
and then its fire ups from the other 'stakeholders' (serious, does anyone have one of these stakes and if so where can i get one?) blowing up deluxe that the later games prevents Little Johnny from watching or mum and dad getting mugged in the back streets of Parra by some houso's on the way home in the dark etc etc.
swings and roundabouts and all that.
Think how many extra burgers that would be sold with a 6pm kickoff
Are you serious? I remember when we had a lot of Friday evening games at either 7.30pm or 8pm and there were always people struggling to make the kick-off because of work/commitments. Imagine a 6pm kick-off on a Friday....simply would not work.
Can't see why 8pm kick-offs wouldn't work, especially during the Summer months.
The Championship Chronicles - The Jetstream's review of the 2007/08 season. www.newcastlefootball.net/chronicles
Most probably, fully understand this predicament as my kids were only little in the Newcastle United era of the early 2000's when all home games were Friday night 7.30 or 8pm kick offs. The missus worked at night back then and I hardly went to any games as i would have had to tag along two littlies at night.
First few seasons there was a better balance of evening/arvo games for the Jets which basically catered to everyone.
We need to get that balance back again and pushing back the 5pm or 5.15pm kick-offs to at least 6pm would go a long way to restoring that balance and essentially it would be a win/win situation for everyone. Daresay crowds would be higher, conditions more comfortable....meaning football better quality which would allround look a better product on TV.
Afternoon sun does not melt steel beams