Expect some more Fri night & Sun afternoon games next season

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Leicester City and Leicester Tigers are to be banned from playing home games on the same day next season because of safety concerns.

Watchdogs say the combination of the bigger Welford Road stadium - plus the predicted rise in attendance if City make it back into the Championship - could lead to gridlock.

They fear 999 crews could struggle to get to the scene of an emergency because of the numbers of fans' cars on the roads.

Tigers will be able to house 24,500 fans when the first stage of re-development is complete and plans are in place to take the capacity up to 30,000.

City's average attendance in League One this season has been under 20,000 but this will rise in the Championship.

The decision by Leicester City Council's Safety Advisory Group leaves the two clubs having to thrash out the issue of alternative dates.

The demands of satellite TV broadcasters is also likely to have an impact on when games are played.

Adrian Russell, the group's chairman, said: “If we have gridlock around the two grounds and there is an emergency situation, it would be difficult to cope.

“It's a unique situation with the grounds being in such close proximity to each other and we have taken an early decision that it is prudent not to play on the same day next season.

“We have discussed it with the clubs and they will now have to work together when the fixtures come out to avoid clashes.”

In previous seasons, the two clubs have had staggered kick-offs on the same day, but this does not go far enough, according to Russell, who added: “The emergency services may have concerns over public safety so there needs to be a greater degree of separation.”

Cliff Ginnetta, chairman of the Leicester City Supporters Club, said: “It's already a problem when Tigers are at home as well and I can only see it getting worse next season so I'm not surprised by this move.”

City chief executive Lee Hoos said the issue was first raised at a fans meeting in December.
He said: “The Safety Advisory Group indicated that we are not going to be able to play on the same day as Tigers, or operate staggered kick-offs, next season because the paramount concern is safety.”

David Clayton, Tigers managing director, said: “Every season we work closely with Leicester City and our respective governing bodies with the aim of minimising any fixture clashes. This will continue.”




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Re: Expect some more Fri night/Sun morn games next season

3pm kickoffs on a Saturday might be few and far between next season then!

I expect this thread to develop into 15 pages of complaining about this news, but if they genuinely feel that it isn't safe for the two teams to play on the same day, then what can they do?
 
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*By the way I meant Sunday Afternoon, not Sunday mornings!*
 
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3pm kickoffs on a Saturday might be few and far between next season then!
I expect this thread to develop into 15 pages of complaining about this news, but if they genuinely feel that it isn't safe for the two teams to play on the same day, then what can they do?
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Re: Expect some more Fri night/Sun morn games next season

For anyone who drives to the matches this is not a bad thing, the traffic and parking are shocking when we play on the same day.
 
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It also may give us a advantage against other teams when it comes to selecting matches for tv coverage next season.
 
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How does the Old Trafford SAG cope with nearly 80000 turning up at one ground every fortnight compared to our possible combined 45000 next year to two grounds?
 
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How does the Old Trafford SAG cope with nearly 80000 turning up at one ground every fortnight compared to our possible combined 45000 next year to two grounds?

just about to say that too.... :102:
 
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I expect that there are no Hospitals in the immeadiate area of Old Trafford and they do have some enormous car parks ALSO the road from the motorway is fairly easy more so than Narbarough Road anyway
 
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To be fair, I don't shave as much as I used to.
 
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This is what you get for inventing rugby.
 
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Sensible decision, but it will be interesting to see who this inconveniences the most, us or the Tigers. I know where my money is.
 
Could the Football league and the Rugby Union fixture sorters make sure that if City are home then The Tigers are away?

This has happened before (QPR & some London Rugby team?, Wigan Athletic & Wigan RL) where football and rugby teams have used the same grounds so surely this can be done to keep the regular Saturday 3pm KO.


I suppose it's ok with 80,000 at Man U as it's one ground, two sets of supporters and one game.
 
Could the Football league and the Rugby Union fixture sorters make sure that if City are home then The Tigers are away?
Of course not, that would involve common sense and great deal of obviousness.
 
Could the Football league and the Rugby Union fixture sorters make sure that if City are home then The Tigers are away?

This has happened before (QPR & some London Rugby team?, Wigan Athletic & Wigan RL) where football and rugby teams have used the same grounds so surely this can be done to keep the regular Saturday 3pm KO.


I suppose it's ok with 80,000 at Man U as it's one ground, two sets of supporters and one game.

They're supposed to, it's one of the many factors that goes into the fixture computer I think.

I don't think they'd sort it out so we were always opposites, but I'm sure they could make sore the situation doesn't arise too often when we're both due to play at home at the same time
 
Re: Expect some more Fri night/Sun morn games next season

It also may give us a advantage against other teams when it comes to selecting matches for tv coverage next season.

What logic are you using there, if any at all?
 
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What logic are you using there, if any at all?

I'm guessing because if one of our games gets moved to either a Friday night or Sunday afternoon - they might put our game on Sky if there are no other games on. Friday night more likely as there is usually a Prem game on Sunday afternoon.
 
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How does the Old Trafford SAG cope with nearly 80000 turning up at one ground every fortnight compared to our possible combined 45000 next year to two grounds?

We have a hospital in between the two grounds :102:
 
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