Earlier kick offs in Winter?

Earlier kick offs in Winter?

Postby redrobo » Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:46 pm

Heard last night that there is a possible change to Kick Off times after the clocks change to 1pm instead of 3pm to aid clubs in reducing their power bills by saving the use of flood lights.

Makes sense to reduce power costs where possible.

Can't find any news about it elsewhere... :o

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Re: Earlier kick offs in Winter?

Postby Keith » Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:06 pm

The suggestion is, this may happen for mid-week games too.

Lunchtime kick off for weekend & bank-holidays would be a sensible move.
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Re: Earlier kick offs in Winter?

Postby black morse » Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:26 pm

Keith wrote:The suggestion is, this may happen for mid-week games too.

Lunchtime kick off for weekend & bank-holidays would be a sensible move.


Green, energy saving as well!
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Re: Earlier kick offs in Winter?

Postby Wild Bill » Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:17 pm

Wonder what the savings will be? Might lose a few away fans for longer treks though
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Re: Earlier kick offs in Winter?

Postby marky No.1 » Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:13 pm

4am starts to Plymouth and Exeter, floodlights will still be on at 1pm for most winter games
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Re: Earlier kick offs in Winter?

Postby SEASIDECLARET » Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:23 am

Maybe the club need to invest in a solar panel system at the ground, I noticed that Barnet have panels all along the roof of one of the stands that runs down the touch line, on the side where the players come out.
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Re: Earlier kick offs in Winter?

Postby marky No.1 » Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:57 am

SEASIDECLARET wrote:Maybe the club need to invest in a solar panel system at the ground, I noticed that Barnet have panels all along the roof of one of the stands that runs down the touch line, on the side where the players come out.


Barnet spent £400,000 on those panels, a massive outlay but they now receive £35K a year in subsidies
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