| Colchester home game 17:42 - Aug 3 with 3823 views | Plattyswrinklynuts |
Moved from sat 28 to fri 27 aug to coincide with Dale’s 100 year anniversary in the football league. KO 7.45 pm [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 17:43]
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| Colchester home game on 20:01 - Aug 3 with 3541 views | boromat |
I think it's good that they're trying something. Bit of marketing and hopefully means a few might turn up that wouldn't normally. It'll also mean it'll be available on iFollow unless Sky pick it up. |  |
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| Colchester home game on 20:42 - Aug 3 with 3450 views | judd |
Exactly.
Isn't it also a bank holiday weekend, when travellers would get home for a Saturday game?
It's a pity the club persisted with this Bottomley*-inspired tenuous nonsense, but they have.
*The Consultant still known as SLT |  |
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| Colchester home game on 21:02 - Aug 3 with 3407 views | TVOS1907 |
| Colchester home game on 20:01 - Aug 3 by boromat |
I think it's good that they're trying something. Bit of marketing and hopefully means a few might turn up that wouldn't normally. It'll also mean it'll be available on iFollow unless Sky pick it up. |
Peterborough v WBA is on Sky that night. |  |
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| Colchester home game on 21:29 - Aug 3 with 3316 views | blackdogblue |
| Colchester home game on 21:02 - Aug 3 by TVOS1907 |
Peterborough v WBA is on Sky that night. |
Baggy Pants & the Nitwits?
Christ I’m getting old 😢 |  |
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| Colchester home game on 23:44 - Aug 3 with 3158 views | Sandyman |
| Colchester home game on 21:29 - Aug 3 by blackdogblue |
Baggy Pants & the Nitwits?
Christ I’m getting old 😢 |
Surely you remember Sid Millward and His Nitwits - you're hiding you age pal  |  | | |
| Colchester home game on 09:28 - Aug 4 with 2914 views | AtThePeake |
I've a ticket for the 4th Day of the India test at Headingley on the Saturday so personally I can't believe my luck with this decision.
It's worked for other clubs in the past to play Friday night games (Tranmere I think?) so as to not compete with bigger clubs on the Saturday. Not that United and City are ever playing on a Saturday at 3pm anyway mind. |  |
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| Colchester home game on 09:30 - Aug 4 with 2904 views | 1907 |
Did we play Yeovil on a Friday night game many moons ago when they were flying in the league and we beat them 2-1? | | | |
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| Colchester home game on 09:58 - Aug 4 with 2851 views | TVOS1907 |
| Colchester home game on 09:30 - Aug 4 by 1907 |
Did we play Yeovil on a Friday night game many moons ago when they were flying in the league and we beat them 2-1? |
Yep, October 2004.
Our last 10 Friday night home league games are:
30/12/16 v Shrewsbury, 2-1
21/12/12 v Cheltenham, 4-1
8/10/04 v Yeovil, 2-1
23/3/01 v Cheltenham, 1-1
3/9/99 v Halifax, 0-1
12/2/99 v Hull, 3-0
16/12/88 v Colchester, 1-1
21/12/84 v Chesterfield, 3-1
12/12/80 v Stockport, 2-1
2/5/80 v Tranmere, 2-0 | |
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| Colchester home game on 10:01 - Aug 4 with 2839 views | D_Alien |
| Colchester home game on 09:28 - Aug 4 by AtThePeake |
I've a ticket for the 4th Day of the India test at Headingley on the Saturday so personally I can't believe my luck with this decision.
It's worked for other clubs in the past to play Friday night games (Tranmere I think?) so as to not compete with bigger clubs on the Saturday. Not that United and City are ever playing on a Saturday at 3pm anyway mind. |
That is a spot of luck!
Regular Friday night fixtures have worked for clubs, as you say. Having this change made as a one-off is a pretty big call by the club, and there's bound to be people (exiles, for instance) who're either hugely inconvenienced by it or unable to make it. Plus, Colchester fans, whose numbers (and money) will likely be reduced
As i say, its a big occasion and i hope its a success. It would've been without the change |  |
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| Colchester home game on 10:03 - Aug 4 with 2822 views | Nafelad |
| Colchester home game on 09:58 - Aug 4 by TVOS1907 |
Yep, October 2004.
Our last 10 Friday night home league games are:
30/12/16 v Shrewsbury, 2-1
21/12/12 v Cheltenham, 4-1
8/10/04 v Yeovil, 2-1
23/3/01 v Cheltenham, 1-1
3/9/99 v Halifax, 0-1
12/2/99 v Hull, 3-0
16/12/88 v Colchester, 1-1
21/12/84 v Chesterfield, 3-1
12/12/80 v Stockport, 2-1
2/5/80 v Tranmere, 2-0 |
Won 7, Drawn 2, Lost 1 - think we should all our home League games on Friday evening! |  |
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| Colchester home game on 10:09 - Aug 4 with 2804 views | Fred_Talbot |
| Colchester home game on 09:58 - Aug 4 by TVOS1907 |
Yep, October 2004.
Our last 10 Friday night home league games are:
30/12/16 v Shrewsbury, 2-1
21/12/12 v Cheltenham, 4-1
8/10/04 v Yeovil, 2-1
23/3/01 v Cheltenham, 1-1
3/9/99 v Halifax, 0-1
12/2/99 v Hull, 3-0
16/12/88 v Colchester, 1-1
21/12/84 v Chesterfield, 3-1
12/12/80 v Stockport, 2-1
2/5/80 v Tranmere, 2-0 |
That Colchester game!
I’m sure the crowd was given as just over 1,000
But it felt like a lot less on the night |  |
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| Colchester home game on 10:13 - Aug 4 with 2787 views | TVOS1907 |
| Colchester home game on 10:09 - Aug 4 by Fred_Talbot |
That Colchester game!
I’m sure the crowd was given as just over 1,000
But it felt like a lot less on the night |
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I have just written a page about it, prompted by 442Dale getting all het up about us having to wear our away kit! | |
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| Colchester home game on 11:01 - Aug 4 with 2684 views | 49thseason |
Talking to a neighbour yesterday, he is a City ST holder but has deferred his ticket for this season due to covid fears (and the £750 tied up in it). Says he will come up to Spotland occasionally and thinks Premiership clubs should have done more pre-season to play friendlies against clubs like Dale. Maybe there are more like him that could be enticed to watch on a Friday night and Saturdays too if the Premiership habit gets broken a little. |  | | |
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