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    Keir Starmer calls for review of late kick-offs at football matches
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    Keir Starmer calls for review of late kick-offs at football matches

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    1. plawwell on

      Politicians should keep their noses out of football. The last thing we want is them interfering to try to get votes.

    2. crapusername47 on

      The TV companies push for later kick offs because they want more time to show ads. Without their involvement, there’s no reason for a game to kick off later than 7:45pm.

      They’ve tried to say it’s because they don’t want to clash with Eastenders and Coronation Street but those two shows are no longer relevant given their declining live ratings.

      It certainly should be a requirement when scheduling TV games to ensure sufficient transport is available for the away fans after the game.

    3. jah_ttgaming on

      Just make train operators legally put trains on.

      We already cover their fucking losses, so let them take this one.

    5. themcsame on

      Review late kick-offs?…

      Like… That’s what’s important?… If any of the other PM candidates were spewing lark about fucking football kick-off times, they’d be ripped to pieces.

      Roads are in pieces, NHS is failing. But don’t worry guys, we’ll have football kicking off at 4PM again! This is up there with Sunak rambling on about Maths while the country is falling to pieces and striking left right and centre,

      This election is literally just a living meme at this point…

    6. Electric_Death_1349 on

      Tel Aviv Keith concentrating on the big issues here…but he’ll u-turn if someone makes a big enough “donation”

    7. Necessary-Product361 on

      Good to see he is focusing on the important issues, not irrelevant stuff like child poverty or the nhs.

    8. theYorkist01 on

      Pretty sure a couple of seasons ago Newcastle had the Monday Night Football slot 3 times in a row all away from home.

    9. Away-Geologist-1842 on

      Good policy to focus on when the UK is falling apart. Well done. So brave. 

    10. marquess_rostrevor on

      I want him to look into regatta scheduling, it’s absolutely ridiculous the times I’m expected to have the boat ready.

    11. ratttertintattertins on

      I’m almost certainly going to vote for Starmer, but it bothers me a bit that this might be the first concrete policy I’ve heard him discuss. /s

    12. NoCommunication6825 on

      Late night games are brilliant for atmosphere, certainly better than Sunday lunchtime. Perhaps solve the problem of expensive or non existent public transport and benefit everybody?

    13. newnortherner21 on

      What Keir Starmer should really focus on is late changes to the time of matches. There should be say a minimum of two months notice if not at 3pm on Saturdays or a midweek evening. So people can book trains, hotels if need be, arrange work leave or swapping shifts etc.

      Not moving a game at three or four weeks notice.