The Fish 10965 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Club statement is as follows The Premier League has notified the Club that the Norwich City v Newcastle United League fixture, originally scheduled for Tuesday 28th January at Carrow Road, will be moved to Wednesday 29th January should Norwich City progress to the FA Cup 4th Round. Newcastle United strongly opposed this potential fixture change due to the major impact it will have on the loyal fans who have already booked match tickets, travel and accommodation. However, after considering both clubs' representations, the Premier League Board granted Norwich City's request to move the fixture, thereby completely disregarding the impact this will have on our fans. At a time when the League are encouraging clubs to come up with initiatives to address reduced away supporter numbers, the disruption to Newcastle United fans further compounds a fixture selection clearly against the principles of encouraging away supporters to travel, given those making the journey from Tyneside are facing a midweek evening round-trip of 520 miles. Newcastle United notes that a condition of this potential fixture change was that Norwich City had to provide an undertaking for the reimbursement of any match day tickets returned by home or away supporters unable to attend the re-arranged match, as well as giving consideration to the cost of travel for away supporters. Confirmation of the final fixture date will follow the FA Cup 3rd Round Replay result between Norwich City and Fulham on Tuesday 14th January. Especially given the price of getting to the arse-end of nowhere and the exorbitant cost of a Norwich ticket given their stature (It's not like they're selling out a 60k seater and playing gorgeous football) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5296 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Fortunately Norwich lost. With barely any away fans making the trip, fittingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10965 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 It was more "Glad to see the club has at the very least taken notice of this", than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5296 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yeah I can't quite square why the club champions this for us but I guess it's something we should take at face value really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Because people might have made arrangements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmondTUTU 0 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) Yeah I can't quite square why the club champions this for us but I guess it's something we should take at face value really. Edited January 16, 2014 by desmondTUTU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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