G Guest wrote: February 6th, 2023, 10:06 pm

Percy plunkett wrote: February 6th, 2023, 8:08 pm The club used to change ko times because of the rugby then decided to play 3pm as early starts didn’t result in bigger crowds.This change was made by the police I feel.The surprise to me was 12.45 meaning that the games overlapped ,a midday ko would have seemed more logical and,providing less time for Swindon fans to drink.

I suspect that the real reason for the early kick off was to restrict the amount of time Swindon supporters were in the centre of Newport drinking before the match. Nothing to do with the rugby unless officers were to be sent to Cardiff after our match.

Stan A. Einstein wrote: February 6th, 2023, 10:24 pm

G Guest wrote: February 6th, 2023, 10:06 pm

Percy plunkett wrote: February 6th, 2023, 8:08 pm The club used to change ko times because of the rugby then decided to play 3pm as early starts didn’t result in bigger crowds.This change was made by the police I feel.The surprise to me was 12.45 meaning that the games overlapped ,a midday ko would have seemed more logical and,providing less time for Swindon fans to drink.

I suspect that the real reason for the early kick off was to restrict the amount of time Swindon supporters were in the centre of Newport drinking before the match. Nothing to do with the rugby unless officers were to be sent to Cardiff after our match.

12-45 seemed to be the worse of all times. 12 noon would have allowed people to watch both games and restricted drinking time beforehand.
Here’s a first folks,Stan agrees with Percy,you saw it here first.
And what a game the rugby turned out to be.