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Originally Posted by Fusebox
I'm going to avoid Barnet Flame's post, as someone should look into how matches were scheduled back in 1995. A simple google search should do the trick.
Is the Liverpool/Manchester United match the only televised match on tomorrow? I can't seem to find the other two matches on any channel here in Calgary. Shaw customer.
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Well the thing is - you didn't avoid my post - you referred to it and then said something vague about looking into how matches were scheduled.
The fixture computer compiled/compiles all the fixtures prior to the start of the season. You could google this up and I suggest you do, because the descriptions of the permutations involved are surprisingly interesting - the role of West Ham is particularly interesting.
Also interesting is why Sunday 4pm is Sky's flagship time for showing football. The reason Sky chose this time was down to the UK licensing laws that existed when the Premier League was formed. Pubs in England and Wales used to have to close between 3 pm and 7pm. By having a 4 pm kickoff, going to the pub to watch the games was impossible. Therefore, to watch these matches, which were pretty much always the biggest matches of the week, such as Manchester United v Liverpool fixtures, you had to subscribe to Sky.
One constant from then and which still holds true today - no UK broadcaster can carry a Saturday 3pm fixture live. Therefore, that match was never likely to take place at 3pm on a Saturday.
edit: Here is an article that was out a few years ago explaining some of the permutations that go into scheduling.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletc...e_compute.html