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With the threat of power being reduced their are suggestions that our league and the one above will have the kick-off times brought forward to save energy with the floodlights in the Winter months okay for home games but away will be a nightmare.

Cromwell58 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 5:10 pm With the threat of power being reduced their are suggestions that our league and the one above will have the kick-off times brought forward to save energy with the floodlights in the Winter months okay for home games but away will be a nightmare.

Doesn’t that make our home games a nightmare for away fans? Personally I think it’s a good thing if the club can save money without having to put the floodlights on

Cromwell58 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 5:10 pm With the threat of power being reduced their are suggestions that our league and the one above will have the kick-off times brought forward to save energy with the floodlights in the Winter months okay for home games but away will be a nightmare.

What time we planning on kicking off? A lot of 1pm games you’d still need the floodlights on during the game over winter

Not sure but could be 12 or 1.00

Think it will happen 100% said before this cost of living crisis will be worst than Covid, league`s below the National league talking about dinner time kick-offs and some have said if possible even midweek games starting same time, the loss of crowds will be cheaper than having floodlights on for nearly 3 hours, teams need to warm up before games. Can see the EFL making a decision shortly on early kick-offs.

Where has this speculation come from please? Are there any official sources?

It’s been coming out of Russia that they will be Putin the lights out around Europe and beyond this winter. Stock up on candles and don’t forget the matches.

No way we can get a bit of sponsorship off one of the local wind farm firms and get a couple of wind turbines in the car park to power the ground! There’s enough wind around Holker street . Worrying times though and must be for those who travel away with the cost of it and might have to set off much earlier

I think the turbines Orsted et al produce might be a bit big for our car park.The club are on with looking at installing renewable energy sources though

Lancaster Branch wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:25 am I think the turbines Orsted et al produce might be a bit big for our car park.The club are on with looking at installing renewable energy sources though

Ala forest green. No need for burger vans

2 doors up wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:48 am

Lancaster Branch wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:25 am I think the turbines Orsted et al produce might be a bit big for our car park.The club are on with looking at installing renewable energy sources though

Ala forest green. No need for burger vans

Yes, because whacking up a few solar panels means the entire club is turning vegan. That’s precisely what it means, well done you.

I Liz is going to freeze the bills so we can keep the 3pm kick offs.

Does vegan energy include using methane from animals or is that just a load of bull shoite.

The Southern Counties East League board of directors have agreed that clubs can kick-off early on Saturdays during the 2022/23 Season in order to reduce floodlight cost, teams can kick-off at 2pm as long as both teams agree. Clubs are required to apply to the league fixture secretary at least 21 days before the relevant date, any requests made after this point will be rejected. Lower league I know but can see this spreading to many other leagues, will it happen in the EFL who knows, depends on what help the new PM brings in.

The media loves to whip up doom and gloom hysteria but it rarely amounts to anything. Remember Brexit (supermarket shelves will be empty) and the lorry driver shortage ( no petrol and again empty supermarket shelves). These predicted catastrophe’s don’t usually happen so I can’t see clubs at our level being affected by the energy problems. Incidentally Barrow have only had floodlights since 1963 and as far as I know Saturday games have always kicked off at 3pm or later ( something to do with the 1850 Factory Act which forbade work after 2pm.)Can any old boys remember going to games in the 1950s? Or had anyone got old programmes showing winter kick off times pre floodlights? I wonder when the big FA Cup games against Swansea and Wolves kicked off?