Israel Kick Off Time

**Junior** · 18/04/2005, 5:58 PM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

What a silly question, of course we do.

also adds to the amount of cnuts coming in 15 mins after the game has started, getting up to go for a leak every 15 minutes and probably leaving 15 mins early to beat the rush back to the pub as the hangover is starting to kick in

**Superhoops** · 18/04/2005, 8:54 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

.....The last evening kick-off was against Iran... There was another one against Cyprus.....

Seem to remember that both Iran and Cyprus game (2001) kicked off at 6pm to satisfy TV schedules.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 18/04/2005, 9:02 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

Agreed it is a bit of a pi$$ take changing times like that. But I'd be sure its something to do with the Sabbath and the Jews perhaps?

I dunno I talk rubbish half the time anyway.

Glensman on this occasion you are 100% correct !

**mypost** · 22/04/2005, 3:51 AM

Originally Posted by Superhoops

Seem to remember that both Iran and Cyprus game (2001) kicked off at 6pm to satisfy TV schedules.

The Iran game was probably moved back to 6pm to satisfy Iranian tv, which would have meant a 9,30pm ko over there.

The Cyprus ko time was decided by FIFA. As both teams were at home on the last day, fighting to win the group, they had to step in. Portugal normally play their International games at 9pm, (proper time

) and we normally ko at 3pm at the weekend (crap time

), so FIFA had to come up with a compromise ko time for both games, i.e. 6pm, so neither team had an advantage going into the last game in the group. The same will happen again if Ireland, and France have something to play for in the last game in this qualifying series.