Donathan Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Following on from the morning kick-offs thread, do we know of any very late night kick-offs we’ve seen in Scottish football? I don’t mean games that started on time and finished late due to delays like the Scotland v Georgia fixture, but the actual kick-off time being very late. We rarely see matches start any later than 8pm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 8:15pm kick offs are not unknown at Broadwood. Don't know of any really late ones. 7:45 delayed for an hour or so due to rain/fog could be possible but I don't know of any examples 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 There have been games delayed to extremely late kickoffs... I've vague recollections of bad example in Highland in recent years?... such as: Wednesday 10th April 2013 EOS League Premier Division (substituted for EOS League Cup) Edinburgh City v Gretna 2008 delayed from 7:30pm to 8:30pm after Gretna's bus broke down at West Linton, so they had to be ferried on in a fleet of taxicabs: they played their outstanding league game instead of a League Cup tie, as any need for extra-time + penalties would have exceeded Meadowbank's floodlight curfew of 10:30pm Friday 6th March 2020 EOS League Cup Hawick Royal Albert v Whitehill Welfare (at Hawick Linden RFC) delayed from 8pm to 8:30pm after a rugby player suffered a bad injury in preceding training session Cannot recall any game scheduled to start later than 8:15pm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Sure a Viaplay cup game kicked-off at 8:30pm one evening, as they trialled a double-header. Don't mind a 8:30pm kick-off - if it's not far to travel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Ray Patterson said: Sure a Viaplay cup game kicked-off at 8:30pm one evening, as they trialled a double-header. Don't mind a 8:30pm kick-off - if it's not far to travel. Wed 19 Oct 2022 Motherwell v Celtic 6:15pm Wed 19 Oct 2022 Rangers v Dundee 8:15pm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Have various Scottish clubs home European games not kicked off at a later hour, maybe for TV? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 7 hours ago, tamthebam said: Have various Scottish clubs home European games not kicked off at a later hour, maybe for TV? Motherwell away to Stjarnan comes to mind? Tbf with the UK being on the Western-reaches of UEFA it would have to be a side in either Portugal or Iceland at home 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jag Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 21 hours ago, tamthebam said: Have various Scottish clubs home European games not kicked off at a later hour, maybe for TV? As @Ray Patterson says Scotland is highly unlikely to have games kicking off late. Contrast to Kazahkstan, where quite often games kick off at times like 11pm purely to satisfy the TV requirements in western Europe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 20 hours ago, Ray Patterson said: Motherwell away to Stjarnan comes to mind? Tbf with the UK being on the Western-reaches of UEFA it would have to be a side in either Portugal or Iceland at home Home games meant surely? Racing-Celtic... and Kilmarnock/etc. in International Soccer League... would be outlandish KOs GMT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 12/10/2023 at 22:00, HibeeJibee said: Wed 19 Oct 2022 Motherwell v Celtic 6:15pm Wed 19 Oct 2022 Rangers v Dundee 8:15pm We’re the masters of an 8.15pm kick-off. The first leg of the 2020/21 Premiership play-off final also kicked off at that time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 19 hours ago, The Master said: We’re the masters of an 8.15pm kick-off. The first leg of the 2020/21 Premiership play-off final also kicked off at that time. Sky went for the split kick-offs during Covid, think United played Hibs at 6pm on a Tuesday night at one point. Thought it worked quite well - when there wasn't any fans in ground 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapelhall chap Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) Once went to Brechin for a 19.45 kick off, and due to accident on Forth Bridge some Brechin players were not there. Both clubs agreed to delay and after seeing half of European game in nearby pub we went back to the ground for a 20.50 start .Would have been better advised to stay in the pub as we got humped by the late arrivals. Back in Airdrie well after midnight. Edited October 15, 2023 by Chapelhall chap Spelling 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Anyone fancy dusting down the records and looking for the latest-finishing 90-minute domestic game? @HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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