Sky Sports have officially confirmed their televised fixtures for the next batch of Premier League games.
Newcastle have had two of their games in November selected for broadcast. Their away game at Aston Villa has been moved to a Monday night, whilst their home clash with Manchester City is now a 12:30 kick off on the same day it was originally scheduled for.
Twitter: ? Two of Newcastle United’s fixtures in November have been rescheduled after being selected for live television cov… https://t.co/DwObmdMP4B (@NUFC)
These Newcastle fans have reacted to the news…
Two losses…
Twitter: @NUFC That’s two guaranteed losses then ? (@Gustoon)
How long?
Twitter: @NUFC @premierleague yet another NUFC away game moved to Monday night, 7 years since the last home one (@ali_pericles)
Liam isn’t happy…
Twitter: @NUFC I was planning on going to Villa away so badly ? (@LiamNUFC1998)
The irony…
Twitter: @NUFC Still no MNF home fixture for #NUFC since 2012? It is going to be so ironic when a fan base from either Londo… https://t.co/nAxDTdwpfW (@SimonBlaquiere1)
Shock…
Twitter: @NUFC away game on a monday, shock (@robertmelrose67)
Well…
Twitter: @NUFC Monday night away https://t.co/vmXQp65KGe (@bobsta___)
READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT
Whilst you can understand Sky not wanting to send teams away to Newcastle on a Monday night, it should also work the other way around. The club seem to constantly be moved to play away on a Monday, which is a hassle for fans due to the location of the club and the distance to most away games on what is a working day.
The home game against Manchester City should be of minimal fuss, with the kick-off only brought back a few hours. However, the away trip to Villa is certainly a frustrating one.
