28-04-2023, 04:28 PM
The BBC studio inside the Crucible Theatre looks rather cramped I've got to say. I'd swear it was bigger in previous years.
Re The 3PM blackout
The regulations say the following, which can be interpruted as not applying next weekend due to their being no Championship fixtures (which are over half of he matches played in the top two tiers on any given weekend). Another exception to the blackout this year was FA Cup third round, where Final Score showed all the goals, which once again had a lack of qualifying fixtures for the blackout to be applied presumably.
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Re The 3PM blackout
The regulations say the following, which can be interpruted as not applying next weekend due to their being no Championship fixtures (which are over half of he matches played in the top two tiers on any given weekend). Another exception to the blackout this year was FA Cup third round, where Final Score showed all the goals, which once again had a lack of qualifying fixtures for the blackout to be applied presumably.
Quote:It is understood that the main domestic fixture schedule, as referred to in Article 3(3) above, corresponds to the time when the majority (i.e. 50% or more) of the weekly football matches in the top or top two domestic leagues or in the national cup(s) in the country are played.
editorial.uefa.com