Newcastle game moved

I'm not sure I can go too, got a training course that week.

It's even worse for the Geordies – what time will they get back home? As per usual, TV running roughshod over the fans.

Just wrong, this Sky abuse of fans... and I won't be booking any more after this if there's no refund.

"As a result of the fixture change occurring outside of the usual TV selection cycle...". What does that mean? That Sky called for the change outside of the period when they can normally say which games are televised when? If so, did Sky request (but weren't able to demand) this change? If so, why did Everton agree?

Why? Did they get an extra payment? Was that all used to cover the £5s that will go to those who bought a ticket? Will the club get any net gain from this? Note also that the £5 is in the form of a gift voucher so the club will benefit from that money going back into the club.

I'd like to hear some answers to this. Or am I just being paranoid?

Thanks Everton.

I caught wind of this the day before yesterday so a good 24 hours before it was announced but tickets were still on sale up until at least midday yesterday for a Saturday 3pm kick-off – that is simply wrong but sadly we will never be able to do anything about it.

My kids and I were really looking forward to the day out and it has been ruined. I can't get money back from the train company and StubHub have just shrugged their shoulders and said that it is not their fault so no options available.

This is £250 I could ill-afford but was desperate to see a match at Goodison as I don't get a chance to come up normally as I coach a kids football team at weekends. Dreadful way to be treated, I am left in limbo, I have no chance of attending the match on the Monday night. There will be hundreds of others in the same boat no doubt.

No other industry would treat their customers with such utter contempt. I appreciate it is not directly Everton's fault but they get paid handsomely for the game being switched and all they are offering is a £5 voucher (which I won't get anyway as I ordered through StubHub).

I agree with Michael, fans are treated with utter contempt by Sky and also by the Everton.

To rub salt into the wound, I have today received from the Club a postcard asking me to provide them with 'a funny story'... Hil-bloody-arious.

They truly do not give a shit about supporters and never mind Evertonians getting together to voice our concerns, how about a multi club fan group make a stand against this crap?

So I would love fans to unite across the world but sadly the same fans love their stars, the gossip, the glamour and the rest of what I call shit that comes with modern football.

Horse has bolted.

It could improve our shocking goal difference too.

Luckily I was able to cancel the hotel, but the flight ticket is money gone... Hope Everton FC will refund my Lower Bullens tickets.

Thank you, Sky Sports... See you again next season fellow Evertonians.

I can see only more changes in the coming years, soon there will be a Premier League game being shown every night of the week. Sky will change their schedules to suit them, not the fans. We have already had one game changed to suit Indian television.

The last trains out of Lime Street for Newcastle will leave while the game is still being played which could mean the away supporters deciding not to travel in the first place.

And call them what you want, the barcodes are one of a few teams who sell their allocation therefore creating a better atmosphere in the ground, but Sky wouldn't be arsed if the grounds were full or if there were empty seats all over the place.

Down the years, I've known Newcastle fans who usually make a weekend of staying in Liverpool if the game against us or the RS is a Saturday game. Given this game is literally a last-minute change, plenty of Newcastle fans may have already booked hotels and trains.

They will probably be able to cancel the hotel free of charge, but usually trains are non-refundable. Let's hope NUFC lay on free coaches for their fans which EFC have done for us already this season, particularly to the recent games at Arsenal, and the coach to Watford was only £10 and subsidised by SportPesa.

Like you say, Sky aren't arsed about fans. I also think EFC should provide a full refund on tickets purchased by our fans who are no longer able to get to this match.

Rob (#24): I think those leeches at Sky/BT should be forced to set up a fund for games moved at "last minute". Bit like the train-late fund you can apply to if a train is late. Seems easy to work on the train I get most days and fans can then apply to mitigate loss.

Even from their perspective, fans are a part the media product they sell across the world. The soundtrack/backdrop if you like. The extras.

Alternatively, the hugely overpaid players who also dip into the fan's pocket could pay a 0.00000000001% levy and sort it!

Anyway, thankfully my bed on the ward is next to a window so I'm going to check out those pigs flying past!

After the shit performance they put in for that game, a little payback from each player would have been appreciated.