TV DALLYING HITS FANS IN POCKET

THE ludicrous situation with TV scheduling in football was brought into focus this week when an Arsenal-supporting reader contacted Agenda to relay their tale of woe ahead of the Gunners’ game against Watford on November 6. The fan, based in Nottingham, bought

two seats, along with train tickets, as soon as they went on sale. A day later, the fixture was put back 24 hours. He cannot make it and, while he will get a refund from Arsenal, he will be subject to a penalty charge from the train operator. ‘Do the club, the Premier league and the TV people realise how annoying, frustrating and downright ridiculous this situation is?’ the reader asked. ‘Why do clubs put their tickets on sale the day before TV picks are announced?’ Arsenal say they ‘always advise fans not to make travel arrangements until TV times are confirmed’ and add that lots of fans ask them for tickets to go on sale earlier.