This Christmas Eve fixture is the ‘final straw’ in a long list of Premier League, and broadcaster, snubs for match going supporters. We urge all stakeholders to rethink these plans and to start putting match-going football fans first. a subsidiary of Kornit Digital) trading as Personalised Football Gifts & Personalised Sports & Photo Gifts Hammers United, representing 20,000 West Ham fans, pledges its full support to the FSA in its campaign against football being played on Christmas Eve. For loyal match-going supporters, who plan their lives around the game, it’s a move The Grinch would be proud of. Why does Sky Sports want to steal Christmas?

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Whatever the case may be, we ask them all to urgently rethink their plans to play this match on Christmas Eve and we fully support the FSA for taking this up. We understand that clubs are subject to the Premier League TV deal and the importance of the revenue for clubs received via that deal. However, whilst the Christmas football programme is a staple of festive celebrations across the country and television coverage is part of that, the stakeholders need to remember that family time is important too. Not just for the fans but for players, the club staff, public service workers, and emergency services. It is already an incredibly busy time of year for public transport, road users and the emergency services, and it is completely irresponsible to put further pressure on them.

Football fans love the festive fixture list, but Christmas Eve has for a long time been a protected day without games. The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust will formally request that the Premier League properly consult supporters on this issue and that they reverse this decision. Transport services for both Home and Away supporters are limited on Christmas Eve. The constant refrain that “Football is nothing without the fans” seems increasingly to be a meaningless and hollow phrase as far as TV Broadcasters are concerned. The decision to play this game on December 24th should therefore be reversed and re-scheduled.

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Sunday transport is a challenge at the best of times. But Sunday transport coupled with Christmas Eve schedules? A nightmare before Christmas.

These items make great Birthday gifts or Christmas presents. You may also want to treat someone on Father's Day, Mother's Day, Valentines etc. The Premier League will not be alone in arranging fixtures on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, both within football and in other sports. The wider issue here is that the arrangement has been confirmed just 60 days before the event which, to say nothing of enforcing late changes of circumstance on a great many people, also poses significant travel problems for those affected. For many people, Christmas Eve is a busy and important date. For some it is a key day for family celebrations; for others, it is a day for travelling and preparing for Christmas Day. It is also a day that regularly sees a reduced public transport timetable and major travel disruption. Scheduling a football match on Christmas Eve imposes a considerable burden not only on supporters but also on their families and on matchday staff. A large number of these individuals will have made their holiday plans already.

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Christmas Eve is a traditional time for family gatherings, last-minute festive preparations, and travel from afar to be with loved ones and friends. In addition, all those who work in Football -players and club staff, as well as the necessary supporting public services, and the fans, are entitled to enjoy this moment of festive celebration. Christmas Eve is a day when families prepare to spend time over the festive period together and over the last 28 years has been one of the few days where supporters can guarantee there is no football so they can make arrangements without having to miss watching the team they love. Then there is the issue of travel on such a day, which again will impact those who follow their team around the country.

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We support the Football Supporters Association and Chelsea Supporters Trust in opposing the principle of Premier League Football matches being played on Christmas Eve, this fixture change now impacts on our Boxing Day match. We will be seeking a direct meeting with the Premier League, alongside our colleagues at Chelsea Supporters Trust and the FSA. While we recognise the benefits that the TV deal provides our club, we do not think it should be to the detriment of match-going supporters, who make up the atmosphere that broadcasters around the world so dearly crave.

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