Call me cynical but I suspect the “Football Department” fancied having a few drinks on NYE. The published post decision justification sounds a load of tosh.
Would have been a valid and sensible decision if NYE was a Saturday or Sunday but it’s a bit daft to schedule a working day afternoon kick off.
Not a big deal and if this remains the level of mistake after the magnitude of cock ups made by Swann and Hilton then we will do OK.
