Should 3pm Saturday games have been kept sacrosanct?

FishofContemplation said:
The 3pm Saturday tradition is attributable to 3 things that applied in the early years of professional football but no longer apply. That most people worked a half shift on Saturday mornings, that it was illegal to charge admission to a sporting event on a Sunday and that nobody had floodlights.

It’s curious how we are to it as a traditional time when none of these still apply. Is it really because, coincidentally, it’s still works for the way we now watch football, or is it just because we don’t like change? I like 3pm for an away day where you are writing the whole day off anyway, but for a home game, it can be quite intrusive.
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In the pre-floodlight days you wouldn't see the ball in the second half for much of the season.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
Don't worry, there's plenty of football still kicking off at 3 on a Saturday if you fancy watching a match.
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If you fancy watching a match why would removing the 3 o’clock blackout be an issue, surely those that like going to the match still would and perversely it might mean more games kick off at 3
 
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Pak_Doo_Ik said:
If you fancy watching a match why would removing the 3 o’clock blackout be an issue, surely those that like going to the match still would and perversely it might mean more games kick off at 3
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Read what the thread is about. Games being moved. Fewer games at 3 o'clock.
 
Personally I just like games to be the same day / time each week. That does not have to be Saturday at 3
 
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