If England reaches the world cup final...

roundiesee · Jul 9, 2018

Another poll just for fun regarding the apparently bad timing of the men's final with the world cup final. The football is being scheduled 2 hours after the start of the wimbledon final. Needless to say, unless the match were to be extremely one sided, this is insufficient time for fans to watch both uninterrupted. What should the wimbledon authorities do?

SQA333 · Jul 9, 2018

If it's a Fedal final (which is most likely), then fans will most likely have two simultaneous screens on. No big deal.

Xavier G · Jul 9, 2018

They've had an easier route than Roger and Rafa at Wimbledon so far to be fair!

Xavier G · Jul 9, 2018

The World Cup final should have been scheduled for an hour or two later anyway.

hoodjem · Jul 9, 2018

They will ignore it.

Tennis_Hands · Jul 9, 2018

I am torn between C) and D) (ask FIFA to move the WC final).

ibbi · Jul 9, 2018

if Roger is there then as long as The Fidgeter or The Bouncer don't hold him up too much the match'll be over in an hour and a half, so no worries.

bananaforehand · Jul 10, 2018

SQA333 said:
If it's a Fedal final (which is most likely), then fans will most likely have two simultaneous screens on. No big deal.

I don't think so, I'd do this for two matches I'm not so attached to e.g. Croatia vs France and Federer vs Nishikori for example.

If England are in the final, I'm exclusively watching that and will rewatch the final depending on reviews of the match at a later date.

I hope they just move the Wimbledon final to 12pm and it will be a great day to look forward to.

Deleted member 77403 · Jul 10, 2018

I am watching both simultaneously regardless of who is playing both finals, should they overlap.

Chadillac · Jul 10, 2018

They will loot and riot, england isnt what it once was. Doing both reguardless of the outcome, such a third world now

Backspin1183 · Jul 10, 2018

Croatia to save Wimbledon.

Tshooter · Jul 10, 2018

There's no overlap between the two crowds:

Soccer:

Tennis:

Poisoned Slice · Jul 10, 2018

Deleted member 756486 · Jul 10, 2018

Wimbledon is screwed if England beat Croatia.

Tshooter · Jul 10, 2018

paranoidandroid said:
Wimbledon is screwed if England beat Croatia.

merlinpinpin · Jul 10, 2018

Hitman said:
I am watching both simultaneously regardless of who is playing both finals, should they overlap.

Basically the same here, except in reverse. Have to go get my son at the train station (which is more than two hours away), arrival scheduled at 3:30pm, so I'll be missing both. Fun times.

Poisoned Slice · Jul 10, 2018

For the lads.

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Deleted member 77403 · Jul 10, 2018

merlinpinpin said:
Basically the same here, except in reverse. Have to go get my son at the train station (which is more than two hours away), arrival scheduled at 3:30pm, so I'll be missing both. Fun times.

Tough times...

Kerouac · Jul 10, 2018

If England win, then I'm afraid it will be very embarrassing for the AELTC as viewing figures will be dreadful and half the crowd will have sneaked out to watch it elsewhere. England in a WC final is a once in a lifetime event. Not saying we will win against Croatia, but when would we likely see this again?

merlinpinpin · Jul 10, 2018

Hitman said:
Tough times...

That's okay, I'll record the Wimby final--but it's still not the same as seeing it live (and I'll have to avoid spoilers, too, lol). As for the WC, the "real" final (and most interesting match left in the competition, at least on paper) is probably tonight, but still...

bananaforehand · Jul 10, 2018

paranoidandroid said:
Wimbledon is screwed if England beat Croatia.

I'm sure the crowd will still be full and people that do, I envisage won't leave at 4pm (face value is £210!) but I imagine viewing figures will be hit massively.

In the UK, the BBC will be showing both, but I doubt it will be the same elsewhere.

Also it's not even just an English thing, globally football is bigger than tennis and for many I imagine the world cup final, regardless of who makes either is priority.

Tennis_Hands · Jul 10, 2018

merlinpinpin said:
Basically the same here, except in reverse. Have to go get my son at the train station (which is more than two hours away), arrival scheduled at 3:30pm, so I'll be missing both. Fun times.

You will have your son recorded on the CCTV cameras, so you can watch him later.

Red Rick · Jul 10, 2018

Who cares about Wimbledon, or the World Cup this Sunday, I care more about the weather in Northern France

HetTheGreaterer · Jul 10, 2018

roundiesee said:
Another poll just for fun regarding the apparently bad timing of the men's final with the world cup final. The football is being scheduled 2 hours after the start of the wimbledon final. Needless to say, unless the match were to be extremely one sided, this is insufficient time for fans to watch both uninterrupted. What should the wimbledon authorities do?

Where is the option :- *IDGAF about football*

clout · Jul 10, 2018

They (the British) will obviously watch the WC Final since the tourney itself is once every years and more than anything, England reaching the finals seems to be a once every 50+ years event. Wimbledon happens every year anyways.

helixx · Jul 10, 2018

AIN‘T GONNA HAPPEN!

helixx · Jul 10, 2018

Backspin1183 said:
Croatia to save Wimbledon.[/QUOTEto sa

to save football in the first place

Deleted member 756486 · Jul 10, 2018

helixx said:
to save football in the first place

Football is coming home.

helixx · Jul 10, 2018

paranoidandroid said:
Football is coming home.

i doubt you believe it if you are watching france x belgium atm

Deleted member 756486 · Jul 10, 2018

helixx said:
i doubt you believe it if you are watching france x belgium atm

None of them are getting past Big John Stones and Harry Maguire. If they somehow do then Pickford will stop them.

sarmpas · Jul 10, 2018

You don't reschedule just because somebody else's party 'clashes' for the first time in hardly ever. If you do then you shouldn't really be organiser since you failed to understand it's not something you fit in when you can with other people's events.

Phoenix1983 · Jul 10, 2018

clout said:
They (the British) will obviously watch the WC Final since the tourney itself is once every years and more than anything, England reaching the finals seems to be a once every 50+ years event. Wimbledon happens every year anyways.

We haven't reached the final yet.

Reaching the semis is a once every 25 years event, for sure.

Goosehead · Jul 10, 2018

Tshooter said:
There's no overlap between the two crowds:

Soccer:

Tennis:

is clockwork orange the top gif ?.

and the 2nd gif..hasn't Sachin Tendulkar shrunk a lot since he retired ?.

Rippy · Jul 10, 2018

I can't really vote on the poll since I don't agree with any of the options entirely.

They should ignore it and schedule the final as normal.

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Big_Dangerous · Jul 10, 2018

If it's Federer vs Nadal in the final and if England wins tomorrow, all the bars in London will be packed on Sunday. It'll be declared a National holiday.

r2473 · Jul 10, 2018

Prince Harry and Meghan are planning on showing their wedding pictures at that time too

jaggy · Jul 10, 2018

If they are I will be in a state of dread

If England reaches the world cup final...

Should Wimbledon

Ignore this since most Brits are more into tennis

Do the sensible thing and move the final to Monday

Do nothing since 1966 was a fluke and won't happen again

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