Furious. I'd made sure I wouldn't be working that saturday. Seeing almost live highlights makes no difference. The BBC need a bollocking over this. It's not just about money. You can't go changng dates a week before a game for an audience that couldn't give a toss anyway. I'd like to hear the chairman's input on this.
Pretty sure it said that ties would be played between 7th and 10th November all along, so it was always a possibility.
If I were a betting man, I'd wager that the chairman thinks something along the lines of "£12,500 extra for a game we were playing anyway? Yes please!"
The BBC can pretty much do what they want, as they are paying for the privelige. It would be naive to think otherwise. What did you want them to do? Make a commitment to televise the first 8 games drawn, regardless of the teams involved?
It means that 95% of those who were going are still going, and the club gets on National TV. And an extra £12,500. I can't see what the fuss is about.