The definition of "rescheduled weekend fixture" is just weird though?

They haven't been rescheduled in any normal sense. Boxing Day and New Year's day have been known for longer than the football league. What's more they have made conscious decisions to schedule games on those days.

If a Saturday game is postponed the phraseology makes sense.

Although Sky/EFL have made it seem like it is in relation to the "crown jewels rules" enforcing the Saturday blackout (which were circumvented for the opening weekend as the Premier League wasn't playing), as such I'd expect every game outside the 2.15-5pm Saturday window to be shown.

I guess it is to do with the package and EFL didn't want to sell/Sky didn't want to buy every match. I thought u had read every one outside the blackout would be shown but I was obviously wrong.

Posted By: Kangol Canary on January 1st 2026 at 11:40:23

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Is the game today on the Sky Sports app today (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Jan 1, 11:08:23
- Blimey had no idea we were playing today (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 1, 11:32:30
  - Ding Ding Ding. The category is 'Least surprising thing said in 2026'. (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 1, 12:51:20
- It’s on today (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 11:11:04
  - Yes! And what?! (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Jan 1, 11:16:31
    - The rules are actually straightforward (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 11:22:15
      - The definition of "rescheduled weekend fixture" is just weird though? (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Jan 1, 11:40:23
        
        I think you’re over complicating it (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 11:44:04
      - Following that logic…. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 11:23:02
        
        Might be some exceptions (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 1, 11:52:13
        
        Was that on the channel skysports plus, or via a stream? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 12:06:55
        
        Not sure if the main sky sports + channel or red button (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 1, 12:15:03
        
        Is it? If it’s on the channel, that’s different to the streaming, I thought (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 12:17:49
        
        It’s still being broadcast live by sky (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 1, 12:24:12
        
        Not exactly, it’s about the games streamed on the skysports app (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 12:54:05
        
        It will defo have been on the app (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 1, 13:11:09
        
        Is it up to the home team? Or am I misremembering that? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 11:59:49
    - Do Sky even have the rights to the Cup? (n/m) (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Jan 1, 11:17:17
      - to answer my own question, BBC/TNT have the Cup and we are not on the broadcast list (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Jan 1, 11:21:13
        
        If you have TNT the cup game will be live on the Discovery+ app (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 1, 12:29:57
        
        We’re playing Stoke on Sunday (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 1, 11:23:28
        
        Fair point. I am tired because of the ridiculous fireworks last night (n/m) (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Jan 1, 11:32:50

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