Nottingham Forest given raw deal and fans will be fuming

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Nottingham Forest fans have a right to feel aggrieved once again over the Premier League’s decision to move their visit to Manchester United.

The game was originally scheduled for Boxing Day. Fans will have headed to Old Trafford, hungover from Christmas Day and with their bellies full of turkey for a 3pm kick-off.

Now, with the game being shown live on Amazon Prime, the Premier League have made the decision to move the game back to Tuesday 27th December.

That decision won’t be one which delights the fan base.

Now the contingent of travelling supporters will have to make the trip for an 8pm kick-off when transport will be heavily restricted.

Forest fans have already been advised to expect train cancellations. Engineering works are due to take place on that day much to the dismay of travelling supporters.

Furthermore, moving the Manchester United game has a knock-on effect on Forest’s other festive fixtures.

The home game with Chelsea will now be played at 4:30pm on New Year’s Day; with the trip to Southampton now being played on a Wednesday night.

Naturally, television companies are essentially why Premier League clubs are paid so handsomely for being part of the division.

But, why is it always the fans that have to suffer?

Supporters love festive football and heading to Manchester United on Boxing Day was a game worth circling on the calendar.

Now, with the game taking place on Tuesday, the fixture just won’t have the same feel and fans are becoming sick and tired of the constant meddling with games.

Nottingham Forest fans have right to feel aggrieved with the Premier League

Heading to Manchester United and playing Chelsea at home over Christmas is obviously better than an annual trip to Middlesbrough and a clash with Rotherham at home.

Football in England is traditional though and this year the buzz will be even higher than usual.

The game against Manchester United will be the first game since early November due to the break for the World Cup.

As a result, fans will be champing at the bit more than usual to see their club team start playing regularly again.

Furthermore, people will have already booked hotels for the Boxing Day clash and now they could be out of pocket.

It’s hard to ascertain what the solution is here. Without the money provided by games being on television, the Premier League is just like any other league.

Forest will still sell out Old Trafford on the 27th December but supporters will have every right to feel aggrieved over this latest fixture change.