Whether it's supporters, managers or players, no one really likes a lunchtime kick off.
Years ago, the only reason Liverpool seemed to play a match at midday was because it was Grand National day, but these are different times. The demands of Premier League television broadcasters, who pay eye-watering amounts of money to screen games into UK households and across the world, mean that the early kick off is here to stay whether you like it or not. And of course, you don't like it.
Aside from disrupting supporters' matchday routines and players' usual preparations, atmospheres can often be low key, failing to create the kind of experience that makes English football - and Liverpool in particular - such a draw. That lack of energy often transfers its handbrake to the pitch, serving up dull matches and sometimes in turn, disappointing results.
