roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
I have no idea who chooses what to go on TV in the States but....I mean, you couldnt have made ANY other match be the late game other than Newcastle/Aston Villa??
They have quotas that mean every team has to have a minimum number of TV games, so occasionally you get these ones. Saying that, when it was chosen, chances are it would have been a 6 pointer until Newcastle won recently.
Us V Norwich was another example. Not exactly a viewer grabber.