Sheffield Wednesday take advantage of 'eight-day weeks' and home comforts with new dates for international break fixtures
Sheffield Wednesday have agreed new dates for the matches called off in this international window, and picked wisely to make sure they should fit well into their busy schedule.
Although League One plays through international breaks, clubs with three or more players called up by their countries have the option to postpone the match.
Stevenage took the opportunity to do that with their home game against the Owls scheduled for Saturday, and Wednesday did the same with their match against Cambridge.
But getting the games in the right places in the calendar is an artform, and Wednesday have moved quickly to do so.
They have taken advantage of the fact they are a big draw for the television companies to put both fixtures into what are effectively eight day weeks for them.
Cambridge will now visit on October 27, but the Saturday-Tuesday turnaround is that much easier because both matches are in South Yorkshire. The Owls are away the previous Saturday, but only at nearby Doncaster Rovers.
And they then have an extra day to prepare for the game after Cambridge, with Blackpool not in town until the Sunday (November 1, 1pm).
The trip to Stevenage also fits snugly between two matches in South Yorkshire, on November 24.
The Owls will have an extra day to prepare because their match at Barnsley has been moved to 8pm on November 20 for the benefit of television.
They are also at home on the following Saturday, when Reading are due at Hillsborough.
The Owls go into the international break second in League One, behind only Bradford City.