Well maybe there's your answer. "Early kick off, no problems, let's do the same again this year" said Mr Policeman.

Personally, not got a problem with the KR lot so don't know where it all started.

my mate whos a copper told me what the reason was, but me, being me, i have forgotten

Its on Police Request as it was last year so that fans arent drinking in the pubs for several hours before the game thus meaning they should be fairly sober during the game. Obviously a 12pm KO means only one hour in the pubs beforehand.

Or you could go to the glassblowers and start drinking at 9am.

Due to the Police I cannot go! I don't have many hours leave and I cannot justify taking a full day off work for the game!

its deffo cos of pontefract races on the same day, races start at 3ish so, it would cause big tail backs on m62.

Not according to thishttp://www.pontefract-races.co.uk/fixtures-2009/rl

it has been changed at the request of West Yorkshire Police, same as last year.

Nothing to do with Ponte races. As someone has already said, there is no raceday on Sunday. It was Sunday just gone for the Wakefield match.

Trust me this is the reason for the early kick off.

Agree there, always a few numpties after being tanked up on ale, however just having had a Derby on Saturday being played in the evening, first time for many a year, the report in local press was that the Police praised all Fans for their behaviour. So sometimes the Police get over excited.

Is the reserve grade game been played after the first team match?

TBH, there is rarely any bother at derbies, the first season was an exception and was a disgrace. Last week the only abuse being dished out that I saw was a married couple, the bloke in R&W, the woman in B&W, she being the 'disher outer '

Wonder if his leg got over

It's meant to be.