This has appeared on the Leigh board

rlhttp://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/leigh-fixture-moved-to-thursday-22nd-september-kick-off-8pm-25868#.V9gTPJgrKUkrl

Right I am absolutely steaming about this. I have taken a whole weekend off work and am coming down from Glasgow with my partner specifically for this game. We are both at work on Thursday and had taken Friday off to be able to go. We were staying at Headingley Lodge as well on Friday night too.

I see there is no mention of getting refunds or anything either - they are just assuming you can attend.

In football I think they have to give at least 3 weeks notice for fixture changes for this exact reason. Does anyone know of any such agreement in RL? Also, who am I best complaining to within the club (anyone have Gawy's PA's name or something?) because I am furious. I won't even be in Leeds until Friday 23rd to speak to someone in person until after it has been and gone or to get a refund if I have to physically return the tickets. Any advice or contact details given will be appreciated.

The club may be able to offer a refund but unfortunately it's not their fault

Names and numbers for Sky then! What is the 'minimum notice' agreement as well as there definitely is one in football. Please tell me RL has had enough backbone to have an agreement with them..? Are there any Sky 'customer service' offices around Leeds? Saw when was last down a fancy new block down Clarence Dock.

No need for this game to be on Sky.

Nope and to be honest, there could have been a chance for a 20k crowd for this game.

Stupid decision.

Very happy. Aftern nodding off Friday didn't want to go anyway. Now on sky might well stay at home and at least have my setee to fall back on to nod off with the bores fest we get each game at Headingley.

That's shocking mate, and it is quite disgusting how this can happen - moving it for tv on a thursday when both sides have already qualified makes zero sense, why not pick a game that actually means something regards the MPG? unfortunately i can't point you in the right direction but i hope you manage to get the refund you deserve.

When you sell your soul

You dance with the devil

Correct. RL treat with contempt as usual by the Football obsessed SKY machine.

Well, that has spoiled a big promotion party for a lot of Leythers.

Would have been a big noisy following and a real party atmosphere.

Gutted by this news

It would've been one thing for them to move to Saturday 3pm as we know the Middle 8's Sky game is shown at that time, but moving it to Thursday in the Top 8 slot is wrong.

Looking at the fixtures, Hull vs Warrington is the Friday night, obvious choice. Wigan vs Catalans and Saints vs Wakey also on Friday night. Why not show Wigan? That could actually be for the LLS depending on results this week. I'd hazard a guess that it's because Wigan have made that game their "The Big One" for this season and probably cried foul at moving it.

The other three games in the Middle 8's are still listed for Sunday yet with no Saturday Sky game, surely the HKR vs Hudds one would be shown due to the winner staying up.

Also gives us a 4 day turnaround which isn't exactly going to help in a game wih nothing riding on it anyway.

If anyone gets a refund it would surprise me. The club could well say the fixture date is 'subject to change' (hope that's not the case)

If a TV company can change when a sport has its season then the shock of a fixture change is small importance to them

Plus, we now have a four day turnaround. Even more incentive to rest tired and old legs. Games mean nowt anyway, so hopefully we treat them with the contempt Sky are showing in picking this game for Thursday night.