Whilst the welfare of players is paramount, why was this fixture allowed to be published as is in Oct then?

Had this been a single incident, begrudingly I would accept it, however, they scheduled our home Salford game on a challenge cup weekend, they scheduled this Cas fixture incorrectly and I bet they'll move ANOTHER home fixture to accomodate rest time for the first Salford fixture above. Thats 3 home games or 27% of my season pass moved, not counting others so they can be televised.

We all have a work/home balance and do our best to get to every home game, but setting them up so obviously badly 7 months ago is just unforgivable as the person/team has not carried out their job description anywhere near correctly.

The RFL continue to treat fans with contempt and believe we have no other conflicting commitments that would stop them going on any day. This will also affect away support and leave the club out of pocket as well.

rlNot The First Change For Castlefordrl

Castleford shouldnt sign off on the fixture list prior to them been announced if they are not happy and just going to request a change during the season when ever they feel like it.
Even worse that the RFL have let them get away with it. Very unproffesional and shows a lack of respect to supporters.
We play our home games on Sundays and we expect to play them on Sundays apart from when it's covered by Sky. Sky actually compensate the home club for loss of revenue when teams appear on sky. What compensation will the RFL offer Hull KR................ NONE!!

Welcome to the world of " We have had the fixture dates since October ( months ago ) but we ( Castleford ) are now giving you 2 weeks notice ( might be less can't be bothered to go back through all the posts ) that we are now changing the date
Yours Castleford Tigers ! if you don't like it tough.
As someone has already said happened before this season, nothing to do with being a Sky match.

As someone who now cannot make this game due to Cas insisting their players need extra rest I hope HKR tell the RFL to shove it when they are asked to try and fit the Salford game in without enough rest sighting 'player welfare' as a reason.
I also hope they tell the RFL to forget it when they ask for us to play 2 games in 3/4 days next Easter sighting the same reason.

Thet never cocked up your fixture with Salford, quite the opposite, it was well planned that those who finished 9-12 last season and would enter the challenge cup early would be chosen to okay each other and not disrupt the other 8.

I see many rovers fans have short memories. The 2012 Easter derby game was due to be at craven park, but got switched at their request due to poor planning on their part regarding the construction work being carried our at cp.

The game was switched to the KC, with only three weeks notice, meaning those Hull fans who had made other arrangements for the Easter holiday could no longer attend a game they had already paid for via their season ticket.

I haven't blamed Cas for any of this. I blame the RFL fixture designer for setting them up incorrectly. Although why they haven't automatically changed ALL similar fixture issues for ALL teams is beyond me or os there somthing special about Cas players that I'm missing?

The derby switch a few years back was a HKR issue because of building delays and was unforseen. These issies were there for all to see back in October so a different issue to our derby switch.

As for the challenge cup and Salford clash I can only assume they expected all four to be knocked out by now. If both Hull teams go through they'll play in the semis. That leaves the only spare weekend the cup final day and I doubt they'll schedule it for then. So what OTHER fixture will have to move to fit in an already moved fixture? Again very bad contingency planning.

Wonder how many corporate hospitality facilities were paid for when it was a Sunday game, that now may need to be paid back to the customers. Wonder if any losses will be covered by Cas and the RFL.

Imagine Sky being told that their Thursday game couldn't feature any team that had played on Sunday due to player welfare...because I'm sure this RFL directive will have been explained to them. Wonder what their reaction was?

It's only 'Well planned' if you assume NONE of the 4 teams you mentioned make the QF's.

So no team from 9th down in SL '14 were expected to make the last 8 of the CC in any eventuality? Good god seriously?

So a club sitting on a fixture for 4 months and then going 'switch it NOW!!!' when it suited them is the same as a team hoping the builders catch up and then agreeing to a fixture change is it?

If it was well planned then why were we given fixtures that the RFL fixture planners new we couldn't fulfil due to us playing in the CC the weekend the fixture was due to be played. Complete stupidity if you ask me.

Last years bottom 4 teams having to play a game midweek due to the new cup format has been ridiculous, why we couldn't have played that game during the WCC weekend I don't know, a game like Wakefield-Hull played Sunday afternoon not on TV would have made no adverse impact on the 'main event' of Souths-Saints.

The likes of John Wilkin, the moaning managers and head up their own a**e player welfare brigade can go and stack shelves in Netto for all I care. We pay their wages and it's about time they realise people have to compromise in what ever job they do. If they don't want to play two games in 5 days, fine, go and stack those shelves in Netto, there are thousands of lads across Northern England prepared to step in and fill their boots. HKR pass holders pay for Sunday's, if that morose t**t Powell doesn't like it he should get down Netto as well instead of disrespecting the paying public with his whining ways.