Quote: RED LEAGUE "Again your being selfish, it's not about the 20 that already go weather it be Monday Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday, it's about attracting new fans! If potential new supporters are put off by Friday night games the. Surley that is a big problem for the club because let's face it its about new suppoort, we need to be attracting around 8/9000 IMO to play with the big boys and low and behold we have that amount on facebook, ok maybe we have 2000 people who go now who arnt on facebook but if you combine that 2000 with 7000 new fans then were there. It's not about what you prefer do do before and after the game it's now about what potential new fans want and by the looks of it and the countless people on twitter facebook and even who txt in on bbc radio Manchester who want Sunday matches, we need to get the majority of potential NEW FANS views on this otherwise we could be at risk of being stuck on Fridays I from of 2500 Salford fans which isn't workable for Marwan as he's said previously.
Like I said more people might prefer Friday if so the so be it we should see a rise next year but if there's thousands who prefer Sunday then were cutting off our nose to spite our faces.
THINK OF THE BIGGER PICTURE!'"
Bizarre post even by your normal standards and I'm not responding in full because I'm on my phone. In a nutshell I'm not saying people at FR will make the decision just that they'll be canvassed. Also, I couldn't give a monkey's toss when we play, nor have I suggested anything about what I prefer to do before and after games so I'm not sure where you've got that from. When this topic was discussed previously you went on about someone in your family who couldn't make games on a Friday due to work. In that case surely it's you who is being selfish, trying to frame the debate around what suits you?
There is no clear proof whatsoever that there are thousands of fans put off as they want us to play on Sundays. If there was I'd suggest playing on Sundays. In fact, games we've played on non-Fridays have been just as poorly attended. The idea that the game day is what stops people attending is simply not true. As another poster also mentioned the clash with football on Sundays will also damage crowds.
Our three highest average season attendances of the last 15 years have all been seasons in which we've played on Friday nights, odd that considering all these people desperate for Sunday rugby.