Speaking from personal experience fridays are a real pain travel wise.

I basically have to go straight from work. If you work outside the area, its not easy to get home and get back to the stadium with Friday travel conditions and the congested mess the stadium is. Makes for a long day, if you factor the in the stadium car park lock down as well.

Means I am out of the house before 7am and don't get home until around 11pm.

However I am sure hospitality-wise friday is the better night.

Sunday.

Because I think it will bring more away fans. More Families and as a consequence more kids for the long term fan prospect. We've got the Trafford Centre on our doorstep and the prospect of families able to shop, eat, then take in a game. Or split the Family to do whatever they want has to be a major draw for a Sunday or Saturday. Generally, there will be more options for fans on a day match.

My guess is the preference will be split down the middle Friday - Sunday . Fans wise
the same argument was discussed Willows Era , 2007-2008 Then Director Trish Goldsmith , maintained the Friday eve K/O was crucial for the Corporate business which with us running the Variety Centre end & running the Bar/ catering was supposedly good income.
As a tenant of the SCS I doubt this is true as Salford get a much smaller income.

My Guess next season , we are likely to be asked to play games
Thursday Eve, Friday Eve, Saturday 5pm , & Monday Eve , courtesy of Sky , and I also feel it is a good policy to schedule games against Yorks opposition for Sunday PM.

It's a bit daft to release Season Ticket info , if the club are still pondering the day & kick off times ? Who is going to buy not knowing the game day ??

I still maintain the Day is not crucial ,as an entertaining & 'winning ' side will attract a crowd no matter the day.
the crucial matter is publicising to fans well in advance

A mix for me, as Chico said Friday for local teams, Sunday for those from over the hill. On a personal level I am not bothered, always preferred Friday evening at the Willows, few drinks and night kick offs always a better atmosphere. Have to drive to Barton, so drinks out of the question. Let the club manage this and I will go along with the decision.

Correct.
I think this is what the professionals will conclude.

These points will need to be put across in tonight's FR meeting.

That's funny. Everyone I know who works on a Sunday does so until at least 4pm. I'll have to tell them that they're being hard done to.

As for Fridays or Sundays, I'm not that fussed - it's a ballache for me to get home regardless. There needs to be a proper, balanced debate and research from the club about it, but I really don't think changing the day we play games is the magic solution to crowd problems that people think it is. We've seen poor crowds on weekends and big crowds on Fridays (and vice-versa, obviously), it's more to do with the team on the park, ticketing and numerous other issues than just what day and time we kick off.

I signed up last Thursday for a season ticket next year but if the club did make a complete seed change and go to a traditional Sunday 3pm KO I'd have to reconsider as I work a couple of full day Sundays twice a month.

A selfish point of view I know but for me Friday is infinately the better option as I can swap them around to cover football games with other people I work with, Sundays are already ear marked for that throughout the season overlap.

I much prefer Fridays, but I'm not restricted by work or anything, so Sundays wouldn't be the end of the world. A mix between the two might be the best option. If we have a decent team though, people will want to see us regardless of the day we play on.

Koukash just confirmed on twitter we will play most of our games on Sunday next season.

He also seems to telling people SBW is coming next year as well



On the game day, that is slightly at odds with what Matthews and Wood said at Forever Reds so it looks like Koukash has made another executive decision.