This sound like something the off the Warrington casuals Facebook page..

I'm 41 and I favour Sunday's.. I'm not a washed up retired bloke who should be cast aside in favour of someone who prefers to finish work, get straight on the drink and spend the whole of the game (Friday night as some prefer) walking back and forth to the bar for the entire game.. Then leave the match and get on the jagerbombs and spend Saturday lay in my pit..
As it goes I do enjoy a few scoops before and after the game and yes I have got work on a Monday morning but I'm able to drink in moderation and first and foremost I go to watch the rugby not go on a pi$$ up..
One more thing this myth about the atmosphere being poor on a Sunday makes me laugh..in my time watching Wire I've been to plenty of night games with poor atmospheres and plenty Sunday's with brilliant atmospheres ... The fact is we never play the top teams on a Sunday now and that's why the atmosphere is muted.. Not because of the time of day ..
Tony Smith doesn't like Sunday's just like he doesn't like playing wingers on the wing..

I like Friday and Saturday games, they aren't a problem for me as my job permits it, but I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Put Pie/Stains on a Sunday afternoon rather than a Thursday, the fans will come and the atmosphere will follow.

Look on the bright side, at least the Monday night rugby idea was abandoned. I'm sure we had a Monday night game against Wigan 2 or 3 years ago that was close to a sell out.

Because top teams don't want to play on a sunday. they want to play on Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays because they get coverage and mentioned on television or are on shown on sky. Sundays are a thing of the past. It's a day for junior rugby and small clubs in Yorkshire who don't mind playing in front of crowds of 1000 max and have a tombola as half time entertainment.

"Top teams" do you mean the players or the club ?. As far as the club is concerned they will wan't to play on the day that they get most spectators, and that is not a Thursday night. We probably get around 1-1,500 fewer spectators which equates to (£20 x 1500) = £30k less revenue - plus spend on progs., food and drink. The reason we play on Thursday night is because our paymaster is Sky and they need to fill their TV slot.

Albeit it's the clubs that decided to take the Sky deal, they aren't blameless in generating this situation.

Which option can I take without having to rush around straight from work.
Which option can I take my kids too.
Which option can I enjoy some midday sun on my face.
Which option can I sit in a beer garden putting the Rugby league world or world in general to right. .... pre and post game. ...
But most importantly which game means I don't have to spend afternoon tea at the in laws. .....

Sunday. ......RIP sadly missed. .....

I was 12 when I first attended a wire game and was hooked since that day, quite how fitting it in with getting faced would make the game more appealing is totally alien to me........

Stopping drinking ale and watching rugby for 2 hrs on a Friday or Saturday directly interrupts me getting faced. I'd much rather have it on Sunday following a large amount of pig and eggs and some quiet reflection.

I don't think so. All SL clubs receive the same amount.

I would agree, they are not. Trouble is we don't know how the bargaining unfolded. Sky might have said said Thursdays were non-negotiable.

What is patently clear is that you can't please all of the people all of the time, particularly so if you take Thursday's out of the equation which seems to be universally unpopular. Friday nights, Saturday evenings, Sunday afternoons, they all have their merits and faults. In my opinion people are quite rightly stating a preference based on personal circumstance, kids, work, distance of travel, drinking opportunities, finances, or whatever it is that seals their RL watching deal but whatever is chosen will be the wrong day or time for someone.

I understand that the thread is season tickets and the varied schedule might be the death knell for this form of paying for the game for some but here's a question is it right that match day is fixed (the date not the result before we get the Saints fans back on here in numbers)? I might be a Sunday guy but I can't guarantee that every Sunday would be a perfect fit every week, likewise the other days on offer. As long as there's no late fixture changes I can generally make appropriate arrangements or accept that I miss the odd game, I have a choice. a mixture of dates and times also adds a bit of variety through the season, a sunny Sunday, a night under the floodlights to kick off the weekend.

I have accepted that I don't have the right to attend every home game, it's not all about me and the saving grace is that if I miss my favoured day because of other commitments then I don't generally have to wait too long to restore my RL/life balance as most of our away games are a cock stride away and it's not too difficult to get my next fix.

Good post Uncle Rico. The day's of the slavish attendance for RL every Sunday are gone. Pay as you go is the way forward, then you have control. If they are entertaining and you are enjoying it no problem. If you are getting a bit bored, give it a swerve.

I like RL on Thursdays, I like Wire to play Sundays .
Is it wrong to want a fresh cream cake and eat it?

I'm with you on that one, really enjoy watching RL on a Thursday on Sky, just as long as it isn't us!!

I must say that now i am retired it doesn't matter when matches are played so a season ticket is ideal for me.
However, had i still been working a season ticket would have to be given up because i would have been working Thursday & Friday nights so my attendances would have plunged.