Leigh Centurions play RL at 3pm on a Sunday afternoon - that is factual.
If we are drawn at home in a attractive Challenge Cup fixture v Featherstone Rovers then it makes perfect sense to keep our 3 PM KO times especially as gates are up this season.
If you add to that Featherstone also play on Sundays (so its game day for there fans too) I'd say we'll see the biggest away support at Leigh for a very long time and a pretty good pay day for both clubs.
Saturdays was promised (but thus far nothing has happened) so I could understand a Saturday game (although it has risks during a football season).
As for Fridays, I'd hope we have learned lessons as Leigh lost support (and finance) on Friday night games when we had nearly a seasons worth not to long ago and every 'one off experiment' playing Fridays since has seen us post poor gates (it also means people get out of the habit of going and lose interest - that's the challenge the BOM still have and will have for another year whatever day we play on) so I really do hope the OP is wrong as it would represent a massive backward step by the current BOM and one that has risk.
Hopefully the BOM will confirm 3PM Sunday soon or come out and let us know the reasoning if we have decided to abandon our usual match day.
Quote: salfordlad "Marshy when you know the date and venue for Lions v Keighley could you post it on here as a few of us Leythers do watch you when we aren't playing.'"
Salford lad our game is now on Saturday April 26th KO 3pm.
Quote: Brad Fittler Fan Club "But haven't the RFL just said that no games can take place on Friday nights?? Or is it just us that applies to?
The RFL probably haven't said they can't take place on Fridays, as I've said before we played Pat's on a Friday, its probably as simple as its ok being a Friday if both teams agree but if not then they decide.
If Fev were already planning on putting cheap coaches on and bringing around 1000 fans then their case for a Saturday/ Sunday was probably a lot stronger than ours, especially being a shared gate and our lack of evidence that Fridays are better attended.
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