Has anyone had replies from the RFL, Sky or anyone else yet?

Have received a reply from The RFL....IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS WAS RECEIVED AND POSTED TO THE WEBSITE rlHERErl.

I have replied to the RFL that I am mailing every club, the RL press, Sky sports and a few others with the result of the poll on the VT in the hope that this never happens again.

Did that math on Wires support there last season. 2,000 fans, £250 each...£500k....I can just see Andy Gatcliffe taking that on the chin

Same as GF to which I have replied what a patheitc response for such a game.

At least the club have told us that they have raised concerns and are still working on it. Why they didn't say this at the outset and alleviate the (perhaps unjustified) perception that the club had left us out to dry is beyond me.

Because not a single one of them has a clue about PR.

If the club is paying anyone to deal with PR they should be sacked right now, they are not doing their job.

Think I will move to the same planet they live on - cloud cuckoo land, it seems a totally oblivious, happy place to be. I have been on an on about a statement being issued and then they come out with crass like 'we are sympathetic' 'we hope it doesn't stop your enjoyment' get real losing a vast amount of money stopped the enjoyment. Some people saved for weeks for this trip.

TOO LITTLE - TOO LATE - IT'S ALMOST A WEEK SINCE THE UPSET

We need to 'buttonhole' both the Chairman & the GM about this.

Think we do have a PR but he certainly needs to be more 'pro-active'. The least he should do is 'advise' his Chairman and GM that they have a problem
with Perpignan bound supporters.

However, should mention that my experience of dealing with 'internal' PR cum Press Officers - as a now retired partner in Corporate Communications firm - is that they are often 'clueless' about the need to be 'proactive' & sometimes even aggressive in advising internal management. Thus would feel that one really should not kick the young man to hard!!

Might add I've sent a follow up e-mail to the RFL asking he a reply to our e-mails if even only as a matter of politesse!!

Must take issue with 'Rooster, Roster' and all other's who have cited NRL games.

Please note the followingRYAN AIR AND EASYJET ]]Who might add are no longer 'cheap' to use.

Also Eurostar?TGV are also not that easy to 'rebook' because of the heavy local Holiday i.e. 'frog' traffic.

To be fair the longer terms loser's are going to be the Dragons, the local establishments in & around the town and the local Maries and regional authorities. Forecast there will be at least a 30/40 percentage drop in fan visits from next season.

Edit BG

To be fair, the club and the RFL have effectively no say on this matter - what Sky says, goes and if we don't like it we do without them and their money. The only people who can spike their guns over re-arranged fixtures are the police and local authorities.

Not the point. AND I AM GETTING TIRED OF THIS!
What is at stake here is the fact that in future, RL fans will be unable to book cheap trips due to this uncertainty....now that SKY have proved they can do it.

Catalan have NEVER had a home fixture moved.......Catalan have always played on their, their local police, their local council and the best day...Saturday.
I suspect, that SKY decided to move this because of logistics getting truck down there and the fact it was little old quins....
all i want is for the people I have contacted to shake SKY's cage and let them know that if they do it again to a Warrington or Leeds, they will not increase their popularity along the M62 corridor.

And that was your first mistake.

Here is the reply I got from the RFL - sod the supporters welcome to armchair viewers:

Thank you for your e-mail regarding the change of date of the Catalans Dragons versus Harlequins RL fixture.

We appreciate the disruption this may have caused you and would like to apologise.

All fixtures published by the RFL at the start of the season are subject to change and as host broadcaster Sky Sports has the right to choose any game to show live and at this time in the season must give clubs involved at least four weeks notice. In this case they gave both clubs involved six weeks notice.

In previous seasons Sky Sports has initially chosen 11 Friday games and

22 Saturday games, however this season they have chose the first 14 rounds at the start of the season. This is so that they can choose games which are more competitive and a spectacle for TV viewers.

Once again, apologies for any inconvenience this fixture change may have caused.

Kind regards

Craig Spence
RFL Communications Manager

Yeah, Sky should think about the fans who travell and don't watch the matches on Sky ... ah.

everyone got the same email.
I now hope, given the distribution list of my letter (see the VT) that we may get something slightly different......but I wouldn't hold your breath.

1- b*ll*x, they would never do this for wendyball.
2- better than the NRL? hardly setting your sights high.

Easy general Only a few weeks to go until "NCP MAYHEM IV"......the return of the paddock puncher
Sky or no Sky....the tear up is still on