You'd think the least Sky & the RFL would do is phone round everyone who might be inconvenienced by a change of date or time before making any changes

Its not a change for sky, the club decided to make it. I would be a bit miffed too if I couldn't make it.
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Do city play that weekend?

No, International weekend by looks of it

Nice one can finally make another game.... damn sundays

Not a fan of Saturday night games but it gives us an extra day recovery for the first play off game.

Unlikely to play again this season.

My point is the change isn't for sky and I accept that is beyond the club's control. It's quite late to change it when the reason given is "an extra days rest for the playoffs" well surely they could have worked that out in November when the fixtures were produced. And tbh I don't buy the day extra argument because it’s a day less to recover from the Bradford game who I suspect will have more to play for then Cas!

Also without seeming really pedantic they haven’t brought the game forward 24 hours because if they had and it was 3 pm Saturday and it wouldn’t affect anyone's Saturday night plans.

Also now that sky have introduced Monday night games what are fans supposed to do keep 4 days of every week clear from other commitments when there is a home game just on the off chance that games are moved?

I know you can't please everyone but these changes do make it hard work especially when they can be forseen!

As far as I know, Gentle has wanted this fixture change for a while now, these things obviously take time to sort out. We wanted to play Friday night, Cas said no and still wanted the Sunday fixture so the RFL had to get involved. Not very good for us either (Voices) as we are staging the Heritage Day on the Saturday and thats been booked and planned for a year to coincide with National Heritage Day.

Result for me, can now go to a charity day at Ionians on the Sunday I was otherwise going to miss.

Was gutted at first as away for the Catalan game and have a Wedding to attend on the Saturday. Then had a look at timings, we are staying at Willerby Manor and if the meal, speeches etc don't t go on too long it's doable, may have to bin dessert though.

Which further emphasises my point. All we had to is say to the league before the fixtures were released was if our last game is at home we want to schedule it on a friday! Perhaps the club could do that now for next year!

I know the fixtures are hard work and I don't usually moan about it but it just seems now that it is harder and harder to plan round them and the lateness fo the changes. It can't help season pass sales. Every year I miss at least 1 home fixture and have to rescheulde other things to make games and it must affect season pass sales. I actually think it's been netter this season as most of our games have been on sunday's but I just thought this been the last normal home game it was a bad one to move so late when it's not for TV.

I will shut up now on the topic but I though I'd stick my tuppence in on the subject.

You best tell the club that then as they stated that was one of the reasons theyve moved it