Need more than luck!

If I was a business man, I would much rather extend my working day on a Friday to take in the game/do the corporate thing rather than use up a precious weekend day, especially if I wasn't an ardent fan.
Personally I much prefer a Friday night, even living in Cas, because it then frees up the rest of the weekend. As a runner, races tend to be Sundays so it's great knowing I can book onto them without rugby clashes. You also have families who can do things on a weekend because they got the rugby out of the way on Friday evening. Add to all that the lack of worrying about game changes for Sky and short turnarounds, I think Friday is here to stay whether we like it or not.

best way to raise attendences would be to dump sky and play every match on the same day.sky aren't interested in spectators who actually attend games.

And if we dump sky, what will all the fans be turning up to watch? There will be no players, as SKY pay the players wages effectively!

Yup, let’s go back to racist chants, flat caps, whippets, players working as brickies and plumbers, few women or kids at games, kicking off at 3:15 on a Sunday to suit the working man, hell, let’s move it all back to Winter, promote Keighly, Whitehaven and Halifax, not because they’re good enough, just for a bit of nostalgia.

yes the good old days,when we had a reserve league and part time players had more skill and flair in one finger than the current crop.

It's not that the current flock have little flair or skill, but they are up against big humans, and structured defence. Look at the old games and the tries scored, flair players running around fat lumps of forwards, too unfit to get into the defensive line (broad generalisation!)

Yes, good old days, fighting at games, racial hatred, tribal passion sold as “support”, coal strikes, 3 day week, it was SO much better!

Now now guys don't mock fosdyke99.
I've just swapped back to black and white tv and had an outside toilet installed at the bottom of my garden and everynight I turn my tv off at midnight whilst getting my partner to hum loudly in a monotone voice, ah the good old days.
Feel rather foolish now for renewing my pass, bl00dy professional athletes and summer rugby who needs it?

So your singular view speaks for all corporates? People who cycle tend to do their events/rides in the morning on a Sunday or indeed whatever day, your avg serious Sunday cyclist is likely to be a corporate/above avg earner, is your avg runner?

The families that don't attend in as great a number can't often afford both in any case so your point is moot, also a choice between a cold Thurs/Fri in darkness (for much of the season) on a school night and/or following a heavy school/work week rushing to get dinner sorted etc or a game day that can be 10-15C warmer, in the day and far less pressed time wise is far more conducive for families and also is far more likely to encourage away fans to travel in greater numbers.

Not polling the fans and indeed other clubs seems to me to be lacking in doing everything to find out what is best for the majority/increase numbers. Currently even on the back of two great seasons the numbers are barely above the 2012 season which followed the Agar years, so frankly the Friday 'experiment' is simply not working.

Serious question, how do you manage to walk with that giant chip on your shoulder??



I never once suggested that my views were the views of everyone, please show me where I did. I was simply offering a personal view on why I prefer Friday evenings.

Our "standard" game day is now Friday, if people don't like it then they can vote with their feet... You can't please everyone, and in knockers case, it seems he can't be pleased at all!