For all Rugby League fans it's simple. Super League is generally broadcast on Friday and Saturday evenings. Being a Rugby League fan, I like to watch these games, preferably live. There is generally no Rugby League broadcast on a Sunday.

Whatever merits playing on a Friday night has, and I agree there are some, it doesn't compensate for having to miss the live game. Especially when all the big mouths around you can't keep the result to themselves.

The last season we played predominantly on a Sunday was 2005 when our average was 10,639 and there were five Sunday attendances below 10,000. The two highest crowds that season were both Friday night games live on Sky.

I don't recall many sides bringing big away followings on a Sunday.

doesn't matter to me now, Charelston has gone so even if we had Sundays back it would never be the same again, nowhere else can compare to the Charlie match day.

There are so many contraditions on this thread its astounding.

Some want it to me more intimidating for the opposition, some want more away fans for the buzz?

Isn't it up to the home fans to create a bit of noise to intimidate the opposition? Please no one mention the bad old days of the Boulevard when the oppistion were effectively attacked with coins / spital.

Leeds and Wigan, who have the highest average attendances have played their games on Fridays for years.

Now Pearson is on board and the corporate sponsorship should get a shot in the arm with his commercial background, they prefer Fridays for taking their client to the games.

If their has to be a compromise, then the Catalans, Quins and Crusaders games could be played on Sunday as their travelling support has the furthest to come.

The only drawback there being if each of those clubs brought their fans combined they still would not fill a quarter of the North Stand.

Like and would rather keep friday nights myself

sunday 3.15pm! its a family game...i cant keep my kids up till late friday night to watch the games

Firstly I don't need your sympathy.
Next. Its insular thinking which holds businesses back. West Park has massive potential for attracting new fans and old. Look what happened at the derby match this year. So yes with imagination you can attract people to a park. We have corporate sponsors who can assist, a very supportive city council and a thriving amateur league who may help as well. Broaden your mind. BBQs and hog roasts etc and outside bars and before you know it you attract many people. All in nice environment which might actual assist the local community as well. You certainly can't do that on Friday nights. Give people a "match day experience" to remember aside from a crappy pre match cover versions only singer, a bouncy castle for two people and a short video on a small screen. We have been asked about the "experience" in questioners so the club are interested in developing it but they certainly fail to deliver it. It might just mask a losing team if the whole experience was worth while and family orientated.

I am also sure that Sky (I speak generally like you) would rather have all RL fans watching games live as it adds to sponsorship. If we all played Friday nights viewing figures (live) will suffer.
I would also add that Salford have always played Friday night just by way of a counter balance to you with Leeds (central to most clubs and easier to get to on Friday night) and Wigan.

Finally what additional things do people have to do on a Sunday that they didn't 20 yrs ago. I am certainly struggling with that one. Certainly nothing that relegates rugby (leisure activity) to Friday nights for a couple of hours.

I know I am a minority voice on here but I suspect that its easier to have an attitude of "I can't be arrised to go" when the club is in a rut like now, when you have to rush to get to a game on a Friday night after a days work. Hence the REDUCTION in crowds this season. Please don't quote 2005 and the crowds then as that was the start of us believing we might actually develop our potential, thus crowds improved. The struggle will be convincing folk to come back now and I strongly feel that a complete match day experience package might make it easier.

the reduction in crowds isn't anything to do with the day the game is played, it's hte product on the pitch and the cost of attendance.

You say have games on a Sunday, corporates don't like that, it's better for them to have ameeting late Friday afternoon and then go on to the KC for a meal and an evening of Rugby.

You make reference to a hog roast, outside bars etc, but you don't factor in the cost of doing such things, you may put 1 or 2 thousand on the gate, but at what cost.

IF the product on the field gets sorted out then the attendance will recover, I've chosen a number of times not to leave work early and get myself to Hull (from Birmingham), simply because I know I wont be entertained, if I felt it was worth my while then I would start work (or finish) and hour earlier from Monday to Thursday and be perfectly able to leave work at 3pm to get to Hull for 6:30pm, as it is, I'd rather work until 4pm on Friday and have Monday off work, giving me a 3 day weekend every other week.

Personally , I'd prefer a mix.

Indeed, I think that is probably the right answer, but let's be honest, if we were 6 points clear at the top of SL and ripping teams a new bum hole every week then it wouldn't matter if we played at 8am on a Tuesday morning.

Miserable sod.

Summer Super League = Friday nights,

Weekend free for the family.

Stick to Fridays and knock a couple of quid off admission