Loop fixtures: Hull KR, Leeds (home), Catalans, Warrington (away). Magic: Promoted team

Not bad that, AP will be delighted with 2 home derbies and a decent chance of a Magic win - ker-ching.

should get a decent summer fixture in Perpignan too!

so they play the Hull derby at a peak attendance holiday weekend at a ground that holds only 12000.
Hull city are playing that day at home so why not move the fixture to Sunday at the MKM.
minimum attendance 18000 and with HKR going well and if our new look team start well could be looking at 20000.

The clubs swap who has the home derby fixture at Easter each season.

But for KR it makes no difference as its a sell out anyway.due to their ground capacity.
Would also be better playing the first at the MKM due to the loop fixtures which mean we get two home games later in the season.

Always been that way and it’s fair tbh. Why would KR want us to get a bigger windfall from hosting the Easter fixture?

Also not necessarily. This season we played Leeds 2nd game of season and week after Easter, both away. We could open with KR at home.

As mentioned, the thought of two home derbies and two home games against Leeds (which have potential to be well attended) will keep AP happy. The very good chance of a mid-summer visit to Perpignan will be nice after having them so early this year. Fev the most likely opposition for Magic, put that on the last game on the Sunday and I cant see it being well attended.

It's very early days still, but if we was to look at ambitions for 2024, then making top 6 has to be the objective. No slow starts and no horrendous finishes. A good cup run wouldn't go a miss either!

They need to get some fitness into the squad from day 1,none of this build up as the season progresses nonsense.
The club staff should also be working on adding pace and speed to the players which is something else we have been missing.
Put another yard on Martin in pre season and he could be an ideal replacement for Swift

They might go for an early derby again as that went well in 2020 before you know what hit. It was a big crowd and we were all hyped for the return of Fonua off the bench, time flies...

But yes extra Rovers and Leeds games at home is a big boost to the finances.

We've surely had enough of being the last Magic slot on the sunday, id even take being 1st on the Saturday ahead of that. Big question marks over when and where Magic will be though. Football grounds will only want to host end May/Early June due to pitch work and concerts over the summer and I cant see them wanting it near the CC final. Early September would be a good slot before games become dead rubber (well we might have swtiched off by July as per )

Yes and no, its better for morale and playoff chances to peak later. We want to end 2024 with people keen to buy tickets for 2025. But we seem incapable of performing after July so maybe racking up the wins early is a better tactic!

I think we’re all forgetting the benefit of been last. The earlier we’re on, the earlier our weekend is ruined. Nice to enjoy games as a neutral before reality sinks in.

Yep, same for Rovers too who were used to get the ground full at kickoff this year