Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:26 am  

The number of mid week games is becoming alarming now the super 8s schedule is included and will hit ST sales IMHO. It will stop my folks as of next year being a season ticket holders, even though they are pensioners and enjoy they OAP discount. Its making me consider my options although this is due to travelling over from Manchester for games as I have to factor in travel from various workplaces and family commitments. I think its been hit on the head when people talk of the uncertainty of fixture dates. There does need to be some flexibility in ST options, otherwise gates are only going one way in the short to medium term. I've often noted how late games finish in the week when we invariably have video decisions in the game, the frequent evening games are going to hit the families and like for various reasons.

I think the balance is tipping too much in favour of the TV at the moment and needs to redressed otherwise we could end up with attendances only going down, we are a spectator sport first and foremost, the RL and clubs need to remember this.

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:33 pm  

onlyanorthernsoul wrote:

The number of mid week games is becoming alarming now the super 8s schedule is included and will hit ST sales IMHO. It will stop my folks as of next year being a season ticket holders, even though they are pensioners and enjoy they OAP discount. Its making me consider my options although this is due to travelling over from Manchester for games as I have to factor in travel from various workplaces and family commitments. I think its been hit on the head when people talk of the uncertainty of fixture dates. There does need to be some flexibility in ST options, otherwise gates are only going one way in the short to medium term. I've often noted how late games finish in the week when we invariably have video decisions in the game, the frequent evening games are going to hit the families and like for various reasons.

I think the balance is tipping too much in favour of the TV at the moment and needs to redressed otherwise we could end up with attendances only going down, we are a spectator sport first and foremost, the RL and clubs need to remember this.

Unfortunately SKY call the shots.

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:34 pm  

My ideas a simple one.

We need to win something like all the clubs that have decent attendances.

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:36 pm  

TBC wrote:

My ideas a simple one.

We need to win something like all the clubs that have decent attendances.

Like the LLS?

the football club got 4600 lastnight for a pre season friendly against a spanish club.

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:16 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

Like the LLS?

the football club got 4600 lastnight for a pre season friendly against a spanish club.

That's the equivalent of us getting 1,800 against an NRL team, and some people on here castrated the club for not spending £180,000 on the very same thing !

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:33 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

Like the LLS?

the football club got 4600 lastnight for a pre season friendly against a spanish club.

It's because they played a Spanish club they got the gate. If we played South Sydney in a preseason friendly so would we.

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:02 pm  

onlyanorthernsoul wrote:

The number of mid week games is becoming alarming now the super 8s schedule is included and will hit ST sales IMHO. It will stop my folks as of next year being a season ticket holders, even though they are pensioners and enjoy they OAP discount. Its making me consider my options although this is due to travelling over from Manchester for games as I have to factor in travel from various workplaces and family commitments. I think its been hit on the head when people talk of the uncertainty of fixture dates. There does need to be some flexibility in ST options, otherwise gates are only going one way in the short to medium term. I've often noted how late games finish in the week when we invariably have video decisions in the game, the frequent evening games are going to hit the families and like for various reasons.

I think the balance is tipping too much in favour of the TV at the moment and needs to redressed otherwise we could end up with attendances only going down, we are a spectator sport first and foremost, the RL and clubs need to remember this.

If it wasn't for sky's TV money rugby league would b on it ass this is y clubs don't moan about playing these Thursday night games clubs ain't bothered bout there fans there more bothered bout sky money

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:19 pm  

giantsgaz91 wrote:

If it wasn't for sky's TV money rugby league would b on it ass this is y clubs don't moan about playing these Thursday night games clubs ain't bothered bout there fans there more bothered bout sky money

Bingo

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:45 pm  

TBC wrote:

My ideas a simple one.

We need to win something like all the clubs that have decent attendances.

If it were so simple....

Re: 4,839 : Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:59 pm  

forwardpass wrote:

Hi,

I have been a Fartown fan for many many years now and this is the FIRST year I have not been down to watch home or away. I have been a season ticket holder and I have also paid on the gate.

The reason for me not coming this year is I have found it hard to commit because the games that are on Thursday, Friday and Saturday I can't make... There has not been many Sunday games this year at home...

Thats my reason.. You can call me slack for not attending when a Sunday game is on but you do get out of the habbit and get used to listening to it on the radio...

Cheers

I know exactly what he is talking about. Firstly it is SKY that is the main problem, moving match days to Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon. There are only 2 days in the week they don`t use.
Following on from this unpredictability of game days, if you can only get on Sundays (I can do any) you can tend to lose interest in the game. My example is when Huddersfield were not playing on Sunday I used to go and watch Dewsbury or Batley as we are sure they are playing Sunday, but having premier sports I have 6 or 7 games a week of NRL to watch, which got me out of the habit of attending Dewsbury or Batley games and now I don`t feel as though I am missing anything not going.