Fixture changes

[tykeneil]

One other factor is the Thursday night games don't have the same impact on the clubs that traditionally play Friday nights (Wigan , Sts, Hull etc) - the Sunday afternoon teams get smacked big time (Cas, Wake etc)

[nottinghamtiger]

Unacceptably short-notice.
As much as it is easy to blame Sky/RFL, the clubs need to take a stronger position as a group.
Sky should be able to put together the list of fixtures they want to televise for the super 8s when they are released.
The fault here lies with the morons who signed the TV deal allowing Sky to force fixture changes at such short notice.
They'll be giving away sponsorship of the game for zero money and a picture on the side of a truck next.......

[lurcher]

gutted, going down wales friday noon but had made arrangements to cut it short to get back in time for the match on sunday all in vain. not blaming the club as they do have to put the players first.

[yorkie1bn]

Sir Kevin will change all this.

He will change nowt ,like the rest of them he will have to do as the fat controller tells him.

[Carloswri1926]

It's screwed me over. Away in Aldershot for next 2 weeks and no way I'm able to get back in time

Rfl and sky don't give a monkeys about the paying supporters

[Oldcasman]

Don't know if I am missing something but have they brought the wakie game forward to be televised as saints and hull are down for the 2nd if not then what has been gained by changing the fixture ?

[alcasfan]

100% agree with the outrage ! but have to say I am happy that I can now go to the Wakey game ! A total " ******** ** " from sky!

[yorky]

sts game moved from friday to thursday for sky, waki game from sunday to friday to give our lads a bigger break between games, pity the powers that be didnt think of this at easter time ](*,)

[chesterfieldtiger]

He who pays the fiddler chooses the song. I'm sorry if I seem in a minority here but the money sky have poured into RL has turned our already great game into a fantastic spectacle and although this fixture change is a pain we need to remember where we were as a sport before sky took over. And as some have said clubs should stick together and fight these decisions, has anyone heard the saying "don't bite the hand that feeds you" we think we're miles behind the NRL now. So where would we be without sky money? Only my opinion

[yorky]

He who pays the fiddler chooses the song. I'm sorry if I seem in a minority here but the money sky have poured into RL has turned our already great game into a fantastic spectacle and although this fixture change is a pain we need to remember where we were as a sport before sky took over. And as some have said clubs should stick together and fight these decisions, has anyone heard the saying "don't bite the hand that feeds you" we think we're miles behind the NRL now. So where would we be without sky money? Only my opinion

i understand where your coming from but the bbc used to pay to show games on saturday afternoon until the grounds were practically empty & it seems to be the way its going on thursday night sky games which are poorly attended

[the machine]

sts game moved from friday to thursday for sky, waki game from sunday to friday to give our lads a bigger break between games, pity the powers that be didnt think of this at easter time ](*,)

Fixtures weren't available at easter

[yorky]

sts game moved from friday to thursday for sky, waki game from sunday to friday to give our lads a bigger break between games, pity the powers that be didnt think of this at easter time ](*,)

Fixtures weren't available at easter

im refering to the amount of days between games at the easter period ie 4 days at most, but it happens every year so if its wrong now why is it ok at easter.

[tigerfeat]

He who pays the fiddler chooses the song. I'm sorry if I seem in a minority here but the money sky have poured into RL has turned our already great game into a fantastic spectacle and although this fixture change is a pain we need to remember where we were as a sport before sky took over. And as some have said clubs should stick together and fight these decisions, has anyone heard the saying "don't bite the hand that feeds you" we think we're miles behind the NRL now. So where would we be without sky money? Only my opinion

I don't particularly like thursday games but sky don't have much live sport to show on a thursday so they want games played then thats fine its the switching of games at late notice that could be avoided with a bit of thought i think

[Tamworth Tiger]

I would also question where we are as a sport now anyway.
We have minimal coverage on terrestrial tv, none in national papers. No one on TV or the media even differentiates the two codes any more. There is only 'Rugby' and that isn't a generic name for both codes, it means Union.
In my view we are in real danger and it probably only needs one or two subtle changes in Union, particularly reducing the value of penalty goals to lurch us into real crisis.
Just to be clear, I live, eat, drink and sleep Rugby League but over 40 years outside the heartlands where we don't exist has made me realise how tenuous our existence is and quite honestly, treating those of us who do make the weekly pilgrimage and sell the sport where no one has heard of it with such contempt is really not doing anyone justice.

[TT Tiger]

I would also question where we are as a sport now anyway.
We have minimal coverage on terrestrial tv, none in national papers. No one on TV or the media even differentiates the two codes any more. There is only 'Rugby' and that isn't a generic name for both codes, it means Union.
In my view we are in real danger and it probably only needs one or two subtle changes in Union, particularly reducing the value of penalty goals to lurch us into real crisis.
Just to be clear, I live, eat, drink and sleep Rugby League but over 40 years outside the heartlands where we don't exist has made me realise how tenuous our existence is and quite honestly, treating those of us who do make the weekly pilgrimage and sell the sport where no one has heard of it with such contempt is really not doing anyone justice.

The Rfu have been trailing 2 point penalties and 1 point drops goals in the Welsh 2nd tier last year.

[jackknife]

Surely this is a compliment to cas as after our 1st 3games sky have decided were worthy of been live on sky

[Dazzyb]

I no I'm biased but Cas should be on sky every week. the super 8s would have been far more exciting than the wash outs they've shown . Stoke more like Barcelona lol we just don't win owt

[smarty_tiger]

So the Cas v Wakey game is now on sky? It doesn't say so on the sky website.

[the machine]

So the Cas v Wakey game is now on sky? It doesn't say so on the sky website.

It's not

It's the Saints game the week after that's been moved for sky so we've moved the wakey game to give us extra rest/prep time