1PM Sunday - Naaaaaa!

Still would like us to try Sat. with a 6.30 / 7.00pm KO (With a little promotional work).

Too many alternatives on Sundays - even local kids rugby (who should be no.1 targets for attending our games, with parents) clash with our fixtures. The way we are playing will not pursuade families to give up one of their two free days of the week and spend (or waste) money in the process. If I was a family man with young kids would I wish to tie up a full Sunday watching 80 mins of boring rugby or take my family for a full day out? Well I have been brought up watching Leigh so I know what I would choose but I ask the people who run the club to think about the other 70000 people in the Leigh and surrounding districts who are not Leigh fanatics.

Would, 2 adults with 1 or 2 kids spend over £40 repeatedly at a theme park if the rides were slow and boring or a cinema if the films were rubbish? I think not.
Saturday is a shopping day for many and by tea time all the ASDA / B&Q visits are done. Apart from a live SKY game (most of which I personally can't be rsed watching) there is a couple of spare hours without any alternative attraction. Saturday night is then free for nights out (and after match beers without the problem of work in the morning) and Sunday is then free for the family.

I must admit that I hate Sundays now because by 6PM my weekend is over as I have had my rugby fix and theres nowt to do in the evening. Even TV is 5hit3. If we had played on the Saturday evening I would then have a full day to use as I wish. Anyone else agree?

I do and its easier to get to Leigh on a Saturday.

I personally like sunday 3pm but I'm only 18 so the whole 'family day' thing isn't an issue (And rugby would come 1st anyway

) But could definately see the benefits of a saturday night game not clashing with anything.

Terrible !
Worked late and was not getting up a 5am for the odd radio update

So did i


Would prefer a 1pm KO anytime .

As an away fan I much preferred the 1pm KO. Still gives you plenty of time to get there and you get home at a reasonable time as well. I was back home in Barrow at just after 4:30pm

loved it the only thing was after the match I was a bit disorientated for an hour or two I was moaning because the G.M.R. phone in wasn't on and it was only 3-o-clock

Preferred it however, there was no junior rugby. It would have been a bit of a rush if it was a Sunday with a match. Having said that, this will end on April 29th until first week in September.

6.00pm on Saturday would be my personal preference. Dont normally do much from 6 till 8 and leaves Sunday Free for trips out with the family or whatever.

saturdays wub be better for the players also as it gives then a full day to recover before they are back at work

I would go for 7pm Saturdays, with a match day build up from 5pm to get families flocking in.

I've got to agree that Saturday evening would be better for myself.

1pm KO time on a Sunday is not good when the majority of junior rugby league games are held during the morning and we could end up alienating our future supporters !

I didn't know about it!

Was on holiday the week before. I was lucky enough (?) to overhear somebody mention it the night before the game.

3PM for me as i think our crowds would drop even more as a lot off kids play in the morning and their parents go to watch them so would not be able to make kick off time.

1pm wouldn't work on a Sunday because of the junior games, but despite the disorientation of realising at 11am that I'd better hurry up to the pub, I didn't mind the 1pm kick off on Monday.

Saturday 7pm games would certainly be worth a shout outside of the football season though.

I don't think we will ever solve this 'what day/what time' debate, as we all have our own ideas and even if the club consulted us (before making a decision!) we would be split about five ways!

Personally, I see Monday's exercise, as yet another example of being out-thought by the opposition - they requested it and we bent over backwards again!

tbf the Saturday choice seems popular. Worth a go.

I like Sundays and would'nt mind 1pm or 3 but as for Friday or Saturday no thanks .

As I saw our 2nd half performance what do you think?

think it was common sense really, given the day and opposition

You could ve bought a DVD from Fred........

Unfortunately if this is the case its a big No from me..... I`d end up seeing only away games....

The Watcher prefers 3pm,there was to much of a gap between our finish time & the KO of the televised match.

I think it's maybe time for a change. Friday or Saturday evenings would be ok with me. Leaves Sundays free to do what you like.

I agree Sundays are killing the summer game, Widnes seem to be getting it right with Fridays, but then again our 'supporters' dont back us like they back them. Fridys for me (or Saturdays evening) but Sundays are dead for the family man.

We've found it much easier to get 'corporate' business on a Friday night, which boosted the coffers no end (firms are more likely to do a 'works night out' at the Friday night game, than at a Sunday afternoon game).

It would appear that it's also easier to get schools/school kids in on Fridays.

Personally, I was really annoyed when we switched our home games to Friday nights and really missed Sunday afternoon games for a long time. Now however, 3 or 4 seasons later, I really enjoy the whole Friday night experience and find Sunday aftenoon games a bit of a drag TBH.