Morning guys . Guess its early days just yet , but plans need to be made so what are your thoughts on travel to the Catalan game in February ?. Little tricky with winter flights and such , Any coach organisers feeling brave enough to take the task on ? .

Can't believe after breaking the record for away fans last year the league gives us a February fixture. Looks like they have thought about what team will take the most numbers that time of year
and come to the conclusion the f.c faithful won't mind getting the sh@## end of the stick. Same applies to magic weekend. I understand the reason but seems like the more you give to the r.l the more they take advantage of it instead of trying to get other clubs away support up to our level

This is just paranoia.

Why should league fixtures be based on prospective attendance of away fans? We've been pretty lucky with Catalans fixtures over the years and we cannot expect to play there in June/July every year.

This is when we've played there since they joined SL. I don't think we have any right to complain

2015 June
2014 June
2013 June (plus a Cup game in July!)
2012 Feb - postponed to July
2011 April
2010 May
2009 Aug
2008 March
2007 July
2006 April and July

I agree - we've managed 2 Bastille Day weekends in the last few years as well!

i think you are being a bit selfish imo

just because we took the most last season doesnt give us the right to have the best month for fans to go, after all it could have been the club that wanted an early fixture

why should 100/200 salford/hudds fans miss out on a decent holiday fixture just because we take more?

as others have posted, we have had our fair share of favourable weather months, give others the chance to have theirs too

I bet those not complaining don't normally go ha, saying that, I do agree, can't grumble to much , we've had it pretty decent! But in saying that!!!!!! I'm absolutely gutted , I love my French weekend away in the sun! Won't be bothering in feb, it's on tv , that will do

When are rovers @ Cats? you could always go over an support the French for a weekend

Not a bad idea at all, I'll see if I like the new Catalan shirt first , not sure when rovers are playing them

Been the last six seasons but made the decision not to go regardless of when the game is in 2016 as i plan on going to the west coast of America in 2017

Like you say, can always watch it on sky

Went in February when the game got called off a few years ago, so learnt my lesson then, so definatly wouldnt have gone even if i wasnt going to america the following year

Of course you have always believed having a big following makes you are a big club. Now taking a few more supporters away to Catalan means you should be allowed to pick when you go there. You really do have a twisted view on how the world and the RFL work.

I gotta say when I've been to watch FC play in France there has always been someone wearing a Rovers shirt

same, some poor fc fan on his stag do last year made to wear one!

rather be tied naked to a lampost lol

Whilst a summer fixture might be better for the fans, it's the lads that have to go out and play in the awful weather. After Wakey away last season, and watching them play Catalan in 2006 & 2009 in ridiculous heat, I have no problem with a February fixture.

There was me thinking you got two points for a win and that was how you moved up the table. Why does it matter when we play them? You either go or you don't.

Firstly it's just my opinion and don't expect everyone to agree with me.secoundly I don't believe having a big following makes us a big club. I think were a average team with a big following. Thirdly regarding how the r.l works do you thinks it's fair we play you again at magic solely based on the fact our clubs take more fans and create a far better atmosphere than a lot of other teams. Nothing to do with league positions of anything actually related to the sport, just purely down to the people who follow them teams. I get the logic but does that make it right?

Hi guys , Was only enquiring how we were travelling to the game

Great time to play em I reckon , plus surely a bit of winter sun is good!. don't think I can make it mind.

Surely you should know not to start something, it only goes off at a tangent

My bad. Fixture list + Monday morning blues = fans forum rant. Talk of 2 nights on the toon starting to cheer me up now though ( don't get me started again about the 5,30 k.o though )

I would normally agree with you regarding the Magic fixtures, however, this season they are very well thought out:

Salford Red Devils v Widnes Vikings = 10 v 11
Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers = 5 v 6
Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors = 1 v 2
Wakefield Wildcats v Catalans Dragons = 7 v 12...the one anomaly
St Helens v Huddersfield Giants = 3 v 4
Hull FC v Hull KR = 8 v 9

Based on last season's ending tables, they're excellent fixtures.

I'd not realised that. Interesting though that we should have played Catalans, and Rovers v Salford, but they've changed ours make it more appealing.

Don't blame them tbh lol

Wasn't aware Wakefield had finished 7th

- Well done Brian Smith on an amazing turnaround

Huddersfield and Saints finished the other way round too