QUOTE (Padge @ Jul 19 2010, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The 3:00 v 3:30 kick off I believe tied in with local licensing laws.
On a Saturday afternoon, under restricted opening hours, different areas had slightly different hours.
Kick offs were timed around the pub hours.
Leigh traditionally have a 3:30 ko where as Wigan was always 3:00, Saturday afternoon in Wigan pubs shut at 3:00 and in Leigh it was 3:30.
When the games moved to Sunday it stayed that way as on a Sunday the pubs shut at 2:00 or 2:30 but clubs had an hours extension.
Basically they didn't want to compete with the pubs and clubs
Also bare in mind that many clubs had their own supporters club which made money for the club and you would want to maximize the amount of time supporters were in the bar.
On a Saturday afternoon, under restricted opening hours, different areas had slightly different hours.
Kick offs were timed around the pub hours.
Leigh traditionally have a 3:30 ko where as Wigan was always 3:00, Saturday afternoon in Wigan pubs shut at 3:00 and in Leigh it was 3:30.
When the games moved to Sunday it stayed that way as on a Sunday the pubs shut at 2:00 or 2:30 but clubs had an hours extension.
Basically they didn't want to compete with the pubs and clubs
Also bare in mind that many clubs had their own supporters club which made money for the club and you would want to maximize the amount of time supporters were in the bar.
In the days when I was a regular at Belle Vue it always puzzled me how they got away with keeping the bars open on Sunday afternoons.
Clubs certainly moved from Saturday to Sunday because of counter attractions of Saturdays, including live sport on TV (not necessarily Rugby) Racing for starters. My uncle a miner would spend his entire Saturday afternoon flitting between the bookies at the bottom of the street and his TV.
Edited by Trojan, 19 July 2010 - 04:16 PM.
