DoubleD Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I’ve always wondered why more clubs don’t play Boxing Day matches? The Leeds vs Wakey game is always well supported and must be a great revenue earner. £25 a ticket, upto 15k fans usually, lots of ancillary revenue on food/drink and in the club shop which was packed with people looking at the new season’s gear One of my mates said Wigan and Saints used to play on Boxing Day. Why was this stopped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 minute ago, DoubleD said: I’ve always wondered why more clubs don’t play Boxing Day matches? The Leeds vs Wakey game is always well supported and must be a great revenue earner. £25 a ticket, upto 15k fans usually, lots of ancillary revenue on food/drink and in the club shop which was packed with people looking at the new season’s gear One of my mates said Wigan and Saints used to play on Boxing Day. Why was this stopped? My guess would be it’s too early in pre season to be playing for those clubs. Saints have Alex Walmsley testimonial late in January and I think that’s their only friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Is there anywhere I can watch a catch-up stream of yesterday’s games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 It messes up pre season training schedules and the risk of injury is always there. For most clubs the potential profit simply wouldn't outweigh those other factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, M j M said: It messes up pre season training schedules and the risk of injury is always there. For most clubs the potential profit simply wouldn't outweigh those other factors. It really doesn’t when the season starts in February, and clubs can always use academy players like Wakefield effectively did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 7 hours ago, bobbruce said: My guess would be it’s too early in pre season to be playing for those clubs. Saints have Alex Walmsley testimonial late in January and I think that’s their only friendly. With the season starting early in February, that’s seems woefully underprepared with just a single pre season game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moove Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, DoubleD said: With the season starting early in February, that’s seems woefully underprepared with just a single pre season game We've only had a single friendly each of the last three seasons (LMS, Lomax and Makinson testimonials) and they haven't turned out too badly Won our first eight games after losing our one friendly last season and we've probably had the fittest and least injured squad over the last few years too. Hard to argue that Saints are getting this one wrong tbh even if it means missing out on a few bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 hours ago, DoubleD said: With the season starting early in February, that’s seems woefully underprepared with just a single pre season game Seems to have worked so far. "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 11 hours ago, DoubleD said: I’ve always wondered why more clubs don’t play Boxing Day matches? The Leeds vs Wakey game is always well supported and must be a great revenue earner. £25 a ticket, upto 15k fans usually, lots of ancillary revenue on food/drink and in the club shop which was packed with people looking at the new season’s gear One of my mates said Wigan and Saints used to play on Boxing Day. Why was this stopped? The season moved to summer. "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, Griff said: The season moved to summer. Didn’t realise February 10th was the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 12 hours ago, DoubleD said: I’ve always wondered why more clubs don’t play Boxing Day matches? The Leeds vs Wakey game is always well supported and must be a great revenue earner. £25 a ticket, upto 15k fans usually, lots of ancillary revenue on food/drink and in the club shop which was packed with people looking at the new season’s gear One of my mates said Wigan and Saints used to play on Boxing Day. Why was this stopped? Aye, they used to play on Christmas Day too. Why do you think this stopped? Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rhino Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 8 hours ago, M j M said: It messes up pre season training schedules and the risk of injury is always there. And there's me thinking they existed to entertain the fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 £25 for a friendly? Ridiculous imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, John Rhino said: And there's me thinking they existed to entertain the fans The fans turn up because they are entertained. The club puts it on because the fans turn up and they make a chunk of money. It's a virtuous circle but no doubt the head coach would rather not play it. 21 minutes ago, Fevrover said: £25 for a friendly? Ridiculous imo. It's deemed to be a premium game that almost always attracts a 10k crowd. Why would they devalue it? Such a silly mindset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overtheborder Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Moove said: We've only had a single friendly each of the last three seasons (LMS, Lomax and Makinson testimonials) and they haven't turned out too badly Won our first eight games after losing our one friendly last season and we've probably had the fittest and least injured squad over the last few years too. Hard to argue that Saints are getting this one wrong tbh even if it means missing out on a few bob. In fairness I have always questioned why Wigan seem to have 2 friendlies (one of which they seem not to play the bulk of the more experienced players),while respecting the fact the staff know more than I do. Must be more common than I thought though. That said, a Wigan-Saints Boxing day game in modern times would be brilliant in my opinion speaking as a (relatively) younger person. Closest I've been was a called off 28/12 friendly a few years ago due to ice/snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, M j M said: The fans turn up because they are entertained. The club puts it on because the fans turn up and they make a chunk of money. It's a virtuous circle but no doubt the head coach would rather not play it. It's deemed to be a premium game that almost always attracts a 10k crowd. Why would they devalue it? Such a silly mindset. That's your opinion mine differs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 20 minutes ago, M j M said: The fans turn up because they are entertained. The club puts it on because the fans turn up and they make a chunk of money. It's a virtuous circle but no doubt the head coach would rather not play it. It's deemed to be a premium game that almost always attracts a 10k crowd. Why would they devalue it? Such a silly mindset. Well Wakefield's team wasn't their premium team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Fevrover said: Well Wakefield's team wasn't their premium team. £25 for a reserve team game. The salesmanship is impressive. "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 4 hours ago, DoubleD said: Didn’t realise February 10th was the summer 29th January in the Championship. We shouldn't be starting before March. Said it many times. "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 37 minutes ago, Griff said: 29th January in the Championship. We shouldn't be starting before March. Said it many times. Isn't it because of the world cup ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, Fevrover said: Isn't it because of the world cup ? What is ? The two week difference between the Championship starting and Superleague starting ? "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, Griff said: What is ? The two week difference between the Championship starting and Superleague starting ? The early start iam led to belive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Fevrover said: The early start iam led to belive. Why is ours earlier than theirs ? "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Griff said: Why is ours earlier than theirs ? I've no idea i was just surmising ,iam sure i had read it on here a while back but must have been mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 The championship should start on boxing Day IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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