Boxing Day matches

[Griff]

19 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

The championship should start on boxing Day IMO

You're a fan of winter rugby ?

[Griff]

31 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

I've no idea i was just surmising ,iam sure i had read it on here a while back but must have been  mistaken.

No - it was said.  But it's not relevant.

[M j M]

2 hours ago, Fevrover said:

Well Wakefield's team wasn't their premium team.

Did I say the teams would be premium?

It's an event with a pretty inelastic relationship with price. Charging the regular amount is the right thing to do unless you believe our clubs aren't in the business of making money. In which case maybe Rugby League isn't the sport for you.

[Fevrover]

56 minutes ago, M j M said:

Did I say the teams would be premium?

It's an event with a pretty inelastic relationship with price. Charging the regular amount is the right thing to do unless you believe our clubs aren't in the business of making money. In which case maybe Rugby League isn't the sport for you.

It's quite simple really you either pay £25 or you don't.

[JT RL]

How about starting the RL season with the 1st round on Boxing Day and the 2nd round on New Years Day. Two absolutely blockbuster fixtures. Finish the season a couple of weeks later. Win win aground.

[DoubleD]

29 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

It's quite simple really you either pay £25 or you don't.

And plenty aren’t as tight as you and are quite happy to pay that to be entertained on Boxing Day. For those who can’t afford it, there’s the cheaper option of watching the stream

[Fevrover]

11 minutes ago, JT RL said:

How about starting the RL season with the 1st round on Boxing Day and the 2nd round on New Years Day. Two absolutely blockbuster fixtures. Finish the season a couple of weeks later. Win win aground.

But it was changed to Summer Rugby to make it a lot better wasn't it ?

[Fevrover]

Just now, DoubleD said:

And plenty aren’t as tight as you and are quite happy to pay that to be entertained on Boxing Day. For those who can’t afford it, there’s the cheaper option of watching the stream

How do you know my financial state enough to call me tight ? I paid £10 to Our League,  if fans want to pay £25 then that's up to them and I never said they shouldn't. But i wouldn't pay £25 for a friendly and plenty more wouldn't. 

[GUBRATS]

2 hours ago, Griff said:

You're a fan of winter rugby ?

Given an 8 month season starting on boxing Day still makes it a summer sport 

[GUBRATS]

1 hour ago, JT RL said:

How about starting the RL season with the 1st round on Boxing Day and the 2nd round on New Years Day. Two absolutely blockbuster fixtures. Finish the season a couple of weeks later. Win win aground.

To me that is how the Championship should start 

[GUBRATS]

1 hour ago, Fevrover said:

But it was changed to Summer Rugby to make it a lot better wasn't it ?

It would still be a summer season 

[GUBRATS]

57 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

How do you know my financial state enough to call me tight ? I paid £10 to Our League,  if fans want to pay £25 then that's up to them and I never said they shouldn't. But i wouldn't pay £25 for a friendly and plenty more wouldn't. 

Correct 

[Fevrover]

9 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

It would still be a summer season 

Partly, but games on Boxing Day with points at stake would be good.

[GUBRATS]

5 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

Partly, but games on Boxing Day with points at stake would be good.

Purely from a financial pov , a high profile start at Xmas and a genuine summer finish 

[M j M]

3 hours ago, Fevrover said:

 if fans want to pay £25 then that's up to them and I never said they shouldn't. But i wouldn't pay £25 for a friendly and plenty more wouldn't. 

The Leeds sporting market is also different to the Featherstone one. Fortunately.

[Griff]

2 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Given an 8 month season starting on boxing Day still makes it a summer sport 

We've done that once and rejected it.

[Fevrover]

6 hours ago, M j M said:

The Leeds sporting market is also different to the Featherstone one. Fortunately.

All right I give in its worth £25 for a friendly-are you happy now ?

[gingerjon]

7 hours ago, Griff said:

We've done that once and rejected it.

Nothing new under the sun. The zombie bad ideas keep coming back.

[GUBRATS]

8 hours ago, Griff said:

We've done that once and rejected it.

Yes , we realigned the seasons , which IMO was a mistake 

[GUBRATS]

12 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Nothing new under the sun. The zombie bad ideas keep coming back.

Its called an opinion , god forbid somebody be allowed one in your perfect world , traditionally holiday attendances were usually good , so add in a season start ( for the lower tiers ) and IMO it would be better than what we now have , free to add your opinion , or just have the usual ' dig ' 

 

[gingerjon]

5 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Its called an opinion 

Yes, I know, I gave one.

[Griff]

47 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Its called an opinion , god forbid somebody be allowed one in your perfect world , traditionally holiday attendances were usually good , so add in a season start ( for the lower tiers ) and IMO it would be better than what we now have , free to add your opinion , or just have the usual ' dig ' 

 

I would suggest to you that the good holiday attendances for some, not all, clubs do not outweigh the reduced attendances in January and February.

[Blind side johnny]

1 hour ago, Griff said:

I would suggest to you that the good holiday attendances for some, not all, clubs do not outweigh the reduced attendances in January and February.

Agreed, together with the fact that the Championship season effectively ends at the beginning of September (not including the play offs), losing two of the best months for playing and watching RL, IMO.

The WC was cited as one reason for the very early start, taking into account the fact that most Championship players are only part-time and unavailable for mid-week games.

[Griff]

1 hour ago, Blind side johnny said:

Agreed, together with the fact that the Championship season effectively ends at the beginning of September (not including the play offs), losing two of the best months for playing and watching RL, IMO.

The WC was cited as one reason for the very early start, taking into account the fact that most Championship players are only part-time and unavailable for mid-week games.

Aye - and it would mean that any Championship players involved in the international game would need to keep themselves fit for two months between the domestic season and the internationals.

Non-starter is the word which springs to mind.

[JT RL]

What do the faltering attendances for the play-offs in September reveal about the popularity of high-quality fixtures in that month ?

If I recall correctly, the final televised rounds of the JP/Regal Trophy in Jan/Feb were quite well supported.