Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:22 am  

Sky are doing their best to take away the family friendly side of the game with these Thursday night and Friday night games parents will be reluctant to take their kids.

For me personally my investment in a season ticket this season is going to be a waste of money..The Thursday night games will be impossible unless i take holidays....Thanks a lot SLY TV...!

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:25 am  

Mystic Yed wrote:

3 games, 3 sodding games is all I can do next season I'm now beyond angry

Just out of interest, is this because of work, and if so what shifts do you do? There's a good mixture of Thursday, Friday and Sunday games there.

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:28 am  

I just wonder how much of Sky's decision to go for SL Thu night games is to spite Premier Sport and their showing of Championship games on a Thu ?

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:59 am  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

Just out of interest, is this because of work, and if so what shifts do you do? There's a good mixture of Thursday, Friday and Sunday games there.

Firstly I live 200 miles from HJ

Secondly I have a strange rolling shift pattern plus occasional weekend on call.

I went through my work diary and pencilled in all the fixtures, 3 games at the moment.

To make any more fixtures I have to use holidays but not just one, two.

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:21 am  

Mystic Yed wrote:

Firstly I live 200 miles from HJ

Secondly I have a strange rolling shift pattern plus occasional weekend on call.

I went through my work diary and pencilled in all the fixtures, 3 games at the moment.

To make any more fixtures I have to use holidays but not just one, two.

So really it's a case of bad luck as opposed to SKY or the RFL doing anything particularly wrong?

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:24 am  

Personally I prefer the Friday fixtures, great start to the weekend! But like some I don't work dodgy hours. Shame some people will miss out on some of the biggest games of the season but I'd still expect a good turn out for the Thursdays for those able...seem to remember uproar about the Monday fixture against Wigan and the HJ was pretty rowdy!

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:29 am  

I think it's a little underhand by all the clubs and Sky. Sky/Clubs could easily have announced the switch to Thurs/Fri games quite some time ago. Again people will have bought season tickets assuming the pattern of live games would be the same as last year.

It's the price we pay for having the Sky money. The year after I expect a lot of Wednesday games as they've lost the Champions league coverage so they'll have to fill the slots with something!

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:34 am  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

So really it's a case of bad luck as opposed to SKY or the RFL doing anything particularly wrong?

No I have more weekends off than I do Fridays, I have one Thursday off in 16 weeks

1 in 16 Thursdays
4 in 16 Fridays
8 in 16 Saturdays
12 in 16 Sundays

Can you see now why I'm angry or you going to continue to be obtuse?

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:41 am  

shinymcshine wrote:

I just wonder how much of Sky's decision to go for SL Thu night games is to spite Premier Sport and their showing of Championship games on a Thu ?

Its more to do with the fact they have the Premier League Saturday 5:30 slot which used to be on ESPN.......not sure why they are changing games in June & July though

Re: 2014 fixtures : Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:46 am  

Mystic Yed wrote:

No I have more weekends off than I do Fridays, I have one Thursday off in 16 weeks

1 in 16 Thursdays
4 in 16 Fridays
8 in 16 Saturdays
12 in 16 Sundays

Can you see now why I'm angry or you going to continue to be obtuse?

I am not being obtuse. I am simply wondering what the basis of your argument/complaint is.

I have counted 11 fixtures for Warrington that fall on a weekend. The fact that you can only attend 3 games because of your shift pattern is nobody's fault. It is plain and simple bad luck.

If it just so happened that SKY went for Saturdays and Mondays and you could only attend a few games, you would complain and ask for Thursdays and Fridays.

My point is you can't please everyone. As much as you would like the RFL and SKY to plan the fixtures around you, that isn't going to happen.

If you're that bothered then move closer to Warrington or get a new job. Or stop whinging.