: Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:05 pm  

Chris Brown wrote:

With respect they fill the stadium and when you are filling your stadium frankly you have no need to worry about any other sport

Quins Rl are getting pitiful crowds and therefore HAVE to worry about other attractions

Its the least relevant comparison of all

Your point was that there was no evidence Saturday pm could work. All I pointed out was that is does for Quins RU.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:11 am  

Spot the bitter fan who can't make Saturday matches because of his bizzare preference for soccer.

ahemChrisBrownahem

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:13 am  

jbuzza wrote:

Your point was that there was no evidence Saturday pm could work. All I pointed out was that is does for Quins RU.

Very good point.

Interesting thread this, I think by the end of the season we will be able to evaluate how well everything as worked. The season is still young, fingers crossed that things go well on and off the pitch.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:20 am  

Fans who pay to watch soccer will generally stick with their teams. We should be targetting the lapsed fans. The ones who have been priced out of the game. The ones who watch it on telly. When do sky show most of is big games? Sunday 4pm. We should avoid this time. When I was a kid I played for my local team on sat mornings then went and watched Celtic at three. How and why the amatuer RL players can't manage that is beyond me. Probably one too many headshots.

Re hangovers on a Monday, of course. Why waste your own time being hungover when work can pay for your recovery. Thursdays and Fridays are generally write offs too.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:42 am  

Dave Lister wrote:

Spot the bitter fan who can't make Saturday matches because of his bizzare preference for soccer.

ahemChrisBrownahem

I am not bitter. My love affair with Oxford United spans 38 of my 43 years and has seen me watch them on over 70 different grounds

Sadly for me (and of course I am disappointed about it) I have been forced to make a choice between the two and I am sure its understandable why I have made the choice I have

Alll I have ever said from a personal perspective is that its a shame I had to make that choice when I could be doing both

jbuzza wrote:

Your point was that there was no evidence Saturday pm could work. All I pointed out was that is does for Quins RU.

No, the point I was making was related to Quins RL, the fact that it works for Quins RU is entirely irrelevant. The could play on any day of the week and probably fill the stadium, sadly Quins RL get crap crowds. That is the fact in all this

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:03 am  

jbuzza wrote:

Errr no, their season goes from September to May !!

I know, I was using sarcasm to make a point.

Michael.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:15 am  

Darthchris wrote:

Re hangovers on a Monday, of course. Why waste your own time being hungover when work can pay for your recovery.

My philosophy exactly! It a bit like footballers in bygone days running a few laps of the pitch at morning training - just work off your hangover, you don't have to sleep it off! If I fancy a few beers I don't care what day tomorrow is - just set the alarm clock and get on with it. A big mug of strong black coffee with my breakfast before leaving home, a pint or two of water after I arrive at work and I'm ready to go.

Feeling hungover really is the lamest excuse of the lot for complaining about Sunday fixtures. If it's that much of an issue just drink less.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:17 am  

Sorry, pressed the wrong button.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:22 am  

No, the point I was making was related to Quins RL, the fact that it works for Quins RU is entirely irrelevant. The could play on any day of the week and probably fill the stadium, sadly Quins RL get crap crowds. That is the fact in all this

They haven't always had big crowds but consistently stuck to Saturdays as traditionally Sat afternoon is when sport is played/watched, including Rugby and Football.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:20 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

They haven't always had big crowds but consistently stuck to Saturdays as traditionally Sat afternoon is when sport is played/watched, including Rugby and Football.

Fairly certain that you'll find that pro RL was for 100 years a Sunday 3pm sport until Sky's money came along.

Quins RU put together a brilliant strategy based around having circa 700 rugby union teams within a fairly small radius of their ground playing Saturday mornings, as well as 100+ years of heritage of playing out of the same ground, in the same colours, under the same name. Go figure.

Also, imo, soccer fans have far more in common with RL fans than with RU fans. So whatever you say, Quins RU are not fishing in the soccer pond. We should fish in every pond avaialable to us and I would welcome soccer fans with open arms, particularly those looking for a summer sport outlet (and those that are family oriented)