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Right I am absolutely steaming about this. I have taken a whole weekend off work and am coming down from Glasgow with my partner specifically for this game. We are both at work on Thursday and had taken Friday off to be able to go. We were staying at Headingley Lodge as well on Friday night too.

I see there is no mention of getting refunds or anything either - they are just assuming you can attend.

In football I think they have to give at least 3 weeks notice for fixture changes for this exact reason. Does anyone know of any such agreement in RL? Also, who am I best complaining to within the club (anyone have Gawy's PA's name or something?) because I am furious. I won't even be in Leeds until Friday 23rd to speak to someone in person until after it has been and gone or to get a refund if I have to physically return the tickets. Any advice or contact details given will be appreciated.

The club may be able to offer a refund but unfortunately it's not their fault

Names and numbers for Sky then! What is the 'minimum notice' agreement as well as there definitely is one in football. Please tell me RL has had enough backbone to have an agreement with them..? Are there any Sky 'customer service' offices around Leeds? Saw when was last down a fancy new block down Clarence Dock.

No need for this game to be on Sky.

Nope and to be honest, there could have been a chance for a 20k crowd for this game.

Stupid decision.

Very happy. Aftern nodding off Friday didn't want to go anyway. Now on sky might well stay at home and at least have my setee to fall back on to nod off with the bores fest we get each game at Headingley.

That's shocking mate, and it is quite disgusting how this can happen - moving it for tv on a thursday when both sides have already qualified makes zero sense, why not pick a game that actually means something regards the MPG? unfortunately i can't point you in the right direction but i hope you manage to get the refund you deserve.

When you sell your soul

You dance with the devil

Correct. RL treat with contempt as usual by the Football obsessed SKY machine.

Well, that has spoiled a big promotion party for a lot of Leythers.

Would have been a big noisy following and a real party atmosphere.

Gutted by this news

It would've been one thing for them to move to Saturday 3pm as we know the Middle 8's Sky game is shown at that time, but moving it to Thursday in the Top 8 slot is wrong.

Looking at the fixtures, Hull vs Warrington is the Friday night, obvious choice. Wigan vs Catalans and Saints vs Wakey also on Friday night. Why not show Wigan? That could actually be for the LLS depending on results this week. I'd hazard a guess that it's because Wigan have made that game their "The Big One" for this season and probably cried foul at moving it.

The other three games in the Middle 8's are still listed for Sunday yet with no Saturday Sky game, surely the HKR vs Hudds one would be shown due to the winner staying up.

Also gives us a 4 day turnaround which isn't exactly going to help in a game wih nothing riding on it anyway.

If anyone gets a refund it would surprise me. The club could well say the fixture date is 'subject to change' (hope that's not the case)

If a TV company can change when a sport has its season then the shock of a fixture change is small importance to them

Plus, we now have a four day turnaround. Even more incentive to rest tired and old legs. Games mean nowt anyway, so hopefully we treat them with the contempt Sky are showing in picking this game for Thursday night.

Im guessing that is because the middle 8s are getting better viewing figures, however the people at sky seem too stupid to realise this is because they have some actual meaning, compared to a top 4 which was decided by the second week

So instead of putting on our game vs Hudds which could decide who goes in the MPG they are showing salford batter a championship side and showing a meaningless game the week after

In a way I wouldn't mind us losing vs Hudds now otherwise Sky and Eddie will build the Leigh game up as "The battle of the W6-L0 records" and who'll stay unbeaten throughout, as if it's important or anyone really cares.

This also means we have a Sunday-Thursday turnaround (which I thought were banned anyway), so expect a few injuries coming into the off season

Not banned have a look back at round 2/3
Sunday February 21st Salford v Widnes Thursday February 25th Wigan v Salford a 4 day turnaround.
Rugby league cares but only sometimes.

Regarding Sky TV scheduling if Salford finish 4th and earn the right to stage the million pound game it will be moved to a neutral ground.

Does anyone have numbers for where to call at Sky? Going to call them and the Rhinos tomorrow and argue the toss with them both. Someone is going to give me a refund.

How long is the 'minimum notice' for changing games? I have noticed on here and Facebook that no-one seems to know if such a thing exists. I am going to ask both for details of such a thing and to be sent details of the T&Cs for it.

Surely RL has one? Otherwise they could theoretically change the date even a day or two before...

Rhinos, pointless! There the puppy dogs here

Sky? Good luck with that, they are showing there customers what they want, a prelude to next season

I have no issue continually getting on at Sky. I work with obstructive young people in my job on a daily basis and so don't give in easy!

Really hope you get a refund Jamie. Give them some stick mate!

Alot of leigh fans have booked hotels and train tickets for a Friday night game because we was expecting a party atmosphere and looking forward to a good drink,alot of leigh fans are saying they can't make it now on a Thursday at short notice which is a shame because it would have been a great following

Well that has finally decided me about renewing my season ticket.
I have a hotel booked in Leeds for Friday night, as I am nearly 70and do not enjoy the return drive back to Cumbria in the dark. I cannot now cancel this. Wasted money.
I had thought, mistakenly, that Sky were only televising the Qualifiers on Saturdays.
Such a shame that after 55 years supporting the team, I miss the final game of the season, the last day of the historic South Stand and have a hotel room unoccupied. I also did not realise at the time that the Batley game was the last live game I will ever watch. (Appropriate in some ways, as the first game I ever watched at Headingley was Leeds v Batley, when a certain Lewis Jones was playing).
You sell your soul in a Faustian pact and the result is a loss of support in the future