Hi there,
Just wanted to know which other clubs have had their away games in France moved to a Sunday KO?

I know of a fair few fans that are now flying to France on Friday and back to the UK on Sunday, just before kick off....and let's say, they aren't very happy.

Surely SKY and the RFL/Superleage must know that reservations are made the minute the fixtures come out, as Ryanjet and Easyair bump the prices up as soon as they figure something is going on.

That really is poor, but not a surprise.

I wonder if it has ANYTHING to do with that the other BORING code or the "beautiful

game"

I don't know but its possible.

However SKY call the shots in this game, at professional level, no matter who thinks otherwise.

It does beg the question why choose that match? Hardly a match you'd look at the table and think hmmm thats a crucial game. Catalans v Warrington v Barcelona (both chasing top 8 and it's in Spain) or Catalans v Hull KR will have been better picks for me to televise from France.

There isn't a Sky Saturday match that weekend so that explains the Sunday switch but I'd be fuming if put in that position.


I think it'll be the first time a Catalans league match hasn't been played on a Saturday Night (barring Easter).

Just in the same way that a fair few Leeds fans travel arrangements have been put out of joint by the Quins Vs Leeds game being shifted to a 6pm start .... Clearly they don't live in the real world where the last train back North from Kings Cross goes at 8pm / 8.30pm on a Saturday

Cry me a river.

To change my flights to the Mon with Ryanair is more costly than the initial return flights.

Plus the extra night accom not forgetting beer at 5 euros a pint.......and its 2 weeks before we go on holiday( which I had arranged when we didn't have any games and now we have the rearranged Bradford game in the middle weekend at home!!!)

I feel like a Wigan fan who's just looked at the league table

I do not want to sound too cynical BUT i think sky and the RFL probably put a lot of thought into it and the fact that it will only affect a small no of fans was part of the thinking.

Sky's thinking will probably be more along the lines of, "yeah, some some people won't like it, but how are you going to replace that big bag of money that we sent your way?"

He who pays the piper calls the tune

Hang on, the Cas Vs Cats game has been moved from a Sunday afternoon to the Saturday night Sky fixture .... Have the boards been jammed by complaints that since it is the French fans travelling to us, they're OK to be messed around for Sky ?

Does it work both ways or is it because they're French it doesn't matter ?

I haven't noticed any complaints from any Catalans fans? If it was an issue and their plans were scuppered then it would be equally as bad, yes. I wonder how many were making the trip from the South of France for a sunny Sunday afternoon in Castleford?

Freaking disgraceful.
Normally fixture changes don't bother me THAT much, but its a bit different travelling to another country for a break because lets be honest, nobody would go to france otherwise

Is that meant to be a serious comment?

Deadly serious.
Out of all the places you could go and pay £6 a pint, France would be the last.
I doubt anyone on here would go to Perpingnan if it wasnt for the game (well a couple probably have) so therefore it's a wasted holiday

I think it's tragic that this seems to be the biggest complaint that crops up over travelling to Perpignan.

Are people that culturally backward that their idea of a holiday is spending all weekend in the bar?

I dare say that of the 14 areas that have a Super League franchise, Perpignan is the only place I would go to without watching a game.

Preferably an ex-pats bar with Sky Sports and proper English grub...

It depends if their culture is a drinking one

Sadly - Yes!

Ive just been to Venice and whilst out their I saw how big Rugby Union was in Treviso and the surrounding areas. What a great location for a Super League team that would be!!!

But as its expensive beer some wouldnt want it!!

Hmm backward no, but of all the places I could spend hard earned money to go and visit in Europe, the only reason i'd go to perpignan or france for that matter is for the rugby. The £6 was simply a reference to what people have mentioned, personally I don't tend to drink as much on holiday as I do at home.
Just to clarify my point.

bet you didnt know Perpignan has an amazing art gallery did you?

Whilst I agree that Sky do mess with peoples plans, a B&B for £30 a night in London and a £25 train ticket doesn't really compute when compared with the hundreds of pounds spent arranging a trip to France. We swallowed the HKR match being bounced, as we have with nearly every other fixture, but I would live to see the attitude if one of the so called big 4 had this happen to them.

Apart from their opening fixture against Wigan has there ever been a regular season super league game shown by Sky at the Dragons?

Yup easter monday against wigan this year.

I think i'm right in saying that they have only started showing their home games again this season because of the new tv contract.