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What a bummer!
Feel sorry for the club as they were organising a family funnday

Yes, last time family fun date was cancelled - Rowley resigned.

DB as done this to accommodate is friend from Salford if it was Wigan asking would we do the same thing I was planning on taking the family but to keep them awake till 11 on a friday when I would get home is just ridiculous. Plan a family day then take it away from you it's like the ending of bullseye look at what you could of had.

Why are we so concerned with helping the good doctor out? There was finally a chance to have a big crowd on a Sunday family fun day which Derek is always banging on about. Not only that, but probably playing a weakened Salford side just 6 days before the Semi.With a win possibly guaranteeing a top 8 spot.

If we've got ourselves in a position to guarantee a top 8 spot by the I wouldn't give a monkeys when we played em coz we'd be on fire - and they will play a weakened team no matter which day we play

I thought it was sky who was dictating our fixture. Makes a farce of all the hype the club put out about a family fun day. Yes it can be done on a Friday but like it has been mentioned above some might not like their kids being out til late.
Another club is more import than our fans.

Well hopefully DB classes that as being one owed and we get Evalds out of it.

Correct.

Oh well, another game I can't use my season ticket for due to work

Gee thanx for that Derek.

Where was that decided, at a restaurant with a glass of red wine !

Worked a 12 hour shift for a collegue so I could get the 23rd July off.

Not worth a carrot now.

Not to mention playing on the Sunday we could see exactly what was required to get 8, 9 or 10th place. I bet Catalans are loving this now.

Remember the Hock fiasco.

Oh yea all friends now.

Think you have guessed "annoyed"

Doesn't seem to matter us little people who work are socks off to spend are hard earned cash on supporting Leigh.
But it's ok for DB as he's loaded and quite public about it too and can afford to put pleasure before work.

Gutted. Never missed a game. Last home game and won't be able to go

I'm sure you have a good reason, but this was the ONLY Sunday game planned. Not having a go at you personally and I appreciate individual circumstances, but how all these people can now come out and not be able to make a Friday game when most have been that or Thursday need to give their head a wobble.

Also, presumably people who couldn't attend on the Sunday can now make the Friday.

the problem is people would have agreed to work ECT thinking it was a Sunday game,me personally think why help Salford because we play Warrington week before so it would have given us 2 extra days rest for the Salford game and also would Salford play the same team if the game was on a Sunday to the one they'll play now it's on a Friday???? and let's not forget we then have a week off after this game to prepare for the 8s so it's not as tho it's a short turn round before the 8s

Actually Col the Sunday was also my day off and booked off and can't be changed to the Friday, Every other Thursday is my day off.Every other weekend I'm off.We made family arrangements for that Sunday for Rugby. I won't be there the family will be.

I appreciate people have too sometimes change days off and so to accommodate Rugby these days due to Sky but this is a pathetic reason from DB and not even justified.

Actually I booked my holidays around the fixtures. Going to see my family in Malta arrive back at 7-30 pm so no chance of making it

Feel sorry for the likes of yourself, and do see your point, DB seems pretty genuine to me without really knowing him. I'd like to think he'd do the same had it been Wigan requesting

To be fair I suppose I'm a little selfish as unless the game is switched to between 9 and 5 modaynto Friday I won't have much of a problem attending - one of the lucky ones I suppose

Let's hope we all learn a little for next season- the announcement of Saturday night games has been a farce in all honesty

I like Derek and think what he is doing is great, a real heart on sleeve type of guy, this season is a learning curve but next season we need to ensure we are a little bit more professional and pick a day/night to play RL on and unless on TV we stick to it it as essentially the sport is about spectators and I think at times clubs are increasingly forgetting that in a desire to listen to coaches who will always want more recovery time.
I really do think the Salford fixture switch was done with best intentions of pleasing but I think in future we need to think more about the reasoning especially if we want to build a fan base - pick a day to play our games and stick to it as people will get in a habit of going.

Probably best for the club as i can see us being on TV midweek in the middle 8's.

Top 8 is a no goer, but finishing 9 or 10 is absolutely massive.

Massive games this week, a must for Leigh. Wire v Cats massive for Wire,Hudds v Pies who can call that? Widnes game is massive. Top 8 is still very much alive.

To be fair Atomic:

Top 8 is not looking likely - Heres why!

Up until the end of the regular season the bottom 6 clubs play each other 10 times.

Widnes v Leigh
Huddersfield v Wigan
Warrington v Catalans
Catalans v Leigh
Wigan v Widnes
Huddersfield v Widnes
Warrington v Leigh
Catalans v Wigan
Wigan v Warrington
Huddersfield v Leigh

There are 10 points on offer - we are already 6 points behind Wigan and Huddersfield -top 8

If they win 2 of the remaining 5 games they have as good as pushed us into the bottom 4

We have to win all 5

Realistically we should be looking at 9th or 10th to get the extra home game.

Its achievable (we are only 2 points off 10th (Warrington) and we have to play them yet)

Its not impossible, but either Huddersfield or Wigan would have to seriously implode

I dont see you mentioning Saints v Salford? Saints must play a part also!

Granted we must win all.

Saints are not bottom 6

I was only going off those - they are another point above Huddersfield and Wigan

Thats 7 in front of us

Yes, but we have 5 to play = 10 points. Saints are on 17

Saints fixtures.

Salford
Leeds Rhinos
Hull FC
Catalans Dragons
Wakefield Trinity