Yes, that must be infuriating, but I'm puzzled as to the timing of it in this thread - indeed, my own previous post was fulsome in its praise of London's travelling supporters.

Have to take issue with the comment "We will see the true Featherstone fans that night" though. There will be a lot who go to nearly every game home and away who simply can't make it, due to work or family commitments - there won't be many kids there either I'd have thought. I simply made an observation that the crowd will be down because of the kick off timing, it wasn't blaming anyone, especially as our club wanted to play Saturday rather than Sunday.

Bostwick poorly timed and worded post chap, nobody was having a dig, in fact much the opposite those few that do travel to away games were being given plaudits and praised.
Fact is some folk can't travel too far to away games. I would imagine actually sat eve is best time for those travelling South.
Hope fev bring a couple of coaches let's test out the trestle table

I am pleased the game is being played late on a Saturday, suits me down to the ground. In addition it makes a change for us to be making things awkward for away fans. Normally we are the ones who get messed about.
Look at Blackpool Bash, who are first up on the first day. Who has to have to travel the furthest. Us!!
Bradford, moved the Easter game to Maundy Thursday. Not helpful. It happens all the time.
Sure there are some of the home fans who when we at away games applaud our efforts, but plenty more are in the " Did you all come in the same car " camp. And
London sucking the lifeblood out of Rugby League by taking all the money is the other one.
Well done The Broncos, arrange the game for when it suits you, do not worry about the other clubs, they do not worry about us.

Have to say in my days of doing away games I was treated brilliantly by home fans. I can think of one snide comment at Bradford about southern RL and that's it in well north of 50 trips. (Plus one sarky comment a out the lack of travelling Broncos fans ahead of an England game at Wigan. The bloke's mate then asked why he hadn't travelled to the first test at Bolton. "Too far" came the reply and the whole pub burst out laughing at him.) Micky taking chanting about taxis, skateboards etc was common, so what, but face to face fans were good. I can think of a fair few trips I struggled to get a round in pre or post match as locals kept depositing beer on our table as a thank you for travelling. I got fed and given hot drinks by the Hull KR fan sitting next to me once on a freezing day, given a lift to the ground from a far flung brew pub at Hull FC, and treated like royalty at Wakefield numerous times. In particular the time we kicked off 19.00 on a Sunday there, it turned into a royal walkabout type experience we shook so many hands as we walked across the terrace.

Idiotic comments. I would think that there will plenty of home fans who will struggle to get across London to get last trains home that night, particularly as the last train from Castle Bar Park seems to be 21:49. I am afraid the idea of bus, tube and then trying to get a rail replacement bus from Newbury Park at not far off midnight will defeat me. Then I am probably not a true fan either.

I didn't realise that driving back to the game was prohibited

I'd suggest any London team needs to consider public transport access. Whilst I have a car now I never owned one in my decade in London, the majority of my friends didn't run a car either. Any London entity reliant on people driving has instantly stopped a fair chunk of the London population from attending.

Apparently Micky thinks no one wants a beer at a game of rugby. I presume he doesn't condone drinking and driving.

In any event as usual he spectacularly missed the point. Presumably he hasn't got used to the brave new world without his pals Gutters and CN.

It's one game! And it's necessity due to other events. It's not reliant it's a suggestion that now and again maybe lookin at other options.
If you want to support the team you will find a way of getting there and getting home.

Of course I don't condone drinking and driving, and I go to watch rugby never seen it as a drinking event.

It's one game guys, it's not as if they have gone to that kick off every week. Sure you could do one game without a pint!

And not missed the point at all. Having supported the team from Wiltshire for 10 years driving has always been my option, be it Fri night sat aft, sat eve or Sunday wherever they played.

Taff - Why get a train? Central line is an hour from Ealing Broadway to Newbury Park.

Kit.. Those travelling home living outside Metropolitan Essex would on getting to Newbury
Park be required to then catch a rail replacement bus which would probably add another 45 mins mins to an hour on if travelling out to The likes of Shenfield and Ingatestone. Then of course the journey time home from the station your dropped off at.

Why 8pm.............Me, thinks something else is going on at Vallis Way on 19th March, Those Union boys, hey, they love a jolly up after a six nations back slapping party and a bit of happy clapping, So, What else is going on during the day at Ground ?????

Do agree about KO to suit the club thou, how many times have we been at the butt of it etc, Would just have liked a earlier KO for extra crowd reasons really, kinda puts off the families really and later on a Saturday night, people do have other stuff to do really, shame really, not being negative on this, just real

Perhaps there`s a wedding on.

Ealing are playing earlier.

Haven't been to the ground. How would I get to Waterloo after the game?? Thanks

District Line to Westminster change to Jubilee Line for Waterloo, or Central Line to Bond Street change to Jubilee Line there. (I'll check at work tonight for any engineering works).

Sadly can't make it "up north"

Sadly can't make it "up north"

No District Line Sunday

The game is on Saturday who cares a about district line on Sunday

Season ticket holders have until Tuesday to get their tickets, which guarantee their seats.

Apparently fev were happy with a late sat kick off, hope they bring a coach load or two down to bolster the crowd. Be sad though if they bring a fair few numbers 200 odd miles and we lose fans because they cannot get from outer edges of our capture area.
Come on chaps and chappesses improvise get to the game and support the club it's not as if it's going to be a regular kick off time

Quite right Micky. Got our tickets yesterday... no way I'm going to miss this, an 8pm or 3pm KO doesn't bother me.