Spot on. Deal was great and fitted what we needed then. Think it has been renegotiated an couple of years ago to reflect the increased crowds, but we've outgrown it and for us to compete with the likes of Wigan it needs a full review to reflect our needs now.

Not sure how willing the old Duffen-led SMC was to do this, but Pearson seems confident he can, ahem, negotiate with Allam.

Yes, that's my bad. I guess that's what happens when you're doing maths while watching Saints vs Hudds and listening to FC on the radio.

You were doing alright til 'Sunday Rugby' was mentioned. Crowds have increased since going to Fridays so they aren't going to be ditched. I guess a concise survey of fans will show which night is favoured, for my mind Fridays are fine though I could see the benefits of having the bigger Lancashire clubs playing Sunday afternoons ( if Sky dont get involved of course )

Agree we should try and get the Lancashire clubs on a Sunday, that would give their support every opportunity to travel here. We know all to well what the M62 can be like on a Friday night, it's a great excuse not to travel.

My view is that travelling support to the KC, derby apart, is rubbish, regardless of game day. The club should do whatever gets the most home support in.

Dont imagine it would make much difference with Salford, Quins or Cats but can see the benefits for Wigan Wolves and Saints. Have to say though there is no need, if a split is decided on, for Yorkshire teams to be switched as if they wanted to support there teams they'd come anyway, Fridays aren't really an issue from Leeds or closer and they could still use the old 'Hulls not a nice place' excuse if needed!!

exactly, too many fans of other clubs wil always use an excuse not to come to hull regardless


should introduce different price bands for home fans for paying on gate or pre purchase match ticket

for example
band a- hull kr, leeds, wigan, saints, warrington £21
band b- cas, bradford, wakey, hudds £19
band c- salford, harlequins, catalan, widnes £17

Haven't city just scrapped their banding?

Rovers would be band A+

the problem with this though could be lets say we draw Wigan Wolves and Saints at home early season when its snowing or raining. The away support would still be small. I cant imagine changing to a sunday will bring anywhere near enough more supporters to justify the switch.

Fridays suit me as i can be a pass holder. I dont care which they choose so long as its the best for the club really.

not sure, haven't been to watch hull city since they were in the old division 3

liverpool use to operate a band system

I really love my Friday nights but the only real issue for me is I cant take my kids and they love to come but Friday nights are too late for them.So a blend is ideal for me.Looking forward to the new pricing too.with a couple of good signings and a new coach most of our prayers will of been answered.

Would just like to add, make East Stand unreserved again.

i think they will make the last 3rd towards the south stand unreserved

only the south-east part

Make them North stand only and charge the fookers £50 a pop, no concessions

Its not the price of the pass that is upsetting me it is the value for money I am getting out of it.For the past 4 years I have coughed up whatever the club wanted me to.In return I have watched totally boring Rugby with virtually nil entertainment value, and absoluteley nil chance of success due to the total inadequacy of the coach whos failings are apparent for all to see,apart from the old board obviously.I have been a passholder since 1993 and this is the first year I will not renew .Been through bad times before.Its part of being an FC fan. BUT grade A licence good players excellent facillities and zero tactics wear you down a bit.

I think it's a good idea in principal but I interpreted the banding in terms of soccer down to demand for tickets against seats available being higher than for perceived 'lesser' teams or not so attractive games. Given the KCs capacity I'm not 100% sure it would work or how it would be receivd by away fans or indeed the RFL?
I think they could/should make the tickets cheaper for away fans but it would need to be considerably cheaper to attract casual fans to travel on a Friday that ordinarily wouldn't come.
Also I think they could have family tickets for home & away supporters especially if they decide to have some Sunday games.
I brought my son down a couple of seasons ago and took parents. Nearly £90 for 4 people, that's a decent wedge of money and many families could not afford to spend that at the weekend even if they wanted to. So for casual supporters who want to pick and choose or just can't afford season tickets it is not an attractive outlay even more so given the rubbish we've been served up the last 4 years.

We don't need £50 season passes, a small reduction in pass prices and a couple of quid off match day prices would be a big gesture from the club and the cost would be affordable assuming we can sell more passes/tickets

Going back a few years before the novelty of the new stadium wore off Sundays certainly seemed to attract more fans, thinking Bulls and 20,000 one year, but agree that now there probably wont be as big a difference and as someone else has said AP should do whatever is best for the club as he see's fit. Personally its Fridays for me if you're reading this Adam!!!

He needs to re-engage with the business community and bring back some of the sponsors and supporters of the club who were alienated by the previous owners (or one in particular)

True, a small reduction would be very welcomed and I think we will get one.

Unrealistic to see the sorts of deals that Hudds and Bulls fans are getting.

Indeed, it's madness to suggest we need a £50 season pass, what kind of players can we [iafford[/i on that basis, AP isn't some "heart and soul" fan who will watch his money go down the drain, he will want a return on investment, I expect to see £20 or so off a season pass and £2 off match daay entry (or similar), I also expect to see an improvement in James' attitude towards sponsors and a general improvement in the match day experience for both corporates and other spectators, IIRC the P&O deal ends soon so an announcement on the sponsorship side of things will give us an indication of how well we're going behind the scenes.

I wonder if AP is allowed to use duffen's "chairman's lounge"? His entourage seem to be sat in front of it at matches

Yes he uses it and allows the staff in also! He's a good guy