I go on a Friday but prefer Sunday's. Maybe I am not the only one of 9500

But don't you think we could get higher attendances with more away support we could get on a Sunday.

You can't prove it one way or the other. All you can say is that we've had 2 diabolical years on the pitch and have a record number of passholders. What do you think the motivation was for us, Leeds, Saints and Wigan to move to Friday nights? Would all of us be deliberately opting for sub-optimal attendances?

Me too. I go anyway so no biggie, but prefer Sundays

Corporate sales.

Another thing to bear in mind is that Friday night games will have a significantly smaller impact on away attendances at Leeds, Saints, and Wigan due to the proximity of other clubs. For them the upside of increased corporate sales came without a significant downside. Not sure the same is true for Hull but I assume that someone has checked the figures and we are better off on balance.

For me it was a killer. I can't make Friday games, period. When we had a mix I could make a decent proportion of home games - enough so that in 2007/2008 I actually bought a pass. In 2008/2009, when we moved to all Fridays, I was one of the handful who returned their passes.

I'd like us to go back to a mix of Friday and Sunday games but I know it isn't going to happen.

Friday - Good start to the weekend, free's up my weekend, I can make pretty much every game.

Sunday - I'm at work, Breaks up the weekend.

There's no contest for me.

I'm not saying that wasn't a motivating factor, but you can't say that the move to Fridays has materially affected our gates adversely either. I don't get the point on Saints/Wigan. Saints have close proximity to Wigan and Warrington and are an hour-ish from the West Yorkshire clubs, getting on for 2 hours from the 2 Hull clubs. Not that different from Hull with close proximity to Rovers an hour-ish to the West Yorkshire clubs and 2 hours to the Wigan/Saints/Warrington.

History suggests not (with a couple of exceptions).

Some examples of Sunday attendances:

2005 (average 10639)
Wakefield 10805
Widnes 9078
Salford 8929

2006 (average 10863)
Wakefield 11860 (first home game of the season)
Wigan 12722
Hudds 10642
Salford 10172

2007 (average 14606 with 2 derbies)
Leeds 14256
Hudds 12094
Salford 13338

We've generally played the "big" non derby games on a Friday anyway.

Im not happy with Fri nights as i work shifts and have to book holidays for them and i still buy a pass as im a fan,would much prefer Sundays as then i can keep my Hols.

Couldnt give a toss about the other clubs.

not this again...

our crowds have grown to record levels while playing on a friday night, so its clearly not been an issue for the majority

I feel sorry for those who miss out, but the club has to do what is best for the majority

Not saying it is but personally prefer Sundays....

If we went back to Sundays we'd sell out every week, we did last time and it's not like our attendences are on the up.

I really enjoy the Friday games,as it means the rest of the weekend is clear.No Way would I vote for a return to Sundays.

spot on,when we played on a sunday i hated turning overtime down at work especialy with it been double time

i dont mind the odd game on a sunday like leeds in a few weeks,im looking forward to that 1.

Fridays for me too... That idiot fewey i have noticed has been trying to gather momentum from someone who writes in to start a petition to return to sundays

IDIOT

Sky have a gap on Friday night.

Sky money more then compensates the few 100 that come off attendances.

That's the reason its a friday, its very simple.

What?

If you look at the statistic from seasons passed Augusts games are a good indicator, when we played on Sundays they were abysmal dropping below 10,000 on a regular basis whilst although effected they hold up well on Fridays. I was dead against it but have now got used to it and like the weekend free! It won't happen people have voted with their passes! All the best supported clubs play on Fridays!

Hence the last sentence in my post.



My preference for Sundays is purely down to personal circumstances, and judging by the many threads we've had on the subject the same is true for just about everyone - regardless of which day is preferred. I wouldn't advocate a move to all Sunday games as there are people who struggle with that day also. The mix of Fridays and Sundays seems the 'fairest' option but I appreciate that this caused issues with the corporate market.

My big problem with this all along was the ham-fisted way it was introduced and the baloney reason given. If there had been advanced warning and an honest explanation I reckon a lot of the heat and light could have been avoided.

We get the Sky money regardless of which day we play our games.

friday night games are good for the corporate side of things...if there full we will continue to play on fridays...simple as that im afraid....

Well said !
You can't please everyone all of the time but the higher attendance on Fridays speak for themselves.

Exactly the same for me. Much prefer having the whole weekend free. Its a pain when organising a night out with work etc as they tend to be Friday nights but I prefer night games anyway.