It is odd that this has come out whilst the survey is still out there. Either way I don't see crowds changing much whether it's Friday/Sunday.

This is great news , I think we could have lost a generation of young supporters if we had carried on with Friday nights , I for one will now start taking my daughter and wife to games as we didnt get in from night games untill 10.30 ! and that was just too late . WELL DONE Mr P.

Since we changed to Friday nights reckon I have missed no more than about 5 or 6 home league fixtures.

The only home match I've missed this season was Quins (played on a Sunday afternoon).

Next season I can see me attending 5 or 6 home matches.

This decision is very bad news for me.

The only consolation is that I'll save the money I would have spent on a pass and can pick and choose which matches I go to.

Good POst the RL should have 'had a pair' in the first place and said as with Football that there is a game day and that day is Sunday only exceptions will be for televised games. Then everyone would have known where they were, and the issue of FRidays would never have come about, Sundays have been happening at our club since 1968 and been RL policy since 1974. I feel for those who like FRdidays but they should have never ever been given the option, not by the club, who used the flexibilty they though to the common good, but by the RL, now whatever we do, we please some and alienate others. It should have always stayed as a Sunday!

I was always happy with Sundays when we played in the Winter but not Summer when there are so many other calls on your time.

I just text my mate at Telegenic and asked him if he had heard anything about Fridays matches being exclusive to Sky. No he reckons that Sky are returning to Sundays nights that could be why the club asked about Sundays at 6 pm

Thats going to hit sales of KC moonshine isn't it?

Exactly Wilf !

What were all these fans "who can't make Sundays" doing for the last 5 decades?

It should never have come away from Sundays but as long as AP makes the correct decisions with the coach and the squad, the KC will be close to full on whatever day/night we play.

Give me a successful and entertaining Hull FC and I'll go to every match on a Monday morning if AP sees fit !!

The record attendance for a non derby match is still a Sunday one v Bradfrod around 19 K if memory serves me well

interesting reading everyones comments on this one ,tbh i dont think it makes real difference to our attendance if your a fan you will watch your team anytime ,there will always be 1500 or so peaple that will have work commitments either way weather it be friday or sunday ,many peaple work in retail now and have to work sundays so i dont think it will put attendances up ,i prefare sundays tbh i like a drink before the game and its more of afternoon out plus i like watching the other games on friday and sat live ,what will put the attendance up is a bit of hope for the new season and we will only get that with a new coach ,ive lost count of the peaple who have said that to me ,i hate to see anyone sacked but somtimes you have to say a coach has taken us as far as he can

the great 13 game winning run, and playoff run in 2006 helped grow the crowds. Casual fans got lured in by the good form and good atmosphere (The Playoff tie with Bradford in 2006 is the best atmosphere we've had at the KC IMO) and decided to get a pass for 2007.

these extra fans then became regulars and stayed with the club despite some poor seasons. With the drop off only coming this year. Our form and sucess had more to do with the crowd growth than it did the game day.

also the other big factor in the clubs move to Friday's was that corporates preferred it, and it was difficult to re-schedule corporate tickets when games got moved for TV at last minute. However the corporate market has dipped massively in the recession, so they aren't a big factor anymore.

Personally I'm happy with either Friday or Sunday. If it doesn't work on Sunday's next season we could always have another vote.

Nothing to do with him , J Cooper didn't like Friday night game it was harder to get the pitch ready for football game that are played on a Saturday When rugby is played on a Sunday he has more time to get the pitch ready
John made that statement at a meeting

wigan and leeds don't appear to have lost a generation of supporters when they moved to friday nights so not sure why we would have.

Hopefully with a new coach and a sucessfull team we will be on Sky a few times.

We may see a good third of our home matches on a Friday night.

I do wonder if the people who will not now be buying a season ticket ever bought one before the move to Fridays.

I cant believe the people are against a Sunday. Ive been going since early 80s and a Sunday was fantastic. We have only been playing Fridays for 3 yrs. Does this mean you have only been a fan for 3 yrs and didnt go to any Sunday games before? Loyal fans will also remember Wednesday nights as well. That was only a 4 day turn over. Also wrapped up through the winter nights/days. I am all for it, bring back the old days. I didnt like Fridays but made the effort to get there somehow.

We seem to have a lot of fans who've only been able to go for three seasons.

What the hell did they all do before that?

Well wonder if Rule will back track on all his pro friday night statements now.

Not too fussed either way myself, pro's and con's for both for me.

At least it will keep the players out of pubs on fri and sat nights

Guess Prinny ave will be busy on a sunday now with lots of 'riff raff' good job that prick with the restraunt has left

This isnt going to please many passholders that can only make sunday games. usually the bigger games seem to get switched to fridays. It used to annoy people when our home games were sunday and having so many switched usually at short notice too..

See Agar out thread!

Exactly, it gets me so frustrated when 4 or 5 games are played on a Friday night whilst there is a game on sky. The RFL had to back peddle from their initial demands pretty swiflty before signing the last tv deal as sky could prove that there had been no increase in viewing figures. If games were played on a Friday at Wigan, Hull, Leeds and saints whilst Warrington were on sky, the RL are potentialy missing out on roughly 40.000 fans who could potential watch the wire game if not for the fact that they were attending their own clubs game. It's not rocket science, but somehow still seems to baffle those at red hall.

Increased viewing figures could result in a better tv deal with more exposure and then maybe the next time the RFL want to expand the game in the UK it might have a fighting chance of survival.

Bad news , I really like the Friday night game. Purely selfish but I wouldn't have gone to some games this year had they been on a Sunday despite having my pass. Just more presure on the weekend time. Simple fact is though IF we change the coach , play entertaining rugby and have some ambition on the pitch then , lets face it we'll all make the time whenever they play. What worries me is that this decision has been taken so quickly , before the result is in in fact , it makes me think that maybe it's importance is being over estimated because of the flack the club got a year ago? It will probably end up neutral pleasing as many as it upsets but I hope AP knows it won't make up for making the serious changes that are required. Will we get the unreserved East Stand back , beer prices down in a concession amongst others from the SMC , being able to drink and have a carvery in our seats as well? I'll just await the news on who is coaching us next year before deciding on anything but if it's Agar and his team on a Sunday, I'm out!

tbh im not really botherd as it dosent effect me either way but i do believe that all games should be sunday afternoon apart from friday and saturday live televised games. will this boost crowds on its own NO but potentailly with other things changing then hopefully we will see crowds that we should be getting

When the switch to Friday nights was made it enabled us to buy season passes for the first time in thirteen years

(the time I'd been in my current job). I have to work alternate weekends so with this and short notice switches to Fridays for Sky it's highly likely we will not be able to justify buying passes for the games we'll be able to get to.



A knock on effect of this is that for the games we do go to we will not be able to sit in the seats we have done with the people we now call our friends since the very first game at the KC. A genuinely sad time for us that will have a serious impact on what match days mean to us. In short, I'm totally gutted!!!

What about buying a junior pass(es) next season to reserve your seat? Bit of an outlay I know but it may give you a comprimise and access to you regular seat(s) when able to attend.

As an away fan, the KC is my favourite ground. Fridays can be a problem / ball ache (having to finish work earlier) to get there / it just being impossible, but Sundays are kosher me as an away and probably many others from Yorkshire too who work monday to friday finishing work 5-7pm.

I think your atmosphere will improve with results / performances / style of rugby. Not so much the day / time of a match.

P/s Just watch Hull Cas be switched to sky & a friday night game next season!