Re: Match Days : Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:31 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

A good few days for the club. A brilliant home kit (one of my favourites of recent years) and a pretty good promotional video for our membership campaign. Having read some of the benefits etc I think the club are making some great strides towards building the connection/communication between the club and the fans again. I do hope that some follow up videos can be released explaining the membership benefits and incentives however.

In terms of match days, i am rather lucky to be pretty flexible in terms of playing either Friday nights or weekend afternoons. I think its tough for the club, there never going to please everyone. The one positive of the weekend afternoon games is that it did feel more like a family orientated event.

I really do hope that sales can be up on previous years. I understand times are tough but the club needs us more than ever during what could be the end of a era for the vast majority of the squad.

Good post. But some will still moan . Sit on the keyboard waiting for us to fail whilst giving nothing to the club. We need people to back FC. Without our input we are in dire trouble.

Re: Match Days : Sun Oct 16, 2022 3:50 pm  

As others have said there is no perfect timeslot that suits everyone.

I prefer Sunday afternoons as it means more away fans, warmer weather for the Winter/Spring games and it means the night games under the lights feel special not routine

Re: Match Days : Sun Oct 16, 2022 3:52 pm  

B0NES wrote:

Looks like we've been given the last match again at the magic weekend .

Disappointed with that, how many times have we been on last now??

As it's work in the morning fans of other clubs head home and everyone drinks less on a Sunday making for a weaker atmosphere. But sounds like this is the final Magic Weekend so might now have this issue to moan about soon!

[Karen]

Re: Match Days : Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:53 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

I know some people say they are too busy, or working on a Saturday afternoon but football clubs manage to get decent crowds.

I think the big difference is that the majority of the football season is through the winter so less likely to impact on family days/weekends away whereas we play in prime family holiday time. It's okay for those where all the family comes, but when it's only part of the family that attends, you're torn between the rugby or going out/away with the family.

Re: Match Days : Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:44 pm  

Karen wrote:

I think the big difference is that the majority of the football season is through the winter so less likely to impact on family days/weekends away whereas we play in prime family holiday time. It's okay for those where all the family comes, but when it's only part of the family that attends, you're torn between the rugby or going out/away with the family.

Exactly this. My wife and daughter are not interested. My son is now only just getting into it. Fridays gave me the weekend with my family, Saturdays or Sundays and I've got a decision to make, and this year, rugby didn't win many times. No consultation was made across the pass holders IMO, and my pass was renewed prior to them announcing the change in days

Re: Match Days : Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:06 pm  

The clubs are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Unlesss there is a clear and demonstrable opinion in either direction then they must do what they think is the best option to take. I'm lucky in that I can accommodate either choice but understand that there will always be differing views.

Re: Match Days : Wed Oct 19, 2022 6:13 pm  

Saturday or Sunday 3pm for me, its a nightmare getting to the KC on a Friday night on the M62 from Leeds, which three of us have been doing for a number of years. Last year was great, no stress, clear roads and the return of away fans improving the atmosphere.

Re: Match Days : Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:44 pm  

DiggerHFC wrote:

Saturday or Sunday 3pm for me, its a nightmare getting to the KC on a Friday night on the M62 from Leeds, which three of us have been doing for a number of years. Last year was great, no stress, clear roads and the return of away fans improving the atmosphere.

Seems as though you are getting your wish.

No Friday night games except those chosen for sky.

Only negative for Saturday games for me is the extra traffic getting through town and parking?

Had started parking in St Stephens and walking through but that is a non starter on a Saturday afternoon.

[Chris71]

Re: Match Days : Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:56 pm  

davey41 wrote:

Seems as though you are getting your wish.

No Friday night games except those chosen for sky.

Only negative for Saturday games for me is the extra traffic getting through town and parking?

Had started parking in St Stephens and walking through but that is a non starter on a Saturday afternoon.

Interestingly I see our dear neighbours across the river are no longer doing Sunday games and all their home games are to be a Friday night

Re: Match Days : Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:00 pm  

davey41 wrote:

Seems as though you are getting your wish.

No Friday night games except those chosen for sky.

Only negative for Saturday games for me is the extra traffic getting through town and parking?

Had started parking in St Stephens and walking through but that is a non starter on a Saturday afternoon.

Been on the list for a parking pass for a few years finally got one last year £150 for the season worth every penny