Re: Fixtures 2019 : Thu Nov 29, 2018 11:33 am  

Bulliac wrote:

Agree they wouldn't be "pushing" all the games just yet but can't help feeling that a mention, somewhere on the website, not buried too deeply, might be appropriate. Maybe a link to the list of pre-season games at the top? Or even better put them above the league games under 'Fixtures'.

Certainly would help to have them listed somewhere on the main page. Push at moment seems to be for season ticket deadline and york game. maybe they'll start pushing later preseason games once season ticket deadline has passed. I don't think pre season games have been included on fixtures page for a few years and it looks like that page is centrally generated for all clubs as everyone has same format and dont include pre-season games.

[Bulliac]

Re: Fixtures 2019 : Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:04 pm  

Interesting that it seems, 'centrally generated'. I've never looked for fixtures on other club's sites do I would never have known. Makes we wonder if any other things, which I'd have thought were very much 'on site' stuff, are done centrally?

Re: Fixtures 2019 : Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:14 pm  

It's happened in tbe football league for years. For example Bradford City and Crewe have same website. Maybe it's so they get a better deal from the hosting companies.

Re: Fixtures 2019 : Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:50 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Interesting that it seems, 'centrally generated'. I've never looked for fixtures on other club's sites do I would never have known. Makes we wonder if any other things, which I'd have thought were very much 'on site' stuff, are done centrally?

To be fair, at least having them run by the RFL (or whoever runs the central database that it refers to) means the guy who does the website/social media can't sod them up like he does most other things (Gareht Carvell will agree).

I do think it would be helpful to have the friendlies listed somewhere quite easily off the homepage though, even if it can't be in the fixtures page. Potentially losing out on ticket sales (or even walk ups) by not advertising them, as people may make other plans not knowing there's a game on those days.

Re: Fixtures 2019 : Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:07 pm  

Glad it’s a team like Featherstone first, especially at home! Gives us an opportunity to lay down a marker against an eatablished Championship side and also see where we stack up against a good side. Bradford market this game massively on our return to the Championship!