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Re: Next Season....... Return of 3:30 kick offs? : Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:56 am  
Does half an hour make such a difference to speccis?
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Re: Next Season....... Return of 3:30 kick offs? : Sun Aug 31, 2014 11:19 am  
There will be no doubt winners and losers when things are changed, and generally people don't like change.
I prefer 3pm, as when I'm over there we have Sunday dinner in the evening so it gives time to cook when we get home. Over here it means I can follow the match and be in bed by midnight :D

I don't think it's the floodlight saving, although every little helps. According to this:

http://www.britishgas.co.uk/business/blog/how-much-do-floodlights-cost-clubs/

it costs £205 to light a game, which is not really that significant. Perhaps we could invest in LED floodlights in the new/upgraded stadium?

I think it is more likely to enable meals for the corporate before the game to be at a more suitable time, who knows?
Or maybe just the Chairman's preference?
There will be no doubt winners and losers when things are changed, and generally people don't like change.
I prefer 3pm, as when I'm over there we have Sunday dinner in the evening so it gives time to cook when we get home. Over here it means I can follow the match and be in bed by midnight :D

I don't think it's the floodlight saving, although every little helps. According to this:

http://www.britishgas.co.uk/business/blog/how-much-do-floodlights-cost-clubs/

it costs £205 to light a game, which is not really that significant. Perhaps we could invest in LED floodlights in the new/upgraded stadium?

I think it is more likely to enable meals for the corporate before the game to be at a more suitable time, who knows?
Or maybe just the Chairman's preference?
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Re: Next Season....... Return of 3:30 kick offs? : Sun Aug 31, 2014 11:40 am  
As Coco has said, it's more about routine.
Most people have a routine for match day. Whether it's having to get stuff done before the game or, having time to do things afterwards, it's all about routine.
The many small changes that have been made this season, where you can enter the ground, smoking, access to the various bars, drinks policy, where you can stand etc., etc. disrupt everyone's routine. and many of the changes appear to have happened for little or no reason and based on the fact that our support base like a moan, it all does nothing to improve the match day experience.
The club need to do all that they can to encourage supporters to turn up every week and make the home games as enjoyable as possible and although they have made massive strides in stabilising the club as a whole and ensuring that we have a club to support, some of the small changes have alienated fans, rather than encouraging them.
Our group always had a couple of pints before the match in the bar at the bottom of "the flats" but with the changes to access, we now meet in one of the pubs close to the ground and unfortunately the price of a few pints goes over the counter elsewhere.
This happened purely because we were unable to be sure if we could get into certain places within the ground.
We had done this for many, many seasons but this season it became a lottery.

As for KO time, it doesn't matter too much as long as the club sticks with it but, people do need to get used to it and for each person that it helps, it probably hinders someone else.

Perhaps if there had been better communication ie the kind of savings that Snowie mentioned, perhaps people would have better understood the reason for change.
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Re: Next Season....... Return of 3:30 kick offs? : Sun Aug 31, 2014 11:56 am  
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As Coco has said, it's more about routine.
Most people have a routine for match day. Whether it's having to get stuff done before the game or, having time to do things afterwards, it's all about routine.
The many small changes that have been made this season, where you can enter the ground, smoking, access to the various bars, drinks policy, where you can stand etc., etc. disrupt everyone's routine. and many of the changes appear to have happened for little or no reason and based on the fact that our support base like a moan, it all does nothing to improve the match day experience.
The club need to do all that they can to encourage supporters to turn up every week and make the home games as enjoyable as possible and although they have made massive strides in stabilising the club as a whole and ensuring that we have a club to support, some of the small changes have alienated fans, rather than encouraging them.
Our group always had a couple of pints before the match in the bar at the bottom of "the flats" but with the changes to access, we now meet in one of the pubs close to the ground and unfortunately the price of a few pints goes over the counter elsewhere.
This happened purely because we were unable to be sure if we could get into certain places within the ground.
We had done this for many, many seasons but this season it became a lottery.

As for KO time, it doesn't matter too much as long as the club sticks with it but, people do need to get used to it and for each person that it helps, it probably hinders someone else.

Perhaps if there had been better communication ie the kind of savings that Snowie mentioned, perhaps people would have better understood the reason for change.


Exactly.

Better clarification and communication will be helpful for next season.
I've always had a few pints before (and during) the game in the past but since the changes in smoking policy and
generally not being sure of access to bars etc I go somewhere else before the game and enter BV at 2.55pm.

Thats my choice but I would rather be giving my money to the club, so a better understanding of policies and definitive
rules would be a lot better.
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Re: Next Season....... Return of 3:30 kick offs? : Sun Aug 31, 2014 12:37 pm  
Personally I prefer 3:30 kick offs but not fussed either way. Still getting a season ticket regardless of kick off times even though some days I won't make it.
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Can I suggest 3:15
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Prefer 3pm, gives more time for tea at the parents after so we are in time to get home and put kids to bed.
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Re: Next Season....... Return of 3:30 kick offs? : Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:38 pm  
I prefer 3pm since it means I can hear more of the RL coverage on Radio Leeds on the way home. I used to dislike trying to figure out the scores and stories when I began my drive home at around 5:20pm and had missed most of the coverage.

As for Friday night kick offs for home games it is a big, fat NO from me. Don't want it and hope we don't take this route.

I notice in recent years, even without Sky coverage the home match against Leeds has been moved to Fridays e.g. last season.
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