2015 fixtures : Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:22 pm  

9 out of first 13 games are Sky TV matches!

Re: 2015 fixtures : Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:24 pm  

Six consecutive games, rounds 3 to 8 inclusive. Ridiculous.

Re: 2015 fixtures : Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:29 pm  

Why would anyone bother with a season ticket if they already subscribe to Sky Sports?

More Thursday nights at Headingley ought to be fun, fun, fun.

Re: 2015 fixtures : Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:31 pm  

William Eve wrote:

Why would anyone bother with a season ticket...

You could have left it there.

Doesn't represent value any more, particularly not when you don't know who the last 3-4 games of the year are going to be against and for what prize.

Sadly, the club is also doing its best to price out the pay on the day customer as well.

Re: 2015 fixtures : Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:33 pm  

Assuming we get into the top 8 then I would imagine most of those games will be televised too!

Re: 2015 fixtures : Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:51 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

You could have left it there.

Doesn't represent value any more, particularly not when you don't know who the last 3-4 games of the year are going to be against and for what prize.

I could have done, but chose not to. The 2015 season ticket probably represents more value than it has done for several years when one considers the latitude for tossing it off during the regular season has been curtailed somewhat by the change of format. Top 4 Leeds or bye bye.

Andy Gilder wrote:

Sadly, the club is also doing its best to price out the pay on the day customer as well.

Agreed. That barmy pricing policy is increasingly widespread throughout the game and is a long term loser strategy IMO. No doubt designed to encourage season ticket sales - if punters don't buy one, they face a fleecing at the turnstiles on matchday. Problem is... what happens if you lose the custom of the season ticket holder? That's right, they no longer attend full stop.

Re: 2015 fixtures : Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:34 pm  

Round Date Home Away Ko Sky
1 Feb-08 Hull KR v Leeds Rhinos 3.00pm
2 Feb-13 Leeds Rhinos v Widnes Vikings 8.00pm
3 Feb-26 Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants 8.00pm Sky
4 Mar-05 Hull FC v Leeds Rhinos 8.00pm Sky
5 Mar-13 Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos 8.00pm Sky
6 Mar-20 Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors 8.00pm Sky
7 Mar-28 Catalans Dragons v Leeds Rhinos 6.00pm Sky
8 Apr-03 Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos TBC Sky
9 Apr-06 Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Wildcats 3.00pm
10 Apr-12 Salford Red Devils v Leeds Rhinos 3.00pm
11 Apr-17 St Helens v Leeds Rhinos 8.00pm Sky
12 Apr-24 Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves 8.00pm Sky
13 Apr-30 Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos 8.00pm Sky
14 May-10 Widnes Vikings v Leeds Rhinos 3.00pm
15 May-22 Leeds Rhinos v Hull KR 8.00pm
16 Magic fixtures to be played at Newcastle weekend of May 30/31
17 Jun-07 Wakefield Wildcats v Leeds Rhinos 3.00pm
18 Jun-11 Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers 8.00pm Sky
19 Jun-21 Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC 3.00pm
20 Jul-03 Leeds Rhinos v St Helens 8.00pm Sky
21 Jul-09 Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos 8.00pm Sky
22 Jul-17 Leeds Rhinos v Salford Red Devils 8.00pm
23 Jul-26 Leeds Rhinos v Catalans Dragons 3.00pm

Re: 2015 fixtures : Sun Oct 19, 2014 11:14 pm  

Scandalous
Rip off
Disgraceful

Hey btw, did anyone see the story earlier this week about the price of following football in England. Some premiership clubs offering season tickets around and over the £1k mark........anyone at all???

"We should pay our players more to keep hold of/attract the best players!"

Ok let's make more money by increasing match day prices.

"WHOA HOLD ON!!! I want to watch the very best world class athletes come to and perform in this competition but only at the cost of £10 a game hopefully.......and whilst they're at it the clubs should stop making charity and testimonial shirts to boost income because they might actually make more money and that is bang out of order!"

Rugby League, the sport of the tightest ar*ed supporters indeed.

Re: 2015 fixtures : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:38 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

Scandalous
Rip off
Disgraceful

Hey btw, did anyone see the story earlier this week about the price of following football in England. Some premiership clubs offering season tickets around and over the £1k mark........anyone at all???

"We should pay our players more to keep hold of/attract the best players!"

Ok let's make more money by increasing match day prices.

"WHOA HOLD ON!!! I want to watch the very best world class athletes come to and perform in this competition but only at the cost of £10 a game hopefully.......and whilst they're at it the clubs should stop making charity and testimonial shirts to boost income because they might actually make more money and that is bang out of order!"

Rugby League, the sport of the tightest ar*ed supporters indeed.

Simple supply and demand profile - soccer has thousands of single men to whom soccer is the priority and everything has to take a back seat no matter what the cost. RL is a family sport by its very nature it has to compete with other family activities for available funds.

How many world class athletes are we seeing in SL - very few these days, how many world class players are you seeing in the PL numerous and that is a factor in the charging for season tickets.

For me there is now a case for a two tiered season ticket - you pay for the regular season and then you pay for the last four games. That might encourage GH to invest in the team to ensure a top 8 finish as games against Wigan Saints and Warrington are a lot more appealing then Wakefield, Salford and Hull.

Re: 2015 fixtures : Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:58 am  

It's a bit imbalanced - at home 6 times in the first 15 weeks of the season (before the Magic Weekend at the holy shrine of St. James) and then at home 5 times in the 9 weeks after said Magic Weekend.

Seems odd announcing it straight after the end of this season too. Did they do that last year?