Personally, I work saturday, and have mondays off so monday night rugby is very much welcome to me.

Saturday nights just don't seem to work somehow - OTOH I'm really looking forward to tonight





I'm struggling to see any negatives for RL really - other than a vocal minority of fans who will always complain unless it is Sunday, 3pm (or 3.30pm) - but I imagine their forefathers were equally outraged when we moved from Saturdays.

It gives fans some quality sport to watch on a monday and saturday evening games are dull many people watch the football in th pub and on TV so it should draw in viewers

For me

Sunday Night>Monday Night>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Saturday Night



ie Saturday night games should be stopped forever

I work every saturday night so its a bonus for me, but obviously not for the masses. Anyone who has kids or has to travel a long way will be put off especially with it being on TV.

Absolute disaster for me. I work Mondays and have done for the past 20 years. I now lose half the games I pay sky for and also lose out on a game I have a ticket for (Warrington on August bank holiday Monday).



Be interesting to see what the away attendance is. Every Saints fan I know who normally goes is not going, either because of kids at school tomorrow, working tonight or don't want to be out that late when they are up early for work tomorrow. Think attendances might improve when school holidays start but not expecting a strong Saints following as normal tonight.

I think the attendances for these monday night games will be pretty poor taking into account people having work/kids going to school the next day but no doubt at some point there'll be a big announcement by the RFL that it's been a huge success because x amount of people have been watching on sky.

Who pay the real money so they're not bothered.

Before you then harp on about the fans losing out it's been that way for years as every friday night game is all about the corporate dollar and not the fans and if anyone tells you any different they're lying to you.

Look at the success of monday night football in the US or even NRL, if it's a success maybe Sky will have to throw on a few £££ to the next TV deal, I think it will be a roaring success, genuinely.

I think viewing figures will certainly receive a boost with the Monday night fixture, there's nothing else to do on a Monday...

Corrie End Farm or somethings on on the terrestrial channels? I don't know, i've not watched terrestrial tv since 1992

I was thinking that a big game (such as tonight's) might see attendance figures suffer due to work commitments etc. But, it's not really any different to a Friday game is it?

Yeah, I know a lot who go down the pubs then into town on fridays instead of attending. I swear if it weren't for the recession and decent ticket pricing Wire could average about 17,000 were it for the pub/armchair following; probably the same for most clubs and its definately been the NRLs biggest problem over recent years; bums on seats