Re: Leeds Rhinos chief wants no complaints if players face three games a week
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:21 pm
Does anybody know what the point of playing 3 games a week would be?
It can't be Sky, as even supposing they want to show games every night, that wouldn't mean 3 games a week for anybody - actually 1 game per team every 6 days would do it.
I doubt if it would pay off in terms of crowds. If we had 3 home games per fortnight, the average gate would be likely to drop compared to 2, plus the extra expenses associated with putting a game on: rent, staff, electric bill (!) etc. Minimal financial gain whilst risking undermining the quality of the "product" and putting of "customers" in the long run. Not good business.
The only other possible reason could be to save having to give a refund to season ticket holders. Is this Hetherington's thinking?
It can't be Sky, as even supposing they want to show games every night, that wouldn't mean 3 games a week for anybody - actually 1 game per team every 6 days would do it.
I doubt if it would pay off in terms of crowds. If we had 3 home games per fortnight, the average gate would be likely to drop compared to 2, plus the extra expenses associated with putting a game on: rent, staff, electric bill (!) etc. Minimal financial gain whilst risking undermining the quality of the "product" and putting of "customers" in the long run. Not good business.
The only other possible reason could be to save having to give a refund to season ticket holders. Is this Hetherington's thinking?