Any one know why as most games are 3 or 3.30.

I think it's a decision by the Cougars to try and entice more fans. Think I recall seeing an article from Gary somewhere about it.

Thats a shame.

I could make it if it was normal time, but with it being this early i cant get there.



Oh well.

Another one bites the dust! (As far as Season Tickets are concerned).



That said, it might entice more to stay behind for a drink after the game.

I'm sure I heard that this was the reason behind it.



Not too sure on this to be honest. Could work either way, some people may value their family Sunday Dinners more than an early trip to Cougar Park.

Why don't you ask a club official?



The start time has been known for a month.



I was told it was to give people time to do things with their families after the match plus encouraging people into the bar.



Not sure about it personally, but it does not make a great deal of difference to me.

I thought i would ask the more knowable people on here

"knowable"?

Arn't all home games 2pm kick off's this season?

Yes all home games are a 2pm kick off apart from any friday night or mid week games. This is for a number of reasons:

1. Families can get home earlier with children making sunday nights an earlier night for those who have young children at school on a monday.

2. To encourage people to have an extra hour in the bar drinking after a game, including away fans, who would of normally set off home at around 530 anyway.

3. To encourage more fans to make the trip across from places like doncaster, sheffield knowing that they will still be home at a decent time.

4. To encourage people to go straight to the ground before the game rather than say meeting in a pub in town for an hour before then making their way to the ground.

5. To make it more appealing to get volunteers such as the sea cadets to work on the turnstiles before the game, knowing they will be done for 230 ish.

6. To save the club alot of money on floodlighting and outdoor lighting in places such as the main gates.

1. Pretty reasonable point I suppose, it would be interesting to see if this has an affects other demographics eg older people, single people, church goers etc.



2. Fair point, although for me to stay longer there would need to be more happening after the game.



3. Would work if the club put some decent grub on before the game and promoted this beforehand using opposition forums, twitter etc as said fans travelling from further away would be travelling at lunch time.



4. Personally I think having Cougar fans, the Cougar branding and sponsorship that comes with it, visible in Keighley town centre on game days outweighs the financial benefits of them having an extra pint in the ground before a game. Will fans just go out into town an hour earlier and negate this anyway?



5. Good point, volunteers are very important to the club



6. I can understand this for the games in maybe February and March but there's plenty of light around in the months after that. Floodlighting is very expensive, is energy efficiency the way forward? Or even blag a few photovoltaic panels off of our new sponsors? We've plenty of roof space in the stadium.

Hi, Stealth. I completely agree with you regarding the food side in the bar, and putting events on afterwards to keep people down. I have said for the last 2 years that we need to feed people good quality, but cheap as possible food before and after the game and not just the ones who pay for upstairs hospitality, but at the same time we dont want to distract people from those packages. I am in talks with the powers that be down there to try and put the plans in motion for things like this to happen. All ideas will be greatly recieved and any offers of help warmly welcomed.