Sunday league- you're having a laugh!
JOHN Deakin is in favour of scrapping Saturday games in favour of Friday nights and Sunday afternoons.
This idea was born out of the fact that there were good attendances when sides from the WPL were forced to play on a Sunday recently due to Wales' International match on the Saturday.
The fact is crowds were high because the weather was excellent on the Sunday (particularly in Llanelli where we played) and there was nothing else on in terms of Premiership action from England.
All of a sudden now based on that weekend we should tear the heart out of our traditions in favour of making our league a more 'family-friendly' product. It's nonsense and shows a complete lack of respect for those who play the most important role in the league- the players and managers and coaches who give up their time week in week out training and preparing for games.
Playing on a Sunday will drive players away because quite frankly, there is only so much time you can give. There are only so many occasions you can get an hour off work to travel to TNS on a weeknight to play in a cup format which defies any sense of logic.
There's only so many occasions players can give up time at home with their families to leave at 7am and get back at 10pm on a Saturday. To be forced to make that sacrifice on a Sunday before going to work on a Monday would be a bridge too far for many. In the current climate, risking losing your job over a game of football for many is unthinkable.
Friday nights to be fair have worked for us this season. So long as the games allow players and supporters from the away teams clubs time to finish work and travel to the game then they should remain. A lot of people who attend games on a Friday will view it as an opportunity to see their local team before the likes of United, Liverpool and other English sides take over on the Saturday.
But we have to keep playing on a Saturday, even if we reduce the prices and attempt to make those who attend the Friday games turn up on a Saturday, we have to give 'customers' an alternative.
We have to give them the option of not going to English league games or sitting in and watching Jeff Stelling on a Saturday. By scrapping Saturday games we will be merely turning supporters away.
Deakin said: "It begs a question whether we should be playing games on a Saturday. Certainly the attendances are better on Sunday and perhaps we need to be playing more games on Sunday than Saturday, although I'd stick with Friday. The traditional Saturday doesn't work for our league - there are so many alternative attractions.
"I know that's still the case on a Sunday but maybe we could time our kick-offs so they don't clash with the big 4pm game on Sky."
Reading that makes you wonder just where our game could end up.
As a player you can only hope that common sense will prevail over this issue and the idea is thrown out. If it's not, the WPL could become a product with a distinct lack of a workforce producing it.
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