Monday Night Football

[forward pass]

The new contract the League have signed with Fox means there will be a Monday Night match every week from 2006.

This has been tried before and failed. I can't imagine too many people would want to attend a match on a Monday night. What do others think?

Personally. I'll watch the Eels any night but not sure if many others will attend.

 

[The Colonel]

I'd be there with bells on. I only live five minutes up the road and would be happy to make it on a Monday night....it would be easier than a Friday night.

 

[Utey]

I HATE IT. The one thing I never want to see.

 

[eelz47]

i will go to it

 

[Twizzle]

they'd still get a big Monday night TV audience

 

[fish eel]

I remember belting newcastle one Monday night.

 

[Twizzle]

all by yourself ??

 

[Utey]

Id go, but its such a long weekend if Parra play on Monday.

 

[Kornstar]

I would be there no matter what, if it were in Newcastle i would leave work early and go, definately not an issue with me........

 

[fish eel]

all by yourself ??

pretty much.

 

[Macca_]

TV is the big thing here. If I was going to all the eels games each weekend, I'd hate it to be a Monday game.

But watching on tv, I don't mind a Monday night game...

Macca_

 

[wittyz chick]

I'd go definetly.
Wouldnt care what day they play.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

they have signed a new deal with FOX? Officially? Do you have any link to this?

 

[Glenn]

Yes there is a article on the foxsports website, not thrilled on the idea of MNF, but where ever possible will go.
Outside of School holidays going to be a crowd killer, as far as families goes IMHO

 

[eels_fan]

The Components of the new agreement between NRL/Nine/Fox are:

* 2 friday night games every week, with Nine broadcasting both (one live one delay)
* Super Saturday remaining
* One live game on sunday for fox, one delayed on nine (as usual)
* One live game every monday night shown on Fox

 

[Macca_]

* 2 friday night games every week, with Nine broadcasting both (one live one delay)
* Super Saturday remaining
* One live game on sunday for fox, one delayed on nine (as usual)
* One live game every monday night shown on Fox

Is that a live Friday night game on nine?

Macca_

 

[NorthShoreEel]

MNF worked at first, when they had it in the 80's. It was excepted for a while.

To make it work though, it has to be the top game of the round or the 2nd best.

If they try playing last v's 4th last, it wont work.

Thats what killed it last time.

 

[Nikki]

Isnt there gunna be two games on a Friday night too. I hate Monday night football. Its hard enough for me to get to Friday night games with changing shifts. Plus I League Bowl on a Monday night... GRRR!!

 

[rowdy]

people working wouldnt get to see lower grades...booo! but hey, football anytime is cool by me

 

[Hurriflatch]

a lot of people don't show up for the lower grades regardless of when it's played.

I don't mind MNF but as was said it'll need to be a good game for it to work.