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The move to summer rugby was indeed a factor at the time as many supporters, especially older ones who had been use to watching the game in winter were against the idea but as time as moved on, more and more have come to accept it.

The sale of Central Park was also a factor as many supporters, especially again the older ones would not accept the idea of watching games at the DW and ownership of the club by Whelan, but after a couple of seasons or so started to come back. A fact I was told at the time by a member of the club's administration staff at the time.

As new generations have come to accept that summer rugby played in better conditions both weather wise, together with better playing surfaces, any move back to winter rugby would in my opinion lead to lower crowds as many of the today's supporters have never been used to watching the game in the winter conditions and would stay at home and just watch the games on television.

Thank you, Maurice Lindsay, you were a visionary as far as I am concerned.


p.s. My only gripe is that I think the official season should commence on the first weekend of March and end on the last weekend of October with the Grand Final at Old Trafford as February is more often than not, the worse month of the year for bad weather.