We have Wire away the previous Saturday and then Wigan at home the following Thursday - on SKY.
It would make no sense from a rugby POV to hold it after the Friday.
I think this is the right choice for the club, even if it doesn't suit everyone - which is rarely the case anyway!
Also, with a 7.30 kick off - and Saints playing Leeds that night on SKY, there will be a chance to watch that game delayed in the club afterwards.
The bigger picture for me here is the corruption to the weekly match preparation caused by extending the playing to days to 4 - i.e. any of Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun - the effect of this on coaching and recovery timescales within our sport must be horrendous!