Sky : Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:26 pm  

Super League 2012

Round 1
Friday February 3: Widnes v Wakefield (8.00pm)
Saturday February 4: Salford v Castleford (6.00pm)

Hardly an enthralling start to the season for Sky

Re: Sky : Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:33 pm  

Widnes are the new boys, and Salford have a new stadium. Saints 1st home game at new stadium is also on sky the week after.

Re: Sky : Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:45 pm  

casman2 wrote:

Super League 2012

Round 1
Friday February 3: Widnes v Wakefield (8.00pm)
Saturday February 4: Salford v Castleford (6.00pm)


Hardly an enthralling start to the season for Sky

I disagree, two good fixtures, hard to pick a winner in either and a good chance to see some new players early in the season.
1/2 way through the season it'll all change and it will be the usual suspects all the way to the GF.
Looking forward to the start of the season.

Re: Sky : Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:52 pm  

Re Widnes v Wakey - granted not a fixture blessed with a raft of internationals but effectively 2 new teams and I find that intriguing.

Re: Sky : Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:11 pm  

smoking monkey wrote:

Re Widnes v Wakey - granted not a fixture blessed with a raft of internationals but effectively 2 new teams and I find that intriguing.

It will be.

Re: Sky : Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:54 am  

The cynic in me is worried that SKY selected these in the hope of broadcasting Salford and Widnes in their modern stadiums turn the old-school likes of us and Wakey over.

Re: Sky : Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:17 pm  

morrissey wrote:

The cynic in me is worried that SKY selected these in the hope of broadcasting Salford and Widnes in their modern stadiums turn the old-school likes of us and Wakey over.

While I strongly suspect they hope that I doubt it's the reason for the selection which is probably the fixtures' novelty value.

Re: Sky : Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:28 pm  

morrissey wrote:

The cynic in me is worried that SKY selected these in the hope of broadcasting Salford and Widnes in their modern stadiums turn the old-school likes of us and Wakey over.

I said the same thing myself when I saw the opening fixtures; I can imagine the Sky idiots salivating over the SL new boys and sneering at WTW, "saved by the implosion of Crusaders" etc etc; for that reason, I hope that we go to Widnes and smash them all over their iGrass.

Similarly, if reports in the LE are anything to go by, the malaise over at Salford has resulted in them selling less than 1000 ST's so far - Cas could go to their shiny new stadium and outnumber them.

If these fixtures have been selected in the hope that they'll affirm the RFL's love of all things new and shiny, let's hope that both clubs do their best to spoil the party.

Re: Sky : Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:59 pm  

Have to agree with you Bren. I think that the RFL have selected the two clubs in the hope that Salford have a winning start at their new stadium and Widnes start with a win on their return to SL.

I hope we both go over the Pennines and spoil the planned party at the RFL.

Re: Sky : Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:59 pm  

Have to agree with you Bren. I think that the RFL have selected the two clubs in the hope that Salford have a winning start at their new stadium and Widnes start with a win on their return to SL.

I hope we both go over the Pennines and spoil the planned party at the RFL.