Re: Superleague re-structure : Thu May 20, 2021 4:20 pm
Donnyman wrote:
1.The TV company, and the club chairmen have very recently sat down and discussed what they want for the game. How come you missed that?
2. Going to 2x10 has been favoured by the big clubs in the lead up to and after the talks with SKY .
SKY like to show the big games amongst the big clubs and fans do respond as well and will turn out for 3 league matches against each opponent.
SKY get nothing much out of the French clubs who bring nothing much to Superleague
So it's obvious that what SKY, the top English clubs and their fans want.
Wigan Leigh
Leeds Bradford
Saints Wigan
Hull HKR
Cas Wakey
5 major derbies three times a year, higher average crowds. plenty for SKY to show it's subscribers, and the ten clubs get a bigger share of a smaller TV deal to mitigate losses.
That's glaringly the best deal that can be done given the size of the playing pool and the limited fan base. You got something better??
As for the idea of going down to 8 you made that up??
2. Going to 2x10 has been favoured by the big clubs in the lead up to and after the talks with SKY .
SKY like to show the big games amongst the big clubs and fans do respond as well and will turn out for 3 league matches against each opponent.
SKY get nothing much out of the French clubs who bring nothing much to Superleague
So it's obvious that what SKY, the top English clubs and their fans want.
Wigan Leigh
Leeds Bradford
Saints Wigan
Hull HKR
Cas Wakey
5 major derbies three times a year, higher average crowds. plenty for SKY to show it's subscribers, and the ten clubs get a bigger share of a smaller TV deal to mitigate losses.
That's glaringly the best deal that can be done given the size of the playing pool and the limited fan base. You got something better??
As for the idea of going down to 8 you made that up??
1) What do the club chairmen,and the TV company want for the game? I missed it.Did all the club chairmen agree? Did the naughty journalists put it in the public domain?
2) Which BIG clubs favoured 2x10? Do tell...
3) How very little,nay infinitesimal, do Sky get from those nasty French clubs who bring not very much to Super League? What smaller per centage is it in comparison with those mighty,juggernaut,M62 clubs?
4) What is obvious about what Sky,the top English clubs,and their fans want? Have they paid for their Private Equity involvement yet? I thought one big club wanted the sport to join some rabble rousing,anarchist political group...
5) Could you just run through how fewer clubs playing the same sides,repeatedly,will increase the player pool and the attendances and the sponsorship?