Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:24 pm  

Maybe they'll re-introduce the "pools panel" - anyone remember those days??

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:30 pm  

al283 wrote:

They could play games behind closed doors & televise them all ?

Pretty soon I will be cancelling Sky Sports as there is no such thing EXCEPT our beloved RL.If that goes then what are we paying for ?

Maybe SKY could see the benefit & up their contract to reduce the damage done by no gate receipts. We could even recruit many more fans ?

Fully appreciate the many difficulties of Virus within squads, no doubt tournament devalued but wouldn't that be better than NO sport, and the potential longer term damage to our beloved game ?

Showing all games has already been explored by the SL.

[Chris71]

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:36 pm  

al283 wrote:

They could play games behind closed doors & televise them all ?

Pretty soon I will be cancelling Sky Sports as there is no such thing EXCEPT our beloved RL.If that goes then what are we paying for ?

Maybe SKY could see the benefit & up their contract to reduce the damage done by no gate receipts. We could even recruit many more fans ?

Fully appreciate the many difficulties of Virus within squads, no doubt tournament devalued but wouldn't that be better than NO sport, and the potential longer term damage to our beloved game ?

Don't think playing behind closed doors would be an option to be honest as can't think of many clubs in RL that could sustain/afford to lose the revenue stream from the money brought in through ticket sales. In fact other than the premier league and maybe a handful of Championship clubs I can't see many sports being able to stay afloat without match day ticket sales.

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:10 pm  

Not suggesting this would be a good outcome, fully expect at least a 3/4 week break, but if the virus still active then ????

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:16 pm  

HDM wrote:

It’s our understanding that Super League owners have agreed to suspend the competition until April 3rd at the earliest following a meeting in Huddersfield today.

All levels of the game will be shut down for the next three weeks, with the RFL and Super League reviewing their position again closer to the provisional start date.

The news comes as prime minister Boris Johnson has issued a new directive today that everyone in the country should avoid social contact with others to stop non-essential travel to fight coronavirus.

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:35 pm  

Confirmed: http://www.hullfc.com/news/2020-03-16-s ... suspension

Confirmed: http://www.hullfc.com/news/2020-03-16-s ... suspension

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:25 pm  

Out of the bad comes some good, at least injured players will have time to get fit.

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:47 pm  

James Smailes:Adam Pearson tells @bbcburnsy future of Hull FC is his priority right now, not finding a new coach. Worrying times.

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:52 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

James Smailes:Adam Pearson tells @bbcburnsy future of Hull FC is his priority right now, not finding a new coach. Worrying times.

Some clubs are going to seriously struggle with no gate receipts for at least two months and I would imagine it will be even longer than that.

Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy : Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:56 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

James Smailes:Adam Pearson tells @bbcburnsy future of Hull FC is his priority right now, not finding a new coach. Worrying times.

He also said he's confident we'll be fine if we have the continued support from the sponsors and fans.