weloveyouwakefield2 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 https://inews.co.uk/essentials/open-letter-super-league-chief-nigel-wood/ Straight and to the point, I reckon he could have gone further too well said. I wonder if big nige will take any notice?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannerboyuk Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Some interesting points. Nice to move the debate beyond vague demands that we get more press coverage somehow to the specifics on where sports coverage is these days. Those suggestions seem eminently doable PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF http://www.rugbyleaguecares.org/ and http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/8790/join-team-wales-for-2013 Predictions for the future - Crusaders RL to get a franchise for 2012 onwards -WRONG Widnes Vikings also to get a franchise - RIGHT Crusaders RL to do the double over Widnes and finish five places ahead of them -WRONG Widnes Vikings NOT to dominate rugby league in years to come! STILL TO COME http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cardiffdemonsrlfc/ http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/ I promise to pay �10 to the charity of Bomb Jacks choice if Widnes Millionaires finish above the battling underdogs Crusaders RL. I OWE A TENNER! http://www.jaxaxe.co...89/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Homer Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I've said before that the sport has no concept of self-awareness and causes the majority of problems for itself. ^ Says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Some interesting points. Nice to move the debate beyond vague demands that we get more press coverage somehow to the specifics on where sports coverage is these days. Those suggestions seem eminently doable Absolutely, hope the RFL take note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 What is suggested isn't difficult to achieve either. Will Wood respond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 What is suggested isn't difficult to achieve either. Will a Wood respond? Nope, he thinks Brian Batty still reports for the Daily Mail and wonders why he hasn't had a phone call from him. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 What is suggested isn't difficult to achieve either. Will a Wood respond? It absolutely isn't difficult. I used to write similar articles with photos when at Newcaslte University in 2000-2002 for our RL side. I'd send them to a point of contact at the Chronicle (plus another paper) and they'd be published. We worked this out over 15 years ago; why hasn't a sporting governing body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark S Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 They should be all over the media this week with 2 big crowds expected this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Maybe LE can help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfTexEvans Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 The fact this article has been written speaks for itself. Its not the failing its the not bothering that winds me up. We don't have any credible advocacy in the game at the moment. BARLA is not what it was and the Parliamentary group is turning into just a nice photo opportunity. The guy who wrote the article should be part of a working group looking at resolving issues we have. Supporters Direct are trying to work with the RFL in creating a fans group. I honestly believe they offer the best hope for the game to get some advocacy back in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Homer Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Maybe LE can help? RL journalists doing anything positive for the sport, fat chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rhino Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 It absolutely isn't difficult. I used to write similar articles with photos when at Newcaslte University in 2000-2002 for our RL side. I'd send them to a point of contact at the Chronicle (plus another paper) and they'd be published. We worked this out over 15 years ago; why hasn't a sporting governing body? Yep. I have books full of articles from the Derby Telegraph when they published just about everything I sent them. Previews, shirt presentations,match reports etc. etc. Just establish a relationship and they will oblige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Please read this Night. Its not rocket science Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakstorm Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Everything mentioned there makes complete sense and is easy to achieve. In fact the RFL could go a lot further than that to help boost their coverage. Providing previews, match reports, access to players, video highlights or cut up inventory, media lists, etc are all things that can make a significant difference between a story being run or not and thus increasing coverage of the sport. PACIFIQUE TREIZE: Join the team by registering as a fan today at pacifique13.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfTexEvans Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Everything mentioned there makes complete sense and is easy to achieve. In fact the RFL could go a lot further than that to help boost their coverage. Providing previews, match reports, access to players, video highlights or cut up inventory, media lists, etc are all things that can make a significant difference between a story being run or not and thus increasing coverage of the sport. They have an office in media city and in London what the heck are they doing all day??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Make sure games end earlier I don't think, these days, it matters how early matches finish. When the papers can be bothered, they will cover sporting events that finish later. This isn't the era of metal type-setting, after all, so that excuse has been obsolete for at least two decades. Papers update their printed issues as the day goes on, and their websites get updates even more often. But they still keep using the excuse, while running stories on other sporting events that finish at the same time or even later. Give us pictures I don't know if the RFL or the clubs supply pictures or not. Can somebody verify this, one way or the other? Take the County Championship’s lead This is the Cricket County Championship that struggles to attract more than a handful of supporters? We should follow their lead? And I'd really like to hear from both a local and a national paper about how many press releases they actually do get from RL (either the RFL or individual clubs), because the main complaint I hear is furious people shouting that the RFL don't do anything at all. But the same people say that every week about every aspect of the sport's administration, so it isn't the most convincing argument. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 All common sense stuff also. Pretty sure in the past the RFL, or people within the organisation (sic), have done similar things before. I seem to recall Dave Lawrenson writing a number of articles for sport magazine here in London, which were clearly done because Sport mag were never going to do it themselves. If a newspaper won't cover your game, the next step is clearly to provide them with content. Maybe this has slipped in the last few years, who knows. But as has been said, all the comments from Matt Butler are very easily achieved. KO times might meet a bit of opposition from SKY and some fans, but it's not a huge stretch. I recall reading an article by a sports journo about his first NFL game here in London, and how at the end of every quarter all the sports journos in attendance were given a written summary of the quarter along with detailed stats of key players. That always struck me as such an easy and extremely helpful thing to do, and what a pity RL didn't do something similar. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Reatham Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Make sure games end earlier I don't think, these days, it matters how early matches finish. When the papers can be bothered, they will cover sporting events that finish later. This isn't the era of metal type-setting, after all, so that excuse has been obsolete for at least two decades. Papers update their printed issues as the day goes on, and their websites get updates even more often. But they still keep using the excuse, while running stories on other sporting events that finish at the same time or even later. Give us pictures I don't know if the RFL or the clubs supply pictures or not. Can somebody verify this, one way or the other? Take the County Championship’s lead This is the Cricket County Championship that struggles to attract more than a handful of supporters? We should follow their lead? And I'd really like to hear from both a local and a national paper about how many press releases they actually do get from RL (either the RFL or individual clubs), because the main complaint I hear is furious people shouting that the RFL don't do anything at all. But the same people say that every week about every aspect of the sport's administration, so it isn't the most convincing argument. I tend to agree with this. Also, how do we know that the RFL dont already bombard the various media outlets with reports and picttures etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Tim Whatley Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 I tend to agree with this. Also, how do we know that the RFL dont already bombard the various media outlets with reports and picttures etc? Well as the article suggests, they certainly don't bombard The Independent with reports etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Reatham Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Well as the article suggests, they certainly don't bombard The Independent with reports etc. Maybe they don't and maybe they do (and the writer of the article, Matt Butler, isn't aware of this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughyedspud Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Is starting games 30mins early too much to ask? OLDHAM RLFC the 8TH most successful team in british RL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx RL Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Is starting games 30mins early too much to ask? What!? The M62 brigade will have something to say about that - Adepto Successu Per Tributum Fuga - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 https://inews.co.uk/essentials/open-letter-super-league-chief-nigel-wood/ Straight and to the point, I reckon he could have gone further too well said. I wonder if big nige will take any notice?? Am I the only person who has read this and though this guy is taking the you know what. He is saying that he will do his job as long as somebody else does it all for him. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 What!? The M62 brigade will have something to say about that Whilst whinging the 2000hrs KOs don't finish until after 2200hrs so they miss their train home (or a bus if you live in Leigh)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworth Tiger Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Am I the only person who has read this and though this guy is taking the you know what. He is saying that he will do his job as long as somebody else does it all for him. I think you probably are yes Now then, it's a race between Sandie....and Fairburn....and the little man is in........yeees he's in. I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen The real Mick Gledhill is what you see on here, a Bradford fan ........, but deep down knows that Bradford are just not good enough to challenge the likes of Leeds & St Helens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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