Man of Kent

The 8.30am-ish sports bulletin.

Very good interview. They say no one is a prophet in their own country but maybe a prophet from another country can sell the game to a wider British audience.

It's almost as if there's a market for live rugby league on TV!

Hills said Channel 4’s presentation of rugby league would differ from Sky Sports and the BBC, saying: “I think it will look slightly cooler. “When Channel 4 first started broadcasting Paralympics, they made it look amazing. “They’re definitely going to do that with this and I think, talking with the producers, they are going to emphasise the inclusive nature of rugby league and how much of a family it is. “We will be doing stuff on the pitch and if a player wanders past and wants to stop and have a chat, then feel free. “We went to be really close in the action and make it really cool but also inclusive.” https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/adam-hills-ready-introduce-celebrity-23017272

I don’t get it, chief. He used to commentate on RL.

Clive Tyldesley rumoured to be the C4 commentator. Blast from the past!

Two household names and an opinion machine. Pretty damn good

Twenty is plenty....

What is it with Leeds fans on here? They think Leeds invented the air in the ball.

Interesting that IMG's head of production is former Sky Sports MD Barney Francis.

Like the NHM, a mobile museum could be a good supplement but the not the actual museum itself. Room for both, I imagine.

But could a container on a lorry really do the UK's fifth biggest spectator sport justice?

I wonder if it's more to do with Super League Football....

Stevo’s Travelling Rugby League Museum? Roll up, roll up! It’s M-U-S-E-U-M time!

The only problem I'd have with the national museum being located in Batley is it would be located in Batley.

The away fans get the whole of the safe standing terrace (rail seating) to themselves, so that's something of an attraction. Widnes brought 400 and were noisy (the acoustics help). I'm sure Bradford, Leigh, Halifax and Featherstone will bring good numbers too. It certainly adds to the occasion.

Toronto didn't invent fanzones, chief. The fanzone at Wimbledon is like a mini BoxPark, which have been around in London for a long time now. It's not in sight of the pitch in any case. Quite different from the beer garden at Lamport.

I know you're itching to stick the boot in the Broncos management, but just as the move can't be called a success after the Widnes game, it can't be deemed a failure after Whitehaven either. I would expect a natural drop-off for the next game. The key will be in the summer months. If there's three-digit crowds in July then I will be putting the boot in too!

The whole thing was madness, chief, non-financed by a lying racist. We move on.

By the Horns? It's taken over the stadium pub (including selling its own craft ale), which was open and doing a brisk trade.

Not bothered about programmes - so last century. Instead, Broncos should at the very least produce an online matchday guide, as Wimbledon does: https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2022/january/matchday-guide-tickets-left-for-dons-versus-shrews/ As you can see from the Kids Zone info, there is ample scope for Buck and Dusty stuff.

Not so. The revenue is shared (don't ask me the figures though, it's understandably been kept confidential).

I think there may need to be continued incentives for Wimbledon fans to show up, either reduced ticket prices or memberships, or perhaps some sort of 2 for 1 or 3 for 2 deal (perhaps in July for the latter - for all, not just Dons fans). Going forward, I'd like to see: More input from the MC, who was good but underused - especially as he's some sort of pro at it. Even if it's just birthday announcements, it all adds to a sense of belonging. Better use of the PA - more 'enlivening' music pre-match, try music etc. Needs a bit more energy. Rugby-themed half-time pitch entertainment like the crossbar challenge. No need before the game as most people were - and will be - in the bars/pub until at least 2.45. The fanzone was underutilised - perfectly understandable in January but that'll need sorting for the warmer months (late spring/summer when there's no football/RU is key to the whole thing in my view). Would be criminal to waste it by not having live bands or a DJ in summer.

It really, really would. I was daydreaming of Hull FC fans packing out the away terrace, singing ‘Old Faithful’. It would be wonderful.

Channel 4 have a 12noon to 2.45pm air time for its first Super League broadcast of Leeds v Warrington (12.30pm Kick Off) on Saturday 12th February (via @rugbyleagueontv on Twitter)