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I get where you're coming from. All I would say is that when I watch the Monday night game as a neutral, the ref always seems to get most decisions right. But when I'm stood behind the sticks at Post Office Road, they are useless and get everything wrong, because I'm wearing blue and white hooped glasses.
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As far as I can see, it's based on local authority population, which is less than ideal. As an example, both Fev and Cas have quite a decent following in the Selby area, Cas also have a following in Methley and Allerton Bywater (both Leeds CC) but that doesn't count because it's not within Wakefield MDC's borders. Wakefield themselves have more than a handful of fans in the Barnsley MDC area. Bit of rethink required on this metric.
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TV Deal to conclude end of June
David Shepherd replied to Rugbyleaguesupporter's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
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The Transfer Rumour Mill Thread
David Shepherd replied to Mumby Magic's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Where are Bradford getting all their brass from? They're not having great attendances and that hole in the ground must cost a fortune to maintain. Hope we're not gonna see the buckets come out at the end of the season. -
The Transfer Rumour Mill Thread
David Shepherd replied to Mumby Magic's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Conversations develop and often go off at a tangent. Chill -
The Transfer Rumour Mill Thread
David Shepherd replied to Mumby Magic's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
That really would be typical Fev Might revise my rules of hope to a 9 point lead. Even then, we'd probably concede the longest drop goal in history from the restart and lose in golden point. -
1895 cup final spot vs finishing 6th
David Shepherd replied to crashmon's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
It really is special. I've been lucky enough to see Fev win there twice. 1983 and 2021. It doesn't matter that the place is virtually empty (2021), the acoustics are such that it sounds like it's packed. Two of the most memorable days of my life. -
The Transfer Rumour Mill Thread
David Shepherd replied to Mumby Magic's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Absolutely not. I love Harry's optimism but as he says, we're way too close to be confident. I'll start believing we're going up if we're two scores up in the GF, with 60 seconds left on the clock. -
Nu Brown reportedly on the radar of Hull, Leeds and C*s. Now there's a player I would love to see back in blue and white.
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Thread on other Championship teams
David Shepherd replied to The Phantom Horseman's topic in Featherstone Rovers
Any truth in the rumour that half the population of Batley was out with watering cans yesterday morning? -
MOM Featherstone Rovers V Swinton
David Shepherd replied to jamescolin's topic in Featherstone Rovers
MK Jones Hau -
Postcode Lottery - who’s going down?
David Shepherd replied to Jughead's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
If you know who I support then you'll understand that I really, really, really, really want Cas to be relegated. -
With DAZN given rights to all six for the rest of the world.
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The Transfer Rumour Mill Thread
David Shepherd replied to Mumby Magic's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Rumoured to have been after Connor Jones. -
TV Deal to conclude end of June
David Shepherd replied to Rugbyleaguesupporter's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Never really got this whole avoiding a company because of one's opinion on who owns it, especially if you've never met that person and have no 1st hand knowledge of them. Not something I've ever lost sleep about. Anyhow, Murdoch hasn't owned Sky for nearly 10 years. Having looked into Len Blavatnik, can't see why you'd struggle. -
I've had a go at scoring Fev. Back of a fag packet stuff, but making some conservative assumptions about stuff not in the public domain, I get us to between 10 and 12. Comfortably a grade B.
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TV Deal to conclude end of June
David Shepherd replied to Rugbyleaguesupporter's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Having never really heard of DAZN before, had a little look at them. They're really quite big, 20m global subscribers and growing. Could be a game changer if we can get on there a couple of times a week. We could also give them the rights to all TV games outside the UK/ROI for free as a sweetener. -
Those LED boards make the sport look serious and modern on TV, presumably they're a big source of revenue too which is why they have a relatively high score.
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TV Deal to conclude end of June
David Shepherd replied to Rugbyleaguesupporter's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
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During your last season in the promised land, how did crowds fair when you were getting tonked every week? The big risk with your plan is a collapse in revenue and stadium usage. No one will want to watch on TV either. All bad under the grading. If (and it's a massive if) we get there this time we've got to try and be competitive. I doubt many will go to see us get spanked week in, week out.
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I still quite like it. The incumbency bonus is not insurmountable. Definitely a big leg up if you can get promoted this year though.
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TV Deal to conclude end of June
David Shepherd replied to Rugbyleaguesupporter's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I'd avoid mid-afternoon on Sundays. You'll have probably 15-20,000 people that like rugby league missing from your potential TV audience.