Total Rugby League 328 Report post Posted February 25 Sky Sports are set to show a regular Championship fixture for the first time in years. The broadcaster will show York’s game with Featherstone on... View the full article 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 242 Report post Posted February 25 But the sky is falling and all of these clubs will be dead in 2021? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerrumonside ref 1,803 Report post Posted February 25 Great news for Championship! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE RED ROOSTER 785 Report post Posted February 25 (edited) Would not clap too hard . so this is part of a double header covering an existing super League match.rather than a commitmernt tio the championship. From a London perspective as we are not part of the summer bash and SKY are not showing catalans games it means the double header with Toulouse in France will nt be on TV on 30th May but does it mean the Double Header at Leeds ground on 9th August wull be ? The race for the Super League should mean some championship fixtures towards the end of the year in August / September would "move the dial" for SKY in a way that early season fixtures might not. Edited February 25 by THE RED ROOSTER Not at same ground Quote . Quote The dominant ideas in society are always and everywhere the ideas of the ruling class. And always and everywhere they portray us as stupid, untrustworthy with bad motives. Show us respect sir. We gave you everything progressive there is. We gave you democracy. We demand some too. Eddie Demsey RMT Quote There were 17.4m people who voted to leave the European Union. "Any attempt to try to cast their vote aside, as if they didn’t mean it or didn’t understand the consequences, whereas everybody else did, is a bit of a slur on the individuals who took the time to vote, many of them for the first time Ian Lavery - Labour party chair - 29th March 2019 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
POR 440 Report post Posted February 25 the York FEV game down for Our League expect sky to ban that production Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 1,659 Report post Posted February 25 16 minutes ago, THE RED ROOSTER said: Would not clap too hard . so this is part of a double header covering an existing super League match.rather than a commitmernt tio the championship. From a London perspective as we are not part of the summer bash and SKY are not showing catalans games it means the double header with Toulouse in France will nt be on TV on 30th May but does it mean the Double Header at Leeds ground on 9th August wull be ? The race for the Super League should mean some championship fixtures towards the end of the year in August / September would "move the dial" for SKY in a way that early season fixtures might not. I’m glad someone was able to find a negative aspect to this. 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooleboy 658 Report post Posted February 25 16 minutes ago, THE RED ROOSTER said: Would not clap too hard . so this is part of a double header covering an existing super League match.rather than a commitmernt tio the championship. From a London perspective as we are not part of the summer bash and SKY are not showing catalans games it means the double header with Toulouse in France will nt be on TV on 30th May but does it mean the Double Header at Leeds ground on 9th August wull be ? The race for the Super League should mean some championship fixtures towards the end of the year in August / September would "move the dial" for SKY in a way that early season fixtures might not. The Championship game could well be the better of the two matches. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 5,697 Report post Posted February 25 Will York’s stadium be ready by then? Seems to be mysteriously delayed for reasons nobody seems to be certain of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Stottle 2,696 Report post Posted February 25 (edited) Now just maybe, if Sky are going to show Championship games and if it could become a regular feature (hopefully) it may just be a precursor to the negotiations for the next TV contract, Sky could may be setting out some sublinimle message for SL to consider prior to the negotiations commencing. Edited February 25 by Harry Stottle 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 5,697 Report post Posted February 25 18 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said: Now just maybe, if Sky are going to show Championship games and if it could become a regular feature (hopefully) it may just be a precursor to the negotiations for the next TV contract, Sky could may be setting out some sublinimle message for SL to consider prior to the negotiations commencing. Might be jumping the gun there, Harold. The production is being handled by Neville Smith’s InTouch Productions company - which do Toronto games - on behalf of Sky. So i’d imagine Red Rooster’s theory of being a cheap double-up is correct. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilsontown 356 Report post Posted February 25 30 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Will York’s stadium be ready by then? Seems to be mysteriously delayed for reasons nobody seems to be certain of I really don't think the stadium will be ready. Test events have to take place before it can open and there is no sign of these happening. The game is three and a half weeks away. There have been a good few rumours about the hold-up, but nothing concrete on causes or timing from any official sources. Unless Sky know something we don't... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 242 Report post Posted February 25 47 minutes ago, Gooleboy said: The Championship game could well be the better of the two matches. Means nothing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 5,697 Report post Posted February 25 14 minutes ago, wilsontown said: I really don't think the stadium will be ready. Test events have to take place before it can open and there is no sign of these happening. The game is three and a half weeks away. There have been a good few rumours about the hold-up, but nothing concrete on causes or timing from any official sources. Unless Sky know something we don't... It’s an odd one. I saw a tweet of an FOI request response that referred to legal issues. Didn’t look very positive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotchy1 5,120 Report post Posted February 25 Odd framing of the story. They have shown regular season games from toronto They have shown Toulouse in regular season games They have shown regular season games from the bash. I'm really not sure why the framing of the story is that sky are showing the first regular season game for years then throw in loads of caveats. It's still good news that they are showing it as part of a double header. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotchy1 5,120 Report post Posted February 25 2 hours ago, THE RED ROOSTER said: Would not clap too hard . so this is part of a double header covering an existing super League match.rather than a commitmernt tio the championship. From a London perspective as we are not part of the summer bash and SKY are not showing catalans games it means the double header with Toulouse in France will nt be on TV on 30th May but does it mean the Double Header at Leeds ground on 9th August wull be ? The race for the Super League should mean some championship fixtures towards the end of the year in August / September would "move the dial" for SKY in a way that early season fixtures might not. Sky may show some les Catalans games anyway. If they do, the double header would make sense Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smudger06 477 Report post Posted February 25 One things for sure, the Giant Killers never fail to entertain. Should be; Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports Featherstone Rovers Etc....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bedfordshire Bronco 1,177 Report post Posted February 25 3 hours ago, POR said: the York FEV game down for Our League expect sky to ban that production Yep... Hopefully OL will show the Halifax vs Broncos game Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AB Knight 1,462 Report post Posted February 26 11 hours ago, wilsontown said: I really don't think the stadium will be ready. Test events have to take place before it can open and there is no sign of these happening. The game is three and a half weeks away. There have been a good few rumours about the hold-up, but nothing concrete on causes or timing from any official sources. Unless Sky know something we don't... Just a thought, I wonder if the third and final test event will be this game? Still running things very tight though... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glossop saint 341 Report post Posted February 26 Hmmmmm. Bit of a misleading and click-baity headline there. Much more accurate would be to show a regular season championship game or to show a championship game. Always good to have more access to rugby league but not really sure that it is a game changer or sign of things to come. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellsy4HullFC 3,899 Report post Posted February 26 10 hours ago, scotchy1 said: Odd framing of the story. They have shown regular season games from toronto They have shown Toulouse in regular season games They have shown regular season games from the bash. I'm really not sure why the framing of the story is that sky are showing the first regular season game for years then throw in loads of caveats. It's still good news that they are showing it as part of a double header. I was thinking the same. The way it's worded made me think there was a regular showing of Championship fixtures beginning next month, and then to bang on about it being the first time since 2011 seemed to confirm that. It's a one off game, tagged on the back of a Super League game. That's happened plenty of times in terms of Toronto and Summer Bash games. It's been overstated as something it's not. It's great that it's on, but let's not say it's something different! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxford 3,926 Report post Posted February 26 9 hours ago, Smudger06 said: One things for sure, the Giant Killers never fail to entertain. Should be; Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports Featherstone Rovers Etc....... No Sky Sports TGG Sky Sports SL Sky Sports Championship + Toulouse Sky Sports NRL And Sky Sports FFR XIII Mind you, as it is, my week is filling up nicely! 1 Quote On n'est pas là pour se faire engueuler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellsy4HullFC 3,899 Report post Posted February 26 1 hour ago, Oxford said: No Sky Sports TGG Sky Sports SL Sky Sports Championship + Toulouse Sky Sports NRL And Sky Sports FFR XIII Mind you, as it is, my week is filling up nicely! Why " + Toulouse"? Are they not in the Championship? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HawkMan 63 Report post Posted February 26 Not sure Sky showing this game means anything, equally I don't think Sky showing football tonight on Sky Sports Action is a portent of anything either. Doesn't football have enough bl###y channels. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxford 3,926 Report post Posted February 26 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said: Why " + Toulouse"? Are they not in the Championship? Because that would be the Championship + all TO's home games channel of course! Then OurLeague would show everything else! Edited February 26 by Oxford Quote On n'est pas là pour se faire engueuler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
