Man of Kent Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Just reading the verbatim quotes from Ken Davy's press conference on Monday and this bit caught my eye: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/ken-davy-super-league-key-20927034 The Sky deal does permit us to have ten free-to-air matches next year and the year after that which I believe - and all of us at Super League - believes that it’s a real opportunity to widen the TV coverage of the sport. We don’t know exactly how that will pan out, but the Challenge Cup final will take place at the end of May next year, so after the final we’ve then got the opportunity to have virtually one game a fortnight going right through to the play-offs on free-to-air television. That's new, isn't it? I hadn't heard that announced previously. Davy also says a Super League structure/number of teams change for 2022 is "very unlikely". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Thought we’d signed a lengthy deal for July? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Hela Wigmen said: Thought we’d signed a lengthy deal for July? The RFL renewed the Wembley deal but not sure if that fixes the timings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Just reading the verbatim quotes from Ken Davy's press conference on Monday and this bit caught my eye: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/ken-davy-super-league-key-20927034 The Sky deal does permit us to have ten free-to-air matches next year and the year after that which I believe - and all of us at Super League - believes that it’s a real opportunity to widen the TV coverage of the sport. We don’t know exactly how that will pan out, but the Challenge Cup final will take place at the end of May next year, so after the final we’ve then got the opportunity to have virtually one game a fortnight going right through to the play-offs on free-to-air television. That's new, isn't it? I hadn't heard that announced previously. Davy also says a Super League structure/number of teams change for 2022 is "very unlikely". That would be good, if there’s a FTA channel prepared to show games (let’s hope if any are considering it they don’t come on this forum and read about how ###### the game is and how it’s dying). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I think flipping the Magic and cup final dates around would be a good move. Magic gets a pretty solid crowd, whereas I think the Cup final needs a bit of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: The RFL renewed the Wembley deal but not sure if that fixes the timings. I presume we've got the date booked in as ordinarily May is wall to wall soccer at Wembley with play off finals and the FA competitions. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, gingerjon said: I presume we've got the date booked in as ordinarily May is wall to wall soccer at Wembley with play off finals and the FA competitions. Good point. The L1 final is on Sat 21 May 2022, the L2 final on Sat 28 May, Championship on Sun 29 May. That appears to rule out "late May". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 It would be pretty poor and detrimental on one another if Magic and the Cup Final were both scheduled for May. I’d hope it means we move Magic to July, where the weather is generally better and would help push the “festival of rugby league” rhetoric, as it’s been called before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Great. Community clubs back to having to play the early rounds in the off season. July or later ensures all rounds should be in season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 29/06/2021 at 13:04, Man of Kent said: Good point. The L1 final is on Sat 21 May 2022, the L2 final on Sat 28 May, Championship on Sun 29 May. That appears to rule out "late May". FA Women's Cup Final just confirmed for 15th May. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Great.... Channel 4 do a good job of the Heinekin Cup..... Give it to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, gingerjon said: FA Women's Cup Final just confirmed for 15th May. Davy is very old… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 29/06/2021 at 13:04, Man of Kent said: Good point. The L1 final is on Sat 21 May 2022, the L2 final on Sat 28 May, Championship on Sun 29 May. That appears to rule out "late May". A Thursday night, perhaps ? Seriously, I would've thought that May would be a very difficult time, "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said: Great.... Channel 4 do a good job of the Heinekin Cup..... Give it to them What’s the Heineken Cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, gingerjon said: FA Women's Cup Final just confirmed for 15th May. Bank Holiday W/e of the 2nd or the w/e of the 8th then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Eddie said: What’s the Heineken Cup? If you Google it avoid too much video footage, you'll fall asleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 FA Cup Final confirmed as the 14th May so it looks like being the start of May for the Challenge Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 back to the old days then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Good to see we gave July a fair crack of the whip, then. Even by RL standards, this is an extremely short lived trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 19 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: Good to see we gave July a fair crack of the whip, then. Even by RL standards, this is an extremely short lived trial. It was never a trial though, was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: It was never a trial though, was it? No. But it was moved to July in order to reverse the trend of falling crowds and it's had precisely one go at that. So just another example of RL having an idea and then a couple of years later having another one. We've got organisational ADHD. Wembley: Rugby League Challenge Cup final to move from August to July in 2020 - BBC Sport Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 22 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: It was never a trial though, was it? 17 minutes ago, gingerjon said: No. But it was moved to July in order to reverse the trend of falling crowds and it's had precisely one go at that. So just another example of RL having an idea and then a couple of years later having another one. We've got organisational ADHD. Wembley: Rugby League Challenge Cup final to move from August to July in 2020 - BBC Sport What @gingerjonsaid. It was moved to try and get a boost in crowds and has been given one Covid-restricted chance. As others have posted, Wembley is chocker with football during May (add in FA Trophy/Vase to those already mentioned) so it can surely only mean playing the first weekend of May, with the resultant pressure on fitting the earlier rounds in. And if it ends up in the same month as Magic and Bash, well…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Rover Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 The Saturday of the last weekend of the Premier League season seems to me to be the day to hold it. The EFL has usually finished by then and the last day of the Premier League is always a Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 29/06/2021 at 12:24, Man of Kent said: Just reading the verbatim quotes from Ken Davy's press conference on Monday and this bit caught my eye: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/ken-davy-super-league-key-20927034 The Sky deal does permit us to have ten free-to-air matches next year and the year after that which I believe - and all of us at Super League - believes that it’s a real opportunity to widen the TV coverage of the sport. We don’t know exactly how that will pan out, but the Challenge Cup final will take place at the end of May next year, so after the final we’ve then got the opportunity to have virtually one game a fortnight going right through to the play-offs on free-to-air television. That's new, isn't it? I hadn't heard that announced previously. Davy also says a Super League structure/number of teams change for 2022 is "very unlikely". This may mean putting games on the free to air sky sports mix channel which happens anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, yipyee said: This may mean putting games on the free to air sky sports mix channel which happens anyway? Could be but you'd hope it may mean terrestrial coverage, ie the BBC, so that there would be almost Grandstand-esque regular coverage of rugby league on proper telly from the later rounds of the Challenge Cup through to the later rounds of Super League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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