dkw Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 First 4 fixtures announced. Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves Betfred Super League Sat 12th February 12:30pm Hull FC v St Helens Betfred Super League Sat 19th February 12:30pm Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Betfred Super League Sat 19th March 12:30pm Wigan Warriors v Salford Red Devils Betfred Super League Sun 24th April 1:00pm The promo is excellent. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Looking at the first 4 games I do think they are a good mix and can portray the sport in a positive light. All 4 games are played at the homes of our biggest clubs, in some of our finest stadiums and should be fairly well attended. They should all look great on TV. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteronniegibbs Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) . Edited August 2, 2023 by voteronniegibbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 11 minutes ago, Damien said: Looking at the first 4 games I do think they are a good mix and can portray the sport in a positive light. All 4 games are played at the homes of our biggest clubs, in some of our finest stadiums and should be fairly well attended. They should all look great on TV. My only issue/worry is the amount of empty seats at Hull and Wigan we’ve seen on Sky in recent years. It’s not a great look, hopefully all parties do something to make it look more aesthetically pleasing. 1 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 minute ago, voteronniegibbs said: Yep. I'm looking forward to this. Great advert. And the time slots for broadcasting are decent for those who can watch them before going to their own clubs game. It’s a great slot. Football at that time on a Saturday is typically behind a paywall on BT (and the two Premier League fixtures on for the first two weeks aren’t exactly massive games) and the Championship gets slots on Sky at that time and there’s normally a lack of live sport on free to air at that time, barring Union and Horse Racing presently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, voteronniegibbs said: Yep. I'm looking forward to this. Great advert. And the time slots for broadcasting are decent for those who can watch them before going to their own clubs game. Yes very decent from a fan point of view too. Saturday mid day is a lot more accessible for many fans than what we see on a Thursday or Friday night for Sky matches, which is a nightmare for many. It could work out really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattrhino Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 3 hours ago, dkw said: First 4 fixtures announced. Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves Betfred Super League Sat 12th February 12:30pm Hull FC v St Helens Betfred Super League Sat 19th February 12:30pm Warrington Wolves v Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Betfred Super League Sat 19th March 12:30pm Wigan Warriors v Salford Red Devils Betfred Super League Sun 24th April 1:00pm The promo is excellent. Gonna be weird having a Rhinos match not at 8pm fri night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Looking forward to watching some superleague for free. The more exposure to the masses the better. Not everyone wants to subscribe to this,that and the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattrhino Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, Jughead said: It’s a great slot. Football at that time on a Saturday is typically behind a paywall on BT (and the two Premier League fixtures on for the first two weeks aren’t exactly massive games) and the Championship gets slots on Sky at that time and there’s normally a lack of live sport on free to air at that time, barring Union and Horse Racing presently. Yep there is nothing on Saturday morning/afternoons other than rubbish cookery programmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Should be a good first game to kick off with . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, DavidM said: Should be a good first game to kick off with . It should be a belter, I tried to find any info about a weekly magazine programme as I remember it being mentioned when the partnership was announced. I hope they get good viewing figures, it could have a big impact on the sport. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Mead Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Great for the game this. Let’s promote the bejesus out of this…PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 19 minutes ago, DavidM said: Should be a good first game to kick off with . In fairness, the four games selected for television that weekend are, on paper at least, interesting games; Saints v Catalans, KR v Wigan, Leeds v Wire and Toulouse v Huddersfield. Those that have Premier also then have Fev v Leigh as a warm up to Saints v Catalans and round the weekend off with Leigh v Bradford. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Rover Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 When it was first announced that Channel 4 was showing games that they would have to make do with what games were left after Sky had chosen their games, but looking at their schedule it seems that Channel 4 does have some first picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescolin Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 What is the schedule for them showing Championship games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Townie Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 When these games are played I hope lots of us contact C4 on social media to thank them and show them how interested we are in supporting their channel for doing this. The more we let them know how much we like watching proper rugby, the more they will continue showing it. 2 Jam Eater 1.(noun. jam eeter) A Resident of Whitehaven or Workington. Offensive. It is now a term of abuse that both towns of West Cumbria use for each other especially at Workington/Whitehaven rugby league derby matches. St Albans Centurions Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexRL Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 58 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said: Great for the game this. Let’s promote the bejesus out of this…PLEASE! Spot on and that includes everyone on Twitter liking and retweeting C4 tweets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 13 minutes ago, jamescolin said: What is the schedule for them showing Championship games? Channel 4 don’t show Championship RL, Premier Sports do. 12 minutes ago, Exiled Townie said: When these games are played I hope lots of us contact C4 on social media to thank them and show them how interested we are in supporting their channel for doing this. The more we let them know how much we like watching proper rugby, the more they will continue showing it. Engaging via social media and use of hashtags will be as key as actually watching the games live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Game 1 sales not looking too bad (although amber in this plan always involves more availability than you'd expect) - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Liverpool Rover said: When it was first announced that Channel 4 was showing games that they would have to make do with what games were left after Sky had chosen their games, but looking at their schedule it seems that Channel 4 does have some first picks. I think they have been savvy in the scheduling to make sure there are 3 "big games" on each weekend Channel 4 are broadcasting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Warrington offered 500 coach places for a quid each. Those appear to have gone so they have offered another 500 places, again for a quid. 10 I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, M j M said: Game 1 sales not looking too bad (although amber in this plan always involves more availability than you'd expect) - That’s the biggest club in Super League for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, Just Browny said: Warrington offered 500 coach places for a quid each. Those appear to have gone so they have offered another 500 places, again for a quid. Megabus doing a roaring trade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, Just Browny said: Warrington offered 500 coach places for a quid each. Those appear to have gone so they have offered another 500 places, again for a quid. Brilliant stuff, warringtons promotional efforts are to be admired. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, Just Browny said: Warrington offered 500 coach places for a quid each. Those appear to have gone so they have offered another 500 places, again for a quid. Excellent, it looks like the clubs have all committed to make this a success whether it's their home game or not. (Although slightly dispiriting that we still seem to be rediscovering initiatives that were a success years ago (Cas, jungle.com, at the Valley) and being surprised that they work. ) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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