fighting irish Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 On 16/08/2022 at 15:07, Josef K said: He’s up there on my list of people i cannot stand the slime ball. He needs a good sprinkling of salt over him. Who is Oily John?  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 minute ago, fighting irish said: Who is Oily John? Â The self-lubricating mollusc John Inverdale. 2 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato."Â Â Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 2 minutes ago, Futtocks said: The self-lubricating mollusc John Inverdale. Loathsome creature. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (edited) Edit Edited August 27 by Dunbar "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Someone please save me from going through 45 pages. How is the Channel 4 coverage fairing of late? Are the live matches in a consistent time slot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 hours ago, Sports Prophet said: Someone please save me from going through 45 pages. How is the Channel 4 coverage fairing of late? Are the live matches in a consistent time slot? I really enjoy the C4 coverage and find it great. The presentation is very good and the games have a superior selection of pundits and commentators than Sky. No and that's the only downside for me. Game are very sporadic and inconsistent when it comes to time slots. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 On 28/08/2022 at 20:50, Damien said: I really enjoy the C4 coverage and find it great. The presentation is very good and the games have a superior selection of pundits and commentators than Sky. No and that's the only downside for me. Game are very sporadic and inconsistent when it comes to time slots. Who or what is stopping C4 from televising weekly? I feel that inconsistency would drive me crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 1 minute ago, Sports Prophet said: Who or what is stopping C4 from televising weekly? I feel that inconsistency would drive me crazy. The contract was only for a set number of games. Presumably on the part of C4 it's a bit of a test of the market but I'd also imagine Sky would put limits on this too. In the context of what has happened traditionally with RL TV rights it was a huge move for Sky to allow any FTA games in the first place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 11 minutes ago, Damien said: The contract was only for a set number of games. Presumably on the part of C4 it's a bit of a test of the market but I'd also imagine Sky would put limits on this too. In the context of what has happened traditionally with RL TV rights it was a huge move for Sky to allow any FTA games in the first place. Well to the other question that always remains unanswered to me. Why aren’t Sky televising more fixtures? The only reason I can think is the immediate ROI would be significantly negative. Are the SL clubs blocking this so they can choose which day/night they play their home games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 16 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said: Well to the other question that always remains unanswered to me. Why aren’t Sky televising more fixtures? The only reason I can think is the immediate ROI would be significantly negative. Are the SL clubs blocking this so they can choose which day/night they play their home games? I think it's probably your first point. As a relatively minor domestic sport (I. E. Not football), we don't really have a culture in this country of covering loads of games. A couple of games a week is broadly the accepted number for SL, sometimes we get three, sometimes four, but in reality, due to the population watching, the numbers start to drop off as the same people are not watching a 3rd or 4th game. When Catalans games were on every week, their Saturday night game was generally the lowest, and I do think that was in part due to viewer fatigue. A quick look at comps like Scottish Football, the EFL etc shows that the desire to take the costs to show all the games (or substantially more) is not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Do I recall correctly that the Channel 4 deal included live coverage of a playoff game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 18 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Do I recall correctly that the Channel 4 deal included live coverage of a playoff game? Two playoff games, according to https://www.rugbyleagueontv.com/channel4 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato."  Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugbyleaguesupporter Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Yes, sky would get few extra subscribers if they broadcast more games I think Sky will also show C4 play off matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/channel-4s-super-league-coverage-up-for-awards-59572/ In the Broadcast Sports awards 2022, Channel 4’s coverage of Super League is up for Sports Production of the Year whilst one of their star pundits is up for an individual award. Former Leeds Rhinos women star Danika Priim is up for pundit of the year after a terrific season in front of the camera on Channel 4. 13 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato."  Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 It'd be great to get these awards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 7 hours ago, Futtocks said: https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/channel-4s-super-league-coverage-up-for-awards-59572/ In the Broadcast Sports awards 2022, Channel 4’s coverage of Super League is up for Sports Production of the Year whilst one of their star pundits is up for an individual award. Former Leeds Rhinos women star Danika Priim is up for pundit of the year after a terrific season in front of the camera on Channel 4. Thats great news and its very nice to see the production recognised in this way. It's thoroughly deserved. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Danica's the only newcomer among the pundits' shortlist. Not sure if that's a pro or a con. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato."Â Â Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 6 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Danica's the only newcomer among the pundits' shortlist. Not sure if that's a pro or a con. When will we know the winners? Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 1 hour ago, fighting irish said: When will we know the winners? The 1st of November. 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato."Â Â Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I just had a look at the C4 website, and all nine of their televised games are still available to stream in full, starting with Leeds v Warrington in February. That's some good extended availability! 5 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato."Â Â Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Â 5 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato."Â Â Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Some nice pieces in this coverage again by channel 4. Shows what can be done with RL coverage if you don’t just do the bare minimum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Keith Fowler Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Enjoyed it, it's well put together. 2 I was born to run a club like this. Number 1, I do not spook easily, and those who think I do, are wasting their time, with their surprise attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 With IMG on board you have to hope that C4 having a weekly game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Sky have had the GF for 25 years and haven’t, to my recollection, ever done anything like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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