Thur 19th Sept: SL: Wigan Warriors v Salford Red Devils KO 20:00

[StandOffHalf]

Pretty bad look for the sport that this sort of mismatch occurs in the match and round that decides the LLS.

[ATLANTISMAN]

3 minutes ago, StandOffHalf said:

Pretty bad look for the sport that this sort of mismatch occurs in the match and round that decides the LLS.

Its appalling puts off fans sponsors everyone 

[Just Browny]

I hope Sky think this was worth it.

[graveyard johnny]

1 minute ago, Just Browny said:

I hope Sky think this was worth it.

sky dont care or think anything about RL 

[ATLANTISMAN]

1 minute ago, Just Browny said:

I hope Sky think this was worth it.

They won't in the end next TV deal 4/5 million tops 

[phiggins]

For all the kids on the pitch, Cust is possibly the worst player out there

[StandOffHalf]

I think the one thing that a mismatch like this reveals is the clinical ruthlessness of the players from the side on top.

Wigan probably haven't kept their foot on the throats as they could have.

[Futtocks]

Well, if this is too one-sided, you could always watch the other live match, where the score is... oh.

Edited September 19 by Futtocks

[UBranger]

Sharlston 16-Upton 10 on youtube live now better.

[Stanley30]

This commentary has been so disrespectful its disgusting. 18-0 down and amor is talking about record SL defeats. 

These are young men making their debuts and starting their journey in the game.

Both need a word at half time

 Amor is a really horrible human being

[Dave T]

Great work all involved.

We've always said that we always deliver on the field, and I'm afraid we're just not doing that at the moment.

It's a shame, because it's generally been a very good season imo and this is what we offer as one of the peaks.

Let's just hope for a cracker of a playoff series.

[JT RL]

Why do they only turn the volume up on the ref ?

it’s like there is no one there

huge contrast to the Arsenal game, 2 channels up

[StandOffHalf]

Sidlow could easily have been off for that.

Edited September 19 by StandOffHalf

[StandOffHalf]

10 players jumping on top of Mago, LOL...

Wigan not taking this seriously; really lacking in ruthlessness.

[StandOffHalf]

Smith does the drop-out a couple of feet into the field of play.

That should be a penalty.

[Bod]

38 minutes ago, Stanley30 said:

This commentary has been so disrespectful its disgusting. 18-0 down and amor is talking about record SL defeats. 

These are young men making their debuts and starting their journey in the game.

Both need a word at half time

 Amor is a really horrible human being

Don't blame Amor, blame Rowley.

[Moe syszlak]

A game like this and then a week off is not ideal preparation for a semi final which could be against their feircest rivals.

[Worzel]

1 hour ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Its appalling puts off fans sponsors everyone 

Precisely this. This sort of thing is really bad for the sport as a whole, and given rugby league is on its financial backside this media contract period needs to be about prioritising the sport as a whole rather than what’s best for one club in a given week.

IMG must be tearing their hair out at the absolute incompetence of their strategic partners. Decision-makers in this sport are so myopic it’s unreal. 

Embarrassing, embarrassing stuff. 

[Stanley30]

21 minutes ago, Bod said:

Don't blame Amor, blame Rowley.

that can't be a real post.

[tonyXIII]

31 minutes ago, Bod said:

Don't blame Amor, blame Rowley.

Blame Rowley for what?

The RFL and Sky brought this about. Rowley is entirely blameless. Would you have played your 1st team and risk losing your best player to injury just before the play-offs?

[Ullman]

1 hour ago, Futtocks said:

Well, if this is too one-sided, you could always watch the other live match, where the score is... oh.

Did exactly that but not for long.

Fortunately the North Queensland v Newcastle game had recorded while we'd been away.

[Dave T]

1 minute ago, tonyXIII said:

Blame Rowley for what?

The RFL and Sky brought this about. Rowley is entirely blameless. Would you have played your 1st team and risk losing your best player to injury just before the play-offs?

That is what everyone else is doing though. Because playing RL is the business we're in.

[north yorks trinity]

1 minute ago, Dave T said:

That is what everyone else is doing though. Because playing RL is the business we're in.

Or aiming to win trophies is the business we're in?

[north yorks trinity]

I'd like the LLS to be a big deal and a much sought after trophy, but given that it clearly isn't, I don't really see a problem with tonight. Of course competitive games are what really get the juices flowing but a display of skills isn't too shabby either. I used to love watching the Harlem Globe Trotters as a kid, believing I was watching the pinnacle of the sport. (BTW real competitive basketball bores me rigid!!)

[HawkMan]

5 minutes ago, tonyXIII said:

Blame Rowley for what?

The RFL and Sky brought this about. Rowley is entirely blameless. Would you have played your 1st team and risk losing your best player to injury just before the play-offs?

If Sky hadn't switched this it would have been played a day nearer the play offs and Rowley would have done the same. He admitted in pre match interview he was resting players. Sky stupidly thought, important match, give it prominence, on an evening when they have no football,  straight after the Eng/Aus ODI,  and they can get viewers sticking with Sky for the evening.  Sky were let down,  though I doubt they really care either way.