Re: Planning for 2021 : Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:37 am  

Rumour has it we’ve got Ukuma Taai. Certainly strengthens our pack. Not seen much of him recently though to be fair.

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:07 am  

Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:

Rumour has it we’ve got Ukuma Taai. Certainly strengthens our pack. Not seen much of him recently though to be fair.

Seen some highlights from this 2020 and 2019 certainly looks solid enough, also there is a Taai thread is there any truth in the Olbison rumour or is that total wishful thinking, apparently according to the same person who put up Taai rumour on Twitter we have a championship centre on our radar too... don’t know who is available

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:30 am  

Wonder if the club are planning to release a streaming season ticket option, What with COVID and stadium uncertainty a regular season ticket isn’t appealing to the more casual fan. I might be persuaded to sign up for a streaming subscription though if they price it right?

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:54 pm  

Surely a London centre must be available after signing two recently. Hasn’t Hankinson and that Lebanese fella signed for them?

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:18 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Wonder if the club are planning to release a streaming season ticket option, What with COVID and stadium uncertainty a regular season ticket isn’t appealing to the more casual fan. I might be persuaded to sign up for a streaming subscription though if they price it right?

All championship clubs have agreed that ST holders can live stream any games played behind closed doors as part of their package. All games will be via the RFL Our League App.

Games are going to be apparently also available on a pay by game basis.

Re: Planning for 2021 : Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:13 pm  

bullinenemyland wrote:

All championship clubs have agreed that ST holders can live stream any games played behind closed doors as part of their package. All games will be via the RFL Our League App.

Games are going to be apparently also available on a pay by game basis.

Yeh I’d seen that, I was meaning an actual streaming only subscription . I wouldn’t be looking to pay 200 quid for that obviously.

I can’t commit to every home game even without COVID-19 so it makes little sense for me, perhaps the pay as you go option will have to be the way, just thought they might prefer some commitment upfront.

Re: Planning for 2021 : Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:09 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Yeh I’d seen that, I was meaning an actual streaming only subscription . I wouldn’t be looking to pay 200 quid for that obviously.

I can’t commit to every home game even without COVID-19 so it makes little sense for me, perhaps the pay as you go option will have to be the way, just thought they might prefer some commitment upfront.

I think they only have permission to stream whilst restrictions are in place. I seem to remember us being allowed for the year we were in League 1 but it being stopped after promotion because of the contract in place with Sky?

The way its look at the moment, you may be able to pay on a game by game basis for some time as it looks like stronger restrictions will be in place again.

Re: Planning for 2021 : Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:12 pm  

If the Championship clubs are to receive precious little from the new Sky deal then surely the rights to Championship games are excluded from any agreement. But then again....

Re: Planning for 2021 : Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:28 pm  

So you can consult your gp online but you cannot stream your clubs game? Covid has changed a lot of delivery models, Sky could do that too and come to some arrangement with clubs, even if a royalty percentage plus copyright so they could put highlights programmes together. I will go for the pay as you go stream, so i hope that we remain locked down for the whole season. For the future a live/stream season ticket would be brilliant for me, because LIVE IS BEST but i would only get to a few live games.

Good to see that most of the usual RABble suspects are still alive and kicking. And a decent squad for whatever next season turns out to be. I cannot wait to see a live game.

Re: Planning for 2021 : Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:36 pm  

bullinenemyland wrote:

I think they only have permission to stream whilst restrictions are in place. I seem to remember us being allowed for the year we were in League 1 but it being stopped after promotion because of the contract in place with Sky?.

I think it is correct as Sky own the rights.

Although it’s a poor show when Sky have said they aren’t interested in showing the championship and we soon won’t be getting any TV money from the sky deal.

The championship and L1 rights need to be sold separately to somebody else or give clubs the right to stream their owns games and charge. It might be tough to find another buyer but currently to get zero coverage and soon we will get zero funding. Anything would be an improvement on zero.

Can’t be hard to beat the typical RL deals. Sponsorship in exchange for a few free pizzas or some advertising on the side of a lorry.