Re: Widnes & Relegation : Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:17 pm  

Ruune Rebellion wrote:

If we expand to 16 teams the sky money will be diluted and clubs will go bust

What do we think will happen when the Sky money is lowered next contract time?

Re: Widnes & Relegation : Fri Jul 05, 2019 5:20 pm  

Binosh wrote:

Leigh, Bradford, Toulouse, Widnes would all add something to SL.

There is no middle ground in SL due to not being enough clubs in it, you are either in the playoffs or relegation battle and that in itself is no good for the sport.

If you are unfortunate to be in a relegation spot the target should be aiming for safety and not the playoffs. the target should be realistic and achievable.

Plus, the variety of matches now on Sky is awful and must be affecting viewing figures, if I have to watch Leeds or Castleford again im going to cancel my subscription.

There needs to be more variety and in my opinion 16 teams would be ideal.

Then I'd give Sky Sports Arena a wide berth, tonight.

Re: Widnes & Relegation : Fri Jul 05, 2019 5:33 pm  

bramleyrhino wrote:

Only if you assume a zero-growth model, which is the last thing we should be assuming.

I don't think that we should expand to 16 (or indeed 14 for that matter) because I don't think we have enough talent to maintain the quality of competition, but "clubs will go bust because they aren't increasing revenue from other income streams" is the last reason why we shouldn't do something to improve the sport.

That's the biggest issue for me, there's not enough talent in today's competition, compared with say 5 years ago, and it's light years away from 10 years ago.
If we get any increase on the previous TV deal it will be a huge relief, as they're (and the customer sat in front of their TV sets) paying for an inferior product.