TV ratings and crowd figures are down and everyone is pointing the finger. Some say its the prices others say its the draw, parking and the pies. For me its simple. When i turn the footy on over the last few years rarely am I entertained. The quality of footy on free to air is deplorable at times. Sure you might get half a dozen good games a year and every know and then, a clanger of a game surprises me but I have just got to the point where I dont bother getting my hopes up
Now the salary cap has a fair bit to do with it and as a fan I would have much preferred the NRL to go to the clubs last year and say , no cap inctrease this year but here is 600k to milk the english comp and union, get as many player back here to increase depth as possible but alas the top 10% just cashed in under the guise of helping the bottom 10 %
But thats not my point. The footy available on free to air is nearly always lop sided , I dont watch lop sided games for long without becoming bored and disinterested to the point I have now reached where i just dont turn on. . Manly flogging all comers being the only exception to the rule
Anyway the point, The NRL have bungled the scheduling with the AFL and the bulldogs v penrith game has to be moved in the schedule. Channel 9 in all of its football wisdom are quoted as being happy with the souths V tigers game as a replacement... WTF
Hang on Ch 9 have been bitching that the releasing the draw early has kept attendance down due to some sides not performing as anticipated, and now they have an opportunity to reschedule a game and it has to be potentially the most pathetic show piece of the year. This game could be over before the first ad break. In fact an ad break may be more entertaining. Maybe this is a strategy. Play the worst game possible so people are so brain dead they dont realise that the ads are on
Lets not forget that Manly play the storm and the warriors play canberra on the same weekend, both potentially very entertaining games but are seemingly not in contention for a replacement
Surely there is not that many tiger fans watching the tele. I live in leichhardt and have only see 1 person wearing a tigers jersey this season
I just wonder what strategy the channels will come up with when the ratings fall further. Because quite frankly Ive found other commitments on a friday night and sunday afternoon now and Ive just got used to being disappointed in what they are selling
Now the salary cap has a fair bit to do with it and as a fan I would have much preferred the NRL to go to the clubs last year and say , no cap inctrease this year but here is 600k to milk the english comp and union, get as many player back here to increase depth as possible but alas the top 10% just cashed in under the guise of helping the bottom 10 %
But thats not my point. The footy available on free to air is nearly always lop sided , I dont watch lop sided games for long without becoming bored and disinterested to the point I have now reached where i just dont turn on. . Manly flogging all comers being the only exception to the rule
Anyway the point, The NRL have bungled the scheduling with the AFL and the bulldogs v penrith game has to be moved in the schedule. Channel 9 in all of its football wisdom are quoted as being happy with the souths V tigers game as a replacement... WTF
Hang on Ch 9 have been bitching that the releasing the draw early has kept attendance down due to some sides not performing as anticipated, and now they have an opportunity to reschedule a game and it has to be potentially the most pathetic show piece of the year. This game could be over before the first ad break. In fact an ad break may be more entertaining. Maybe this is a strategy. Play the worst game possible so people are so brain dead they dont realise that the ads are on
Lets not forget that Manly play the storm and the warriors play canberra on the same weekend, both potentially very entertaining games but are seemingly not in contention for a replacement
Surely there is not that many tiger fans watching the tele. I live in leichhardt and have only see 1 person wearing a tigers jersey this season
I just wonder what strategy the channels will come up with when the ratings fall further. Because quite frankly Ive found other commitments on a friday night and sunday afternoon now and Ive just got used to being disappointed in what they are selling