SKY tv you're having a laugh : Thu May 03, 2012 6:13 pm  

Apparently, SKY have turned down their option of broadcasting the Leigh v Leeds quarter final tie. I don't know the reasons behind this decision but it smacks of disrespect to the Championship club to me with the rumour that the Wigan v Saints game may be played at the LSV hence the Leigh game moving to the friday evening. This could ever only happen in rugby league.... http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_892 ... irmed.html

Apparently, SKY have turned down their option of broadcasting the Leigh v Leeds quarter final tie. I don't know the reasons behind this decision but it smacks of disrespect to the Championship club to me with the rumour that the Wigan v Saints game may be played at the LSV hence the Leigh game moving to the friday evening. This could ever only happen in rugby league.... http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_892 ... irmed.html

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Thu May 03, 2012 6:58 pm  

So Leigh not on tv at all? Is that how everyone else sees that? If so that's disgusting.

The only point of a championship club having a cup run is to earn money from tv rights/ big gate receipts.

How disgusting if Leigh have to move their tie in their own ground and lose tv revenue so an all super league tie can be shown!

It just gets better and better!

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Thu May 03, 2012 9:31 pm  

Why is it disgusting? If wigan are paying for the use of lsv, why would lsv turn that money down. Leigh are after all, tenants. And sky have the right to show the game they feel will draw the greatest audience. They are not a charity. A pretty unfair slight given they opted out of showing all sl ties in previous 2 rounds.

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Fri May 04, 2012 12:25 am  

have to aggree i dont get the point of this winge either if i have missed it please explain in more detail as i just see it as the least tie of the round

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Fri May 04, 2012 7:14 am  

They will probably get more money by the tie not been on TV because some of Leeds fickle fans may actually travel now. Plus who wants to see their team flogged on TV? Its a different prospect to Fev where its a narrow mud bath sloping pitch that can even up the difference between the two divisions and they are the best team in the division, where a LSV is a wide open pretty much perfect pitch that will suit the SL team and probably lead to a big score.

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Fri May 04, 2012 1:11 pm  

Wheres this 'narrow' idea come from??


Its an optical illusion because the pitch is not full length, the width is still 1 of the widest in the league!!



I'll agree it has a 'slight gradient' but it held up well on the mud front considering it was played after so much rain.

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Fri May 04, 2012 2:19 pm  

Post office Rd has the maximum width allowed.

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Fri May 04, 2012 3:59 pm  

The whole RFL arguing about venues and dates has been a farce but I dont agree that it will a big score with Leeds. Leigh on their day can play a great game, emember 12 months ago in the Cup we were written off when we played Catalans who were and are still a very good side and loosing 22-16 wasnt the beating that was predicted.

So come on all Championship sides support Leigh as we supported Fev against Wigan and if you had beaten us last week we would have supported you as as underdogs.

Proud to be a Leyther, stuff SKY as the atmosphere will be electric and personally I cant see London v Huddersfield being that exciting!!!!!

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Fri May 04, 2012 5:29 pm  

Am hearing that Wigan aren't using the LSV now, they're going for two other consonants DW instead.

Re: SKY tv you're having a laugh : Fri May 04, 2012 6:40 pm  

Rotherham Fev Fan wrote:

Post office Rd has the maximum width allowed.

That's because the average Fev fan is a lot wider than all the other clubs. As they all like to stand behind the posts then the pitch has to be wide.

What's happened to Fevgrinder?