Sky subscription : Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:23 am  

Following on from a small discussion in another thread, I thought I would make a topic on it regarding Sky subscriptions.

If your team was in Super league and was relegated, would you cancel your Sky subscription?

Similarly, if your team isn't currently in Super league but like to watch regular rugby league with the hope that your team could be promoted, do you already have a Sky subscription?

Re: Sky subscription : Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:18 am  

As long as RL is on Sky Sports I’ll keep subscribing. I watch all SL matches I can and some NRL.

Re: Sky subscription : Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:46 am  

Based on some posts on various threads, the chances of SL survival are slim and as for other clubs even worse.
When Salford v Huddersfield on a cold wet Thursday Night in February in front of a few 1000 is seen as the pinnacle of the game(and many do) then you know it’s future is limited. People will not watch that as seeing as SKY rely on eyes on the box for advertising revenue then the conclusion is SKY will pay absolute minimum or not even bother. It’s not as if there is a queue of broadcasters desperate to get the game.
Reality check time for all sections of the game, especially fans.

Re: Sky subscription : Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:07 am  

Well my team hull kr have been relegated 2 times from super league and I still watched it and wile I am alive and it’s shown I will

Re: Sky subscription : Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:21 am  

My team got relegated last year and I still have it. I look forward to Thur and Fri night games

If Sky lost RL I would cancel

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Sky subscription : Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:57 am  

no, i 'm a fan of rugby league, not just warrington wolves.

Re: Sky subscription : Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:50 am  

wire-quin wrote:

My team got relegated last year and I still have it. I look forward to Thur and Fri night games

If Sky lost RL I would cancel

I'm same as you, take rugby league away from sky no need to subscribe but then if they end up with a league like some of mentioned on here it wouldn't take me long to see my arris and leave the game all together

Re: Sky subscription : Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:33 pm  

I have no problem with sky, I even subscribe for rugby league, however, our sport regardless of coronavirus has a problem, sky pays the minimum it can get away with & reluctantly we as a sport have to accept as there is simply no other sponsor with the money to lift the sport beyond its current level. That means we have to be thank full for what we get, in short - no use arguing, we are static, we cannot get a major TV deal double or treble our current deal. Sky know this ! But not all is bad, I think they are continuing to pay existing money payments.
Problem is we remain static, we will have to pay back being right with Sky due to being obligated & so with a possible little increase, we will be static for the next length of a deal, probably 5 yrs + options.
Truth hurts us all but we as a sport have a poor hand of cards in this game of sponsership, we also need to realize, being static & other sports moving onwards & upwards means poor recompense in wages for our players, we are then overall heading backwards !
I love this game & have watched it for more than 50yrs, I will continue to watch but reality can be a bigger pill to swallow !!!

[Durham Giant]

Re: Sky subscription : Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:36 am  

I would keep sky but without RL would cancel the sky sports element . Whilst I watch a lot of sport it is so split up now between different providers the only one I would put my hand in my pocket for is RL.

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Sky subscription : Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:50 am  

Yes absolutely definitely. I cancelled Sky sports when Bradford lost the million pound game and I realised there wasn't a mechanism for going back up plus no interest in televising the championship.

Added to that the level of self-interest displayed during what I regard as a SL powergrab means I don't feel positive about the clubs in the top flight to be honest, so I no longer read much about it or would watch their games. Why would I help bump up Sky sports subscriptions so that SL can get a nice TV deal of which they will hand out derisory amounts beyond their own membership.