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Most noticeable difference? : Mon May 27, 2024 9:11 am  
Between SL and the Championship. For me it’s not on the pitch, the RL on offer has been ok, stadiums not bad, it’s been ok tbh.

The one that’s shocked me is the total lack of media coverage. Even though we are top and a bit of a flavour of the month club, finding a match report is tricky as is anything else.

As I say it’s been mostly ok, but in terms of media profile you really do fall off a cliff. That’s been my biggest shock. Must be very hard to build a brand and attract sponsorship if you’re stuck in the championship permanently.
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Mon May 27, 2024 9:39 am  
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Between SL and the Championship. For me it’s not on the pitch, the RL on offer has been ok, stadiums not bad, it’s been ok tbh.

The one that’s shocked me is the total lack of media coverage. Even though we are top and a bit of a flavour of the month club, finding a match report is tricky as is anything else.

As I say it’s been mostly ok, but in terms of media profile you really do fall off a cliff. That’s been my biggest shock. Must be very hard to build a brand and attract sponsorship if you’re stuck in the championship permanently.


The one thing that's struck me is how some of these clubs survive at all in today's world .

There's nothing coming their way in terms of tv revenue , just how do Batley and Dewsbury keep going with a few hundred fans and volunteers ?

I find it absolutely incredible but the most thought provoking afternoon for me personally was at Odsal the other week , from what they were to where they are today just blew my mind .

I came away thinking how incredibly lucky we are to have Matt Ellis because that could be us without seeing anything like the Bulls fans have seen .
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Mon May 27, 2024 9:57 am  
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The one thing that's struck me is how some of these clubs survive at all in today's world .

There's nothing coming their way in terms of tv revenue , just how do Batley and Dewsbury keep going with a few hundred fans and volunteers ?

I find it absolutely incredible but the most thought provoking afternoon for me personally was at Odsal the other week , from what they were to where they are today just blew my mind .

I came away thinking how incredibly lucky we are to have Matt Ellis because that could be us without seeing anything like the Bulls fans have seen .

Was thinking the exact same thing stood on terrace at Whitehaven yesterday..
There must be some incredible effort going in by clubs like batley Whitehaven to try and run them on shoestring budgets..
If only the RFL could show the same effort as these clubs..
It’s absolutely disgusting that they seem quite happy to be loosing a six figure sum on the odsal ground whilst faffing around for a buyer.. just sell it!!! While it’s not Suttons fault. The RFL need to take the hit and move on from this particular fiasco..
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Mon May 27, 2024 10:29 am  
It's all about money unfortunately.
They can't do the media because they are having to cut costs on a shoestring.
But without it they will find it hard to attract money.

A lot of teams will look forward to us visiting this season.
I hope Cas keep them going once we are back in SL.
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Mon May 27, 2024 4:40 pm  
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Between SL and the Championship. For me it’s not on the pitch, the RL on offer has been ok


Literally leagues apart. There is no way we'd be top playing the way we have been, teams would have capitalised on all the errors and their defenses wouldn't have tired. Watching the SL at times has been like watching our games on fast forward.
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Mon May 27, 2024 8:19 pm  
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Literally leagues apart. There is no way we'd be top playing the way we have been, teams would have capitalised on all the errors and their defenses wouldn't have tired. Watching the SL at times has been like watching our games on fast forward.


Jeez your ability to miss the point is astonishing at times. Nobody is suggesting they are the same. Might stun you to know that we are not stupid, most of us can see the difference doh!

Obviously I expected the quality to be lower and it is but it’s still enjoyable! You ought to try it!! What I didn’t expect was the lack of press interest.
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Mon May 27, 2024 9:46 pm  
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Jeez your ability to miss the point is astonishing at times. Nobody is suggesting they are the same. Might stun you to know that we are not stupid, most of us can see the difference doh!

Obviously I expected the quality to be lower and it is but it’s still enjoyable! You ought to try it!! What I didn’t expect was the lack of press interest.


I get what you mean. The press are all SL and the championship largely ignored unlike football.
I've been of the mind for ages that there has to be a way of bringing the championship into the fold - perhaps some sort of interaction with SL - to get more spectators attending from clubs like Bradford, Halifax and Widnes who have a
good potential fan base. More fans mea s more media interest.
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Tue May 28, 2024 10:09 am  
Just imagine if Saints, Wigan and Weeds had signed 2 current internationals, Sky would have been all over it, I may have missed it , but don't recall any mention on Sky RL news about it.

Do Sky and SL actually care about the rest of RL.
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Tue May 28, 2024 12:35 pm  
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Just imagine if Saints, Wigan and Weeds had signed 2 current internationals, Sky would have been all over it, I may have missed it , but don't recall any mention on Sky RL news about it.

Do Sky and SL actually care about the rest of RL.


It was on BBC Web site and local news and all across Sky Sports.
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Re: Most noticeable difference? : Tue May 28, 2024 12:49 pm  
vastman wrote:
Between SL and the Championship. For me it’s not on the pitch, the RL on offer has been ok, stadiums not bad, it’s been ok tbh.

The one that’s shocked me is the total lack of media coverage. Even though we are top and a bit of a flavour of the month club, finding a match report is tricky as is anything else.

As I say it’s been mostly ok, but in terms of media profile you really do fall off a cliff. That’s been my biggest shock. Must be very hard to build a brand and attract sponsorship if you’re stuck in the championship permanently.


Tbf, with the exception of football, RL is little different to other sports, in that, the top flight receives some coverage but, below the elite competition, there is very little exposure, if any.
The most disappointing part would be on local TV and Radio, where you would think that RL would still hold a decent amount of interest.
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