Re: New programme. : Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:33 pm  

Stand-Offish wrote:

And I meant the 19 on both sides with numbers ... so we agree.
I am saying that claiming we don't know the playing players until 2pm on the Sunday is rot, apart from last minute pull-outs.

I'm glad we agree.

I'm only passing on what Ray Green said with regards to actual teams not being confirmed until 2pm.

I couldn't believe that Brad Fash was allowed to play in a shirt with no number last week. The RFL admin of the game seems non-existent. Teams announced by 1.30 at the latest - with all players allocated a shirt number doesn't seem too much to ask, does it?

Re: New programme. : Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:45 pm  

And another thing...

The RFL ought to insist that all teams in our league submit a 19 man squad by 5pm on Friday for Sunday games with them showing the squads on their website. At the moment their website says, "Squad details to be announced shortly", giving no indication when shortly is.

Part of the build up to the weekend action, for me, is getting to know the squads on Friday. I really don't know how the RFL think the game will attract more fans when they don't get the basics right to keep current fans happy.

Re: New programme. : Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:25 pm  

Double Movement wrote:

And another thing...

The RFL ought to insist that all teams in our league submit a 19 man squad by 5pm on Friday for Sunday games with them showing the squads on their website. At the moment their website says, "Squad details to be announced shortly", giving no indication when shortly is.

Part of the build up to the weekend action, for me, is getting to know the squads on Friday. I really don't know how the RFL think the game will attract more fans when they don't get the basics right to keep current fans happy.

The squad is/was announced on Friday and if someone wanted to couple that with the squad numbers which are out there and on here too, then they would have all the info ... that's what people with a smart phone do/ can do.
However you shouldn't have to or have to do the same for the opposition.
So this programme could be handy for people without a smartphone like your good self.
lol

Re: New programme. : Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:19 pm  

Stand-Offish wrote:

The squad is/was announced on Friday and if someone wanted to couple that with the squad numbers which are out there and on here too, then they would have all the info ... that's what people with a smart phone do/ can do.
However you shouldn't have to or have to do the same for the opposition.
So this programme could be handy for people without a smartphone like your good self.
lol

Nice try S/O. You're not going to persuade me that I need smartphone!

I need an RFL that know what they're doing!

[Jemmo]

Re: New programme. : Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:42 am  

The squad announcements at ou level are just a curesy, not all clubs do it and non e are obliged. Neither are the y onlibged to name a true squad, they could name 19 players and pick a completely diffeent one

[Jemmo]

Re: New programme. : Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:56 am  

In fact Workington this week named a player in their 17 who wasn't in their 19

Re: New programme. : Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:14 am  

Jemmo wrote:

The squad announcements at ou level are just a curesy, not all clubs do it and non e are obliged. Neither are the y onlibged to name a true squad, they could name 19 players and pick a completely diffeent one

That's true but the lack of information for the fans does nothing to improve the image of the game. In fact, it makes it look quite amateurish... but sadly that maybe where League One will be when the Sky deal ends.

[Jemmo]

Re: New programme. : Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:59 am  

Be intereting to see what he other clubs doing similar are offering

[Jemmo]

Re: New programme. : Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:29 am  

Just seen this on another website, a list of how other clubs do their programmes/matchday information:

Still in print (programme for individual matches): Barrow (£2.50), Coventry (£2), Dewsbury (£2.50, 24pp), Huddersfield (£3), Keighley (£3, 56pp), Leeds (£3, pp nk) London Broncos (£3, 40pp), London Skolars (£2.50), North Wales (£2, pp nk), Oldham (£3, 24pp), St Helens (£3), Salford (£3), Sheffield (£3, 40pp), Swinton (£3, 36pp), Toulouse (price/pp nk), Warrington (£3), West Wales (price/pp nk), Whitehaven (£2.50), Wigan (price/pp nk), Workington (price/pp nk), York (£3, 26pp)

Still in print (monthly magazine): Castleford (Roar, £1), Hull (The 18th Man, £1), Hunslet (South of the River, price n/k)

Still in print (matchday information sheet): Doncaster (two sides of A4, 50p)

Still in print (local newspaper insert): Bradford, Halifax, Wakefield

Digital only: Batley (free to download), Hull KR (register for free download), Leigh (free to download)

No programme of any description: Featherstone, Newcastle (though Thunder issued what appears to be a one-off 'physical' programme for the 25/3 Toronto double-header), Rochdale, Widnes

[Jemmo]

Re: New programme. : Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:30 am  

Interesting that only about half now produce a programme for each game, with many having digital only, or nothing at all