Post subject: Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:30 pm
B0NES
Club Coach
Joined: Jan 15 2005 Posts: 12415 Location: Hull
al283 wrote:They could play games behind closed doors & televise them all ?
Pretty soon I will be cancelling Sky Sports as there is no such thing EXCEPT our beloved RL.If that goes then what are we paying for ?
Maybe SKY could see the benefit & up their contract to reduce the damage done by no gate receipts. We could even recruit many more fans ?
Fully appreciate the many difficulties of Virus within squads, no doubt tournament devalued but wouldn't that be better than NO sport, and the potential longer term damage to our beloved game ?
Showing all games has already been explored by the SL.
Post subject: Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:36 pm
Chris71
Moderator
Joined: Jan 30 2004 Posts: 8195 Location: Never never land away with the fairies
al283 wrote:They could play games behind closed doors & televise them all ?
Pretty soon I will be cancelling Sky Sports as there is no such thing EXCEPT our beloved RL.If that goes then what are we paying for ?
Maybe SKY could see the benefit & up their contract to reduce the damage done by no gate receipts. We could even recruit many more fans ?
Fully appreciate the many difficulties of Virus within squads, no doubt tournament devalued but wouldn't that be better than NO sport, and the potential longer term damage to our beloved game ?
Don't think playing behind closed doors would be an option to be honest as can't think of many clubs in RL that could sustain/afford to lose the revenue stream from the money brought in through ticket sales. In fact other than the premier league and maybe a handful of Championship clubs I can't see many sports being able to stay afloat without match day ticket sales.
I really enjoy long walks especially when they are taken by people I don't like!
Post subject: Re: SL postponement meeting & financial jeopardy
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:16 pm
ccs
International Star
Joined: Aug 15 2011 Posts: 5318
HDM wrote:It’s our understanding that Super League owners have agreed to suspend the competition until April 3rd at the earliest following a meeting in Huddersfield today.
All levels of the game will be shut down for the next three weeks, with the RFL and Super League reviewing their position again closer to the provisional start date.
The news comes as prime minister Boris Johnson has issued a new directive today that everyone in the country should avoid social contact with others to stop non-essential travel to fight coronavirus.
Is Hodgson the new Griffin, or is it all about pace?
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