As a Southerner I am getting fed up of the BBC still not bothering to broadcast The Super League Show throughout the Midlands, Southern England and Wales at the same time that the North of England gets to see it.

The argument that people can view the programme online, or that there isn't enough interest in other parts of the country holds no weight at all particularly now that two Super League clubs are outside this Northern England area. Why the hell - just because I'm from the South, should I have to either watch the programme on my crappy computer screen, or get up in the early morning just to watch it - I pay the licence fee just like everyone else.

So I've decided to do something about it - yes a petition. I found the remnants of one back in 2004, but I think now in 2011 we are in a much better position to achieve these following aims.

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To have the BBC broadcasting 'The Super League Show' throughout the whole of England and Wales using the same schedule that the Northern England regions (North East & Cumbria, North West, Yorks & Lincs, Yorkshire) currently have, from the 2012 season onwards.

OTHER AIMS

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[*To get 2000 signatures.[/*
[*To get the petition noticed and supported by the Super League Show itself, it's presenters, the BBC Five Live Rugby League broadcasting team, BBC presenter and blogger George Riley, and BBC London 94.9's Rugby League Show with Ian Ramsdale.[/*[/list

WHAT CAN YOU DO

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[*Sign the petition.[/*
[*Post this petition/thread onto as many Rugby League forums as possible - general and club specific.[/*
[*Tell friends about this petition at matches.[/*
[*Post this petition onto various RL Facebook groups[/*
[*Use Twitter to spread the word of this petition.[/*
[*Text into the various BBC Rugby League programmes/shows noted above talking about the petition. [/*[/list[/size

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I have full belief that with just a few people helping me spread the word across the fastly growing Rugby League community in the Midlands, Southern England & Wales; and widespread signature support; that BBC directors and channel controllers will finally decide to show this programme throughout the country thus making it easily accessible to current fans and widening it's appeal to new viewers.

This is something I was discussing with the RFL South West regional manager earlier - up north we almost don't need to advertise the sport (almost being only a mild exaggeration) since the clubs are established, and the vast majority fans will go regardless, and new fans will come in through contact via the existing fanbase, mainly - take Millennium Magic, for instance? How much money was spent advertising it to people who've probably already made their minds up whether or not they're going anyway? And yet in Wales and other areas... barely a marketing presence at all. How many people from Cardiff do you think went to MM? The same goes for most aspects of the sport outside the heartlands where it is already strong. I think it's poor that the BBC won't broadcast a short, weekly show in a reasonable slot to the country. The Challenge Cup is shown (for now...) so why not SLS? I'm not saying the SLS is a broadcast of high standards, but it's something that people could see and think, "Hang about? What's this sport I'm watching? I want to find out more" (word for word).

Sign the petition. Why not? It might do nowt in the long run, but apathy is much worse.

Does anyone know if there are restrictions on when the BBC can show the highlights nationally, ie do SKY have preference to show them first on Sunday at 2130. A possibility rather than a probability that was put forward by someone that works for the beeb.

I agree I have sky plus and watch all the matches and I try to get all the southerners to watch some or a lot do not have sky so it would let them see the best game in the world I have signed it

Hardly any.

Wales RU side were playing in Edinburgh the same time, Cardiff city were at home and from what I've experienced of South Wales hardly anyone knows RL exists.