Quote: CM Punk "Considering Wigan have run numerous adverts in similar slots on Granada, I'm disappointed that the RFL didn't try to expand just slightly to the Midlands or North East.'"
given that there is no team for anyone in the North East to go and support what would be the point? Would there be sufficient numbers of people in the North East who would be willing to travel long distances on a regular basis to justify the expense of advertising in that region. You would basically be entering a new market with a product that is not easily accessible - supported by 1 TV advert alone.
If the advertisement costs £thousands to broadcast in the North East, you would need a lot of people (thousands) to take up a new found interest in RL purely based on the advert alone - which isn't going to happen.
Even the best advert in the world isn't going to achieve that level of success.