Quote: bramleyrhino "Did I miss the announcement that the BBC is now the RFL's PR agency?
The BBC, as a source of journalism, is doing it's job. This is clearly a topic that will raise interest and the BBC is right to ask questions about the running of organisations that are key parts of their communities. If the SL clubs don't want bad PR, don't give journalists the ammunition to fire at you.
As for the timing, of course they're going to time their content for maximum effect - they're not going to go to that time and expense only to air it at 2am in mid December.
And those who say that the Beeb wouldn't do this for football clearly don't remember the Panorama programme broadcast just before the World Cup bid delegation flew out to Switzerland.'"
Fair points. I totally understand why the Beeb are doing it and when, my point is that it's a non-story when compared to other sports debts.