When you look at the league over the last 10 years I think the biggest factor is that we are not bringing over the better Aussie/Kiwis anymore, mainly due to the value of the pound to the aussie dollar.

If you look back through the great teams like Saints and Bradford and Wigan and Leeds over the past 20 years they have had a great many superb players.

Now we are stuck with not even the best English players as they play in the NRL, 10 years ago there were none there.

Essentially the SL has become a 2nd division league.

Don't think he is preaching at all. It's just kinda funny seeing someone call themselve a die hard while at the same time bragging that they watch for free.

Also one could argue if more people watch via illegal means, ratings go down and that's reflective on next TV deal so yeah it does impact the sport

So anyone, by your reckoning, without Sky sports is not a die hard fan???

Maybe if ratings go down, Sky PLC will look into the reasons and adjust their offerings to suit and try win these people back..... its about time affordable pay per view was available for all games and let the consumer have the choice.

I've said for years ppv @ between £3-6/game would be excellent. Yes people may cancel subscriptions but people who can't afford or refuse to pay for sky for just rugby league will balance the books.

Hey why not go the full hog and copy the NBA model and have season passes, access to archive footage etc, maybe even an app too!! We are so behind the times!!!!!!!!!!

There is not a chance the RFL could handle something like that.

You can buy a game on sky for £6 so it's already available. But no doubt there will be another reason to justify watching for free.

If you are going to watch for free just say it like it is. You do it because it's easy and it had little down side on you. It's not for any moral crusade to alter a TV companies pricing model or for the betterment of rugby league.