The only method that could be "flawed" could be FTA as pay TV can take the information directly.

Unfortunately for your argument, this suggests the pay TV figures for rugby league are one of the very BEST indicators available.

If you are really suggesting the methodology of TV ratings for FTA is flawed, then you form about .0000000001% of the population given they are used by every advertiser and company in this country. Sure they are based on a sample but there is no reason whatsoever to think the sample is favoured towards rugby league.

Get writing to the Ombudsman.

lol

Argument? This is discussion.

What you fail to grasp is I don't study TV ratings, I wouldn't even know where to look if I wanted to.

When it's been raised on here in the past the points for and against haven't been put across that well and it's turned into a bit of a blood bath.

All I'm doing is trying to understand your point.

Fair enough.

All true rugby league fans should be outraged by the prospect of being dudded again because of what is a completely unfair situation. The example utilised by Roy Masters, since quoted by both myself and joedynamo, of writing a cheque out and running around the table to collect it is precisely what has occurred previously.

It is a disgrace and needs to be brought to the attention of the RL public in all parts of the world. Ultimately, the strength of the Australian game should assist the world game which benefits all RL fans. Hence, the anger should be universal.

It is not a matter of the Australian game being better than the British or other nonsense.

Ratings are used all around the world, but it's only RL that gets treated differently.

Why?

When they say 100 million watched the NFL superbowl, no one questions them.

When RL has a match beamed to 3.5 million in 2 states, everyone jumps up and down.

At least RL puts its figures out AFTER the game, not like others.

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1ewm9.html For those who won't read the actual article, the headline (which can't be seen once posted) is "NEWS WON'T RULE OUT ANOTHER REBEL COMP"... Dirty pricks... Have a read of this and see how much of what I have said over the last few pages you now disagree with. News want first and last rights on the game UNTIL 2027 in exchange for merely doing the right thing and getting out. What a farce of the highest order.

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1ewm9.html For those who won't read the actual article, the headline (which can't be seen once posted) is "NEWS WON'T RULE OUT ANOTHER REBEL COMP"... Dirty pricks... Have a read of this and see how much of what I have said over the last few pages you now disagree with. News want first and last rights on the game UNTIL 2027 in exchange for merely doing the right thing and getting out. What a farce of the highest order.

They've made their money back and then some since 1997 and the under selling of the rights to themselves.

I hate these s.

Get out and stay out, you started the damn war in the first place and you want money back for that?

Laughable to read this thread and some of the dribble written about the issue of the TV deal when this basic fact was so clearly overlooked.

And that isn't directed at you, Sheldon.

Some people thought the likes of myself, Dally, Oldtimer and a few others were mad with this conflict of interest stuff.

Rupert, do the world a favour .........., your time has passed.

Corporate bastårds.

Seems people here are at last starting to understand this issue. News Ltd.

People are aware geezer. Some have thought the NRL was the dogs bolloçks in a blinkered fashion and ignored it. Now some on here seem to think about it as there's a TV deal coming up having never mentioned it ever.

You seemed to be slow to pick up on the nuances of it given the rubbish in the old att thread. lol

Yeah righto.

Lucky for you it disappeared or I would pick out some of your choice "quotes" on the subject.

lol

Glad you learned something.

Nice one etc. etc.

You now post something smart next. That's how this works isn't it?

WC, you're being very unnecessary. There's no need to goad, intimate others are stupid or ignorant or name call anyone on this forum. We're fed up with people like that. We're hoping to discuss and debate on a forum.