I doubt there's a rights issue. There is probably a turnaround issue, in that it would take more time to produce a coherent highlights package rather than just plucking out the tries. Match Of The Day can do it because it has dozens of people working on this, SLFT won't.

I'm surprised at how cross some people get when SLFT is bumped to continue coverage of a live sports event; presumably they wouldn't mind a live SL game being cut off in the final minutes to go to a fishing magazine show?

Seriously - there are things to get really annoyed about in life; this isn't one of them.

You need a new sky box. I have it on series link and it records every time, regardless of any delay.

Some lovely moaning going on in this thread though, well done to all.

So you think it's perfectly acceptable to make RL fans sit around for an unknown length of time late every Sunday before work the next day, waiting for it to come on, not even knowing if it will? You don't think that's remotely frustrating?

Not everyone can afford a brand new all singing & dancing Sky box, and Virgin boxes don't adjust to schedule changes.

Once is inconvenient. Twice is annoying. But I don't think they've broadcast the first Sunday showing on time once yet this season. Golf, cricket and basketball all happening to overrun as far as I recall. Add to that the BBC's cock-up the other week and you wonder why fans get p*ssed off?

like other people have said. cant help live broadcasts. imagine if a Challenge cup game went to extra time and 2 minutes in they said we have to switch off now for eastenders omnibus, Goodbye. Imagine how that would feel.

Im sure you won't have any complaints if they turn a SL game off early as the fishing enthusiasts want their highlights on then?

If live sport overruns, that is whats know in the industry as 'tough titties'.

And my sky box is nearly 3 years old...

ive got virgin box. If you dont want to wait up as you have work the next morning. Tape SLFT and then tape the programme after it incase it over runs??? simple.

Think you're missing the point. Once is fair enough, but every week?

If you're happy to pay for your sports channels and have them repeatedly f*ck around with the schedules for the one sport you want to watch, good on you.

A programme like SLFT is exactly what that time slot is for. Its cheap filler, just like 'Barclays Premier League preview'.

Just record it and stop moaning.

Some RL fans are not happy unless they're not happy.

Down with that sort of thing!

Careful now...

I wish I had so little going on in my life that I could get this worked up about a programme starting a few minutes late!

Well, you've apparently got so little in your life that you compain about that on a messageboard, which takes a very similar amount of effort. If you believe rubbish like that.