WTF
The BBC have given RL a great level of exposure and publicity and yet it's the media's fault that more people tuned in to watch Ireland at Union

As for the rest of your conspiracy theories.... (media types don't all wear Old School Ties any more BTW) the simple facts are that 240,000 attended 3 games at Twickenham over the last 3 weeks....RL fans are getting stiffy's over a few thousand more for 25 games of the RLWC......that has SFA to do with Media Coverage and everything to do with supply and demand!
The Double header this weekend is looking like it wont beat Saracens effort for a stand alone game in the same stadium......adjust your tin-foil hat!

It's hard to understand your point in referencing the sports RL/RU with attendance. At the home of Welsh Rugby Union Wales RL pulled in 45000 v. Italy a few weeks ago. 2 weeks ago at the same venue ,the home of Welsh RU Wales RU pulled in 46000 v Argentina. Does this make the 2Codes equal in Cardiff? Of course not, union is always going to be dominant in the city. The 2 codes are as different nowadays as chalk and cheese both at grass routes level and international level. You believe union is superior, I believe league is superior but I watch union as well and I'm sure you watch league as well. At the end of the day most of the people I know who watch union do not care at all about league attendances just like do not care about union attendances. To make a comparison of the 2 codes and to link that to attendances is just ridiculous. I suggest you shut up, you are sounding stupid, normally you have a sensible opinion, but not this time mate.

an understandably regular mistake that is made on these boards...I think League is ing light years ahead of Union as a sport, but I think the opposite when it comes to the management of the codes.
As for the Media....the media will write/show what is read/watched.....if the public wanted more league, they'd get it. Spoon fed media is a thing of the past for level headed people....the RFU don't give a toss about league now......they have more important things to worry about from within their own sport than to care about League.

Front page of BBC and third down in sport about Chase being dropped. Not too bad seeing as the Ashes started today.

Ha. I was interviewed by them, as were my two Bristolizn friends about what we thought of the USA vCI game. The guy seemed really enthusiastic about it.

Last night the England team management PULLED an interview with Sir Kevin Sinfield that was due to take place on 5 Live this morning

Like we need the publicity.....

Pathetic.

Correct, the management are

Maybe they wanted no distractions?

Maybe they had some team business to attend to?

That is more important.

Before you judge them remeber they won't have just pulled it for sh*ts and giggles.

Get a grip on yourselves.

I'm sure a 5 minute (maximum) phone call would cause so many problems

No, you're right

If you're a sport that perpetually claims to be hard done by in the media and is trying to sell last minutes tickets for a game at Wembley, you keep your commitments.

At the very least you send someone else. Are you really saying sinfield didn't have a spare 10 minutes for a phone call?

So Sir Kev, one of the most intelligent men in the sport cannot hold his own in an interview now? Distracted by what? What is the distraction, please explain.

So Sir Kev hasn't got a spare 5 minutes on his hands? Its not good to mess the national media around.

Who needs to get a grip again?

I've no idea why it was pulled.............but neither do any of you, so it's ridiculous to call the management pathetic without knowing the full circumstances.

Maybe the management decided it was best to have no media for the players in the days leading up, i remember a few years ago wigan had a media blackout in the lead up to a big game.

...I don't know, neither do you playas.

At the moment, literally, everything Mcnamara/the management do is castigated. Damned if you do, damned if don't.

Guaranteed they have the interview and some clown is on here saying it's a waste of time and a distraction.

Who said he can't hold his own in an interview?

You don't understand, there is no excuse.

Media blackout = Pathetic.
Wrapping up in cotton wool = Pathetic.
Not having a single member of team England available = Pathetic.
McNamaras handling of disciplinary this tournament = Pathetic.
Showing himself up time and time again
Oh look no McIllorum or Chase in all the team photos this week.... Pathetic. It stinks.

I son't go against McNamaras team selection and criticise as he is better qualified and we're not in the know. However his handling's of the media this tournament has been woeful, even journalists have stated that.