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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "I wouldn't know, as Premier showed some Onion game between Biarritz and Heckmondwike or something instead
Only until 8:15 then the proper stuff Kicked off.
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| Quote: Conroy "Exactly. I've travelled to Bournemouth and Gillingham on Tuesday nights with the Gillingham match being called off just as we came off the motorway. We went round the roundabout and got back on. 2 days holiday wasted.'"
I have great respect for fans who travel away on days like that. I have a similar trip in a couple of weeks to C.Palace on a tuesday night and taking 2 days off work. I dread to think how much RL fans would complain if they had to play London on a tueday night.
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| Quote: Dick Jones "First time in many a year, Leigh won't be taking a supporters coach to the game on Thursday night, why did they pick this game when this round sees two derby type games between Yorkshire clubs , instead they send Leigh to Haven on Valentines day, we managed to get 16 people who could get time of work to go but this would have resulted in paying about £27 each so instead a mini bus and a handful of cars will be there. How good will that look on TV'"
Brilliant!
Blame a TV channel for having shocking support. How very small time!
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| Quote: glow "Only until 8
You mean you actually tolerated that turgid crap till 8.15? Respect, but it ain't something I could do
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| Quote: Leyther_till_death "Agreed.
Leigh have been to Whitehaven before on Thursday nights and taken a decent following. It just turned out that this particular date not everyone could manage to get there.
Can't expect Premier Sports and the fixtures planners to plan around everybody. FWIW I thought it was an entertaining game, which serves the purpose of it being on TV.
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The whole Premier Sports deal is a seperate debate really. Did the clubs vote on it?
This thread basically started because LISA couldn't sell their bus out and that was that.
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "icon_eek.gif You mean you actually tolerated that turgid crap till 8.15? Respect, but it ain't something I could do
There was a way round that. Just kept Twitter on and watched for signs of life from Whitehaven and watched another channel entirely until the announcement came that kick off would be at 8.15. Good on Premier Sports for being that flexible.
And while Premier is an obscure station - it has tried to get on Virgin, etc - they must have enjoyed some extra ratings because this season they have started out with real adverts around the rugby, unlike last season when they just had promos for their other sports plus League Express/League Weekly ads. They wouldn't be attracting any kind of ad package if there was nobody watching.
If they aren't awarded the NRL this season then that could harm them and it would be ashame. They have done a really good job with the Championships and were very consistent with their showing of the NRL last season.
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| Quote: Saint77777 "Brilliant!
Blame a TV channel for having shocking support. How very small time!'"
Your last midweek game being ?
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| Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "icon_eek.gif You mean you actually tolerated that turgid crap till 8.15? Respect, but it ain't something I could do
No, I was in the pub, I kept in touch with events via Leigh updates (twitter) all indications were the game would go ahead so I had another pint, the pub kept one telly on PS and put the footie on the others, until it kicked off.
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| Quote: MOT "I have great respect for fans who travel away on days like that. I have a similar trip in a couple of weeks to C.Palace on a tuesday night and taking 2 days off work. I dread to think how much RL fans would complain if they had to play London on a tueday night.'"
Or pay some of the ticket prices that football fans pay
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| Quote: Conroy "Or pay some of the ticket prices that football fans pay'"
People pay to attend Football Matches?
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| Quote: Starbug "Your last midweek game being ?'"
Monday night SL?
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| Quote: J20 "Monday night SL?'"
I wasn't asking you
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