High ticket prices certainly keep some away. I wouldn’t say it’s too much of a factor for myself, but it is more tempting to go to an away game @£19 a ticket than @£26 a ticket, when you’re buying multiple tickets the difference adds up.

Very true. However, I'm not sure the comparison with RL (or any other sport, for that matter) holds much water. Football, for whatever reason, is a massive part of some peoples' lives (some might argue they contain little else). An astounding number will, literally, spend any amount and go anywhere to watch their team regardless of finance, family, safety, or any of the considerations that more balanced individuals would make. Rugby league fans simply don't fit that template. Thankfully.

We need a sensible calendar as much as anything else.

These first few weeks are always pretty poor. It doesn't show the sport in a good light.

As for Hearn he's savvy and his work with boxing has been very positive for the sport although he has been pretty fortunate with how a few things have fallen for him particularly froch and Joshua.

Would he change rugby league I'm not sure anybody could until there is joined up thinking from all parties in both hemispheres particularly on s sensible calendar.

Comparing Super League and Premier League football is pointless.

Comparing Super League to League 1 or League 2 football is more realistic.

Bradford City sold season tickets for £149, sell general match tickets for £20 or £10 if you buy a flexi-membership @ £70.

I would say comparing Super League to the chuffing Scottish Premier League is more realistic.

You don't go to games full stop.

Is one of your "mini James" called Jean by any chance??

If so, please for the love of god take his internet away from him and find him a new hobby.

Joshua you can argue Olympic gold medalist. Very marketable guy so yeah it's easier although match room have done am amazing job with him.

Froch was world champion who nobody knew about outside of Nottingham. Eddie Hearn alongside Sky turned froch into a super star

Froch joining matchroom was the best decision he ever made in his career as it was going nowhere with Hennessey.

I just don’t want anymore stupid gimmicks coming into the game.

I can’t abide all this Americanised cheese on toast razzmatazz that you get coming into sports to make them more marketable.

I already hate music blaring out over the tannoy after tries/goals that kills any atmosphere the fans would be making themselves. I hate drum-lead atmospheres as the atmosphere just becomes the hammering of a drum rather than decent songs. Lights off for night games with music blaring out so fans can’t create their own noise pre-game. Mascots and cheerleaders are a load of old shyite. Seventy five sponsors plastered all over kits... I don’t want anymore of this utter small-time garbage!

I think we need to market our game in a classy way. Make clubs, players and kits look like they have a bit of class about them.

He and his fellow promoters have made boxing a laughing stock with all these fake “bust-ups” at the weigh-ins. He’s marketed the skilful and fantastic sport of boxing as a sport for thick as thugs who can’t string a sentence together and can’t hold their nerve before the fight so start throwing tables around.

Save it! There’s no class in any of that stuff

There were fake bust ups before and they will still be going long after he's gone.

Froch was deep in the super six. Think he joined with just before his semi final. He was known amongst boxing fans but not the general public.

Joshua has done an amazing job with Joshua.

We are yet to see hearnn build somebody up to be a champion.

Interview in the Express today rlhttps://www.express.co.uk/sport/othersport/926539/Eddie-Hearn-Rugby-Leaguerl

Seems talks have so far been around getting Hearn involved in promoting the Magic Weekend, Challenge Cup final and raising the profile of around half a dozen SL stars.

Makes sense to me. Both events have empty seats to fill and I can't see how a 'boost the crowd and you get commission' type deal can do any harm. The Challenge Cup final has seen its crowd decline while the Magic Weekend seems to have hit a plateau.

With this comment, you are actually backing up the point that media coverage is what is needed, not a reduction in ticket price, which is part of the basis of this thread.

Its media hype which has created this bubble for the premier league.

Why is it pointless?

You are looking at top flight sport in this country.

We are advocates of a game which just about every RL fan would say is infinitely more exciting / eventful than football.

The season is MUCH shorter then the football season with regards to the number of games.