Watched the Manly v Storm match on Paddypower.

totally legally.


The thing I like about watching online is you get to hear things that you would never hear on MSK/Premier sports. As the first half ended and the screen went blank where the adverts would normally be on telly you could hear Gorden Tallis and the other guys back in the studio getting miked up and testing ready for their bit in the interval. Gordie was yakking on about betting on the gee gees and cracking on with the other blokes about various other stuff.

Quality.

Paddy Power doesnt convert well to my 42" LCD

I'm well up for paying 7 quid a month for the NRL, especially if we get 5 games a week... Great value

ESPN to be cancelled now to save some coin... Will have to get the subscription cancelled in the off season though, this written notice is a though

You get plenty of games on a weekend but just dont think i would watch half of them or get up.

Just coming back to an earlier post on this, is there any confirmation as to who has the rights to what with regards to the finals series and the GF. Have Sky just got the Final, or the playoffs too?

Just the Grand Final. Not 100% sure how long the broadcast rights are contracted for, but Sky get the ANZAC Test, all three State of Origin games and the NRL Grand Final each year.

Two year deal I think.

Rang in & tried to buy only two months to see out the season but they want to set up a payment monthly off my card, but I have to write in to cancel, at that point I hung up. There can be only one reason they wont take two months money & that is that (I think) it will be very dificult to stop it as they can just ignore your letter & I cant prove they got it. If I can set it up by phone or on line we should be able to cancel the same way. I will just wait untill next year & see if they are still going. A shame as I have enjoyed the coverage.

I can't understand why they didn't just wait until next year before starting a subscription service.

People will have been starved of NRL footy, all the Poms will have bought their brand new NRL shirts for christmas and they will be desperate to watch a bit of decent stuff by next March. Premier Sports would at least double their subscriptions.

I bet if someone runs this same poll next March the percentages will be totally different.

If SL did this sort of thing I'd sign up, as I really resent paying 5 times as much for a bunch of content (golf, motorsports, wendyball) that I don't want on my telly. But I wouldn't pay more than about £2 a month for the NRL or the Championship as they are inferior products.

Thats what I like about RLFans forums.

You always get a bloke who is totally passionate about the sport and eats, drinks and sleeps footy.

I dont really think Premier Sports is worth subscribing personally apart from the NRL none of the other sports intrest me plus the picture quality isnt that great also it as no HD channel. It's a shame Sky didn't get the full rights to the NRL.

Does anyone know how long they have the rights for the NRL???

i'll just watch the nrl on the internet

Are Virgin even offering it?

We Sky+ every match and watch them all.

Worth every penny IMO but not happy about the extra room charge!