They have even amended their schedule to show an interview with Mo Farah on Sky Sports 2 at 9:30 which is being simulcast on Sky Sports News. But a live match from one of their most popular and dependable sports? Nah, stick it online.

Looking forward to next season when we get 1 live match a week and the rest are shunted to 'Sky Sports Xtra' where nobody can see them.

I cant even acces it, keeps telling me i need to be a sky sports subscriber to watch !!!! ......errr hello i am !!

Even looking at it from Sky's perspective I don't see the logic behind this online only match. Surely they want viewing figures to get more money from advertisers, and surely a live match would get more viewers than a repeat of something.

They are using this game to trial a new camera set-up apparently, it will potentially affect the quality of the coverage so presuming that's the main reason it isn't being broadcast 'live.'

These games aren't in the original Sky contract anyway so treat them as what they are, a bonus.

Quite clearly a lie from Sky Sports, because they're using the exact same camera set up as Hull KR TV, who do the HKR club dvd's.

More likely they are testing the streaming technology rather than the camera setup. No doubt that TV is heading to all online streaming eventually And they have to test out the technology on some guinea pigs.

I am sure gutters is truly flattered that you still mention him/her on here....it's sort of sweet in a stalking sort of way!
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Unfortunately the way they wanted you to access the game (skysports.com/xtra) just didnt work for me at all. kept telling me i was in private mode, and if not to allow some access (which i did).

thankfully the regular sky go was working and i found it on channel 499 on that (by luck).

all in all i think its a brilliant idea, especially if it allows for extra bonus content. wouldn't mind a Sunday game on xtra if it can be agreed.

I'd like to congratulate Mr Eve on an ability to loathe what he professes to take an interest in. A complete tool.

There's never been more rugby league on Sky and there is no useful comparison. We haven't got to the business end of the season yet and the biggest indicator isn't this years drop but the one between 2013 and 2014. This year is likely to catch up with last year. No, the big drop is the previous year, so what factor could there have been? Perhaps BT Sport coming along?

Mr Eve, if you are going to attempt to somehow vent your spleen, for reasons best known only to yourself, think it through. For me, the sport will lose nothing by being one spectator down, so with pleasure, goodbye.

That and the fact he only seems to post late night / early morning NZ time.

In fact it's not just odd, it's a bit sad too that someone has to go to those lengths to troll a message board on the other side of the world.

You mean i type with my fingers and use smileys like millions of other people on the internet? That probably is odd in your world You and Mr Churchill seem to stick up for each other alot including this thread, it's almost as if you are the same person