Why guess? All clubs publish their attendances...

Well if you change your mind i've still got it

But as I'm not going to plough through them all I'm making a guess based on what I have seen in recent weeks

The gate at Leigh verses Widnes was definatley down on previous years , yes both clubs are not at the top fighting for promotion so that may have an impact

But looking at some of the other matches they dont seem to be breaking any pots especially when the clubs normally give out 200 family tickets allowing a potential 800 people in for free

Half way through our 3 rd year of televised matches I cannot see any real benifits from the coverage from the competition or the clubs point of view

If you can see different please give your opinion , that is what these boards are for after all arent they

I'm sure I also heard the ref say 'I can see why you play rugby and not football' - or words to that effect. Perhaps he's looking for a stand up comic spot somewhere.

Nope – if you want to argue that the costs of televising games in the Championship, in terms of effect on attendances, outways the benefits: the burden falls on you to provide the evidence (it is, as pointed out, available and easy to gather).

But you can't seriously expect anyone to engage with you if all you offer as supporting evidence to back up your point is guesses and supposition.

Personally, I've no idea what the effect is on crowds (either generally or at the televised games themselves) or finances of clubs. But then, I'm not the one arguing for an end to televised games.

We'll see you on Thursday night TV in 2 years time.

We'll be in the Championship by then

Do you realise what that makes you sound like?

Discussion doesn't neccessarily have to be or lead to argument

I'm not saying end the televised games , I'm asking if they are of benifit and if not then maybe a different option would be better

If you dont want to contribute dont , nobody is forcing you

I think most if not all clubs have their biggest attendances in front of Sky cameras. OK, there may be a lot of free tickets issued, but nonetheless, bigger crowds attend.

somone who knows how to construct an argument (note for Starry: this doesn't mean 'row' it means a reasoned debate with support for the position you put forward

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There's a job as Speaker of the House going for you. You're wasted on a messageboard.

I couldn't possibly comprmise my integrity to that extent