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Eddie and Stevo seemed awfully excited to have the Monday night slot. Fair enough, but please can we have less of the excruciating "welcome to those who might not be familiar with the game" type comments all the time.

There's no need to try to specifically talk to new viewers, its toe-curling. Firstly, most people with Sky Sports in their house will have a vague idea what RL is, they haven't dropped in from Mars. More importantly, its just totally unneeded. I work in the US a lot, and if I turn on the TV and there's baseball or basketball on, I'm perfectly capable of watching it, and the commentary, whilst probably aimed at those with more knowledge than me works perfectly well. In the '80s when NFL came on the TV over here, the unfamiliar commentary was part of the buzz - we were all 'blitzing', etc. in the playground. I'd find it really annoying to watch baseball (for example) and the find the commentators talking to me like a child.

Eddie at one point said to 'football fans' something along the lines of "I hope you're enjoying it....I bet you are". Maybe its just me, but this kind of guff betrays a lack of self-confidence in the game.

Just commentate on the action, that's all. We don't need you to be cheerleaders for RL when there's a game going on.

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I watched it in mute. A few years ago Sky used to have an option to just have crowd noise for football games and no commentary, wish they'd bring it back and extend the service to RL!

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The whole presenting team really needs a shake up.

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Sell by dates have expired, bring in an Aussie commentator who will actually sell the spectacle to viewers not the stereotypes we have continually repeating the same drivel with voices designed for coal mining.

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Bring in the option on red button of the fan vs fan like they have in footy bring the banter into it

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Quote: maurice "Sell by dates have expired.'"


They certainly have on Eddie and Stevo.

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Thought it was done very well. Having just been promoted to the prime Sky Sports viewing slot, there are bound to have been many footy viewers watching for the first time, and good on Eddie for welcoming them, and making a bit of an effort to big up our sport. Not to mention some personal pride for having become, for the summer, the main commentator on Sky's flagship sports spot. Give the man a break.

Also, it was a pretty good game with a big crowd, some good tries, fine weather, and a great night all round, so all in all, a good result for rugby league. I thought we filled the spot exceedingly well, and Eddie played a big part in that.

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I thought that it was well done; Eddie managed to convey the rules to those who might not be familiar with them, without appearing to condescending or patronising.

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My friend mute's the game before kick-off, cant deal with them.

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He was going on like thousand's of football fans were tuning in cause the PL season had finished, they do it every other week explain the rules 'in case new fans are watching' last night was particularly cringeworthy, do my head in.

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It was a bit cringey and self-concious at the beginning when they were overdoing the 3D with Brian Carney and Rod Studd walking in circles - it reminded of the early 3D movies when everything would protrude from the screen in a clumsy attempt to show off the technology.

I too found the references to football rather embarassing and a bit patronising, particularly when he started fawning about how many footballers ("like Wayne Rooney"icon_wink.gif watch Rugby League; the low point came when Peacock took a knock in the first collision and he started banging on about how tough RL players are and that unlike football, we'll have no stretchers here - cue Makinson being stretchered off the pitch a bit later on.

I don't like them - they're not a coherent or a credible voice for RL in my view and Stevo in particular is increasingly difficult to listen to.

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I found john wilkin begging people to come to magic weekend in his post match interview particularly cringey. Last night they spent half the game talking about things the weren't happening on the pitch and when they did they stumbled over words and got things wrong, it completely undersold the game. They should bring over dave woods and nobby from premier sports

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All we need is a female touchjudge and Eddie saying he'll smash her back doors in, job done.

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Quote: bren2k "I too found the references to football rather embarassing and a bit patronising, particularly when he started fawning about how many footballers ("like Wayne Rooney"icon_wink.gif watch Rugby League; the low point came when Peacock took a knock in the first collision and he started banging on about how tough RL players are and that unlike football, we'll have no stretchers here - cue Makinson being stretchered off the pitch a bit later on.'"


How about when a player (McGuire?) split his head and Eddie was banging on about "if you football fans don't know what's going on here" icon_eek.gif

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If they wanted to attract football fans, patronising by a pair of Northern voices will just about confirmed all thier pre concieved ideas of our game. I am not a great fan of Australian imports but they do have some very very good presenters of League we should use them & give those clowns the boot.

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