I share this view. RL is a reasonably sized sport in the UK behind Footy, RU, Cricket, Golf, athletics and F1. It probably sits ahead of Snooker and Darts. We need to give over on the World domination ideas.

Remember more people tonight will be watching Man U at home than watch an entire SL round fixtures of a typical weekend.

As for Sky viewing figures - The big opening weekend game of Wigan vs Leeds this season attracted 220,000 Sky viewers*. Meanwhile I hear today Time Team on Channel 4 is being axed for falling to the 1M level. Sort of puts things into perspective.


*www.code13rugbyleague.com/2012/02/21/super-league-viewing-figures-hit-top-10/

It should have been axed for being plain dull.

Our other 'problem' is a comparison with the 15 a side game and their TV deal. Like it or not, they have a product that appeals to a broader spectrum geographically in European terms, with top teams in Paris, London, Glasgow, Cardiff, Dublin, and all points in between as well as the ABC1's that advertisers are after unless it's Tetleys Bitter and Hollands pies youre trying to flog. Sorry a bit off topic there but Wires 71 got me started

It's an unfair comparison putting up sky figures against a terrestrial channel. Premier League games on Sky average 1.2 million; not far from Time Team's audience.