Did anyone else notice the y y Warrington sound track that was used by the BBC?

Ha yeah, its a realistic croud noise though really. I hope Wigan got a rendition of I'd rather be a pastie than a pie and the famous Wigan rugby went to Rome to see the pope as well.

I agree with the farcical production but surprisingly generally enjoyed the studio input from Wilkin quite fair-minded

Just out of interest, what did the Pontiff say?

The BBC gameday "experience" , is light years ahead of Sky's
Chapman is always engaged
Wilkin is good, JJB and Peacock less so, but at an acceptable level. Davies, Kear and Noble are all good (without the dreaded clichés), and I've never had a problem with Dave Woods. I like the fella.
But yesterday's director needed shooting.

Compare this to the sh0w we now have with Sky, and I'm nostalgic for Eddie and Stevo

I spoke about this not so long ago on our board Lefty how Sky need a shake up. If it was my decision i would have

Dave Woods - Lead commentator
Jonathan Davies - Commentator
Barrie McDermott - Commentator - I know that won't go down well but he is the only one i can stand. His knowledge of the amateur and youth systems is very impressive. He clearly loves RL and if he is moved away from the 'Baz & Tez' garbage i think he would be ok.

Brian Carney - Presenter
John Wilkin - Studio
John Wells - Game analyst
Jenna Brooks - On field reporter.

Stuart Pyke - 2nd lead commentator if they want 2 commentators for different matches.

Compare this to the sh0w we now have with Sky, and I'm nostalgic for Eddie and Stevo'"

I would be ok with that. When Eddie n Steve were on their way out he should have been lined up as replacement. I think basically poaching the bbc crew would be ambitious but woods may have been a possibility. It's his enthusiasm that I like I think he will bring out that same enthusiasm with the rest the crew. I think woods n barry mac would do well he would benefit from having an ex player ala jiffy to work alongside

Mu ideal format would be

A pre game analysis from john wells and Brian Carney with what to expect from each side.

Game starts dave woods barry mac commentating with maybe the occasional guest comments.

Wells and Carney with halftime analysis and discuss key points of first half

Second half again woods varry mac commentating with the occasional intersection from touchline and special guest

Post game wells carney woods barry mac n special guest discuss the game in a less formal way with a few key points to cover but allowed to stay and discuss current news or topics that are rugby league related. More like after the football when they sit down and whilst discussing the game it strays to the guests anecdotes from their playing days. Rugby is quite basic and formulaic theres only so many ways of saying the same thing so wells n carneyvstart looking for nonsense's like the way a players foot is facing for the reason why a side has scored !! Weve lost the general rugby current affairs programs like boots n all I think the last 30min could be a lot more entertaining

I would like to see Paul Cullen in there too

Oh nonsense no-one listens to them anyway. We need a complete revamp. In the studio:

Nigella Lawson
Darcey Bussel
Lucy Alexander
Jo Blythe

Fill them with Prosecco half an hour before broadcast and let the fun begin.

Pitchside - Gemma Atkinson. In lycra. Lots of shots of her running up and down the touchline like a heaven sent Robbie Hunter Paul.

Commentators - Shirley Bassey and Kathryn Jenkins. Ditto Prosecco and wait for the comments about squirrel tackles. In gaps in play we can have a sing song (with subtitles so fans can join in).

It’s Jon Wells and Phil Clark to a lesser degree that are a drain on viewer experience. Baz is great and Tex is supplies to requirement and adds nothing if there was a void.

Anyone of the fore mentioned are an improvement on

McDermott (tries to hard to be funny)
O'Connor (dull as anything, and brings nothing to analysis)
Clarke (just a Berk)
Wells....I'd break the swear filter
Arthur...come back Eddie

As I said, I quite like all the BBC's matchday team, just not Saturday's director

Don't let the ladies mix their prosecco with your Harvey's Bristol, miaw, it won't end well

And throw in Carla Connor off Corry

How much of that bottle of Sanatogen you found under the sink did you drink!

I believe there is a large proportion of the internet devoted to your interests, they are not in the least rugby related however!

Complete tosh

Both Jenkins and Bassey have been seen at many a Rugby game. The wrong code, I grant you, but seen, non the less.

Lawson. Nutrition is VITAL for any professional sportsman
Bussel. Fitness levels in dance are essential, as are rugby.
Alexander. Once a player's career is over, investment of his funds/pension are vital for long term financial stability.
Blythe. Good weather forecasting gives anticipation for oncoming games. Setting sun positions, dieing/increasing winds may influence kick off decisions.

I stand with miaw's salient observations, yet question his omission of Susanna Reid. Her ability NOT to kick #### out of Piers Morgan each morning, shows remarkable restraint, which could further enhance Mike Stephenson's weekly shouts of "we don't want to see this in our game", more prevelant.

We need to see more opinions like miaw's, on this board

Obviously Susanna Reid would have taken this in a totally different direction!

Anyone seen Saddened btw?

Where's the rest of em as well.I know some have gone Woolf hunting

Referee death threats?

He comes across as quite articulate on here (for somebody from Sintellins), so he's probably ghost writing McManus' latest poison pen letter

He isn`t from Sintellins, he is a Warringtonian.

Makes sense then, they need an educated supporter over there

Ohhhh, the shame