This deal needs to have a contra advertising component so a club like the bronco's can promote themselves in tv ad's on sky. just like the ARL organized with the Melbourne storm getting contra adds on channel 9 and foxtel to help promote there brand and attract people to the game. In exchange bronco's have to place skysports logo on jersey, at ground and on there website its a contra advertising sponsorship deal. Im positive that is in RFL's, skysports and bronco's ability and powers to make it happen. Contra advertising would must be avaliable for other area to eg Say Hull FC want to play an on the road game to promote there brand and expand the sport in neighbouring area's of the north like Grimsby or Shorpe then there would be space in the deal for that to! as well as for crucial promotion which i am sure that skysports already does a bit but needs to do better of big events eg magic weekend, test matches, world club challenge, super league semi finals and grand final etc.

Hope there is some deal for french tv as well seems to be signs of that with every catalans home game being covered. with french tv deal, french sponsorship and a 2nd french club Toulouse? (subject to relegation only with another french club or merged french clubs from elite 1) there would have to be enough cash to cover french sides salary caps and travel by all clubs to and from France plus enough left over for French Rugby league to get a cut and Sl to increase the salary cap a bit for all super league clubs. Dream a tad bit but its definitly within the realms of things possible i think.

Also need a free to air component where delayed game of the week or highlights package is shown nationwide in the UK on free to air TV at a decent hour

Broncos need a competitive squad to be successful in attracting more fans. So the question might be one of how much would cost in the future to have a such a squad. If changes are made to salary cap or the mooted "marquee" player arrangements then it is possible that the increased TV income would be consumed by increased costs.

I love all this "The clubs were only given 24hrs to decide", err, in a negotiation you can take as long as you like, the clubs could have refused and don't be letting the Lenghans of this world tell you they couldn't.

And before anyone attempts to lecture me, I haven't always worked on the Tube, before that I was a "Negotiator" in an Estate Agents and before that I ran my own small business, if someone puts a time limit on anything, you call their bluff, it's virtually standard practice!

Perhaps one man can't!

Especially as you never hear a peep out of jaybs about Gus.