Quote: moto748 "It's about coaches, even more than players, I think. Time and again Craig Bellamy has taken unfancied journeyman players, often no better than SL standard, and made them into something better, so they can fit seamlessly in his side. Penrith just won the GF with 13 of the 17 coming through academy. That would warm Shaun Wane's heart!
And I think the other point, which I've made before, is that in criticising the standard of SL, it''s a bit harsh to judge it by Wigan's standard, as we have been literallly the worse team in the comp to watch this last year.
But Cruncher's point is a fair one. SL looks vastly poorer than the NRL in every respect. Not least the professionalism of the whole TV package, studio pundits, commentators, the Bunker set-up. All much better than our equivalents. And that won't change whilst it's on Sky. Does anyone buy a Sky Sports package just for SL? I wouldn't (I wouldn't give Sky a penny of my-earned anyway,as it goes, but I mean, even if I didn't have an ideological objection to Sky, I wouldn't pay God knows how much it is these days just for SL) Such SL needs as I have, I can get down the pub, if necessary (like tomorrow).'"
To be fair yeah I'm probably one of a small number but I buy Sky Sports for Super League. I watch NFL and occasionally NRL on there but if they lost Super League I would cancel and move to whoever got it.
