Wasps vs Newcastle is on ESPN Classic.

This is my post on the Sale forum on the matter.

I never begrudge bigger teams getting games on the tele. It's common sense. Channels want viewing figures so show the most successful and well supported teams. That's fine with me. However it gets to a stage where you have to ask yourself just why they show certain teams so much. Northampton, Bath and Worcester are 3 teams who haven't been great on the field for a few seasons. Ok, perhaps not Northampton but they're not having the season they would have wanted.

Apparently Northampton have been on the tele 28 times this season, home and away, different channels, different competitions.

Out of the fixtures on the last day this is in my opinion probably the 5th most enticing game. Sale vs Harlequins - Sale pretty much guaranteed Heineken Cup but Bath winning could change that. Harlequins need to win to guarantee top spot and perhaps need a bonus point win as Leicester doing the same could mean they finish top instead of them. Leicester vs Bath - Leicester need to win and hope Quins don't better them to cement top spot. Bath need a bonus point win and for us to get nothing against Quins to get 6th spot. Saracens vs Exeter - Saracens are still playing for 1st or 2nd and hoping on other results, Exeter need to better Northampton's result.

Yet they have gone for Northampton and Worcester. Which given Worcester have nothing left to play for you would imagine Saints would go out and get a bonus point win. I appreciate Saints are playing for 4th, but with it being the last day they will be showing live bits from around the grounds, so surely one of the other 3 would have been better with us being kept up to date on that anyway. ESPN have Wasps and Newcastle which is spot on.

I just don't get it. Nothing against either team, love Franklins Gardens and imagine Sky would prefer a comfy seat than a crumbling stand at Vicarage Road.

you(re telling me that Vicarage Road is falling down ? what is the general condition of it nowadays ? I'd heard it had been revamped since the dark days of he 70s ?

It only has 3 stands now. One of the side stands got closed down due to health and safety. It's generally regarded as the worst ground in the league. They're meant to be moving to Copthall Stadium in Barnet but that remains to be seen. It's far too complex for me to be bothered reading about it on their forum. Lots of different planning stages and permission from important figures in London. It seems they were meant to be moving there for the start of next season, but with most clubs announcing season ticket details by now, I'm guessing they're having another season in Watford.

blimey,would never have believed it !

Vicarage Road holds great memories for Norwich City fans as it was a headed goal by Dave Stringer from a corner that earned The Canaries the point they needed to get to the old first division 29th april 1972 - quite a momentus occasion for the travelling fans and a small club who had hit the big time.......happy days !

on a sadder note many may recall it was the same day that West Germany beat England 1 - 3 at Wembley in the Euros semi finals........boo hoo !

another Kiwi/Ireland connection, just like me

.......if he goes well, expect the RFU to find a "grandparent"....


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Heard the sale ad's on XFM manchester making a big deal of the end of Edgeley Park going off the ad you would think they were knocking the place down.

Listened to Talksport yesterday morning and again in the afternoon. A must for union fans. I was genuinely surprised by the amount of airtime the sport got.

the main RU slot on Talksport is sunday evening and lasts two hours - it's well done and just a pity for me they couldn't extend the slot a bit to include some RL...

I think there is a league spot on talksport not sure when it is. Just been on theie website but they dont even have a league news section.

Newcastle beat Wasps but still end up bottom

Two awful sides. Two stale clubs. Would have been happy to see either go down but over the moon to see Falcons bottom.