NRL 2012

St James · **Joined:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:58 pm **Posts:** 137

bazza wrote:

Steve Kearney has received the full support of the Eels board
That gives him about 6 weeks left as coach

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/kearney-given-space-as-parramatta-board-makes-it-known-hes-there-for-the-long-haul-20120503-1y1ur.html

He lasted 11 weeks
.

lol.

I'm disappointed, but I suppose it was for the best.

St James.

bazza · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:31 am

Parramatta just need to sack their coach every week and they could scrape into the 8

yob · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:17 am

bazza wrote:

Parramatta just need to sack their coach every week and they could scrape into the 8

Mate had them losing on the last leg of some ridiculously long multi. We're talking house deposit size win down the drain. Absolutely devo.

bazza · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:15 pm

yob wrote:

bazza wrote:

Parramatta just need to sack their coach every week and they could scrape into the 8

Mate had them losing on the last leg of some ridiculously long multi. We're talking house deposit size win down the drain. Absolutely devo.

His only excuse would be if he placed the bet before Kearney was sacked

bazza · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:41 pm

TV rights for NRL remain with channel 9 and Fox

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/nine-and-fox-sports-retain-nrl-broadcast-rights-20120821-24jdg.html

Simmo79 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:50 pm

Looks pretty similar. More cash and contra but the Nein/Fox Sports split remains the same as does most of the programming set up. Thoughts from the mungoes?

Boba Fett · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:25 pm

And Laurie Daley appointed SOO coach for the next two series.

IanRitchie · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:16 pm

both pieces of bad news. at least daley will only be around for two seasons, nine for five. both not ideal at all.

Boba Fett · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:03 am

IanRitchie wrote:

both pieces of bad news. at least daley will only be around for two seasons, nine for five. both not ideal at all.

Could have been worse - imagine Freddy in charge...

Simmo79 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:00 pm

It's a pity the NRL couldn't persuade Nine to let Fox Sports simulcast the Friday night games. The insistence on the delayed broadcast of the Sunday arvo game is archaic. The A-League has a better broadcast package for pay TV subscribers (absolutely everything live).

Rob · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:59 pm

I'd guess that Fox weren't prepared to pay as much as what Nine wanted to concede.

You're right though, it is archaic. People just don't accept delayed sport anymore. Bugger me, in a few hours I can watch Kent v Yorkshire live in the whogivesafuq cup from England, and after I can watch Braga v Udinese live (or if I want, Malaga v Panathinaikos is on another channel, also live).

yob · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:43 pm

Rob wrote:

You're right though, it is archaic. People just don't accept delayed sport anymore.

Yeah they do - they just won't pay for it.

Your average FTA viewer though... they revel in delayed telecasts. They live to sit through half an hour of better homes and gardens waiting for the event they don't want to discuss on the internet, or bet on. And when the result is decided they need 3 seconds to look at the ladder - no need to know who they're playing next week, nor who their other competitor for the last finals position is playing. This information needs to be drip fed at opportune moments in next week's delayed broadcast. They need to be manipulated.

They're our parents.

nobleoz · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:33 pm

Just read that 7 did a Kerry Packer & deliberately bid high for NRL so that 9 would pay high price. 9 will lose heaps of money. Now 7 are ready to swoop for cricket!

Boba Fett · **Posted:** Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:24 am

Or the A-League maybe? And Ch 10 desperately needs a sport too...

Simmo79 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:11 pm

Quote:

''I hope he stays,'' Demetriou said of McLachlan on Fox Footy's AFL 360 last night. ''I think he's got some unfinished business.''

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... z25011tura

That's the exact thing that Mike FitzPatrick said about Andrew Demetriou on Eddie McGuire Tonight earlier in the year.

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