Mike Critchley in the Star sums up the problems in the on-field product:
https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport...gue-spectacle/
It's what most of us have been complaining about for some time, summed up by his conclusion that "Teams are being rewarded for spoiling tactics which make it impossible to get any flow with the attack."
For all the great work done by Gray77 with the contributions of others, I still say that unless we get the entertainment product on the field right, we could improve all the off-field aspects of the game and still not move forward because outside of a minority of 'rugby league purists' who love the arm wrestle nature of attritional rugby, a bash-a-thon of big blokes running into each other is a bore-fest.
The sport needs to get a grip - but I think too many people running the game think closer games are more exciting, regardless of the visual appeal of the actual rugby being played.