Originally Posted by
paulscnthorpe
Gray that post is excellent and my thoughts exactly.. I don't mind watching the darts on Sky, it's easy watching and I like seeing the St Helens lads doing well.. however I won't sit down and think the darts is on, I can't miss it, if I'm flicking through the channels I'll watch it..
Same for boxing, I'd probably watch Fury vs Joshua if it was on BBC, or even Sky, but I wouldn't pay £20 and wait till three in the morning..
I think a lot is the same for Super League, I know lots of football fans who watched the grand final on Sky, and all commented how exciting it was, they didn't think the event was lacking, they understood the drama if they didn't fully understand the rules. A similar number enjoy watching it if it's on Sky..
The biggest thing for me is getting more onto terrestrial TV, the world cup is massive for our product next year
Ultimately, even footballers aren't household names outside of probably a handful of England players, and a handful of top foreign players nowadays