I got SkyHD recently. Can barely tell the difference. Big fuss over nowt.

I once was privy to a conversation between two chaps extolling the virtue of HD by drooling over how crisp and clear the snow in the background looked whilst they were watching Cliffhanger in HD. Sad fekkers.

That Eddie Waring commentary was actually in 1981 for the Hull - Hull KR Premiership Final. (1984 was Hull KR v Cas).

So French took over at the start of 1981-82 season has had the gig for 30 years now - too long 'for mine'

The snow would always be in the background when the acting prowess of Stallone/Winfield + co are on display.

Nearly as good as Daylight, nearly.

But Betamax was the one that didn't stay the course eh ? Strange.

I can't imagine what you must have been paying for a video back in 1979 but in today's terms it must have been costly. For instance, I recall buying a highlights video of the 1982 Kangaroos tour and it was around £30 back then.

Have you kept all your old videos or have you transferred them to DVD ? I have 100s of videos going back nearly 30 years that I'd like to get transferred if anyone knows of any cost-effective service providers.

Neither are a patch on Stop, or my Mom will Shoot.

I was referring to CC attendances where thousands can't be @rsed until the Final at Wembley itself.

Attendance V Wigan in CC last year: 9,242
Attendance V Wigan in SL regular round last year: 16,622
Attendance V Wigan in SL play off last year: 13,692

Attendance V St Helens in CC Semi Final last year: 15,267
Attendance V St Helens in SL regular round last year: 17,200

Not even a CC Semi Final against St Helens at the Galpharm could muster a larger attendance than the regular round fixture at Headingley.

definitely a game of two halves then............

And we wonder why we don't get the broadcasting / advertising / sponsorship deals the game surely deserves ? Or why players are so eager to defect at the first whiff of money from the rah rahs ?



Honestly, I think rugby league's worst enemy, sometimes, are the people who claim to love the game. We don't know how lucky we are to live in this part of the world, having such entertainment on our doorsteps.

Use it or lose it is my motto - get to the bloody games !

You wanna get yourself to spec savers. Have you got it installed properly?


I think its fooking brilliant. When I got used to HD anything that wasn't HD just looked a big blur.
I'm not into the 3D rubbish. I can't stand wearing those glasses and I don't think its all that good even in the cinemas.

Well with the greatest of respect mate, you are clearly doing it wrong.

That's what his wife said

Yes that sounds about right, my mistake on the year.

Won't be the first (or last) time he will have heard that phrase.

Because one is incapable of following what is happening before his very eyes and the other has no interest beyond turning up to get his paycheck.

Quite possibly.

This (Stallone film bashing) could warrant a thread of its own.

In relation to ...my Mom will shoot, I couldn't comment. I haven't seen it. I have heard rumours of how bad it is. So maybe similar to posters on here, I could assume how bad it is without knowing myself.

What about one of the Spy Kids films, he has about 6/7 roles in that film - GULP - I know.

Oscar.

You do realise that the quality of picture of non-HD broadcasts from a Sky HD+ box is of a poorer quality than the quality of picture of a non-HD broadcast from a non-HD Sky+ or earlier Sky box don't you?

For mine the superior 'quality' system lost out. I'm sure there are other instances where this has happened before.



A three hour blank tape (Thorn Video Cassette E-180) used to set you back around £10 individually. DER used to do them in packs of three for £27.99 .... bargain.



I've basically kept them although over the years I've thrown many a mouldy tape away without knowing (or wanting to know) what's on there.

I keep toying with the idea of transferring some to DVD but I don't seem to find the time or the neccessary motivation.

Is that such a surprise given that the semi-final was in Huddersfield and season ticket holders had to buy an extra ticket to attend?

It depends on the size of your TV. If you have a 50 inch one, then Sky+ will greatly improve your experience.

If you have a 32 inch one, there's no point.

I have a 37, and I think its fine on normal definition, but can see the extra crispness of HD

Almost as big a surprise as 13,692 turning up to Headingley for a knock out game against Wigan in SL as opposed to only 9,242 turning up to Headingley for a knock out game against Wigan in the CC, where both fixtures required the need to buy an extra ticket to attend.

My point stands.

Your point being exactly what ?

That you refuse to go to the game because....erm thousands of others can't be d either ?

The larger 13k attendance for the play-off game v Wigan, as opposed 9k for the Cup quarter-final in pouring rain, may have been because fans were eager to see if Leeds could qualify for a 4th consecutive Old Trafford appearance.

Where have you read that?




We have a 52, and it's incredible. I hardly ever watch anything that isn't HD now.

A point made irrelevant by the fact no-one shall be watching. Furthermore if your concern is the new fan watching for the first time, this is also not a factor. The only people who would be able to see that Davies and French are out of touch are already fans of the game.

Thing is that the BBC audience relates better to the old man and Davies than they do to a Northern hack and some white haired fellow they have never heard of.

Can we throw into the mix as well that one game was available to anyone with a TV on a free-to-air channel, while the other would have required the armchair viewer to have a Sky Sports subscription?

Perhaps that forced more people to get out and watch the play-off game in the flesh, although it wouldn't account for the full 4,000 difference on its own.