I noticed that today and it's very annoying, completely unnecessary!!

Realistically, there's a limited number of players who would interest the media: Tomkins (talent), Hall (talent, size, intelligence), Foster (talent and hair gel), Burrow (talent, height), Sinfield (his success, articulate-ness). Potentially Lomax (talent) and Krasniqi (the Albanian angle).

Union converts (esp. if they were under 30) and Londoners (like LMS) might also get the odd article now and then.

i think the profile of the game is growing and its not just because of one player for whatever reason more people are seeing the game for what it is the highest level of rugby and not over hyped rubbish. we shouldn't let up on it and the rfl should push as hard as they can and push some more. i went away for a weekend to a northern emirate (fujairah) very small with not a very big ex pat comunity and i was trying to find the wigan v leeds game and i come across 5 other people trying to find the game in the hotel and only one of them was ENGLISH!

We aren't growing because of one player, it helps but is simply a small contributing factor! Shame Sky give us peanuts, I reckon we are undervalued in comparison to other sports. Its time we get properly recognised by the media, we deserve national exposure, non of this Super League show is only for northerners, no more tiny little stories tucked away at the end of sports sections of newspapers.

Things would be easier if the London franchise finally kicked on though, sadly their current back room staff seem massively incompetant.

It would help if fans and commentators alike could promote Burrow ( singular ).

Hardlt peanuts. The football league's deal was reduced by £26m.