Quote ="eddiewaringsflatcap"The whole SKY package is abysmal. The presentation cries out marginal sport trying to create fake or WWE style hyperbole that looks and sounds so small time. Its like SKY want to prsent rugby league in the same light as British Ice hockey, speedway and netball.
The try music is an embarrassment- what self respecting sport would feel the need for such a nonsense? Notwithstanding the ridiculousness of it all, its about three decades old and belongs in an era of Joe Bloggs Jeans and glowsticks. Garbage.
The commentary team are a nightmare - failed football commentator Hemmings holding court like a pompous monarch who seems to think he is the arbiter of whats good for the sport. His snide criticsims of the challenge cup are a disgrace.
Resident daft lads O Connor and McDermott offer little but talk over the game and appear to be the producers attempt at chuckle brothers style humour.
Angela Powers and Bill wouldnt get a job in any other sport on SKY. A grade C GCSE media studies student could do better.
Phil Clarke likes to find new and arcane ways to sound the fool than the (pseudo) intellectual he is so depserate to be. Chris Eubank and Phil would be a lovely meeting of minds. The sad thing is when Clarke first got a gig with Sky he was a reasonable pundit.
Oh and finally can someone please tell mouth full of wasps Wells that there is a a T in Catalans.'"
That sums the whole thing up perfectly.
Why does Sky do it? Do they not want to grow the audience?
Why impose the awful Terry O'Connor on committed RL viewers, let alone potential new viewers, especially when you compare possible alternatives, including the knowledgable, intelligent and erudite Tony Rae?
