I just think it is so sad for the game that this is the best we can expect from Sky Sports. The opportunities for an equivalent to MOTD for Rugby League are significant but we get two, uninspiring characters behind a desk stating the bloomin obvious.

Last year Sky Sports launched a new programme to provide a round up on Super 14 (Rugby Union Southern Hemisphere 'club' competition). It was well produced, had a lively set and featured an informed but slick anchor man. It featured comprehensive highlights, light moments (gaffes etc.) and exceptional plays and key moments. That programme was good from the outset. We have been at it for years with Boots n all and it is still amateurish and quite frankly embarrassing to the game.

We seem to have a blockage somewhere between the games administrators and Sky Sports that is failing to see how bad this is!

Surely with so much focus on 'spreading the word' and 'expansion' it is not beyond the wit of the combined forces to produce a format that is of interest to a wider audience than diehard supporters who have to watch these programmes just to see their clubs highlights? Maybe then these programmes will improve.

In that case a letter of complaint is in order methinks

Won't do much good, they'll file it under 'Another whinging Northerner, ignore'.

Although given [url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article7022663.ecethis[/url revelation we might see an ‘improvement'

That's just chuffing patronising!

But the BBC's commitment to 'rugby' is brilliant. I can't go five minutes without seeing another bloomin' 6 Nations ad. Even Football gets less promotion!

(In fairness, there is a documentary coming up on BBC Four's Northern Season about rugby league and Eddie Waring.)

One letter won't overturn the entire corporation, but it will get documented and added to the SLS file.

On the subject of redressing the balance between north and south production, doesn't that never ending stream of Hairy Bikers cooking shows level things out nicely for the Beeb. Not a fan of them anymore after that Lanc claimed to have best Yorkshire "pudden" recipe. How dare he!