The more I think about this the more disillusioned I am.
The speed with which this deal was brokered and announced is staggering. It's like listening a jury listening to a convoluted and difficult courtroom case for months and then delivering a verdict in a couple hours. Something stinks.
The Daily Telegraph, despite reader reports and comments to the contrary (when they're published) are touting this as the greatest achievement ever.
All I have read for this season is how angry viewers have been about the coverage, the commentary, the origin schedule, delayed telecast, anomalies with teams having FTA coverage...
Now we get a magical amount of money and all of that is not only forgotten, but a good trade off, for five years nonetheless.
To think this will do anything but raise the salaries of top tier players is a little naive.
To think that this will guarantee the survival of all clubs is naive.
The uneven playing field of sponsorship from free to air inconsistencies will continue. Can somebody confirm my suspicions that even though there is a fixed schedule, it will be created by Nine and Foxsports and not the NRL?