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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2766310, member: 1899"] They scheduled the fixture in Round 16, when Manly were on a six game (going onto a seven game) losing streak, and the Eels season was in tatters. How could they not see this coming? Even if you assume they took a few weeks to come up with the schedule, it wasn't like the teams were looking better at that time. Yes, this is one of the weaker rounds of the competition. However, Cronulla v Canberra was always the more relevant game. I'm not sure how many of you keep up with ratings, but Channel 9 has continually flopped all year. I believe a large part of that is their inability to promote and pick the right games. If you listened to the pre-match coverage with Yvonne, Joey and Gus, even they struggled to make sense of the clash. Joey's big insight is that Manly were simply beating really bad teams. While Gus countered and said that Parramatta were relying on spirit and that their football was progressively getting worse. Gee, way to get me hyped up for this clash! And the funny thing is, I don't blame them. They were just being honest and were given little to nothing to work with. I'd rather they'd tell it how it is than sell out for their network. How it should have been thrown together... THURSDAY Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys (with the Cowboys backing up from Friday, instead of Saturday) FRIDAY Cronulla Sharks vs Canberra Raiders (at the time, it was 1st v 7th. Now it's a Top 4 clash. Give SUNDAY Gold Coast Titans vs Warriors (two teams in the hunt for a top 8 spot, both have a never say die attitude, and it's a fresh match-up for your audience) The key is promotion. Of course teams like Brisbane, Canterbury, Parramatta etc. traditionally rate more, it's because they're the only teams that are featured. How about promoting a few of the exciting teams and alternating the schedule more evenly? [/QUOTE]

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