25 September 2018

Some Ideas for Rugby League

I'm going to try and keep this short and simple, but wanted to put out a few ideas that have been rattling around my head recently...

1) Kick goals quicker to speed things up!
Shot clocks are on the table, and if we can afford to get them in effectively they are are a must! But what about changing an old rule that makes games drag on? The minute for a kick at goal rule. What about changing this so that you still get a minute for any kicks at goal, but you have to kick it within the minute - if the minute expires, you forfeit the kick. For conversions, it just reverts to the kick off and for penalties, it just reverts to a 20m drop out as if the kick was missed.

2) Make the loop games events!
We're getting them next year, so let's make the most of them. Any repeat fixture needs to be wrapped up into an event - Armed forces day, Heritage game, Charity game, Family day, on-the-road game etc. The big way to keep an audience interested is to give them something different, and if the opponent can't be then make sure something else is.

3) Get smart with Thursday ticketing!
Until we sell out every game other than Thursday games, I can't see them going (and I like them anyway). So, how can we boost crowds for those games? I'll skip the obvious of minimising travel distances and suggest two measures, one for home fans and one for away fans:

  • Free upgrade of junior season tickets to adult game tickets - if people don't want to take kids on a school night, let them take a mate instead.
  • Flat rate low-price away tickets for all Thursday games - £10 for adults, £5 for concessions, across the board.

Let us know what you think across social media channels and also don't forget to check out our latest show!

Episode 200 - Schrodinger's Super League

The new milestone episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if you're an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app, Podcast Addict or on YouTube. Also find us through rugbyleaguemedia.com!

This week Mark is joins a bunch of SLP co-hosts and a sponsor too as we go multi-host for Episode 200. After talking about what it is to be a fan, the show moves on to our exclusive interview with Barrie McDermott. Barrie covers what has changed in Rugby League during the 200 show history of SLP and what he hopes to see change during the next 200 shows.

We cover the news from the last week in Rugby League, with Jack Bussey's ban and the Wire player exodus generating most chat, from 64:00. SLP news is sponsored by RunDom.Run & Little Warden.
Every year Dom does stupid runs in stupid costumes to raise money for Martin House and this year is like no other… Little Warden is going to match any donation by the SLP listeners to rundom.run just leave #slpfamily in the donation comment.
If you have a website, then visit LittleWarden.com and see what they can do to help you. They can help you with domain expiration checks, redirects and all sorts of other important background web stuff that they’ll make simple for you. Little Warden – monitoring the tedious!

We take you through loads of fan reviews and stats from the Super League Super 8s and Qualifiers, from 78:30. Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cash back, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We cover what went on in the Championship Shield, League 1, Womens Super League, the NRL and more, in Other Results, from 146:00. Other results are sponsored by JKM Artwork.
Check out jkmartwork.com, where you can buy prints, canvases and more of James’ stadium paintings. All UK Super League clubs are covered and a couple of clubs outside Super League too, as well as football stadiums, cricket grounds and more. JKM Artwork can help you find the perfect gift for the sports fan in your life.

We then look forward to Round 7 from the Super League Super 8s and the Qualifiers, as well as the League 1 playoffs and the NRL Grand Final, from 166:30. With so many people making predictions, we're bound to get some right his week. Previews and predictions are in association with Love Rugby League.
Head to loverugbyleague.com for all the latest news, opinion pieces and even more stats on the greatest game.

Finally, we finish with a quiz or two from 184:00 and then we get into your SLP memories to close things out. Get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
All donations are hugely appreciated, large or small. Remember, anyone who donates £20 or more will now be able to get an SLP t-shirt as a thank you. Listen to the show wrap up for more details.

Another way to support SLP is buying your international Rugby League gear from Mascord Brownz using the following link: mascordbrownz.com/?affilates=8

18 September 2018

Episode 199 - Chairman Superstars

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if you're an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app, Podcast Addict or on YouTube. Also find us through rugbyleaguemedia.com!

This week Mark is joined by regular co-host Tim G Radio. We start by teasing what you can expect on Episode 200 next week and how you can be involved.

We cover the news from the last week in Rugby League, with loads of your views. Obviously the structure changes and their implications dominate the agenda, from 21:45. SLP news is sponsored by RunDom.Run & Little Warden.
Every year Dom does stupid runs in stupid costumes to raise money for Martin House and this year is like no other… Little Warden is going to match any donation by the SLP listeners to rundom.run just leave #slpfamily in the donation comment.
If you have a website, then visit LittleWarden.com and see what they can do to help you. They can help you with domain expiration checks, redirects and all sorts of other important background web stuff that they’ll make simple for you. Little Warden – monitoring the tedious!

We take you through loads of fan reviews and stats from the Super League Super 8s and Qualifiers, from 87:00. Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cash back, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We cover what went on in the Championship Shield, League 1, Womens Super League and the NRL, in Other Results, from 143:15. Other results are sponsored by JKM Artwork.
Check out jkmartwork.com, where you can buy prints, canvases and more of James’ stadium paintings. All UK Super League clubs are covered and a couple of clubs outside Super League too, as well as football stadiums, cricket grounds and more. JKM Artwork can help you find the perfect gift for the sports fan in your life.

We then look forward to Round 6 from the Super League Super 8s and the Qualifiers, as well as the final round of League 1 and the NRL semis, from 154:00. Previews and predictions are in association with Love Rugby League.
Head to loverugbyleague.com for all the latest news, opinion pieces and even more stats on the greatest game.

Finally, we finish with some quizzing and recommendations from the worlds of food and television. Get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
All donations are hugely appreciated, large or small. Remember, anyone who donates £20 or more will now be able to get an SLP t-shirt as a thank you. Listen to the show wrap up for more details.

Another way to support SLP is buying your international Rugby League gear from Mascord Brownz using the following link: mascordbrownz.com/?affilates=8

11 September 2018

Episode 198 - Services Acuired

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if you're an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app, Podcast Addict or on YouTube. Also find us through rugbyleaguemedia.com!

This week Mark is joined by new co-host, SLP sponsor and charity hero Dom Hodgson. We start by talking about the Great Hodge Run charity event for Martin House and we also dig in on the structure debate ahead of the EGM.

We cover the news from the last week in Rugby League, with loads of your views. Denver issues and Furner appointment lead the headlines, from 37:45. SLP news is sponsored by RunDom.Run & Little Warden.
Every year Dom does stupid runs in stupid costumes to raise money for Martin House and this year is like no other… Little Warden is going to match any donation by the SLP listeners to rundom.run just leave #slpfamily in the donation comment.
If you have a website, then visit LittleWarden.com and see what they can do to help you. They can help you with domain expiration checks, redirects and all sorts of other important background web stuff that they’ll make simple for you. Little Warden – monitoring the tedious!

We take you through loads of fan reviews and stats from the Super League Super 8s and Qualifiers, from 63:00. Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cash back, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We cover what went on in the Championship Shield, League 1, Womens Super League and the NRL, in Other Results, from 129:00. Other results are sponsored by JKM Artwork.
Check out jkmartwork.com, where you can buy prints, canvases and more of James’ stadium paintings. All UK Super League clubs are covered and a couple of clubs outside Super League too, as well as football stadiums, cricket grounds and more. JKM Artwork can help you find the perfect gift for the sports fan in your life.

We then look forward to Round 5 from the Super League Super 8s and the Qualifiers from 136:30. Previews and predictions are in association with Love Rugby League.
Head to loverugbyleague.com for all the latest news, opinion pieces and even more stats on the greatest game.

Finally, we finish with an Dom's SLP listener themed quiz and a recommendation for the York Maize Maze. Get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
All donations are hugely appreciated, large or small. Remember, anyone who donates £20 or more will now be able to get a free t-shirt as a thank you. Listen to the show wrap up for more details.

Another way to support SLP is buying your international Rugby League gear from Mascord Brownz using the following link: mascordbrownz.com/?affilates=8

4 September 2018

Episode 197 - I Don't Want to Lose Her

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if you're an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app, Podcast Addict or on YouTube. Also find us through rugbyleaguemedia.com!

This week Mark is joined by Hull KR fan and Coventry PA man Tim G to cover all the hot topics, this week in Volleyball...only kidding, there's only two volleyball anecdotes this time. We do give you the low-down on Tim's involvement with London & South East Rugby League Rep. side though, and tell you how to support Leigh Whitnall and the Newton Storm Under 7s.

We cover the news from the last week in Rugby League, with a heavy dose of getting sidetracked and sharing structure change opinions, from 17:45. SLP news is sponsored by RunDom.Run & Little Warden.
Every year Dom does stupid runs in stupid costumes to raise money for Martin House and this year is like no other… Little Warden is going to match any donation by the SLP listeners to rundom.run just leave #slpfamily in the donation comment.
If you have a website, then visit LittleWarden.com and see what they can do to help you. They can help you with domain expiration checks, redirects and all sorts of other important background web stuff that they’ll make simple for you. Little Warden – monitoring the tedious!

We take you through loads of fan reviews and stats from the Super League Super 8s and Qualifiers, from 50:00. Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cash back, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We cover what went on in the Championship Shield, League 1, the NRL and more, in Other Results, from 131:00. Other results are sponsored by JKM Artwork.
Check out jkmartwork.com, where you can buy prints, canvases and more of James’ stadium paintings. All UK Super League clubs are covered and a couple of clubs outside Super League too, as well as football stadiums, cricket grounds and more. JKM Artwork can help you find the perfect gift for the sports fan in your life.

We then look forward to Round 4 from the Super League Super 8s and the Qualifiers from 144:00. Previews and predictions are in association with Love Rugby League.
Head to loverugbyleague.com for all the latest news, opinion pieces and even more stats on the greatest game.

Finally, we finish with an pretty easy London themed quiz, a tourist information advert for Swindon (who knew it had an 'old town') and, you guessed it, Tim's cold tea choice of the day. And, we close out with a track from Super League Grand Final pre-game act Blossoms. Get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
All donations are hugely appreciated, large or small. Remember, anyone who donates £20 or more will now be able to get a free t-shirt as a thank you. Listen to the show wrap up for more details.

Another way to support SLP is buying your international Rugby League gear from Mascord Brownz using the following link: mascordbrownz.com/?affilates=8