I cancelled my Sky subscription many years ago when they messed me about. Apart from the Rugby League I have not missed it as much as I thought that I would. Life goes on and we change. Sadly Sky seem to have got all that they need out of our sport and now have little time for us. Despite SuperLeague being sold for a pittance Sky now needs to keep us in poverty to fund the ever increasing demands of football so we cannot expect to see any increase in TV revenues any time soon.

So where do you think R.L would be now without Sky over the last 20 odd years ?

The market dictates how much the broadcaster pays.

It's difficult to get more money when no other broadcaster is interested.

Terrestrial broadcasters are facing a huge change as technology allows competition from multiple platforms. It is unlikely that a single platform will provide us with the kind of income that we aspired to in the past. What we need is someone who can read the tea leaves and position us in the new age. Despite benefitting from the early days of digital and multichannel broadcasting we have always given the impression of being stuck in the past and a little old fashioned. It is up to us, as a sport, to make ourselves valuable to advertisers in a way that does not depend on flat caps and whippets. Unfortunately I do not have any answers.

I haven't had a Sky Sports subscription for about ten years.