Quality of rugby media - TV Shows etc
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@MiketheSnow said in Quality of rugby media - TV Shows etc:
@antipodean said in Quality of rugby media - TV Shows etc:
@MiketheSnow I won't watch it for the simple reason every video of his I've seen is tiresome, with stupid cuts, pointing out the obvious or just plain wrong. His analysis is generally reddit level dogshit - catering to casuals when in reality it's more often than not surface-level, selective, or just flat-out wrong. I'm uninterested in his cherry-picked clips to retrospectively fit a narrative proven wrong within short order.
Keep enjoying The Breakdown
I don't watch it and I'm not the Lone Ranger here for reasons well documented.
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Yeah, I find Squidge to be insufferable for the reasons outlined above.
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I think my "favourite" is the 3 pencil necked Irish dipshits who said Sam cane was a below average rucker, what ever the fuck that was.
And then after he tore thrm a new asshole in the quarter they actually doubled down.
Real insight
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@sparky said in Quality of rugby media - TV Shows etc:
I enjoyed 1014 Rugby for a bit, but it disappeared around the time of the pandemic. And the presenters were on Spark for a little while.
I know a few things from when they were with Sky. Higher ups at Sky did not understand what they were discussing. There was a token effort to make the show more focused (cover less topics per episode, link ideas together). Because there was a lack of interest from management there was a lack of resources and they just let it die
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@junior said in Quality of rugby media - TV Shows etc:
Also, actually having more technical programming that allows the fans to get more of an insider's knowledge about tactics etc. helps fans develop their understanding of the game and therefore deepen their connection to the game
Totally agree. I know someone who has pitched what was internally described as a 'how to watch rugby' show but he couldn't get Sky interested.
Basic idea being that the game has changed a lot in recent decades and newer tactics aren't described well to fans (commentators being at or beyond retirement age doesn't help)
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Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman had a decent conversion about the NZ/IRE game on the 42.ie rugby podcast. Most of it's about Ireland (+ URC) which is a good listen by itself but they go over out the state of the NZ team and the coaching. It's interesting hearing a neutral perspective from the outside.
About the NZ rugby public:
"They're very hard to please - they're quite cynical and that's because they know so much about rugby." Ha!
I don't agree with it all (Robertson called 'very bright guy') but worth a download.
