Quote ="griff1998"I don't see either of those points as representing commercial justification for forking out a fat wedge.
Your view is coloured by the fact that you like Rugby League.'"
Meaningful fixtures generally result in bigger crowds and better atmosphere.
That results in a better spectacle.
Whether the better spectacle results in bigger TV audiences I could only guess but it couldn't do them any harm. Perhaps someone has viewing figures for televised SL relegation battles to support or knock down this assertion?
Bigger gates at the clubs clearly brings in extra money independent of TV cash.
It's the utter lack of meaning to fixtures that has seen a drastic reduction in second division crowds over recent years.
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