According to several news outlets, the referees’ early season blitz on offside infringements is driving fans away from the game. Despite the recent rise in penalties, however, rugby league crowd numbers are up on previous years … How does that work?
On this week’s edition of their weekly rugby league “Dead In Goal” podcast, Inside Sport staffers James Smith and Jeff Centenera try to get to the bottom of it all. Do the higher attendance figures have something to do with the warmer weather we’re experiencing of late? Or perhaps it’s all about a bunch of teams who aren’t usually up the top of the table, all of a sudden firing on all cylinders and finally giving their fans what they want, that being a few wins ...
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Still on the fans of the game, on this week’s show we also analyse the guidelines surrounding supporter jersey etiquette. As in - is it ever inappropriate to wear one in a social setting? Then there’s the issue of how long before you should – heaven forbid – stop wearing yours, or, gulp, send it to jersey heaven by throwing it away … Once again we consulted our legion of Twitter followers for their valued opinions.
This week’s episode is a fun one. So rip in at your leisure, as we have a good jibber about The Greatest Game of All …
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