He said: “It is a dreadful commercial decision to be agreeing in 2014, with three years still to go on Super League’s current deal, a new deal for Super League TV rights for the five future years at only a 30 per cent increase and without going out to tender.
“Super League should have achieved considerably more than that from committing the next eight years or should have extended for two years only, leaving us then able to renegotiate for 2017-21 in what appears to be an increasingly competitive market in favour of sellers.
“We are now shut out from any increase in the value of broadcasting rights over an eight-year period. BT Sport are very serious competitors and they are in it for the long term.â€
Hull coach Lee Radford has accused his players of “cheating†the club following their dismal pre-season.
Radford’s men have won only one of their four friendlies and slumped to an embarrassing 54-6 defeat at Championship part-timers Featherstone on Sunday.
The rookie coach, who is gearing up for his first season in charge, said: “It’s not good enough and people are cheating the club. It’s not back to the drawing board, but it’s a case of finding out what players are about.â€
Bradford will find out in the next fortnight if they are to be docked any points after entering administration last week.
Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/24572136
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