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It is with no surprise the Bulldogs are not televised on Prime TV time slots. The Bulldogs lack any form of entertainment even at their best which let's face it does not rate amongst most teams in the NRL.
Bulldogs games do not rate large volumes of audiences not only this year but also the past few years and it does not always relate to where they sit on the table but mainly due to the lack of individual skill and finese players possess.
No broadcasting channel will take the risk, for example what would once arguably be one of the biggest games of the year this weeks Round 8 versus the Rabbitohs is in the last time slot of the round at 6:30pm where normally it would be played and shown on Prime Time Friday night 7:50pm or Sunday afternoon 4:00pm. How times have changed. There would normally be so much hype around this game that the lack of superstar's the Bulldogs have in their roster diminishes the quality of entertainment audience's crave to watch.
The ramifications of this? Well we can see for ourselves that the club can't even obtain a front jersey major sponsor. The return for any company to spend a million dollars on the front of the jersey would not see a return in value to their business with the lack of exposure. Also, sales in merchandise would be at it's all time low (excluding the effects of Covid-19). Just to mention two examples.
Every team has a cult hero, at the Bulldogs I can't mention one that I can say will stand up and lead from the front and have the confidence that he can lift the club out of the doldrums. Not even one that intimidates the opposition. Very sad and un-Bulldog like.
The club and its fans are at an all time low and unless the Board comes out with positive news on a number of issues either like new player signings, a new coach or even a major sponsor the Bulldogs will be seen by opposition teams, fans and broadcaster's as the mediocrity Club and they will continue to see it that way for years to come.
It is now time for the Board to act or face embarrassment for they are the ones that overlooked the rise and fall of what once use to be a powerhouse club, The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.
Bulldogs games do not rate large volumes of audiences not only this year but also the past few years and it does not always relate to where they sit on the table but mainly due to the lack of individual skill and finese players possess.
No broadcasting channel will take the risk, for example what would once arguably be one of the biggest games of the year this weeks Round 8 versus the Rabbitohs is in the last time slot of the round at 6:30pm where normally it would be played and shown on Prime Time Friday night 7:50pm or Sunday afternoon 4:00pm. How times have changed. There would normally be so much hype around this game that the lack of superstar's the Bulldogs have in their roster diminishes the quality of entertainment audience's crave to watch.
The ramifications of this? Well we can see for ourselves that the club can't even obtain a front jersey major sponsor. The return for any company to spend a million dollars on the front of the jersey would not see a return in value to their business with the lack of exposure. Also, sales in merchandise would be at it's all time low (excluding the effects of Covid-19). Just to mention two examples.
Every team has a cult hero, at the Bulldogs I can't mention one that I can say will stand up and lead from the front and have the confidence that he can lift the club out of the doldrums. Not even one that intimidates the opposition. Very sad and un-Bulldog like.
The club and its fans are at an all time low and unless the Board comes out with positive news on a number of issues either like new player signings, a new coach or even a major sponsor the Bulldogs will be seen by opposition teams, fans and broadcaster's as the mediocrity Club and they will continue to see it that way for years to come.
It is now time for the Board to act or face embarrassment for they are the ones that overlooked the rise and fall of what once use to be a powerhouse club, The Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.
