Well, well, well - a game finishing just after 9.30.

Speed of the game miles better, no time really to talk to Cummins.

All in all, very good!

Good introduction but don’t need to see the clock on the screen every time especially with Eddie getting worked up every time it gets close to running out.

If the referee blows for a penalty we’ll understand why without seeing the clock hit zero on screen.

Yep. Typical unnecessary hype from Eddie. It’s as if Sky RL are living in a little world of their own where they think they have to hype or try and make a talking point out of everything every single time it happens.

People were rightly worried that the shot clock would be an embarrassing gimmick. I think it’s worked very well in the 2 games I’ve seen it working. However Eddie and Sky could make it embarrassing if they continue as they’ve started.

HOW THE HE'LL is Chris Hill going to manage, he managed time wasting to a fine art last season but always when there was no camera's, all so his side/players, could re-set !

HOW THE HE'LL is Chris Hill going to manage, he managed time wasting to a fine art last season but always when there was no camera's, all so his side/players, could re-set !

saw thread title...immediately thought of this.

I think the shot clock should be accompanied by The Countdown music.

Give it time. I suspect the only reason it isn't is because no-one's thought of it. You might wish you'd kept quiet...

If we have a summer like last season there are going to be some huge scores given that the forwards aren’t going to have the same time to have a break and get some water down them as they did last season

"No cameras" but always when you were watching I presume which was how many times exactly last season to base your "fine art" opinion?

I also thought it was a bizarre statement to make, ive never seen him do that whilst watching in the flesh

Indeed. Would it have killed Sky's graphics team to integrate the shot clock timer into the score graphic, like Fox League have managed to?