Barnsie,

Sadly when TV gets involved in sport everything revolves around the great god.

A few pertinent questions:-

Would Dajiro Katoh have received better treatment if the race had been stopped immediately and proper medics on the scene?

I love my rugby football(union) and I am told that referees have been instructed NOT to stop play too often, it takes away from the spectacle.

TV would like football matches to play four quarters, look back to World Cup in States.

Tennis The dreaded tie breaker we will never see the like of the famous Wimbledon game over two days.

Bowls on TV we have new ideas sets rather than the old tried games, darts the same.

Most smaller sports are told get TV and get sponsors roped in, most people are unaware that in manymost cases the sports organisers PAY to have TV present that eats up the sponsors money and what do the competitors get -- NOWT.

No Television is a business getting fat at the expense of the competitors.

That's how I see it unfortunately,

Big D.