Cup final : Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:27 pm  

I don't know if I can bear to watch the game tomorrow and see some other team taking our cup home. Doesn't feel right

Re: Cup final : Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:34 pm  

Hopefully it will be back to another country though , softens it a little for me

Re: Cup final : Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:41 am  

The sweet poignancy and good fortune of Elland Road, Millenium Stadium, and now Wembley(2), can never be taken away though.
The smell, the taste, the euphoria.
They will be forever locked in the memory bank of life.
One more time, maybe?

Re: Cup final : Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:58 am  

Definitely a downer today not being there after two wonderful finals and all that went with them - the excitement of the build up, travelling down, post match celebrations and the the homecoming (23,000 at City Hall last year will live long in the memory).

Still we have to remember that only two clubs have ever won the Cup three years in a row and our aim now is to match Warrington who won it three times in four years between 2009 and 2012.

Re: Cup final : Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:25 am  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Definitely a downer today not being there after two wonderful finals and all that went with them - the excitement of the build up, travelling down, post match celebrations and the the homecoming (23,000 at City Hall last year will live long in the memory).

Still we have to remember that only two clubs have ever won the Cup three years in a row and our aim now is to match Warrington who won it three times in four years between 2009 and 2012.

Yes great memories

Warrington could also end up with another Wembley record, The first team to lose to Hull at Wembley.
And the first team to lose a Challenge cup at Wembley to a team outside of England.

Re: Cup final : Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:40 am  

Just watched the Roosters v Brisbane game as a starter.
If our final is half as good I'll be chuffed.

Re: Cup final : Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:40 pm  

Wire look a totally different side to two tears ago. Brown and Roberts having a competition to see who's the worst starting half in the league

Re: Cup final : Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:40 pm  

Last time I saw the cup it was in the hands of someone from Hull so we haven't really lost it.

Re: Cup final : Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:02 pm  

Attendance: 50,672 (The lowest since 1937 if you discount the war years.)

Re: Cup final : Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:42 pm  

ccs wrote:

Attendance: 50,672 (The lowest since 1937 if you discount the war years.)

The two tiers that were open have a capacity of 50,835 (the top tier that holds just over 39,000 was closed). Looking at the number of unoccupied seats on the TV i'm not convinced about the accuracy of the official attendance.

Very enjoyable game though!