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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:28 am  
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but why arent people from other clubs going anymore?


Because of the cost involved and the problems in getting to London as a a result of there being far more traffic on the motorways and dearer train fares under franchising which also has not helped the situation for many supporters.

If you were a supporter of one of the non competing finalists, would you be inclined to go?
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:36 am  
maybe you right, something for the RFL to combat is maybe charge less or change venues, I went to Leeds Bradford at the millenium and Leeds Bradford in Edinburgh but not been to any since as I went for the weekend but dont like London
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:42 am  
I’m all for traditions and the cup final at Wembley has been our traditional setting for the final but I’ve felt for a while it’s either had its day totally or at least we should look to rotate between Wembley and Cardiff. The Millennium stadium’s location has the potential to revive the weekend away vibe the cup final used to carry. It is a brilliant stadium in the heart of a great city and I loved the finals there in the past.
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:10 pm  
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I’m all for traditions and the cup final at Wembley has been our traditional setting for the final but I’ve felt for a while it’s either had its day totally or at least we should look to rotate between Wembley and Cardiff. The Millennium stadium’s location has the potential to revive the weekend away vibe the cup final used to carry. It is a brilliant stadium in the heart of a great city and I loved the finals there in the past.


Agree. Plus the new wembley is poop
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:57 pm  
Cardiff every day of the week, a stadium at the heart of the city or a stadium in a North London industrial estate, no-brainer.
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:39 pm  
I would look at maybe alternating either the CCF or GF between Wembley/OT and Millenium Stadium.

Love the Milenium Stadium but think we would live to regret moving away from Wembley permanently.

I'd go to more "neutral" GFs at Millenium than I would at OT. I always go to Wembley regardless of teams but that is as I live in the South East.
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:36 pm  
The “new” Wembley just doesn’t appeal to me and it doesn’t help with the challenge cup losing its prestige status (it’s now secondary to the grand final) .
The challenge cup final used to be the pinnacle of the season, but it’s in dire need of a complete revamp, take it on the road if need be, bring back the David & Goliath matches Or maybe and it’s a little controversial, invite some of the Aussie teams to take part. Anything to spice it up
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:42 pm  
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I would look at maybe alternating either the CCF or GF between Wembley/OT and Millenium Stadium.

Love the Milenium Stadium but think we would live to regret moving away from Wembley permanently.

I'd go to more "neutral" GFs at Millenium than I would at OT. I always go to Wembley regardless of teams but that is as I live in the South East.


I went to Wembley for the 2013 World Cup semi against the Kiwis and came away buzzing (well maybe I was buzzing once the numbness had worn off) to think how we could take more internationals there and have it as a big international venue for us and move the challenge cup to Cardiff. Since then in the following 7 years, the international side has played zero fixtures at the venue and very few in the country. The amount of southern accents I heard in a crowd of nearly 70,000 that day was so encouraging and I hoped for a legacy but this is rugby league!

I’ve always felt we’ve missed a trick in terms of attracting locals to Wembley (Or other London venues) by not playing more internationals in the South. An England side gives people in the South with a vague interest in Rugby League a team to support, whereas a Warrington v Catalans, Wigan v Hull game etc means very little to anybody other than a die hard league fan.
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:11 pm  
That's where an Ashes series would be huge for us. First tests at Wembley were always a big deal.
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Re: Challenge Cup redraw : Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:00 am  
Egg Chasing wrote:
That's where an Ashes series would be huge for us. First tests at Wembley were always a big deal.


Those days have gone now that our game no longer gets the same media coverage down south where since 1996, they are now more interested in Union games at Wembley involving the top Union clubs like Harlequins, Saracens, Wasps etc.

Hardly surprising, now that our International team no longer includes former top Union stars, especially those from South Wales.
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