Re: Rail Cup Draw : Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:05 pm  

Brew wrote:

Only If I can get on at Brighouse, though I was trying to involve northern rails somewhere

Yeah just like Leigh international airport.

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:37 pm  

j a c k o wrote:

Yeah just like Leigh international airport.

It's Westleigh International Airport, actually. Bit more suburban.

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:42 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

It's Westleigh International Airport, actually. Bit more suburban.

with its own airline Fockers-R-Us

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:07 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

The team's travel is paid for by the RFL so 'Fax will have no worries in that regard.

The NL3 (as was) has disbanded AFAIK and I'm not sure it would have been right for any of those to be artificially parachuted in to this stage of the competition. At least Toulouse had to qualify like everyone else, got to give them credit for that.

Yer we talked about that when we were there for the League game it must cost the RFL a fortune to fly clubs to Toulouse and Toulouse over here every other week, say 26 people minimum and a one night hotel stay minimum that must be around £10k per match x 20 league and at least 6 NRC plus 2 CC thats nearly £300K per season (I have heard £400K is the true figure) - ouch!

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:29 pm  

Plus 2 or maybe all 3 match officials and Match commissioner

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:04 pm  

Scenario

Toulouse beat Fax , draw Leigh or Widnes at home and win , putting them in the NRC final

One of Batley or Dewsbury are going through and draw the winners of Fev/Hunslet at home and win

NRC final at Blackpool with 2,500 in attendance

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:10 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Scenario

Toulouse beat Fax , draw Leigh or Widnes at home and win , putting them in the NRC final

One of Batley or Dewsbury are going through and draw the winners of Fev/Hunslet at home and win

NRC final at Blackpool with 2,500 in attendance

ooh la la !!!

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:17 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Scenario

Toulouse beat Fax , draw Leigh or Widnes at home and win , putting them in the NRC final

One of Batley or Dewsbury are going through and draw the winners of Fev/Hunslet at home and win

NRC final at Blackpool with 2,500 in attendance

But just imagine what a European flavour that will have.

Toulouse Olympique versus Batléy Bullchiens

You need to expand your mind Starbug

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:44 pm  

littlerich wrote:

But just imagine what a European flavour that will have.

Toulouse Olympique versus Batléy Bullchiens

You need to expand your mind Starbug

Re: Rail Cup Draw : Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:58 pm  

Will be a massive crowd if Hunslet play Toulouse in the Final! Both average crowds under 1000