Who do you think will win in the Challenge Cup this weekend? : Thu May 28, 2009 9:45 pm  

I thinks its obviously Saints plus:-

Huddersfield as they are at home, it would have been a better game at Cas for us neutrals.
Wigan - just but close one this, I go for Wigan as they are also at home.
Hull KR - again close but home form should win the day, looking forward to this one on TV with Warrington doing better now.

As a regular Cup Final attender of 30 years I hope its somebody different at Wembley this year, Hull KR would bring some passion back to the Final I hope its not Saints again but I am sure it will be.

: Thu May 28, 2009 10:00 pm  

Don't care now that the best team has been knocked out of the comp.

: Thu May 28, 2009 10:31 pm  

Tortured Soul wrote:

Don't care now that the best team has been knocked out of the comp.

Do you know ,you just beat me to it. I know I`ll still watch all the matches including the final but I don`t care about it anymore.
Something might happen that might make me favour a particular team but at the moment . Nothing.

: Thu May 28, 2009 10:33 pm  

TBH, I don't feel like there's anything to look forward to with it. Just sheer, unadulterated apathy.

: Thu May 28, 2009 10:38 pm  

I think the BBC coverage is also to blame for fans apathy of watching the games on tv. Ray French just gets on my threpennies, I spend more time shouting at him calling players by a similar surname from the days when he played the game rather than watching the game.

: Thu May 28, 2009 10:57 pm  

saints will beat gateshead no problem

cas might win with a drop goal whilst falling over by sherwin

hull kr will beat warrington i think.

wigan will beat whoever they are playing

: Fri May 29, 2009 7:42 am  

faxtastic wrote:

cas might win with a drop goal whilst falling over by sherwin

Doubt it, Im pretty sure he's injured. Broke his foot or something like that

: Fri May 29, 2009 8:24 am  

Wigan will go all the way this year although Salford will give them a good game tonight.

: Fri May 29, 2009 8:54 am  

Tortured Soul wrote:

TBH, I don't feel like there's anything to look forward to with it. Just sheer, unadulterated apathy.

I'm still sulking about it.

: Fri May 29, 2009 10:38 am  

griffax wrote:

I think the BBC coverage is also to blame for fans apathy of watching the games on tv. Ray French just gets on my threpennies, I spend more time shouting at him calling players by a similar surname from the days when he played the game rather than watching the game.

A couple of years ago the viewing figures were given as . The World club challange, on SKY,160,00wiewers, The first Challange cup game on BBC, that year, 2,300,000. Seems like SKY is doing Rugby League a disservice to me. It's sad the BBC can't see any further than Wimbledon during the summer months.