Re: RL Challenge Cup : Mon Jan 20, 2025 1:11 pm  

christopher wrote:

Crikey, have I lived In an alternate universe for 25 years?

Corrected

Re: RL Challenge Cup : Mon Jan 20, 2025 2:01 pm  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

Corrected

Fwiw i agree with you, i think we’ll go with a squad to get the job done

Re: RL Challenge Cup : Wed Jan 22, 2025 1:12 am  

On the home/away thing, I think there's a bit of a difference between Leeds playing a semi-pro club compared to our opposition in the first round.

Leeds playing at Batley say, or one of the Cumbrian clubs, would help raise the profile locally a bit and hopefully earn some money. On the other hand there's little to no benefit to the game as a whole in playing at Aldershot barracks or at an RU club ground. Also, if you were one of their players, which would you rather do - play at your home ground, or take maybe the only chance you'll ever have to play somewhere like Headingley?

I'd also suggest that Leeds may be tempted to put more kids into the team at home than away as well. Regardless we shouldn't be risking more than a handful of first choice players in this round of the Cup. A scrappy win without injuries is far better than a huge score with injuries.

Re: RL Challenge Cup : Wed Jan 22, 2025 1:40 am  

The away team should not be allowed to play at home. Do Salford agree to play at wigan instead of at home to get more money? The idea of the draw is to give one side a random advantage. The away team should not be allowed to play at home even if for the best on intentions. Maybe play at Hunslet? The Army won't have a fan base but if West's want to play in London go for it.

Re: RL Challenge Cup : Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:23 pm  

Salford v Wigan is a straw man extraordinaire. We aren't playing Salford. Or Batley. Or even Oulton Raiders. There is zero chance of an upset, this is not a David vs Goliath its full time pros vs amateurs.

If our opponents want to play at home fair enough, nobody's going to force anyone to give up home "advantage." But this is not some sort of sacred cow - moving games has been done many times in the past.

Re: RL Challenge Cup : Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:48 pm  

Arthur suggests he hasn’t looked that far ahead and has no intentions of handing shirts out for the sake of it. Will be really interesting to see what that squad looks like.