Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Thu Jul 30, 2020 3:51 pm  

Captain Hook wrote:

I meant that no club can afford to just concede defeat by playing a reserve team. Winning SL is far more difficult than the CC.

In 2020, a team only has to win 2 games to win a GF comp, but has to win at least 4 to win the CC.
So how is the GF harder to win?

Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:42 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

In 2020, a team only has to win 2 games to win a GF comp, but has to win at least 4 to win the CC.
So how is the GF harder to win?

Sorry RD but that is pure rubbish. To get into the position to qualify for SL final (let alone win it) you have to win a lot more games than you would to win the CC.

Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:39 pm  

Captain Hook wrote:

Sorry RD but that is pure rubbish. To get into the position to qualify for SL final (let alone win it) you have to win a lot more games than you would to win the CC.

You have a right to disagree, but it’s a fact.

Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:26 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

You have a right to disagree, but it’s a fact.

So how many games do you say it will be necessary to win to get into the qualifiers?

Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:03 pm  

Captain Hook wrote:

So how many games do you say it will be necessary to win to get into the qualifiers?

Dunno. There’s only 11 teams so theoretically, win just over half your games would get you into 4th.
Either way, that has nothing to do with what I said.

Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:08 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

Dunno. There’s only 11 teams so theoretically, win just over half your games would get you into 4th.
Either way, that has nothing to do with what I said.

In the words of the wiseman “whatever”.

Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:39 am  

Well, we avoid the 6th round which means that little bit of extra fuel in the tank come the business end of the season. No question of either the Wire or Saints not giving it their all in the quarter final. If we win then we're through to the semi with at least one of the big teams out, if we lose then we have two more weeks off in October. All in all I'm pretty happy with the draw.

It's going to be very interesting to see what happens in Sunday's two games. Short pre-season, strange conditions, new rules - a big learning experience for all.

Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:55 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

Dunno. There’s only 11 teams so theoretically, win just over half your games would get you into 4th.
Either way, that has nothing to do with what I said.

So that means you have to win 13 games and not 2 to win a SL title.

Thanks for answering your own question, while making yourself look daft at the same time.

(And before you try to wriggle out of it, the SL comp and GF comp are the same thing.)

Re: Challenge Cup to be redrawn. : Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:49 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

This year if they allow restricted attendance at Wembley for the final any "I was there" merchandise will be a collectors item, in years to come there will be more people who reckon they were there than saw the Roses at Spike Island.

i have still got my programme from the " 4 or so minute" game at Knowsley Road played in the depths of winter all those years ago AND the programme issued for the replay. That's my pension sorted then.