Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:24 am  

PopTart wrote:

I'd be more than happy to see us win the Challenge Cup on tv.


edit...................right now I'd be happy for us to win a game on tv

That would be a start.......

Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:32 am  

Are not crowds now allowed back at live sporting events? i think its just been announced this last week, albeit crowds not to the full capacity of venue. You never know, by the time it gets to final, they might even be allowing full capacity at outside events [ probably wishful thinking on my part ]

Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:48 am  

KevW60349 wrote:

Are not crowds now allowed back at live sporting events? i think its just been announced this last week, albeit crowds not to the full capacity of venue. You never know, by the time it gets to final, they might even be allowing full capacity at outside events [ probably wishful thinking on my part ]

Only certain test venues and sports at the moment

Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:57 am  

I would much rather to get to a final where fans can attend. Not that it matters much because our form in the CC has to be the worst in SL and that doesn’t look like changing soon.

Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:29 pm  

lampyboy wrote:

No place to go and loose.
Never understood great day out angle.

I think the halcyon days of "A great day out" have passed lampy. I've been lucky enough to see Wakefield play there in 1960, 1962 and 1979 ( I
would have gone in 1968 but I got married a few weeks later and spare money was scarce).
A day or weekend at Wembley was certainly a big occasion particularly in the early Sixties when a trip to London was the equivalent to going half way around the world these days. The shops in town were all decorated out in red, white and blue. Everyone was talking abut the game in the pubs and the streets. On the morning of the game Westgate and Kirkgate stations were thronging with men, women and kids decked out in the club colours wearing huge rosettes. All singing and shouting. then the icing on the cake was to see the team travelling through the city on the way from Westgate station to the town hall on the back of the Beverly's brewery wagon. You couldn't move for the crowds in Wood Street.

It wasn't quite like that in 1979 as we obviously lost, but there was still that element of a great day out, and, because the occasion is totally alien to us Trinity fans, I'm sure that if we ever happened to get there again Trinity fans would make it "A great day out" again.

Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:41 pm  

Its a shame that the CC not what it used to be. Like you say all the town work places and pubs buzzing.
I seem to remember Wembley full but now well down.
Brilliant memories attending the water splash with my dad .

Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:52 pm  

Redscat wrote:

I think the halcyon days of "A great day out" have passed lampy. I've been lucky enough to see Wakefield play there in 1960, 1962 and 1979 ( I
would have gone in 1968 but I got married a few weeks later and spare money was scarce).
A day or weekend at Wembley was certainly a big occasion particularly in the early Sixties when a trip to London was the equivalent to going half way around the world these days. The shops in town were all decorated out in red, white and blue. Everyone was talking abut the game in the pubs and the streets. On the morning of the game Westgate and Kirkgate stations were thronging with men, women and kids decked out in the club colours wearing huge rosettes. All singing and shouting. then the icing on the cake was to see the team travelling through the city on the way from Westgate station to the town hall on the back of the Beverly's brewery wagon. You couldn't move for the crowds in Wood Street.

It wasn't quite like that in 1979 as we obviously lost, but there was still that element of a great day out, and, because the occasion is totally alien to us Trinity fans, I'm sure that if we ever happened to get there again Trinity fans would make it "A great day out" again.

I hope we go all the way, I’d love to be there, but if unable I will make it a great day at home, the only thing that I know would flatten me , if he was picked, would not being able to be there to watch Jordan walk out onto the Wembley turf. I know how emotional it was watching him play for England but would swap it all to be at Wembley for him and Wakey.

Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:19 pm  

Big lads mate wrote:

I hope we go all the way, I’d love to be there, but if unable I will make it a great day at home, the only thing that I know would flatten me , if he was picked, would not being able to be there to watch Jordan walk out onto the Wembley turf. I know how emotional it was watching him play for England but would swap it all to be at Wembley for him and Wakey.

Can't imagine owt to make a dad more proud than seeing his lad walk out at Wembley for his home town team, BLM. I sincerely hope you get your wish for you and all the Trinity fans. Jordan's still a young 'un. There's plenty of time yet for him to achieve that goal.

Re: CCup who cares. : Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:25 pm  

yes I care - it would be great to just see them in the final

Re: CCup who cares. : Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:56 am  

Redscat wrote:

I think the halcyon days of "A great day out" have passed lampy. I've been lucky enough to see Wakefield play there in 1960, 1962 and 1979 ( I
would have gone in 1968 but I got married a few weeks later and spare money was scarce).
A day or weekend at Wembley was certainly a big occasion particularly in the early Sixties when a trip to London was the equivalent to going half way around the world these days. The shops in town were all decorated out in red, white and blue. Everyone was talking abut the game in the pubs and the streets. On the morning of the game Westgate and Kirkgate stations were thronging with men, women and kids decked out in the club colours wearing huge rosettes. All singing and shouting. then the icing on the cake was to see the team travelling through the city on the way from Westgate station to the town hall on the back of the Beverly's brewery wagon. You couldn't move for the crowds in Wood Street.

It wasn't quite like that in 1979 as we obviously lost, but there was still that element of a great day out, and, because the occasion is totally alien to us Trinity fans, I'm sure that if we ever happened to get there again Trinity fans would make it "A great day out" again.

Were you on holiday in 63 when we beat Wigan?