Re: Challlenge Cup draw : Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:09 pm  

our game v Cas on bbc2 2.35pm on the sunday, kick off 3pm

leeds v wigan on the saturday

Re: Challlenge Cup draw : Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:37 pm  

UllFC wrote:

IMG have suggested a group stage in the CC early on and I'd tentatively agree with that.

You could have say groups of 3 with an SL team, Championship team and League 1 team with 1 or 2 going through. This could replace a preseason friendly, and for lower league clubs it might be a good pay day if they have weeks to sell tickets for an SL team coming to town.

Utter nonsense it's a knockout comp

Re: Challlenge Cup draw : Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:20 pm  

Thetalentboy wrote:

Utter nonsense it's a knockout comp

You'd still very likely end up with the same teams going through, but the advantage is fixtures can be finalised well in advance which helps ticket sales. Id prefer that to loop games in SL, at least there would be some different matchups.

Re: Challlenge Cup draw : Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:48 pm  

Thetalentboy wrote:

Utter nonsense it's a knockout comp

As is the champions league, think that does ok?

Re: Challlenge Cup draw : Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:07 am  

Should be straight knock out SL clubs should be in the draw earlier than this weeks draw . You'd still get the same attendance if Hull payed York regardless if it were in a group stage or knock out comp.

Re: Challlenge Cup draw : Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:23 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

As is the champions league, think that does ok?

Well even that has got pointless until the knockout rounds

You pretty much know 90% of the teams who will qualify