Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:04 pm  

It would sum 2020 up if it were to be held at Odsal.

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:20 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Any SL ground would suffice, and some championship ones too.

You really think Wakefield’s or castleford stadium would be befitting a showcase final on sky tv??????

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:11 pm  

What does it matter as there will be no spectators, and better than putting money into a football clubs pocket.

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:01 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

We could stage it at Leigh, it will be pretty handy if it's a Wigan v Saints final

Couldn't agree more.
New build stadium, neutral venue and less than an hours drive for any likely finalists. Sadly, capacity and transport links don't matter this year.

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:11 pm  

Steph Curry wrote:

You really think Wakefield’s or castleford stadium would be befitting a showcase final on sky tv??????

You really are the gift that keeps on giving, aren't you? Just jog on back to Redvee with all the other strange people.

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:39 am  

Steph Curry wrote:

You really think Wakefield’s or castleford stadium would be befitting a showcase final on sky tv??????

A completely empty Old Trafford stadium does nothing to "sell" the game.
We/'ve already watched a great Cup Final in an empty Wembley Stadium, it didn't exactly "elevate" the event did it ?

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Thu Oct 22, 2020 2:28 pm  

Why don't the RFL try and raise some funds for a very worth charity (Rob Burrow's MND one for example) and you can pay a fee to have your photograph in one of the seats, like a lot of football clubs have done, and it would look slightly better than loads of empty seats, while at the same time raising quite a bit of cash for a charity....whichever ground it might be held in.

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Thu Oct 22, 2020 2:55 pm  

The obvious choice is to play the game in France, we can have spectators at the game and it gives something back to the fan base out there. Yes teams will have to travel and it may disrupt preparations a little but if the the RFL want to turn the crisis into an opportunity this would be a good option.

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:57 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

A completely empty Old Trafford stadium does nothing to "sell" the game.
We/'ve already watched a great Cup Final in an empty Wembley Stadium, it didn't exactly "elevate" the event did it ?

Welcome to the 2020 challenge cup final, live from the mobile rocket stadium.

Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it does it.

Can you imagine the nrl taking their grand final to the mackay stadium?
Can you imagine the fa taking the fa cup final to the king power stadium?

Of course not. Yet you think it’s acceptable for us to devalue ourselves. Which is why we will always be a small time sport

Re: Grand Final not taking place at Old Trafford this year : Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:30 pm  

It's at the KCOM.