Hypothetical but if we beat Dews on Friday & have a home qtr final draw interesting scenario ?

Halifax Courier.

The 1895 Cup.
BEN MCKENNA
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Published: 07:17
Monday 06 May 2019

Halifax and Featherstone Rovers have been handed all-Championship ties in the second

Is this the same competition? if so superb research by Johnstone press (again)
Or are there 2 cup competitions?

Yes Same comp.

Our Tie to be played on Wed June 5th any insider guesses as to where ?

I would just give it away if possible. A pointless competition now.

I agree play the Reserves

Such enthusiasm.

Be fair griff, we know it is a squad. But Bradford will be brutal, and the following Sunday. Leigh, Sheffield will not be an easy game . 3 games in 8 days ? Your unrealistic, besides if Fax put out not their first 17 it should be easie r for your lot to progress, unless you don twang to of course.

Gosh - like it's never happened before.



Same for us - we've got the Widnes game to fit in.

For whoever wins - it'll happen again three weeks later.

It's like having three Easters in a year.

There's a difference between watching and playing, especially for part time players.

Not sure what point was being made here - I was assuming it was poor old Fax having to play three games in eight days - just like Sheffield.



But - as you've raised it, I couldn't agree with you more. The 1895 Cup is fundamentally flawed

1. It's on after the big game, not before, so there'll be a (relatively) few fans rattling around in a 80,000 capacity stadium.

2. There's no sponsor so the financials are crippling

3. There's no room in the calendar for rounds 2 and 3 so they're shoe-horned in between weekend rounds.

Apart from that - smashing idea.

As a curtain raiser the the CC final, with a properly thought out schedule for the games, it might have been a decent idea (sort of a Northern Rail cup final... down south). The NRC had the added bonus of giving a "tick" for a franchise though, and without something else as a "carrot" it's hard to see how it could be a resounding success any which way.