The 1895 cup final was definitely televised has I remember watching it , but last year it was before the cc final . Sure it was bbc red button as I was moaning about the female commentary.

Wonder how many tickets we get allocated? Would be good to take a large following down and as a bonus getting to watch a couple of different teams in the curtain raiser before the main event will hopefully encourage a few more to go that maybe would not have if we had the usual suspects in the final.

So because of the soon to be scrapped via play we host Fev at home on the Monday night and then 5 days later on the Saturday Batley at Wembley.
Grix will just say it is what it is taking one game at a time and anything can happen in terms of results.
With Eagles this week we’ll need all our squad for a crucial defining phase of the season.

Hopefully there is some way they can change that Fev game, its an awful game to have before Wembley with the short turnaround but at least Batley should in theory at least have a tough game against Bradford and won't be able to rest players either.

I saw somewhere an initial 2000 but would expect 8/10000 at least.

At the risk of upsetting punters on here why not enquire of the RFL if we can bring in a few DR for the Fev game.
Say about 14 , a nice round number!
Some fringe and cup-tied players to make up the squad.
That would give the team a week off.

I am just weighing up if to go down with the family for the weekend or do the dreaded there and back on the day.

I’ve just been thinking what a great achievement it is for Leigh, HKR and Batley to be going Wembley and then realised Fax are well.
I know it’s not the Challenge Cup for Fax but when the draw was made away at Fev although I felt we had chance I thought it was a slim one and that was it in the cup comps for another year so to be there at all is as great for us as it is for the others to win it would be fantastic all things considered after the year we’re having.

You’re right, I apologise. It was on BBC Red Button and the BBC Sports web site.

I was really impressed with Pickersgill on Saturday, but if he's fit I'd still put JWH back at full back as he's great defensively, and adds a lot to the attack when he links with Jouffret. In my
opinion best full back in the league and just an average half - it also allows us to play Inman in the halves, where I think he's earned a place. The rest of the team I'd keep the same as London as they showed what they're capable of when they cut out the daft mistakes.

One thing it does prove is how difficult it is solving the puzzle of Keyes being injured.I will also be intrigued to see what happens with the three hookers ( excluding Kyle wood ) scenario next season, Moore , inman and obrien.

50 quid for kids on the coach is a bit extortionate
I know prices are high but we should be doing more here

Difficult for the club as theres probably very little money in the kitty to subsidise the travel so either an individual stumps up some cash for sponsorship or they have to charge anyone full price who takes up a seat.