Halifax vs Bradford on the Sunday, BBC will be showing it.

Source?

Likely next round


saints
hkr
fev
widnes
catalan
wigan
leeds (but we can hope)
giants
dewsbury/swinton
bulls
salford
cas
quins
warrington
hull
wakey

Going to be a hard cup to win this year. Lots of journos moaning about the draw but it almost guarantees good games in the next round. Presuming there are no shocks, there will be at least five all Super League ties, maybe six. And the likelihood is that the quarters and semis will also be all SL, which hasn't always been the case. Still hoping Bulls gets championship sides in the 16s and quarters though. Suspect Leeds will

Put it another way, we've got an 80% chance that after Fax, three SL sides stand between us and Wembley this year.

As normal, away in the rounds. Uncanny. But a great tie, can't wait, really pleased for Fax too, should make a few bob for their coffers

Would have made them a significant amount more had it been in the next round, or had the season ticket holder rule not applied.

Either way Keighley are ed. Warrington jeez Chris Thormans record looks set to be broken :/

How about beat Fax, then Dewsbury, while Fev get Widnes and we get the winner in the quarters. Semi against Leeds at Huddersfield and it's 1996 all over again, except this time Briggs and Herbert bomb Wellens to death and the Saints final hoodoo is broken. Heard it here first.

Or Cummings sends Ganson to the Shay and it's over before it's started.

I like the sound of that!

Was told by the BBC bloke at Odsal yesterday and since then it's been confirmed.

So it has




This won't be the easiest game, and we shouldn't underestimate Fax, but I hope we rest Lynch & Possibly Kearney and give Burgess/Crossley a shot.

Dont forget we have Warrington at Home the week before and Hull KR away the week after so in my eyes we should rest Lynch or Whitehead and bring in Crossley/Burgess or Bateman. Could rest Disko and bring in O'Brien.

it's a good chance to bring some fringe players in.

Calland out threads on the Fax board tonight. Whatever happens, I suspect they'll pull a performance out for our visit.

FYI Change of kickoff time to 1515 www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/article.php?id=4388

FYI Change of kickoff time to 1515 www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/article.php?id=4388

Two truly dreadful teams

Score predictions?

and a dreadful bit of spelling.

Potential shock here. Gotta have an enthusiastic team out this weekend.

Royston
Raynor
Platt
Walker
Ah Van
Briggs
Southerwood
Lynch
L'estrange
Burgess
Olbison
Whitehead
Hargreaves

Koppy
Diskin
Sibbit
Bateman

Agree, apart from Bateman to loose and I think Diskin won't be fit (or not risked) so O'Brien can come in

Whatever Team MP puts out I expect there to be a fair sprinkling of Senior Academy players in the 19. MP will also expect that team to win, but considering the injury problems of late will not be disappointed to much with a loss if means getting bodies back over the month. So its the usual damned if you do damned if you don't! Or are we just plain damned??

You wouldnt be bothered if we lost to a championship side at the first hurdle of the cup?


Jee whizz.

Are you been serious or you on the wind up.

Just because you'll be on a beach in Oz by the time the CC Final comes around, doesn't mean the rest of us don't want to go to Wembley!!

Actually I'll still be on holiday for the Final so I'll have a big dilemma if we do go on some miracle run of form!! Not too worried at the moment though!

Despite how awful we've been at times, we have put in the odd good performance. As a result, the cup is our best shot at a big day out any time soon, as we are Fax plus three games away from Wembley. Kind draws and fortunately-timed removal of fingers from our .rses could conceivably get us there. A long shot but more likely than OT in the short to medium term.