Stayed at Premier Inn Watford (Croxley Green) for the past 3 Challenge Cup Finals. Excellent base, leave the car there and a short walk to the station.

I read the Metro every morning on the train and would have liked to have seen some adverts in there to try and bring it to the attention of us darn sarf.

What, like they 'decimated' us 24-10 at home, last year when they were the best side in the competition?

I expect a big push after the grand final. Wanna see the RFL really market and promote this event!!!

I got tickets to Wembley in the 10 pounds deal. Unbelievable value to see the very top rugby league players in the world. I am also making my first visit to the new Wembley and that will be an experience all by itself. I am very much looking forward to what should be a fantastic day out. I am also looking forward to seeing the new breed of English ( and Welsh) younger players. There seem to be some exciting talents out there and it will be interesting to see how well they stack up against the Aussies/Kiwis. We are expecting to get beat so its possible that we could see a great upset especially seeing as how the Aussies and Kiwis will have knocked the **** out of each other in their first fixture. Anyhow hope springs eternal.

I also have booked tickets for the games at Hull and Wrexham. I think some of the crowds could be excellent. I hope so. The continued development of this tournament until it becomes an annual hugely popular event to rival the six nations RU borefest would be huge for our sport.

I think the close proximity of the 4 nations to the recently ( by then ) concluded RUWC should be a brilliant opportunity to showcase our game to the nation in a hugely favourable way given that only the all blacks play decent attacking rugby and many of the games in RUWC have been depressingly dull.

Anyhow I hope all the rugby league public take the opportunity to support the concept, win or lose, and that huge attendances will materialise.

If this competition is a great success it could be a fabulous springboard for a great RLWC in the near future.

The £25 areas are sold out, according to the chap on the RFL ticket line this morning. Think we'll fill the lower bowl (36,000 IIRC) but I don't know about beyond that. Does anyone know what's happening with Club Wembley, I don't think this event is included in the package they pay for (unlike the Challenge Cup Final), so are these seats available for the RFL to use?