I think cost is a big part of it, I mean, I don't live in Hull so I would have to go into Hull to get my discounted ticket on my season pass. So the discounted ticket is suddenly £25. I would also have to find time at some point to go buy the ticket and I work shifts so am pretty busy all the time. Don't get me wrong, this does not bother me, I do go to all cup games, but it might be an inconvenience for others. Selling tickets for £5 each would obviously get people into the ground but when you 1000s of season pass holders you shouldn't have to do that.

Competitiveness has to be considered a factor as well because if the factors I just mentioned are an issue then you're certainly not going to be spending that money on a tie against Swinton or Oldham or a team like that for instance because it is pretty obvious that the super league team will slaughter them. I know that ties like that have to exist in a cup competition but if they were earlier in the competition then I would reckon that people wouldn't see smaller crowds as an issue. 2,000 against a league 1 or championship team in round 2 say would be seen as fine I think in comparison to 2,000 in the 5th or 6th round against the same team.

I guess what I'm saying is one way of improving it would be for super league teams to enter in an earlier round along with league 1 and championship. A longer cup run would be more exciting I think, while I love the challenge cup, the fact that my team only has to play 3 games to get to wembley and might not even get a home tie (didn't this year) certainly takes away some of the magic and doesn't engage the fans the same. I would certainly be more excited if there were a few homes ties and I felt that I was investing in a real journey, a 'challenge' as it were and be part of it with my team.