Explains all the empty seats?

Wigan was just as bad. Plenty of the BIG teams don't show interest in the cup until the late rounds.

Plus season ticket holders don't like paying the price to watch.

The Leeds fans are voting with their feet. They aren’t happy with the state of their club and want to send a message. Compare that to the fans of super leagues perennial losers, Warrington who still turn up and contribute to Warringtons social media fund.

That’s why Leeds are multiple SL winners and Warrington have never come close

Great username champ, obsessed much?

Will be interesting what the attendance will be next week when the Saints turn up. Don't think the comment by JJB helped in saying "it might take weeks or months or years to dig us out of the hole" (bomb crater).

Talking about bomb craters what have they done to that pitch, use to be like a cricket pitch like next door many years ago now its like a patchwork grassy quilt.

On another note Jamie Peacock looked very agitated at half time and full time discussions, I felt he was going to say that he was putting his boots back on to show them what’s needed.

Complete tripe.
Your obsession with Warrington is bizarre.

He’s a real strange one isn’t he….

Everyone fed the troll

Did Warrington count todays crowd after the bomb scare or before ?

Fans have had enough with the changes to the game, and the officials are getting poorer, also Wire aren't breaking any pots atm, so it all adds up to making a decision whether to attend games. I get my fill by watching NRL which is a different animal altogether.

What is it you're saying about Wire fans ?

A very poor attendance yesterday, which is a pity, as they missed a good game

And yet was the highest attendance of the round.


IMO, the issue is that the Super League teams are entering the cup too late, so just end up with a potential 4th game against someone the fans are just bored of seeing them play.

It's fair to say that, with all the emphasis on the GF, the Challenge Cup has lost most of it's sparkle.
Although keeping the SL clubs away from the comp until the latter stages may help with fixture congestion, it completely ruins the chances of any smaller clubs reaching the finals.
IF a Championship club can make it into the last 8, they are likely to face one of the current top 8 into SL.
Zero chance of an "easy" run to Wembley and the cup is almost an additional play off comp, rather than a "romantic" run to Wembley (or Tottenham).

The Championship sides that competed over the weekend deserve huge, huge credit for not saving themselves for their league competition, with cup progress being "impossible".

Fev gave Catalan a huge scare and on Catalans home patch, a phenomenal effort.

Completely agree Wrencat. The Challenge Cup’s been devalued by not having the SL teams come in until the Round of 16. The early rounds should involve Community clubs and League 1 with the Championship and SL clubs coming in at 32 teams. OK there might be some mullerings but there’d be some surprises as well and it would make “The Road to Wembley (or wherever we’re playing the Final)” more in interesting and open. The empty stands at Headingley, Wigan and Warrington should be enough to tell the RFL it ain’t working. Hopefully we can buck the trend v Wigan and BV’s packed out.

The super league clubs simply MUST come in earlier. Saints took a decent following to Whitehaven, including a lad I know who hasn't attended 1 single super league match yet this season. I'd be more inclined to go and watch wire if we were drawn away at somewhere like Barrow, York, Newcastle etc.