Try telling the Irish fella on sky that he described them as the all conquering Castleford Tigers in reference to their upcoming league game at Leeds.

I think it is so difficult to win both trophies. Hull won the cup last year and folded in league.
Wigan won the grand final after going out of the cup in the semis.
Given our position in the league at the moment, I consider going out of the cup to increase our chances of winning the grand final.

Perhaps. But still. Saying you didn't want us to win today I still can't apprehend. I want Cas to win every game they play.

I want to win a trophy. I think today's result gives us more chance of doing so.

Yes and win today and we are 2 games away from winning a trophy. Not that it's a lifelong dream to see Cas win at Wembley

But we should be one game away from a grand final.
I also remember 2014. We just ran out of energy in the final few games, losing a game that would have seen us finish top and going out of the play-offs with a whimper.

Two of your potential playoff rivals are going to go out at the semi final stage so how does that increase your chances of playoff success?

With the gap you currently have at the top you could've even had the LLS wrapped before Wembley and rested players between then and the playoffs. Whereas Hull last year only had a 1 point gap post Wembley.

Having the experience of big occasions like a cup semi and a final and winning them would help your playoff chances, missing out on them is valuable experience lost when it comes to playoff rugby which is on a different level to regular league games.

You could have been 1 game away from a final today. Surely been 1 game away from a final twice, gives you a better chance of winning a trophy than been only 1 game away from a final once.

History suggests otherwise. Very few teams who play at Wembley win the grand final.

But two of our potential rivals will be playing two intense games whilst we have a week off.

Although I cannot disagree with this comment, you have to understand the significance of the cup win at Wembley for Hull FC as a club. The players were let off their leads for a good few days after that win due to the impact it had on the club.

I doubt that would happen, should Hull be good enough to win the cup again.

Would be interesting to know where is being thought of as venues

Twice in the last 4 seasons it's happened, not only play at Wembley but win.

You might get to put your feet up for a week but at the cost of major big game experience. History would suggest teams with the big match experience reach or win Grand Finals.