Why not make it mandatory that all season ticket holders must purchase a Challenge Cup ticket? I can already imagine the outcry at such a suggestion, but seriously consider how many home games each team has in the Challenge Cup each season. Obviously season ticket holders should receive a discounted rate for the game (£10 adults, £7 concession, £5 kids) but generally; if you buy a ST you are automatically enrolled into buying Challenge Cup games.

Well done Reds. F.C dont win at Wembley anyway.

I've thought about and it's a potential option but would have to be at a discounted rate as you suggest, and it might pose problems for clubs because whilst there are direct debit options for season tickets currently, a lot of people still pay up front, so no bank details are held by the club.

I know Man United and other Premier League clubs do it, where season ticket holders have to buy tickets to FA/League Cup/European games but they have waiting lists for season ticket holders!

I'm not totally against the idea, just we have to be careful to not put off people from buying a season ticket.

As a United fan, we don’t have a waiting list for season tickets anymore and they still do the automatic cup scheme. This relates to all Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup games, a potential maximum of 14 games if United reached the finals at a minimum ticket cost of say £30.

In comparison, you can only have a maximum of 3 Challenge Cup home games and how often does that happen. As long as season ticket holders are given discounted ticket prices as I mentioned earlier (£10 for adults is a bargain – but reflects potential standard of opposition to) I can’t envisage it discouraging many people. It would certainly increase crowd sizes and bring the buzz back to the famous cup.

RE bank details, I assume most clubs make it easier for people to pay for their season tickets so offer direct debits. I know Salford do and whilst I appreciate a lot of people pay upfront, it wouldn’t be difficult to request this information at the signing up stage.

For it to work though, all clubs Super League would have to abide with it becoming optional for Championship clubs.

Well yes, certainly not enough to attend the games. But I guess this is off topic.

Just a shame that the match going RU fans didn't fancy it:

Sale vs Northampton. European Challenge Cup quarter final attendance: 4650. *CHEAP £10 TICKET OFFER ALERT*

Hull vs Salford. Rugby League Challenge Cup 1st round proper attendance: 5963.

Agree with most of that. As long as it's kept to a reasonable additional price I wouldn't be averse to it.

On a slightly different tack, would seeding help maybe?

Maybe make it so in the 4th Round (1st Round for SL clubs) SL clubs are drawn against each other?
That would then guarantee that the 5th Round would have 6 SL clubs and 10 others in it.

Seeding is a difficult one and if you'd have asked the Dewsbury fans at half tie last night they would have said no chance. Whilst its highly unlikely Championship clubs could cause an upset these days the possibility is still there which makes it exciting. I guess it financially assists lower leagues clubs too, was that Dewsburys biggest crowd in years last night?

I'm a traditionalist, keep it as is.