Salford?

Surely a possibility?

I still think that Odsal should start becoming more of the home of RL now it's owned by the governing body of the sport. Have one there and make more money.

But like someone said to me on another thread, it is a bit of a dump. But start using some of that money to do it up a bit so we've got a RL Stadium to be proud of.

I did, on Pg 1, keep up son.

Odsal is dire. I love old fashioned traditional RL grounds with history and character which odsal certainly has, but your just so far away from the action and unless its a full house the atmosphere is terrible

Its about time we stop playing second fiddle to football and play the semifinals at a RUGBY LEAGUE GROUND, loads to choose from like the grounds at Bradford, Leeds, St Helens, Warrington and Widnes and possibly Leigh.

Just out of interest, why do english teams get home advantage against the dragons? One year they should play a semi in france, would be good for the game and french rugby league

I think if they want to play in what is essentially an English cup competition, then they should expect to play neutral games in this country.

That is unless we want to change the empasis of the Challenge Cup to that of a European compettion.

no thank you ....thats one part of the city i avoid

Agreed.

I couldnt think of a worst place for a semi final than SUFC how many empty seats would there be.

No chance of a double header the dates and times are already penciled in by the BBC. Just the teams and venues to arrange.

London v Dragons I would have in France not in the UK

Well, if we're going with a double header (which is what the suggestion was for SUFC), then considering the semi finals (since they've decided to take them to smaller stadia) have averaged about 25-30k combined over the last 15 years, a 32k stadium would be a fairly good fit I reckon.


This year, yes.
Next year, if announced ahead of time and designated as an RL Event from the start of the season, it'd sell out I reckon. Easily sell about 5k to neutrals before it's even known who's playing IMO.


Agreed.

I would like to see any semi-final involving Catalans (this includes Wigan) to be played in France. They could potentially get a huge crowd in Toulouse or Montpellier or just at the Union stadium in Perpignan. I doubt it will happen though. The RFL are not that smart.

A double-header would always be my choice with really cheap tickets. £5 concessions £10 adults at Elland Road/Bolton/Sheffield/COM depending on who is in it. Could even have the NRC final as part of the same event between the two semi-finals. It makes that a bigger day with a bigger crowd. That would be better than the magic weekend IMO. Much more cost effective.

agreed

You've just completely devalued the event. There is absolutely no need to make it that cheap. Two games for a tenner? I'd say £20 could be too cheap for a semi. Marketing and venue choice are the reasons the semis don't do too well. Reducing the price would benefit no-one.

And you couldn't have the NRC Final there. The NRC Finalists could be involved in the CC semis. Hull KR were in 2006. Leigh are a very slight possibility. You can't make that risk.

Are you really doing a marketing degree?