Great result for Hunslet today.
Capacity at Hunslet is 2,450 , one stand, all seated according to their website.Going to be cosy if nothing else.

[iI would imagine the tickets will be going on sale soon? and of course let's not forget before that happens all season ticket holders at both clubs are entitled to a free ticket for this game!

So come on Salford City Reds and Hunslet Hawk's get the ball rolling now and not at the last minute.


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i watched Hunslet beat Swinton at Sedgley last year - they looked a well organised outfit with March taking total control of the game. From what I have heard, they've been strong at the start of this year too. Seems that at least one SL team slips up against a Championship club each year - so I don't think it will be easy...

I've organised charity football matches at that stadium for the last 3 years. Can get quite a nice little atmosphere in that stand.... and I've had around 1,000 people for each game... so full...it could get pretty noisy.

It's a nice little set up... big dressing rooms so the players will be comfortable... Nice bar there too... In fact, there are 3 bars there... one set out like a pub, the other 2 are more along the lines of function rooms leading straight out onto the stand... but I'm not sure whether they will be open.

Not sure what the match day parking will be like as the car park at the stadium itself is normally restricted for those using the facilities (members I guess). There are large car parks within a couple of mins walking distance.

Looking forward to seeing us play there.

can't be too far from Leeds rail station methinks?

No chance they'll reverse the fixture with their stadium only holding 2450?? Will be going either way, hopefully it will stay at theirs but I'd imagine they'll be looking at receiving money if it was at ours wouldn't they? 50/50 split in cup games?

I wouldn't worry I doubt it'll be even nearly full, they've averaged 492 in their first 4 games (2 Northern Rail Cup, 1 Challenge Cup, admittedly against Warrington Wizards, & 1 league)in a pre season friendly against Leeds they got 932, so we'll be lucky if there's 1,500 in there. Not knocking Hunslet just thought I'd mention it.

Our away following didn't manage to sell out Moor Lane when we played Swinton there so I doubt the capacity will really be tested. Don't really know what the financial incentives are foe teams with regards to gates in these rounds with season ticket holders getting in free - there may well be more non-season ticket holders (between both clubs) attend the game over there than at the Willows.

Good Draw, ill be going Hopefully we can smoke them!

Quote: Yorkshire_Red "About a 15 min bus ride. IIRC it's the number 12 or 13 bus that you can get from near the station & it drops you right by the ground.'" Yeah it's walkable but takes around 45 minutes from the station, however this does take you past The Grove, www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/42740/, one of the best ale pubs in Leeds but out of the way for Headingley visits. It is a nice little stadium, but does have the dreaded running track between the stadium and pitch. One main bar at the back of the stand, very few other bars in the immediate vicinity though. It'd be walking distance for me if I wasn't doing the Leeds half-marathon that morning

Quote: Yorkshire_Red "About a 15 min bus ride. IIRC it's the number 12 or 13 bus that you can get from near the station & it drops you right by the ground.'" Yeah it's walkable but takes around 45 minutes from the station, however this does take you past The Grove, www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/42740/, one of the best ale pubs in Leeds but out of the way for Headingley visits. It is a nice little stadium, but does have the dreaded running track between the stadium and pitch. One main bar at the back of the stand, very few other bars in the immediate vicinity though. It'd be walking distance for me if I wasn't doing the Leeds half-marathon that morning

Consider Halifax's predicamentany[/i gate money?

www.reds.co.uk/ticket-news/chall ... xture-info Salford fans to take the top tier?

www.reds.co.uk/ticket-news/chall ... xture-info Salford fans to take the top tier?

According to the 'fishul website, it's all Smartcard holders, so presumably this covers both categories...