Has anybody considered that the players might crave a Wembley appearance?

There are only four players from our 2012 line-up (plus Harrison) who are likely to be in the seventeen should we make it there this year.

I also suspect the bonuses for winning the Cup are considerable as it's a huge financial windfall for the club.

Chris has been playing with strapping for some weeks now and I'm sure he'd play this game even as it's the Cup, but I do hope he gets a break after this - at least a week.
He is the key to our pack.
That's hopefully something Dodds and Cooper can remedy next year because even though I like Sims he doesn't carry the same reputation and respect as Hill (then again I can't think of any other props who do).

I want us to win the lot. Any trophy is better than no trophy.

A defeat would be hugely disappointing, but by the time I'd be back at the car I'd be thinking about the two weekends off the squad would get and how that could only help with our challenge for the 'big one'.

Get me to Wembley, every time. Not bothered about the Mickey Mouse Cup, that Sky have been brainwashing us for years, as the big one. It isn't in my eyes in any respect and I would be gutted not to get to Wembley, as would the players who haven't been there.

Chris Hill said at the start of the season that he would take being in the GF over a guaranteed CC win if offered, so it seems your players have quite the opposite opinion

Without this mickey mouse cup offered to us by sky we as a sport would be doomed

the season long fight for this cup pays the bills. It is the pinnacle of the season (although sky have twisted the scope of it) and crowns the champions of the season. For that reason every teams number 1 priority is to win at OT. Wembley is a nice bonus for the fans and players alike.

I would much prefer a win at OT before we next win at Wembley.

We are well & truly in the pocket of sky with the tv deal & the annoying part for me is the complete disregard for supporters by changing games at short notice & wanting to play games on nights to suit padding out the sky schedule. I don't have sky sports.

As I said always Wembley for me between the two.
It would be nice to get the gf monkey off out backs for brag purposes but then I wouldn't give two monkeys about the gf afterwards so long as we get to Wembley.

you know people didn't refer to leeds rhinos as a great team cos they won the challenge cup a couple of times, right?

i trust if we did win the grand final, you, wire weaver and the others that think the grand final (not the mickey mouse cup, or sky cup of whatever choice of term you choose to denigrate it) isn't important, won't be going, or celebrating its win, since you consider it worthless, or refer to us as champions if we do, OR going to the WCC match next season?

Grand Final win for me everytime. Wembley is a great day and the Challenge Cup wins were fantastic but a SL title is the Holy Grail.