Agree with Dropkick and others. There were pockets of bellends all over the ground last year trying to get a rise, and it made a grim night even grimmer.

it's a later kick off th's year as well

The stewards were too busy making sure you didn't take any drinks or food into the stadium to deal with crowd issues .... it didn't take a genius to work out the idiots in WU 205, (I was in WU206) were not Rhinos fans and were there simply to cause trouble, yet the stewards refused to move them until after it was too late. I believe these are 'hospitality' seats so explains how these idiots got hold of them.

Unfortunately, I also had to step between two Wire fans sat in the row behind me who, worse for a few beers, decided the best way to end the day was to knock seven bells out of each other ...... was brewing for about 10 minutes before they kicked off, and only took about 10 seconds to calm them down. At the end of which I looked at a nearby steward and said "Thanks for the help" ... he just laughed and toddled off down the steps.

That's a smart move .... that'll make the drunks less drunk and travel problems easier !!!

Oops, forgot the word 'NOT'

I just remember the nob with the ponytail on a wind up all game, how he got out that stadium without getting the living be'jesus kicked out of him I'll never know.

What time?

Can't seem to find it anywhere.

The atmosphere inside and outside was hardly 'carnival'.

Mind we wouldn't miss it for the world and I am desperate to get there and win it so we can bury this 'always our year' garbage.

There were a group of bellends sat in front of us that wouldn't budge when the true ticket holders turned up. After a bit of a slanging match, they dispersed somewhere further up the stand.

Glad really because they were all wasted, looked high on something, and wouldn't STFU.

been twice for this knock out lark and twice seen loads of trouble..1st one i went was the year wigan and bradford met with the late great mike greg in charge of wigan and last years..some people are hell bent on ruining the day for others by drinking to much and spouting off...if we do make it i hope its a dam sight better regardless of who we play..

this is strange, it really is, i've got trollied, nicely trollied every time we've been to wembley, and still been able to watch the game, remember it, enjoy it and not be anti social.

Likewise, last year pre GF, i had a cracking (almost) all dayer round manchester in the lead up to the game, turned up, watched and was able to remember the game and didn't ruin anyone elses day.


Who are these bellends that can't hold their booze.

It wasn't carnival because there was so much tension. The reason for that is that we are desperate to win it - as you rightly say - and that in itself proves that it isn't some Sky invented end of season tin pot affair that some try and pretend it is. If it was those people wouldn't bother going if they dislike it so much, but I bet they'll be there next week if we win tomorrow.

If we do get there next week then it won't be a carnival atmosphere then either for the same reason - pure tension and desperation to win. If we do win though, our end, our concourse, outside the ground, and the centres of both Manchester and Warrington, will feel like one hell of a carnival afterwards.

I want this far more than anything else I've seen Wire win, and I won't be able to enjoy it until we've actually won it. The taking part is NOT what counts here - which to a degree was the case at the 2009 Challenge Cup Final when both ourselves and Huddersfield were just delighted to be at Wembley. This time (and the last two play off series) the winning is the only thing that matters. It's the big one.

That's the fella - there with his family presumably because Jeremy Kyle weren't filming that day.
Were they not escorted out during the second half? They weren't there at the final whistle as I looked over half expecting it to kick off.

They were at the Etihad on the Sunday this year as well and appeared to be well known to, but not popular with, other Leeds supporters.

I was in W205 and say these s.The stewards were actually looking at them and just did nothing . They didn't move or call for help they just stood there.

100% Plus One

I was n W205 too a few rows in front of you (if I remember correctly). Were the s you're referring to in front of you? If so then they're the probably the same s I had sat behind me.