It will take an hour an a half by train, with a stop and cost around £18, plus the faf of getting to Atherton.

Probably just over an hours drive by coach?

They had them in 2006 when we played HKR if memory serves me right, and when Salford played Donny in 2008.

Seriously mate, if Northern had the stock they would use it on normal services rather than costing themselves tens of thousands a week on cancelled services that are packed.

In the last few years the old stock has died and they loan units from other companies (mainly Arriva and First)

Maybe they have got enough stock lying about to run it, but i'd rather get the coach that faf going to Atherton and getting back to Leigh after and I don't even pay for rail travel.

I'll ring up over the weekend the regulars on the coach most of them won't be going on trains anyway, so we should fill a couple of coaches at least .

ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/t ... 3/2245/dep if I have typed in right day

ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/t ... 3/2245/dep if I have typed in right day

We'll be wanting to go on the coach, there's 3 of us and we don't normally travel away.

So the prices are £21.50 return the coaches will be at least half of that and you won't have to pay to get there and back from atherton.
I'll have coach prices tommorrow and I reckon we will aim to go early so people can either watch the other game or go on a pub crawl lol

Yep your memory is bang on.
They have run cheap RL specials for the finals in the past although I suspect the fact the finals now on a Saturday could now scupper that plan.

Wouldn't it mean a change at Victoria to get to Halifax by train? far quicker by car and coach surely?

Include me in your pricing.

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Coach

Why go for the quickest option when you can savour the journey?!