Do we know what day the game is yet? On Radio London on Wednesday the guy from Gateshead said they were looking for a Saturday evening kick off, which would make a train journey also involve an over night stay. I am considering it though as one of my friends from school lives up there, and I've managed to get him to away matches in the north before, and down to the Stoop at least once a year so with it on his doorstep I'd only have the train as my main concern.

I hope they make their minds up quickly. Newcastle isn't a cheap place to stay on a Saturday night so a Saturday evening would probably rule it out for me, and train fares are already expensive. If the RFL had made the draw immediately after the 3rd Round matches (i.e. two weeks before they got around to doing it) anyone wishing to go by train could probably have got tickets for £20-£30 less a couple of weeks ago. A good job I haven't already spent £80 or so on train tickets to get there for the Sunday afternoon if there's still a chance of it being moved to Saturday. The draw wasn't even mentioned on the official website last time I looked for confirmation of the match day earlier this week.

On the Gateshead site as Friday night.

Fri 6th May KOhttp://www.thunderrugby.com/fixtures.phprl

Tough ask, although their do seem to be some cheap hotels in Gateshead

Hilton Newcastle Gateshead (0191 490 9707) - If fans mention they are coming to watch the game, they will be offered a discount.

if anyone isn't using their free ticket to the game I live in gateshead and could give it a good home