I think the fixtures will be formally announced on 29th July when stadium availability, sky fixtures etc have all been sorted out.

I've looked too but they have said they are announcing the order on the 29th. I assume for Sky and some of the stadiums are shared so will need to be agreed with the respective partners.

I think MC made the point that the season ticket gets you in to "at least" 3 home games, which implies the extra one if we get it will be free also, but I assume that will be formally announced too. No guarantee.

I don't have a season ticket this year but I don't think the 4/5 game is part of the regular season so I would imagine would be extra?
We would have had 4 games included if we had finished in the higher 2 places

They three home games are included in the season ticket

The 4th/5th game is a stand alone fixture and doesn't count in the season ticket.

Seems a bit wrong that we effectively lose out on a game because we have been dross for the rest of the games we have had to witness?? Had we just been average rather than terrible we would have got an extra game for our pennies.

Would have thought if it was to happen, the club may take a view with regards giving something back to the ones who forked out and have been left disappointed on more than a few occasions.

Having said all that, right now id happily take a guarantee that we're going to be involved in that game and will happily pay my money if we are.

i am hearing that the 4th v5th match in the middle 8s are to be played at widnes hope this is wrong because if widnes are involved it would give them a advantage,hope it is wrong but it is up to us to get our act together.As fans we have suffered enough this season

It's not a neutral ground. It will be at the home of the 4th place surely..............which may well be Widnes

the 4th place team will be at home to the 5th place team

If the 4th place team is Sheffield or Halifax it could cause problems because they share with soccer teams. Sheffield are playing at Keepmoat.

I think they would cross that bridge if they came to it

Not quite fantasy land - Fax are on an 8 match winning run and a far better team than the one that lost to Wakey in the cup - but if that did happen, then a deal would be brokered between FC Halifax Town, Fax and Calderdale council (the owners of the ground).

I'd love us to have to cross that bridge!!

Just looking at the weekends available, although we kinda know who we will play but not the order you can see where the fixtures will land
It looks like Huddersfield, then a free weekend for the semi, then 3 games, then a free weekend for Wembley, then 4 games before the decider.

2nd Aug - Semi Final weekend

9th Aug - Middle 8 Game 1
16th Aug - Middle 8 Game 2
23rd Aug - Middle 8 game 3

29th Aug - Wembley Weekend

6th Sept - Middle 8 Game 4
13th Sept - Middle 8 Game 5
20th Sept - Middle 8 Game 6
27th Sept - Middle 8 Game 7
4th October - Middle 8 4th v 5th Play off

10th October - Grand Final

I hope we start off with either the Sheffield or Fax game as these are our best chances of points. It would also mean Locke being available for the later games.
No doubt who ever is in charge will give us Leigh, Hull KR or Widnes for starters.

I'm sure I read somewhere that the opening weekend of the middle 8's will see Bottom of Super League away at Top of Championship. With Sky televising a game from each round also (Saturday evenings) I expect us to face a trip to Leigh Sporting Village on Saturday 8th August.