Personal choice, simple as that.

Agree ,any way the tickets have gone, as a fan at 70 plus years old would find it impossible to stand in a field for two hours,As some one said, last year we did not take 500 fans to most away games .All these new conditions for R L Clubs grounds Think any amateur team when drawn at a home against any professional team should be made to play there game at a ground fit for purpose

And I’ll say it again,
I cannot see any logic or sense in Siddal choosing to play it at their home ground.
The Challenge Cup against a club that at this moment in time has huge momentum amongst its fan base, who would likely have sold 3,000+ tickets if at a stadium which allowed it. That would have offered Siddal a decent financial windfall.
Their players would have experienced something new, had a big day in front of a big crowd in a professional setting. A day for them to savour and remember as opposed to changing in their regular changing rooms, playing on their home pitch and experiencing just a slightly bigger crowd than normal.

I can only imagine that they somehow feel playing at home will give them a chance of winning the game, I can’t see any other motive for sacrificing the benefits of playing elsewhere.

But, I fully respect that it’s their choice, they are totally within their rights to make the decision they’ve made and I can shake my head at it till it falls off, it’s still their prerogative to make the decision.

I really doubt 3k would've turned up, the mood is positive and whilst we are at the beginning of hopefully something special, we're nowhere near that kind of support for, to be frank, an unattractive cup tie.

On the plus side, it's not a bad forecast and lets hope that its a great day for everyone who makes the short trip over.

Hope so. It will be a much better day if the weather is decent for all involved.

8 degrees and sunshine for Saturday - not a bad forecast.

Make sure you take suncream

To be fair pt its not about personal choice to alot is it if you cant stand for 2 hours you cant go no matter how much you want to.i also see there asking fans not to turn up in vehicles to either car share or walk(for the locals i assume)

Staging the game will be a huge test for Siddal, it has to potential to get "messy", with more people than they've had there previously, which will test their facilities to the max.

I would remind everyone that without the amateur game and clubs like Siddal there would be no Rugby League for us to support. They came out first, their ground was approved so end of story.

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I wonder if the referee has got a ticket. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=99 ... 7168214109

I wonder if the referee has got a ticket. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=99 ... 7168214109