I was really annoyed with this, I was living overseas at the time and had planned trips (at great expense!) for the last game at the Boulevard and the first game at the KC, at the time I booked flights that was London. I suppose the club couldn't ask for away cup draws but the London game ended up being meaning less.
Quote: Mild mannered Janitor "Not true.
Clubs can put in requests for certain fixtures but the RFL do not actively (and never have) directly asked clubs if they would like a specific opponent for any given fixture.
That we had played Halifax in the cup attracting 15k prior to SL starting, it rendered it largely irrelevant.'"
