Obviously not but in recent times weve taken the biggest following to challenge cup semis points hardly a reasonable comparison

Donny is closer to Leeds than Hull and your magnificent South Standers still didn’t turn up, if memory serves

We’ve been in so many semi finals and finals the novelty has worn off for some. Obviously that is not the case for the Hull teams.

So fickle Leeds fans then if they can't be bothered to turn up and support their team. Anyway Bulls ensured you won't need to worry about travel this year.

Looking at where you are now it will be a novelty the next time.

or you all just thought you had the final in the bag with our record v leeds recently!?

Yes, I do live in west York’s, but I was referring to the many who live locally in hull who, given the venue, be offered reduced travel cost via coaches put on by the RFL. That would be a reasonable offer, do you not think?

What a bizarre comment. Loyal fans don’t want to go to the showpiece occasions and would rather only turn up for run of the mill dross !

What’s the point of turning up week in week out if you don’t want to go to the event games, still, nothing for you to worry about last, or this season ....

Not really. the potential imbalance of supporter numbers is the real issue. It's like us playing wire in goole and claiming it as neutral

But that’s the whole point. When we played at Donny on in 2016, on a Friday night, IMO Wigan fans should have been assisted as it very much favoured Hulls fans.

True neutrality for a double header will difficult given the spread of teams. Only realistic way would be to scrap Magic and host the semis at the same venue, eg St James, Bramhall Lane.

Or to pick a neutral venue convenient for both teams and scrap the double header. It's contrived to save money on poorly attended semi finals which I have no problems with but they need to be appropriately located. Subsidising travel for a small number of fans isn't a solution.

I'm very much looking forward to the day out with both semis and the women's final. Just hope we're on last so if we lose I won't be tempted to walk away before the other semi!

I agree with this, but given the RFL’s current management and their trying anything different to attract fans. Am not sure they will go don that route.

I think Magic has lost its appeal. It should be scrapped for a number of reasons ( imbalance in number of games played, falling attendances, reliance on certain teams fans , the cost to the fans).

i cannot understand why the semi finals are not well attended. But as demonstrated on this thread by Sir Kev, there are rafts of fans who are happy to sit through several meaningless rounds of SL but when it comes to a knock out, showpiece occasion they cannot be bothered. What’s the point in establishing the emotional attachment if you don’t want to go to the critical games?

I appreciate we are a long way now from 20-25k attendances at Semi finals, but I’d be interested to know why so many no longer go.

You wont because we are the final game

Do you know that for sure Bonaire ??