maybe so, but honestly, i think we got the best day, 9 day turnaround for the wire game the following week, they will have 5

the only ones who will be most upset will be the ones who wanted to spend sunday on the lash pre game

If Fev were in SL - and getting the same Sky payments as current SL clubs - we would have far more financial muscle than some existing SL clubs.

yeah just realised, still if the dobbins play sunday, we will have 2 extra days on them

we couldn't beat you with 12 men, don't think you need to worry about 2 days extra rest

a silly convetsation to continue as it will never happen.

You're probably right, to be fair...though if you had said we will never be able to attract the type of players to get us through the middle 8s I might have agreed with you from the start.

Surprised our fixture has been picked by sky and thought they'd have gone Rovers v Wigan and Widnes v Leeds. Though I correctly picked the 2 games the BBC would show.

Question is can I leave work at 6.30 and get through the City Centre traffic and get the Post Office Rd and into the ground in time for 7.35pm?

outside chance of an upset and they usually start with the fixture featuring the holders. Toronto were always going to be a televised game. Salford v Leigh is a local derby.

The holder are usually on TV at the first point of entering the draw.

If you are in your car at 6.30, you will get to Fev for 7.20, no problem

A very sad prelude to this game as it has been announced today that former Fev and Hull forward Charlie Stone has died. One of the best tacklers I have ever seen, am sure he will be remembered before the CD game next week.

Sad new. A really good player in a great team at the beginning of the 80's RIP

Very sad to hear this.

Charlie played around 200 games for Hull and was as hard as nails.

He was captain when we played Rovers in the 1981-82 John Player Trophy final. He was sent off four minutes from time but still went up to lift the trophy.