Well the games lasted over 100 years and its at an all time high at the moment, it wont dissapear at all. People prefer to play league and watch alot more then kickball union!

I am all for teams announcing their squads and travelling to prepare to play first on saturday.
Friday morning is a random draw as to who plays who.
I'd go with that

And so would I.

We have existed & struggled for most of that time with the odd strong period. But we have only been full time pro for 12 years & a few clubs would be in big trouble without the TV money from SKY & if we are not seen to be a national & international sport the advertising revenue value to SKY & our sponsors will diminish & we will end up as a parocial oddity. Super league is a two edged sword we have to be full time to compete & to compete we have to increase our income to pay players full time wages or loose out to other sports who can pay.
Your figures about people want to play & watch League more than Union are Im afraid wish full thinking even in the immediate area around Hull more kids play Union than League & in the country as a whole the numbers are much greater even with the massive surge in players in the London area & succsess of the summer conference , we are in a small enclave, Hull has 4 or 5 well attended Union clubs running alongside League, Beverley has a Union club putting out 3 somtimes 4 open age sides & juniors at all ages the League club struggles to carry on. I love League & dont mind Union but Im not blind as to what is going on & dont think we can be in the slightest bit complaicent or we could loose our great game.

So how the hell would a coach prepare his team during the week to face unknown opposition.
Listen guys it might be Wigan so we will do theses defensive drills just in case we have to face Paleasina.
Sorry thats a ridiculas suggestion.

Anyone mentioned the fact this stadium has no roof? 7 games in two days. What if it persists it down, god help the last two teams on a ploughed field. Could the worst happen and the pitch becomes unplayable? what happens then.

Didnt the r.l. say that they would consult the fans before they made any decison on the maddness week-end.

Went on haven site last night to get price it was 90 quid more than trecco bay this year. Just checked again tonight and it has gone up another 100 quid . Ripping off tw**s. Will not be going now be cheaper to go to le cats

Would hate teams to play in an empty stadium but that is what it may take to make the RFL see sense.
PS it wont take long it hotels are pricing everyone out of the market.

People are obviously already on the ball to the amount of £s this w/end of RL brings in, maybe we should make Sally (below) aware of the increased costs from Cardiff!!


Murrayfield isn't that far behind the capacity of Millennium, think there's only around 6k less or so in it......so can't see the stadium choice helping the 'half empty stadium' which was commented on this year. Will definitely be interesting to see how the w/ends fixtures are decided though!

Will the Scotts be wanting a SL team as well now?

Everybody would be in the same boat, could add to the novelty of the event.

I would sooner see them take the last 8 in the challenge cup & play two games each day & take the semi finals to another venue played on the same day. It might add a bit of needed impetus to the cup & get rid of the extra round of Super League, with the BBC doing the cup it might get a lot more neutrals into the ground.

Na Wigan would have a distinct advantage.