wembley : Sun Aug 28, 2011 6:34 pm  

got to say the atmosphere was 10 times better than old trafford.
would love the final to be at wembley.

Im going to make an effort to get to the CC final every year now no matter whos playing.
for anyone who hasnt been I highly recommend it.

Re: wembley : Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:02 pm  

I took two Man Utd fans from work and they're coming every year now they enjoyed it that much. They commented on a passionate, yet freindly atmosphere and not getting treated like cattle like they do when they go to the footy made them really enjoy the day.

Re: wembley : Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:07 pm  

saintcj wrote:

got to say the atmosphere was 10 times better than old trafford.
would love the final to be at wembley.

Im going to make an effort to get to the CC final every year now no matter whos playing.
for anyone who hasnt been I highly recommend it.

I've had some superb weekends at the CC Final as a 'neutral' (you never really are!) but the best of all was Leeds v Hull at Cardiff. I love Cardiff.

I agree, though - it's always a cracking weekend, mixing with salt of the earth RL fans.

Re: wembley : Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:31 pm  

Wembley and the CC is a million times better than the grand final!!!

Re: wembley : Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:59 am  

x~Gilly~x wrote:

Wembley and the CC is a million times better than the grand final!!!

Not if you lose the first and win the second!

Re: wembley : Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:06 am  

Cragganmore Kid wrote:

I've had some superb weekends at the CC Final as a 'neutral' (you never really are!) but the best of all was Leeds v Hull at Cardiff. I love Cardiff.

I agree, though - it's always a cracking weekend, mixing with salt of the earth RL fans.

Cardiff is a million times better than Wembley. Wembley is great because it's "Wembley" and carries great history but forca day out at a top class stadium then Cardiff heats it hands down

Re: wembley : Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:18 pm  

St pete wrote:

Cardiff is a million times better than Wembley. Wembley is great because it's "Wembley" and carries great history but forca day out at a top class stadium then Cardiff heats it hands down

Agreed,
As I just posted on the other thread. The Stadium itself, great facilities, great view, plenty legroom, but why spend all that money and do sod all with the infrastructure. We were staying overnight so went by coach, why no link direct road from the motorway? It was after 6 p.m by the time we got off the car park.
Still far too few restaurants and bars close to the stadium and not enough toilets outside the ground.

Re: wembley : Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:37 pm  

St pete wrote:

Cardiff is a million times better than Wembley. Wembley is great because it's "Wembley" and carries great history but forca day out at a top class stadium then Cardiff heats it hands down

I agree about Cardiff. I went to the new Wembley for the one and only time when we beat Hull in 2008 and although it was a great result, I hated the stadium. I thought it was a soulless place and way too steep where I was sitting. I had a hit of vertigo, I was too far away to tell who was who (bar the different teams) and I was too removed from other sections of fans to really sense any atmosphere. Whereas at Cardiff, which I went to for the first time this season, the atmosphere even with only 30,000 was ten times better. The low roof over the lower tier really helps and the action is much closer. If it wasn't for the kudos and coverage holding the final at Wembley brings, I'd be 100% behind the final being permanently staged at Cardiff. There is a far, far better environment around the stadium too. The new Wembley has destroyed what was so good about the old one: all the atmosphere around Wembley Way and such like. It's just a miserable dump of an industrial estate.

Re: wembley : Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:52 pm  

St pete wrote:

Cardiff is a million times better than Wembley. Wembley is great because it's "Wembley" and carries great history but forca day out at a top class stadium then Cardiff heats it hands down

totally agree. Cardiff is my favourite stadium and challenge cup venue

Re: wembley : Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:14 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

totally agree. Cardiff is my favourite stadium and challenge cup venue

Can't beat a good night out in Cardiff after the final.