Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 5:53 pm  

I like an idea i read on the VT, i think it was Starbug.

The quota rules limit the lower league clubs so why not have a rule stating that if a SL club plays a non SL club then they can only field one overseas player.

Granted a lot of SL teams will still have a superior squad (except HKA) but it helps out the lower leagues slightly.

I'd rather win the GF but i just love rugby, so the CC hasn't lost any romance for me.

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 6:01 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

I doubt many Wigan fans will either if you end up beating Saints in the semi or anything along those lines.

Why do you day that Matt? Has Red Hall predetermined the fixtures that far ahead?

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 6:46 pm  

the flying biscuit wrote:

Ok then

warrington 60 - Salford 0
Warrington 64 - Crusaders 6
Warrington 82 - Harlequinns 6

Whats the point of the league ....we could finish with the best attack and the best defence and not even feature in this play off final thing

indeed if I wanted to be cheeky Warrington beat Wigan by a bigger margin than Huddersfield beat Batley...that to me says the cup is more of a contest than Superleague....

You've also lost to Hull, Huddersfield, and Catalan in the last 6 weeks.

Those were freak results against teams that clearly gave up. The early challenge cup rounds are only going one way. They're pointless exercises.

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 9:15 pm  

the flying biscuit wrote:

Like it or not the Challenge cup made Wigan famous if you lot can't respect it who can?

A very good point !

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 9:18 pm  

It's quite simple.

The GF is now THE showpiece event for RL.

Previously it used to be the CC final.

End of.

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 9:51 pm  

The gulf in class between Super League and the NL1 is too great, making it effectively a mid season version of the play offs. Too much hassle

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 9:55 pm  

85.217.... Attendance for the 2010 CC final

It's quite simple

The CC final is THE showpiece event for RL

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 10:08 pm  

That's partly down to Wembley being bigger than OT

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 10:26 pm  

griffin7262 wrote:

85.217.... Attendance for the 2010 CC final

It's quite simple

The CC final is THE showpiece event for RL

The rounds leading up to it certainly arent though.

Re: Why has the Cup lost its romance? : Tue May 10, 2011 10:37 pm  

WARRIORCRAIG wrote:

The rounds leading up to it certainly arent though.

Like Quins v Crusaders you mean?

Every league game leads up to the GF.