: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:43 am  

King Monkey wrote:

Yes they did.

Was that the game that you took four chavs on at the train station?

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:51 am  

The Magic Wand wrote:

Was that the game that you took four chavs on at the train station?

Thanks for confirming you are a softcock coward alias.

No. That was the Wakefield away game last eason.

HTH

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:02 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Didn't Batley win the first Challenge Cup trophy? That'll give you an idea how far back it goes!

At Headingley against Saints I believe.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:04 am  

King Monkey wrote:

Yes they did.

And the second I think

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:37 am  

G1 wrote:

The Challenge Cup is a showpiece event broadcast nationally and with a 70k plus attendance.

Anyone who doesn't want that for their club or doesn't think the game needs it is an idiot.

Mind you, I'd still take a Grand Final win over it...

I completely agree. I'd rather, if forced to choose, win the Grand Final, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't want to win the Cup. It has history, the massive crowd for the showpiece final makes a mockery of the idea that it isn't relevant and it is the only competition that takes our game to TV audiences who don't have Sky Sports.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:34 am  

G1 wrote:

The Challenge Cup is a showpiece event broadcast nationally and with a 70k plus attendance.

Anyone who doesn't want that for their club or doesn't think the game needs it is an idiot.

Mind you, I'd still take a Grand Final win over it...

Hurray for Sense.

For anyone to say the Challenge Cup isn't important and that it doesn't matter is stupid. I agree if i had to choose to win either the GF or the CC I would choose the GF but that doesn't mean the cup is of no worth. The CC is steeped in history, is classed as a a showpiece event and pretty much the only chance a RL player gets to play at our National Stadium. Im gutted Leeds are out of the CC and in my opinion so should all fellow Leeds fans be. We we're outplayed by a better team and thats that. I hope that come October we can put that right and be as successful as we have been in 07, 08.

On a seperate note and a negative towards the BBC, what is their coverage of the CC about??? It was for me appauling. Flicking between camera's in game, stupid camera angles, Jonathan Davies wittering on and on and on................ The games on Sunday we're cracking games to watch and to try and bring new spectators into our sport and whilst its commendable that the BBC are taking our game a possible new audience, for me they spoil the fact with below par coverage.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:57 pm  

Tony Soprano wrote:

And the second I think

Correct. It was 1905 before it was won by a current SL club.

1897 - Batley
1898 - Batley
1899 - Oldham
1900 - Swinton
1901 - Batley
1902 - Broughton R
1903 - Halifax
1904 - Halifax
1905 -Warrington

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:10 pm  

I don't think the CC needs scraping but I do think it needs a revamp. It seems very outdated the way it is at the minute.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:15 pm  

It's the premier cup competition in the RL world. It is what it is. Rugby balls in the hat drawn at random over several rounds and then the last five rounds when the big boys join in.

This year's comp is going to be a procession now but that's down to the luck of the draw and occasionally shit happens..

[Matt_Horton]

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:27 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

so there's some positives.

Yes, the chance of a cheeky week in the sunshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine