Post subject: Re: Is it Time the RFL re profile the Challenge Cup.
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:54 pm
Judder Man
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tb wrote:Possibly the funniest post on the VT for a while.
It was posted as a joke right?
Certainly getting some strange responses, I was originally suggesting perhaps a 3 month gap between the CC and GF finale, then someone suggested a gap of a week.
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The Astonishing Skippy wrote:I'm a bit new to RL- didn't it used to be played in May (as I believe it was before they changed winter to summer). Why was it moved to August again?
Simply due to the move to Summer. It was originally left in May, however there was an opinion that this devalued the tournament, as the early rounds of the cup were so early in the season. I believe the first round was before SL started in at least 1 season.
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The Astonishing Skippy wrote:I'm a bit new to RL- didn't it used to be played in May (as I believe it was before they changed winter to summer). Why was it moved to August again?
It was moved as the season starts in February.
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Post subject: Re: Is it Time the RFL re profile the Challenge Cup.
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:56 pm
Big Ask
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Judder Man wrote:Do you think the semis should be played in early July with the final brought forward to early August giving us some longer rugby time before the league play offs.
Would it be of benefit of RFL to sell the games to ITV, could they profile the game better, or have the RFL got the "blinkers on"
9 weeks between QF and SF is too long. Early Aug final would be ideal.
In terms of marketing, loads of things could be done, but French should be put out to grass. Its embarrassing.
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I think it should be re-packaged as a European event, try and get some better sponsors on board and work to a better timing of the rounds with the BBC. At the moment they just put it where they havent got anything better to show.
I would like to see the challenge cup replace the super league play offs. Basically the top eight teams at the end of the season all get drawn out of a hat to play for the challenge cup.
I would like to see the Northern Rail cup replace the challenge cup as the competition that has everyone in it. Its about time we left the challenge cup to the big boys!
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