Joined: Feb 09 2004 Posts: 7735 Location: Here there and everywhere
fun time frankie wrote:seeing as your in the
Quote:mix for both
im interested to know which one you would prefer to win the challenge cup or the grand final
To be fair, they are both 8 horse races at the moment, one of which we have a slight advantage in (for the GF) this other is on an even keel.
Winning either would be great for different reasons. I actually think winning the CC would take the pressure off for the GF and we would probably go on and win that as well. Thats not arrogance, I feel it will take a massive effort to get passed Catalan in the 1/4 final.
I think the GF is harder to win & more prestigious, and I imagine fans of most other clubs would say the GF too, but due to our history of cup finals going back decades, that's the one I'd be happier to win at this moment in time. Once that's out of the way, GF every time.
Cup Winners: 1914, 1982, 2005, 2016, 2017. Cup Runners-Up: 1908, 1909, 1910, 1922, 1923, 1959, 1960, 1980, 1983, 1985, 2008, 2013. League Champions: 1920, 1921, 1936, 1956, 1958, 1983. League Runners-Up: 1957, 1982, 1984, 2006.
Challenge Cup for me for complete personal reasons as the night of the grand final I'm flying home from the Caribbean so I will not be able go or even watch it live.
The joys of years of hurt as an FC supporter didn't even consider when grand final was when I booked the holiday a year ago.
Joined: Feb 09 2004 Posts: 7735 Location: Here there and everywhere
Freddie Miller. wrote:Having seen them draw once and lose 5 times at Wembley but seen 2 wins in 3 successive Grand Finals, guess which one I would prefer?
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Mild mannered Janitor wrote:Not sure I catch your drift with your GF comment?
In the 50's and early 60's we had 3 Yorkshire Cup Finals, followed by 3 Championship Finals (now called Grand Finals), followed by 2 Wembley Finals. That was some team we had then. Lets hope our present squad can do something similar. I was present at all those finals and would love to experience it again. Its been a long time since Cardiff.
Hessle Roader wrote:In the 50's and early 60's we had 3 Yorkshire Cup Finals, followed by 3 Championship Finals (now called Grand Finals), followed by 2 Wembley Finals. That was some team we had then. Lets hope our present squad can do something similar. I was present at all those finals and would love to experience it again. Its been a long time since Cardiff.
Just been having a gander at our Championship wins/runners up etc:
1919-20 - Winners by GF 1920-21 - Winners by GF 1935-36 - Winners by GF 1955-56 - Winners by GF 1956-57 - Runners up in GF 1957-58 - Winners by GF 1982-83 - Winners by coming 1st 2006 - Runners up in GF
Challenge Cup : 1907-08 - Runners up 1908-09 - Runners up 1909-10 - Drew, lost the replay 1913-14 - Winners 1921-22 - Runners up 1922-23 - Runners up 1958-59 - Runners up (Wembley) 1959-60 - Runners up (Wembley) 1979-80 - Runners up (Wembley) 1981-82 - Drew at Wembley, won the replay 1982-83 - Runners up (Wembley) 1984-85 - Runners up (Wembley) 2005 - Winners 2008 - Runners up (Wembley) 2013 - Runners up (Wembley)
Cup Winners: 1914, 1982, 2005, 2016, 2017. Cup Runners-Up: 1908, 1909, 1910, 1922, 1923, 1959, 1960, 1980, 1983, 1985, 2008, 2013. League Champions: 1920, 1921, 1936, 1956, 1958, 1983. League Runners-Up: 1957, 1982, 1984, 2006.
finishing top means you are the best team in the league,gf is just a gimmick to appease sky.as for Wembley,its not where u win it,its if you win it and how many times u win it that counts.
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