What is it you're saying about Wire fans ?

A very poor attendance yesterday, which is a pity, as they missed a good game

And yet was the highest attendance of the round.


IMO, the issue is that the Super League teams are entering the cup too late, so just end up with a potential 4th game against someone the fans are just bored of seeing them play.

It's fair to say that, with all the emphasis on the GF, the Challenge Cup has lost most of it's sparkle.
Although keeping the SL clubs away from the comp until the latter stages may help with fixture congestion, it completely ruins the chances of any smaller clubs reaching the finals.
IF a Championship club can make it into the last 8, they are likely to face one of the current top 8 into SL.
Zero chance of an "easy" run to Wembley and the cup is almost an additional play off comp, rather than a "romantic" run to Wembley (or Tottenham).

The Championship sides that competed over the weekend deserve huge, huge credit for not saving themselves for their league competition, with cup progress being "impossible".

Fev gave Catalan a huge scare and on Catalans home patch, a phenomenal effort.

Completely agree Wrencat. The Challenge Cup’s been devalued by not having the SL teams come in until the Round of 16. The early rounds should involve Community clubs and League 1 with the Championship and SL clubs coming in at 32 teams. OK there might be some mullerings but there’d be some surprises as well and it would make “The Road to Wembley (or wherever we’re playing the Final)” more in interesting and open. The empty stands at Headingley, Wigan and Warrington should be enough to tell the RFL it ain’t working. Hopefully we can buck the trend v Wigan and BV’s packed out.

The super league clubs simply MUST come in earlier. Saints took a decent following to Whitehaven, including a lad I know who hasn't attended 1 single super league match yet this season. I'd be more inclined to go and watch wire if we were drawn away at somewhere like Barrow, York, Newcastle etc.

Agreed, there is a novelty value in going somewhere new / different and although attendances are dropping in the cup, at least some of the smaller clubs would have a chance of drawing in some new faces, Barrow, yesterday, being a good example.

We’d probably lose though! Lolz

2600 lol. That is embarassing. Did wakefield take many fans?

The attendance is hardly surprising with the quality of rugby on show . You really do wonder where the game is going watching that as tv worth material . It must be a nightmare as a commentator or pundit trying to sound positive .

I take it you didn't go yourself then