Fax away.
Thoughts?

Fantastic tie for both clubs. Look forward to it!

Great draw for us. Maybe some potential for it to be one of the televised matches also?
I'm guessing Leeds/Crusaders will be one of them, but can't really see another obvious tie.

Welcome back to The Shay brothers

not good for fax as bulls season tickets holders get in for free.

fourth round draw.
saints v sheff eagles
york v hkr
fev v lezignon
skolars v widnes
leigh v catalan
wigan v barrow
leeds v crusaders
batley v giants
dewsbury v swinton
FAX v bulls
hunslet v salford
rochdale v cas
gateshead v quins
warrington v keighley
hull v oldham
doncaster v wakey

Should be a good game. Not one we can afford to give players a rest in though, Halifax are capable of a shock if we don't turn up.

What's the capacity at the Shay right now? Could be close to a sell out if all our season ticket holders want to use their free ticket!

when is it?

Use this thread for the on-field chat, and t'other one for ticket stuff.

Royston will be up for this game! He'll want to play well against his old team.

I'm looking forward to it aswell.

Fantastic draw for us. Cant wait for that game.

That's a great tie. It won't be easy by any means, it's been a while since we went to the Shay. Ace.

I'm fearing for Keighley...

Halifax vs Bradford on the Sunday, BBC will be showing it.

Source?

Likely next round


saints
hkr
fev
widnes
catalan
wigan
leeds (but we can hope)
giants
dewsbury/swinton
bulls
salford
cas
quins
warrington
hull
wakey

Going to be a hard cup to win this year. Lots of journos moaning about the draw but it almost guarantees good games in the next round. Presuming there are no shocks, there will be at least five all Super League ties, maybe six. And the likelihood is that the quarters and semis will also be all SL, which hasn't always been the case. Still hoping Bulls gets championship sides in the 16s and quarters though. Suspect Leeds will

Put it another way, we've got an 80% chance that after Fax, three SL sides stand between us and Wembley this year.

As normal, away in the rounds. Uncanny. But a great tie, can't wait, really pleased for Fax too, should make a few bob for their coffers

Would have made them a significant amount more had it been in the next round, or had the season ticket holder rule not applied.

Either way Keighley are ed. Warrington jeez Chris Thormans record looks set to be broken :/

How about beat Fax, then Dewsbury, while Fev get Widnes and we get the winner in the quarters. Semi against Leeds at Huddersfield and it's 1996 all over again, except this time Briggs and Herbert bomb Wellens to death and the Saints final hoodoo is broken. Heard it here first.

Or Cummings sends Ganson to the Shay and it's over before it's started.

I like the sound of that!

Was told by the BBC bloke at Odsal yesterday and since then it's been confirmed.

So it has




This won't be the easiest game, and we shouldn't underestimate Fax, but I hope we rest Lynch & Possibly Kearney and give Burgess/Crossley a shot.