Featherstone at home in next round folks.

They need to get rid of the ridiculous seeded draw. It's just the championship clubs playing each other again (apart from a couple of SL clubs) it's boring playing same teams all time. Get the SL clubs in earlier.

That's a fair point considering we will be coming up against the same clubs again in the 1895 Cup.

If we were drawn against Fax, we would have played them 3 times in the space of 6 weeks. Let that sink in. And we wonder why cup attendances are shrinking. How on earth would they have sold that to fans.

Part of me would love to see everyone thrown into the hat in Round 1. It would be great if an amateur NCL team drew Leeds or Wigan in Round 1, well financially at least. Only issue is there would be a hell of a lot of blowouts early doors.

In the Challenge Cup, the RFL had a crown jewel. Ending in a sellout at Wembley, live on BBC 1. With great viewing figures. An institution. Unfortunately, the incompetents never had a clue and still don't, what to do with it. So now it is reduced to one man and his dog crowds, and the RFL pitifully demanding some clubs pay a huge bond in case they reach the final, a more abject surrender of responsibility it would be hard to imagine. Soon it will be gone from its main attraction to fans, Wembley, and then it will be consigned to the dustbin of history.

Remember the phrase 'Mouth watering cup draw'...

I do vaguely. I think I'll swerve the cup again. Since moving to August it's been a bit 'Meh!'

Won't this be the last year where it's done in this way? Those 4 SL sides are in because of the middle 8s from last season.

Well I fancy us to beat Fev since I expect many of their dual reg will be unable to play as Leeds will want to make sure they’re not cup tied. It’ll be a repeat of our last cup tie when we played in the mud in front of a tiny crowd. This time I fancy us to win narrowly. Hopefully the weather will be better. I’d urge Chalmers to think creatively when marketing this game or we’ll be lucky to get 1000.

Game confirmed Sunday afternoon 3pm.

Prices Season Ticket Holders
Terrace £15
Main Stand £20

Non Season Ticket Holders
Terrace £17
Main Stand £22

Prices raise by £2 if purchased on gameday.

Should be capped at £15 none of this £17 then a £2 increase on the day.

As much as you understand Leeds not wanting their players cup tied, you also have to wonder why they bother this year. They're going to be nowhere near the final with their recent form, and even if they were, the chance of bang average players like Ashton Golding & Luke Briscoe turning out at Wembley are fairly bloody low.

Well, yes depending on injuries but I'd guess that clubs do this as a matter of course rather than thinking too much in the event. Hopefully they've totally forgotten Jordan Lilley is still here/on their books...

I don't think there is any indication the way the cup is drawn is going to change - it is moving earlier in the year, but all indications the bottom four in SL 2019 will enter the same point in the cup in 2020.

Unfortunately you are bang on. Shame on those in charge who have allowed this.