anyway i am going for Saints Leeds Wigan Huddersfield as semi finalists and Leeds v Huddersfield wigan v saints the other. Leeds Huddersfield game one.

I'm not kidding anybody, and never suggested otherwise. The semis are ifs and buts until after this weekend.

A fair number from the winners of game 1 may leave to find a pub to celebrate in too. There is always going to be the likelihood of 25-50% of the crowd leaving in a SF double header though. The best approach would be to schedule the winner of Hudds/Catalan in the first game, as the game without them featuring in it is likely to have the bigger number of fans attending. This would then make the drop in numbers in the stadium for game 2 likely to be less obvious.

i agree

SPOT ON......
Catalan v anyone first up.......

Think they had 5 fans at the game, but didn't spot Jean !

that's 4000 off the gate.

Did Huddersfield have 4000 fans at tonight’s game? It looked a lot less than that to me.

Dont think Jean could fork out enough to see all three of his teams in action.

In 86 we played Leeds in the semi at Elland rd and then had to play the replay there also

Catalan v Leigh/Leeds first up.....followed by Wire/Wigan v St Helens.......sorry FC, but I just don't see you bringing as many as St Helens will to play a local rival.

Catalans vs Leeds would be a block buster as far as crowds go, especially if it was held in Perpignan. The French would flock in their thousands. Catalans vs Leigh would be a disaster, crowd wise, wherever it would be held, because the French look down on lowly Leigh.

Don’t mind me asking but when was the last time you watched Catalan in France

No, you do. You are a disgrace to French people.

no 2100

but a semi final double header would attract more

so yes will be less now with catalans in the semis as they will bring what ? 200-300?

Grow up.

It must feel a bit strange to Frenchmen when a French sports team has an occasional victory, because they have a history of rolling over and surrendering.

When Catalans got to the final in 2007 the attendance was 84,241 only 1 Challenge Cup Final since then has had a higher attendance. I can see nothing to suggest that Huddersfield would take more fans to the semi final than Catalans.

Wembley carries neutral support,semi finals carry limited neutral support. Your point is irrelevant.

That was the first final at the new Wembley, so plenty of neutral interest for folk wanting to go and experience the new stadium.

76,560 when Huddersfield made it to the final at the new Wembley.

Zero neutral support from France.

Where as if it was held in the UK, it would be a disaster with zero away support.

seriously you think catalans would take more support to bolton than the giants, deluded.

and that 2007 final was the first ever at the new wembley

for the giants final at wembley we took well over 10k cant remember the actual figure may have been 14k or upto 17k , catalan wont take that many to wembley if they reach that far

Many people attended the 2007 final at Wembley because the Catalans were playing. I sat there in the midst of thousands of Catalans fans.