Its the fourth round draw for the Challenge Cup tonight. This is where we enter the competition and we are number thirteen.
I would like a home draw and preferably avoid Leigh or Bradford. A lower league team would mean a few squad players could get a chance to shine.
But it will probably be Leigh or Dewsbury away. Knowing our luck.

Just a thought. Win this round and draw someone like Leeds or Wigan at home. Might put a bit of pressure on the facilities at Trailfinders

Any idea what time & if it's broadcast anywhere?

7 pm this evening.

Best start looking for a football / union ground that's not in use on that date, hire it for the day. There's no way Trailfinders could cope with that sort of away support. Not without a temporary stand being put up pretty pronto!

That's my thought too. I think that the place would be overwhelmed .

It would certainly set the club a challenge.
First things first let's see who we get in this round and if we progress, then look at options should we draw a bigger club
Personally I would hope temporary stands should be tried, it's what we are going to have to think about should we make middle 8

It must be 2-3 years since our last home CC game (wins against Bradford/Batley) so firstly fingers crossed for a home draw.

Oh dear!
Featherstone (H)

Why oh dear ? Home, and they don't have their Leeds contingent, what's not to like

Well it's the week before we play them in the league on the Easter Monday.

Considering the last two teams drawn out which we could of got I felt it was worthy of an "Oh dear"

Great chance to get revenge for the Mickey Mouse Cup last year.

Pretty pleased with the draw, nice to be at home and this is a game we can win.

Home draw, avoided Leigh and Bradford- surely we've got to be making an advantage out of our playing surface? We should be into the next round, not being arrogant but we should be able to beat any other Championship side at home shouldn't we?
Interesting trip for Gloucester eh?

We now have a home game every week during March. Think our game against Fev in the cup will be on the Sunday as Ealing have a home game that Saturday.

Hmmm...there's scheduled to be the Middlesex under 11s RU Festival played at Ealing on the Sunday, presumably the Broncos wouldn't have right of veto over such an event? Due to finish around 2pm but that would not leave much time for getting the area cleared, usually huge numbers of kids, parents, coaches, sidestalls etc turn up for these events.

I am sure the brains trust have already worked through the scenarios if we were drawn at home ... or maybe not !

Play on Saturday evening, after the Ealing RU game. Make it a double header! Like the Yowies game.

Play on Sunday and let all the kids and families in

Kick off confirmed for 8pm Saturday evening. I guess that can't be helped, but the usual healthy contingent of travelling Fev support will be well down, I'm afraid.

That's a shame but you'll appreciate how the few of us who travel feel when the likes of Bradford, Sheffield and Whitehaven make our fixtures 8pm. Still, hope to see you in good numbers on Easter Monday.

Agree completely. Take my hat off to those fans who do follow the Broncos week in week out, especially given the club's nomadic existence in terms of home ground and lean recent years. Sorts the true fans out from the glory hunters.

We will see the true Featherstone fans that night. Perhaps we will be able to ask them if they all came in the same car. It is the same old routine when you go away. They often state that they bring many more to our ground than we take theirs..
What they fail to appreciate, Sheffield is our closest away game, so every other week we have a several hundred mile round trip to follow our team.
Last season I spoke to a Sheffield fan at Doncaster who complained he had to take three buses to get to the game. How my heart bled.
Last weekend for example my trip to Workington involved an overnight stay in a Hotel and round trip of 760 miles.
It is my choice, I enjoy it, it is what I like to do. But although some do appreciate our efforts, many do not. But let them go on moaning, it is water off a ducks back.

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Bostwick,

I don't get your points highlighted above.

For the 1st point even on a Saturday night for a game which is a bit pointless for both teams given that it is a comp that neither team will win the likelihood is that we will bring 2 coaches to the game. I suspect it is likely to be 3/4 for the game which does matter over Easter.

As for moaning I don't see anyone moaning on here that it is a Saturday night (though I suspect you'll twist my words into a moan), just people stating the obvious there will be less Fev fans there on a Saturday compared to the Sunday afternoon. For example personally I had left that Sunday (and Friday) free, but I have another engagement on the Saturday. This will preclude me from go to the CC game on the Saturday night. It is just the way it is, but will be there for the league game.

I guess this means I am not a true Fev fan?

Yours in Sport.
Dave