Keighley Cougars’ Fourth Round Challenge Cup tie against engage Super League club Castleford Tigers has hit a big note in the ‘Capital of Airedale’.

Helen Carter, the Keighley Cougars’ General Manager, reports that demand for tickets from existing Cougar fans, as well as people in the district who have not been a game at CougarPark for a number of years, has been 'brisk’.

“The telephone has not stopped ringing since the Fourth Round draw was announced,” she said. “Castleford are obviously attractive opposition as far as folk in Keighley are concerned, particularly as the Tigers’ 2009 engage Super League form has been grabbing the headlines.

“We’ve had loads of people who’ve said that they’ve not been to a Cougars game since the 1990s wanting to come back for this match and that’s really encouraging for us.

“Even though we’ve ensured that the Tigers have a big share of the ticket allocation there have been loads of telephone enquiries coming from Castleford fans.

“The last time Castleford played here at CougarPark was back in 1994 so it’ll many Tiger fans’ first visit to our club.

“This is the reason that we refused Castleford’s offer to take the tie to The Jungle. Although it might have yielded more gate money by switching evnues, we wanted to give Keighley a memorable sporting day out.

“The reaction of Rugby League fans and other people in Keighley has amply vindicated our position.

“It also gives our ancillary services like the club shop and bars an opportunity to earn some money for the club.

“There’s already a very special atmosphere building up around the place and that sense of anticipation is everywhere in the town”.

I'm glad its at Cougar park. It will be my first visit and I'm looking forward to it.

You wont enjoy your trip home.
Seeing as we are going to give you a hiding.



















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I admire your optimism.

Really lookng forward to visiting cougar park this sunday.
Was there in the late 60's early 70's, can't for the life of me think what it looks like.

Lets hope it's a good game and plenty of fans from both team turn up.
I would think 3000/3500 will turn up from cas maybe more.
It's building up to be a smashing cup game.

Not for you its not [size=200COME ON COUGARS[/size

Hehe it's gonna be really hard for us....your right

You should wish us luck, after all we are going to be the eventual winners of the CC this year

You wont win it.

The reason is you wont get past us.

That would be wonderful GW, but cant see it happening.

Fingers crossed though

Good drink with you lot, good game and then more beer back home = marvelous

Fingers, legs, eyes and bloody ears if need be.

Sorry, I'm saving the rest for my job searching after I get back off my holiday. At my age a miracle would probably be more what I need though!