A lot of people, more on facebook rather than here, can type out War and Peace on why this is a farce but seemingly can't read the one article on Hull's website saying a significant number of tickets have been reserved for passholders, for Saturday. People planning to queue up at full time on Friday.

.... depends how many of the 1500 were already passholders, and how many non-passholders want tickets on Saturday. I can't see demand outweighing supply.

If the SMC had a system in place like Leeds, and allowed us access to it, there wouldn't have been any need to make Saturday a members only day.

yes we can read the website!

people work saturdays, me included, but as you said before, guess im one of the unlucky ones!

and not every fan wants north stand tickets

leeds and wigan gave pass holders 3 days priority purchase, salford 2, why we couldnt have done the same is a mystery

it worked ok last season, why not again?

I'd have thought Saturday would be the least inconvenient day to choose for most people.

It's understandable that people get anxious about sorting tickets but I'm pretty sure everyone who wants one will get one.

Why should the SMC have a system in place to sell tickets for another stadium? The club should have their own online ticketing system as I'm sure leeds, wigan and salford have

I don't think there has been any cup game in the last 20 years or so that everyone who wants tickets didn't get one, including Donny twice, so you are probably right. It just seems a strange way to do it, all the other teams are selling to only members first and that's what we have done in the past. No problem with the RFL helping us, but go that on Saturday after giving members a couple of days to get there tickets first, we should be the priority.

We have less tickets available than we took to last years semi although I'd guess not everyone who went last time will want to go this time. I even know people who won't bother with wembley if we get there after we've now won there

Why shouldn't they? It isn't rocket science, the online system we currently use is the same one city use.
It'll be the SMC being as awkward as they possibly can - pay thru' the nose and we'll provide the facility.

Yeah, because it relates to the KCOM where us and city both play. You can hardly expect them to set it up to sell tickets at another stadium when the game has nothing to do with them

Sorted our tickets earlier. Hull have set aside 40 (I think) tickets for each West Hull junior team. The boys will be mascots, flag bearers etc on the day.
Will be a good 500 there in green and gold if all teams take their full allocation. Looking forward to it. Think it will be a classic.

2008 - Semi v Wakey, allocation was in our favour - still could have sold more (over 8k)

2016 - Semi V Wigan, Friday night game, we take just under 9k to the game

2017 - with a bit of success last season, a Saturday afternoon kick off.. I reckon we could shift about 12k in tickets for this. Given that Leeds have a bigger fan base than us and that the game was always going to be in West Yorks, they could shift a minimum of 10k.

The venue is inappropriate!

I guess the club have just assumed most members would want to be in the North Stand.

It wouldn't surprise me if there were still tickets available next week for that stand never mind the West Stand. If people want to waste their time queuing overnight on Friday or getting there at 5am fair enough. I think we only sold something like 7k for last season's semi.

I don't see 12k, only 9k home fans for home cup game with Cas, doubt that many with travel to the semi, particularly in main holiday season and cost of travel on top.

8k tops, I'd would have had it at Hudds though, just for better transport, pubs and to guarantee everyone gets in, think we could have got a 18k crowd at Hudds

Do you remember 2013 and one completely empty stand plus an empty upper tier?

It was about 8000 as we sold all ours and then got done if Wigans.

I don't think there were 3500 wigan fans there that night

I think the RFL should consider scapping the neutral venue for semi finals of challenge cup and just give the teams out of the bag 1st and 3rd the home draws?,I know it's traditional but the semis of the grand final playoffs are at the the teams home grounds and with fewer cup games for the teams in the top 8 to have to play to reach a semi final I think it's passed it purpose!

Or I thought go completely the other way and have a double header at say Coventry liverpool or Newcastle or maybe scrap the magic weekend and have all the cup quarter finals (four games) over a weekend at the same venue ,trouble being finding a venue to accommodate so near to start of football season?

Completely agree we have two passes but don't need four tickets for the semi only the two ,can see a load of pass holders getting tickets for their mates who rarely go and passholders who commit to buying a pass every season missing out doesn't make sense ?

You recently described Hull FC as the most boring team in Super League. Presumably by classic you mean as in a 50-0 drubbing by Leeds or some such.

Has it been moved?

I agree Passholders should be given first chance to buy tickets but everyone's panicking but they will all get a ticket in the end, just the clubs done it the wrong way round.

Yes, I remember 2013, and I would estimate around 6000 hull fans there that day, during a time we had been very poor for a few seasons. I also remember 2005, when we took 10000 to the same stadium.

There seems to be an obsession some have with "it doesnt look good on TV". Quite frankly I doubt there are that many who tune in who are not familiar with RL anyway, so who exactly does it look bad to?

Denying potential thousands of fans who could realistically go the chance is far more damaging to the sport.

touche'

I'll rephrase - well within touching distance of Leeds