Early indications are that there is a very late train back to Leeds, leaving Kings Cross at 23.30, arriving about half one. Of course they could change the timetable before then, but at least it's an option.

Another thing I've just noticed is Huddersfield, Widnes and Warrington away are on consecutive weekends around the end of June.

Absolutely



They'll be drip-feeding the new England World Cup shirt design next!

It's white, with red trim, possibly in the shape of a cross and looks unusually chavvy even for a sports shirt.

I have no insider knowledge, but extrapolated this from studying every other shirt since we reverted to England from GB.

I don't understand the fuss about releasing fixtures. We'll play everyone home and away at some point. I have no idea why it's considered exciting enough to need an embargo or a press conference.

The only fixture I'd like to know about ahead of the crowd is Catalan away - budget airlines use a sliding price scale where the more people to book the flight the more expensive it gets. Getting in early can save you a few quid and give you a better chance of booking a decent hotel.

Also, if the Magic weekend was in a reasonably different location, i.e. not Manchester but Cardiff or Edinburgh, hotel availability and prices can vastly vary on an 'event weekend'. Booking before the announced date can be beneficial.

It also comes the week after the Challenge Cup Semi Finals .... Assuming we go to Wembley yet again, will most fans give the game a miss in favour of the expense getting to the capital again around three weeks later ?

When Catalans first joined the league, we were given the short straw of about their first or second home games of the season and then there was a threat of a boycott if we didn't go in the Summer.

We've had a couple of games during August and now we're back to early Spring again ... When are we going to get May / June dates over there ?