Would anyone be aggrieved if we have to play across the Pennines this year? Or is it going to be sHudds as usual?

Heard a rumor it could be Langtree Park for the semi, dunno how reliable it is though.

Cas heading to the LSV, wanted to play a HQ but was too expensive.

The RFL sent out emails yesterday saying the Leeds semi would be at Langtree Park Sat @ 2:30

according to YEP it is Langtree Park for us and Leigh Sports Village for Cas. So,2 really fair choices there then

Really surprised that Hudds not being used for one. CC semi's and internationals must be the only time some of the seats get dusted off at McAlpine/Galpharm/Next rich sponsor

We have had plenty of semi finals at Huddersfield, don't start moaning like the saints and Wigan fans about having to travel an extra 20 miles

Personally I think LSV would be an excellent choice for a semi final

For preference, I would prefer to go to Shuds, but langtree park isn't all that hard to get to or that far, much better choice than donny and looks a lot better for the TV audience than Odslum as others touted on social media.

Football grounds not being considered due to possible clashes with the start of the football league season. Of the grounds remaining, Langtree Park would be my choice by a country mile, so I'd be happy with that.

With two well supported teams & a capacity of (what?) 16000 the ground should look pretty full.
Better than 16000 at Huddersfield or Wigan.

With two sides from Yorkshire and two sides from Lancashire, one of the ties should have been in Yorkshire.

I mean where would it have been had Leeds drawn Cas?

You're surprised The Tetley's Challenge cup semi finals aren't being held at The John Smiths Stadium?

When it comes down to money I would doubt that JS would have a veto clause as stadium sponsors usually have very little say after they have paid up because its mainly about PR and advertsiing in fact it would be a bit of coup for JS.

So yes I am surprised that the 2 Semi's are both in darkest Lancashire

That's a nice trip for both our sides for the semi-finals. Two grounds that will be full no doubt. Shame they weren't being played elsewhere.

LP is 17,980 capacity.
I think LSV is about 12,000.

Well if you had an half decent Stadium in West Yorks it one would probably have been played there but they only talk about them never do anything,

It's not John Smiths that would object, it's Tetley's. I would imagine having paid a large amount of money to sponsor a competition they wouldn't want their main competitors name showing everywhere on national TV if they could avoid it.

So go on then sweet cheeks, let's discuss the lack of venues on West Yorkshire.

Lets have a two leg battle, home and away, just a thought!!!.

e beer,both of 'em

Oh, cheers for that.

When the giants played saints John smiths signs were covered! I can only assume town have already been allocated a home match that Saturday!

To be honest I imagine the football inexactly the reason its not being held there, but I would also imagine Tetleys would have wanted the RFL to find somewhere else anyway, having a game there that was un avoidable (i.e. not a semi final) is one thing but having a choice of venues is another, anyway its a totally pintoes debate anyway

Yeah, it's really unfair on Leeds.

03 - hudds
05 - hudds
06 - odsal
08 - hudds
10- hudds
11- Doncaster
12- hudds.

When oh when will Leeds get to play a cc semi this side of the Pennines?

So unfair.

And as I said on the other thread, of those semis how many Yorkshire sides were in them?

Certainly Odsal 06 was Huddersfield v Leeds, so hardly going to be played in St Helens or Wigan.

The number of times playing this side of the pennines needs to be viewed with a fairer perspective.

only 2 were against Yorkshire teams.

The 2005 was against Toulouse so might as well have been in Yorkshire, would've been pointless going further afield.