Apparently Salford have sold more tickets than Wigan for the other semi final and got through their initial 4,000 allocation in 2 weeks.

It's nice to see some of the smaller clubs, who rarely compete for silverware, like Salford, Cas and Hull make the semi final and/or doing well in the league. The same teams in the semi's and play offs every year gets a bit repetitive.

In terms of tickets sold, what Salford fan is going to miss this game? Even those who rarely attend any games will make the effort to go. Hopefully Salford can get them to start attending more home games.

Leeds have been in so many semi finals sadly some of our fans no longer class it as a special occasion or feel the need to go.

2005, 2008, 2013, 2016 cc finalists and now 2017 semi finalists, hardly rare is it!

your just another leeds d!ck i guess who is still hanging onto them glory years thats just gone by

You've been in 1 Grand Final and 4 Challenge Cup finals in the last 30 years. How many finals have Leeds, Wigan or St Helens been in over the last 30 years? A massive amount more. Sorry to wee on your bonfire but your not a big club like the others mentioned.

You've also got another one over on us by having competed in the middle 8's which we've so far failed to qualify for

Sir Kevin appears a little confused! Bless him!

Doncaster appears to be Hull FC's route to Wembley.

I am sure there will be a chorus to Leeds of "You must have come in a taxi".

never done a GATEShull

Ah...the old "big club" comment. You know, the one thrown out there by those who simply do not have a real argument to back up. So what are the criteria for being a "big club"? Thats right, there are none.

One things for certain, being a member of the last set of middle 8's and the inability to shift more than 3000 tickets for a semi final is unlikely to be on any myopic fans view of being a big club.

As for your earlier comment of "[isome of our fans no longer class it as a special occasion or feel the need to go[/i" This is the very reason why RL is in the state it is when a team who's fans laud themselves as being a "big club" cannot be @r$ed to travel around 35 miles for whats is ultimately a one off chance to reach a final. Do you see the likes of Manchester United / Chelsea who have been in multiple final over the last few years struggle to sell semi final tickets for games which can be 200 miles away?

Your "big club" fans simply cannot be bothered to watch their team unless its a final....The very epitome of a bang average club.

Who the hell cares? Hull fans banging on about ticket sales like they've already won something by taking more fans (they have a 'SF ticket sales' thread that is up to page 32 already on their board ffs). I'm not surprised Hull are taking more, if I lived in Hull I'd be desperate to get out of the place for several hours.

Got to agree completely with this a lot of hull fans do think they are a more successful club than they actually are.maybe finally winning at Wembley has given them delusions of grandeur

Coming from a Cas fan where many are getting giddy over half a season of good rugby and results....

With many of those pages actually criticising the clubs way of managing the allocation

As opposed to the paradise like settings of Beeston, Belle Isle, Harehills, Holbeck, Meanwood, Armley etc.... I'd imagine thats about the level of most southstanders.

Meanwood is very cosmopolitan area nowadays.

I'll raise you a Branshome over all of the above any day of the week. Just ask Ronnie Pickering.

Quote ="Norman Stanley Fletcher"I'll raise you a Branshome over all of the above any day of the week. Just ask Ronnie Pickering.'" Ah yes Bransholme estate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yijGNBfW-4k [uDriving directions around Bransholme council estate[/u Turn left when you see the pub that's derelict Turn right after you see the burn't out car that's in number 23's garden Go straight ahead at the Methadone clinic (the building with the large queues of chavs outside) etc etc

Quote ="Norman Stanley Fletcher"I'll raise you a Branshome over all of the above any day of the week. Just ask Ronnie Pickering.'" Ah yes Bransholme estate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yijGNBfW-4k [uDriving directions around Bransholme council estate[/u Turn left when you see the pub that's derelict Turn right after you see the burn't out car that's in number 23's garden Go straight ahead at the Methadone clinic (the building with the large queues of chavs outside) etc etc

Check out Westella, Kirkella, Swanland, Cottingham, North Ferriby and many more beautiful affluent villages West of Hull. Many FC supporters there!

I would also recommend Hull Fruit Market where huge amounts (millions) has been invested and continues to be. Worth a visit. I can also recommend the superb art galleries, museums within the City. Huge huge amounts invested within UK City of Culture to improve Hull.

Now for goodness sake, back to the Rugby... looking forward to a semi between 2 great sides!!

indeed. plenty of good and bad areas in both places.
I expect a tight game. if both sides are at full strength I'm hoping leeds by 8 maximum. other games nip and tuck too. I think Wigan night target the cup as the Gf could be just out of reach

Hull are very well supported. There is no question about that. There is also no denying that Leeds ticket sales for the semi final is nothing short of abysmal. But the question is why? Gradually since the 2003 semi vs Saints (sell out at Huddersfield) our ticket sales have dwindled. Even the 2015 CC final had a poor atmosphere. Yes it's on tv just like every other semi final, it's not all that expensive, Doncaster is a decent venue for Leeds-Hull, there isn't any football on. Has the novelty just warn off and people are happy with watching at home/pub?

Have you been?

Very little of it left!

Exactly.

Many who have never been, throw out Bransholme of a place of deprivation based on something they saw on telly which dates back 30+ years. I wouldn't mind but it wasnt even the worst part of Hull even then.

That said, many I know in Leeds take a certain amount of satisfaction in telling none Leeds folk that Taxi drivers won't stop in Chapeltown!!

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500 tickets left for this game.

Albert Kelly seemed to do his calf in the dying minutes last night so possibly a doubt for this game now as well as next weeks league game at Headingley.