When you are down, you are down. Nothing goes your way does it?

This is utter pants!

Jeez, if this is the reaction at being drawn away to a team who haven't won at home this season, and who have never beaten us at home then we must be f*cked.

Look at us we have gone from world beaters to fretting at the prospect of facing Catalans away in the cup. I give up now.

Its not so much that as the fact that if we want to use our "free" tickets then we have to shell out a few hundred quid. Bargain.
Coupled with an expensive and time consuming trip for the team themsleves.

Hardly ideal preparation for the Rhino's on the Friday after, not that'll make much difference to the outcome!!

More to the point its:

1. Most supporters won't be able to avail themselves of the complimentary ticket. You may be wealthy but not everyone on here is.

2. Any away weekend to France is not practicable for many supporters, from both a logistics and a cost point of view. (And folk need to remember that in reverse, and some, before ever decrying Cat's or London's away support)

3. We get to face Bird twice, when had it not been for recent events it would have been the other way round. That is simply unjust by any rule of natural justice, although its the cards we have been dealt so we just have to live with it.

THOSE are as likely as not the issues that have pîssed people off about this draw. They are the ones that have me, anyway.

I'm loving the confidence!

Yep, that about does it!

Still at least with:

Leeds v Saints
Hull v Salford
Quins v Hudds
Hull KR v Celtic

Its going to be wide open in the fifth round.

I think you've just about summed up my feelings on the matter!

Well I suppose it gives our lads another weekend in France

Think of what is best for the club.

A winnable away game (with travel expenses paid for by the RFL), which could then lead to a home game, which people would have to pay in for rather than get in for nowt.

In the current financial climate at Odsal it is disappointing that some fans are bemoaning that they won't be able to get a freebie

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I think it's the irony of it all



You have to laugh or you'll cry

Come off it, it's a great draw. We were bound to be away in the rounds, because we're always away in the rounds (and before anyone chimes in yes I do know we did have one home round draw last year, it was the exception that proves the rule).

Away from the maddening crowds, a run-out in the sun, what better way to get a creditable win and repair some of the confidence? Catalans have no chance in this one.


You think? Who did the Whinos draw, and would you swap right now?

Yes, because I could go to that game!

As has been rightly commented, the only thing I'm annoyed about is that I can't afford to go. Regardless of the free ticket or not, had it been a game anywhere in the UK, I would have gone.

Reckon I might pop along to watch Sheffield and Dewsbury instead.

You are Mick Gledhill and I claim my £5...



Sorry mate but after calming down a bit still well hacked off with it - cos the difference is that, unlike Leeds, the fans and the club could do with a bit of a lift right now and this did not help. I actually have a sneaking feeling we'll win this one to be honest, and yes that will be a very big lift. But to re-iterate - my issue is NOT with drawing a quality SL side away, its that its the worst possible draw for many of the fans logistically and cost-wise. And I DO get wound up by injustice, I'll freely admit that, and the Bird situation is injustice of the highest order IMO.

No, I'm still wound up.

Do you think the RFL will run free transport to go with the free ticket?

In interview menizes said:“Getting to Wembley and playing in the Challenge Cup final was one of the big attractions about coming here and I might only get one chance of doing it, so I’m going to make the most of it."
If he`s signed a 1 yr deal he will only get one chance, but saying he might only get one chance is he hoping for an entension to deal and get more than one chance.

If he wants a chance of playing at Wembley, he's better signing a deal next year with another club.

I for one am very happy with the draw.

Just booking my tickets now as we speak.

I didn't get a text mate sorry

Mick please say we will lose by 30, your predictions are always the opposite.

We will lose by 30

When was the last time L*eds were drawn away against Super League opposition??

June 1804 by my reckoning.

ALWAYS DRAWN AT HOME