6pm kickoff on the Sunday for Hull-Warrington.

Bumper day for publicans in the Huddersfield area. Amazed if West Yorks Police have been consulted and agreed to that kickoff time.

They don’t require it. We may have it at the moment but it isn’t a pre-requisite. When clubs aren’t getting appalling attendances for their play-off first round games then they may have more of an argument, but whilst they are doing such a p1sspoor job selling tickets. F@ck em.
Where is your evidence for this? Why would large proportions of fans go all the way up to Newcastle for 80mins turn around and come back? I don’t think that is what would happen, I would think that firstly, it would attract more neutrals to attend who would watch both games, it would a day/weekend out with RL only a part of it. Secondly I would expect a large proportion to be organised group trips, and less formal groups of mates going up for the games, then on the lash in Newcastle

Regardless A 20k attendance for a first round play-off game would be a massive improvement from where we are so im not sure what the backlash would be if we got two of them.

Same reason any fans go to any away games ever

To support [utheir [/uteam.

You're probably right, it would attract more neutrals and parties going 'out on the lash' afterwards.

Personally I'd rather have a smaller crowd with a stadium full of fans of both of the teams in action - it provides a much better atmosphere. But each to their own - I understand your argument..

plenty go for other reasons, id wager most attendees at the CC final arent there to support thier team.
i cant see why we would ever wanta smaller crowd.

Besides, there isnt currently a good atmosphere at first round play-off games, they are dead, played in pretty small stadiums, in front of very small crowds.

So much for a 'neutral venue' ...

Might as well have done with it and play it at the DW/ Stobart (delete as applicable) - why bother having any pretence of a neutral venue?

Wow- that's a middle finger to the loyal London fans from the RFL.

Clearly shows where London stands within the "rugby league family"

A disgraceful decision......but no doubt the pundits on `Back Chat` and B&A will come up with sufficient bull **** to justify the decision. Clearly the RFL want to make sure that they get their Wire v Wigan final and are prepared to offer every assistance no matter how it looks......it`s for the good of the game don`t you know.

I have no problem with a challenge cup semi-final involving London and an M62 team being played up north. But Leigh - seriously?! Warrington, Salford would not have been better bets?!

Baffling.

Just showing the Broncos fans one of the stadiums they'll be regularly playing in from 2015.

HJ would have been better though, rubbish transport links at Leigh.

Huddersfield Town are away on Saturday 27th but there is a non-sporting charity event at the stadium that evening.

I was expecting somewhere like Doncaster.

London shafted by the RFL yet again. I'm becoming increasingly livid the longer I think about it.

Indeed, Salford is at least directly on the Motorway network, Doncaster is on the main trainline. Leigh is a baffling choice.

I reckon there'll be a few Leigh, St Helens & Warrington fans turn up to support London.

Yes, but think how good it's going to be looking at the faces of all those Wigan supporters after we've won

I might have considered it, but seeing as though last time I went to a game at Leigh it took me 3 hours to get there from Manchester city centre and I missed the kick off, I dont think I will bother going again.

99% sure that London Broncos were told that if they drew Wigan/Widnes or Wire 'away'; it would be at the LSV, and if they drew them at 'home' it would be played at one of the Hull grounds, for some reason I think it was Hull KR, can't remember where they would have played if they drew Hull.

Think I might go with the remaining 1%

3hrs Manchester to Leigh, What did you do walk it?

Was the Dave Whelan stadium already booked



London have been a dead man walking for a while now. SKY's commentary v Sheffield was the most bias pile of I've heard in years and now this decision to play a Semi-final at a Neutral ground that is 12 miles from Wigan and 212 miles from the Stoop beggars belief.

Mixed emotions now because I really want London to on the RFL's corn flakes and make the final, but $5,000 to come home to watch Warrington rip us apart may well be a bit too much for me to slide past the Wife.

Effing livid about this. Not only is it basically in Wigan but transport is pathetic.

London fans don't show up in numbers in their own ground, never mind some neutral venue somewhere in the Midlands.

Credit to those in the minibus or two that will go to Leigh, but that's life.

Should've been at Warrington at least. Totally ridiculous decision.