Assuming Wigan beat Widnes on Monday, common sense dictates that we should be playing in the Sunday Semi Final, as we've got St Helens on Monday 22nd.

Then again, the RFL and Common Sense go together like Polar Bears and the Sahara.

Does it need re-inforcing once more that the sport of Rugby League does not revolve entirely around the requirements of Wigan?

Aww, poor Wigan

They need the RFL to look after them

Not that I agree, but I think my point is more not to take it to a ground that would be more than half empty!

And with Headingley, it would be hard to disguise the lack of attendance as most fans would be situated in the South Stand (out of view of the camera).

Doncaster would be ideal for a Hull v London or Huddersfield semi.

If you play London you could realistically play it at the Huntington Stadium.

I reckon

Huddersfield and Leigh will be the venues

I suppose to be fair the London game would need to be in the midlands but that won't happen.

If its against Wigan then for the good of the attendance they should play it at Leigh. If it's Widnes then they should play it at Warrington.

The Wire vs Hull game should be at Huddersfield. I reckon that will see the first decent semi final crowd for a while.

how about wigan, if they win play London at Milton Keynes? wasn't Tomkins born there, or lived there?

as for the game days, wire v fc should be the sunday as London play leeds the following Thursday

If we get through we play Saints the Monday before so I guess we'll be pushing for the Sunday.

Somebody on our board said they'll definitely have the better tie on the Saturday as that's what BBC will want. If that's the case then Wire and Hull will be the Saturday game.

I'm hearing Hudds isn't available on facebook, don't know if that's true, just play it on this side, Saints will do.

London would only have three days turn around for their league match then

probably get headingley! be a nightmare for parking! unless there is a cricket match!

Do you not think that would be slightly unfair to the travelling Hull fans to have it on your doorstep?

Err yes, course i do, that's why i suggested it

I'd rather see for the semis, a double header at a 40,000 stadium...

Not quite as unfair as the 1986 semi AND replay for rovers and leeds which were both at elland road!!!

Is it Thursday you say?

They'd have 4 days if the cup semi is on Sunday. If we're in it then we'd have 5 days if it was the Saturday but will have obviously already played our fixture before making the most important game (the semi) a short turnaround.

TV will decide anyway.

If Hudds is unavailable it will be Salford or Donny I reckon. When was the last time they took one to Headingley??

wire v hull should be in Yorkshire, Halifax,leeds or Huddersfield

the other one could be Doncaster or somewhere in the midlands to make it truly neutral

but knowing the RFL one of the "Lancashire" teams will get a "home" tie at st Helens/warrington/Salford.

Hull-Wire is at Huddersfield, date/time TBC

We managed to play Leeds away on the Monday night before playing Warrington at Magic Weekend in the Saturday fixture so cant see that being an issue. If Hull v Warrington is to be held at Huddersfield as said above, I had heard the Galpharm would be unavailable for the Saturday (football I think) so may have to be their game on Sunday

The Semi finals of the Challenge Cup should be an event, it should be planned in advance and be at the same place every year.

The same with the 1st round of the play-offs, it should be a 2 day, 4 game event which everyone knows about at the beginning of the year, at neutral grounds, and planned and marketed from a year ago.

They should be traditional events rather than a game planned at the last minute at some ground in the middle of the heartlands with a half-d marketing and half-d attendance.

The RFL should be spending time and money making these types of games events and getting 50k at St James’ Park for a double header first round of the play-offs, filling Anfield every year for a double header challenge cup final rather than ing about switching between 12 and 14 every few years and fannying about trying to shoe-horn P+R into the game like it will solve any of its ills.

No. Firstly, playoffs require home/away advantage at present so neutral venue doesn't work.

Secondly, people need to get it out of their heads that double header events would be a solution to these types of games and the attendances. The fact of the matter is, the majority of fans (especially those with young families) couldn't care less about arriving early, or staying behind after a win or loss, to watch another game- and these games won't benefit from the neutrals like the Magic Weekend event does.

Attempting to fill a large stadium for a double header will, in reality, equate to a crowd of 10-20k at both games in a 40k stadium. And I dread to think of the backlash on here then.

London - Wigan/Widnes is at Leigh on the Saturday at 5pm according to the Broncos FB page.