Catalans in place of Hull will make possible a more interesting final. If the final would be Wigan vs Catalans, then Wembley would be full to the rafters with Yorkshire residents wishing to see Catalans win a piece of the pie.

Hull Fc v Catalan confirmed to be played at the KCom stadium

Wigan v Cas confirmed at the DW.

Who chooses the Kick off times?? absolute joke with the Wigan Cas game. If England win group in Euros. Bog chance. It kicks off around same time as the Rugby. Ratings and crowds will be low. Shocking decision again.

If england win their group, they play sunday

oh yeh. Just realised the game is the saturday. Ignore me.

Langtree park is always available after the opening rounds

Of course it would...a stadium 3/4 full of neutral supporters who aint particularly fussed about who wins versus a stadium with 30000 vociferous Hull fans adding to the amazing atmosphere...

Or letting another smoke bomb/flare thingy off. Nah I'll take Catalans.

vast majority of fc fans have and want nothing to do with those idiots, probably just like yourself when leeds fans fight at wembley

Wigan will bring 25,000 vociferous fans, and they and the very fussed St Helens, Warrington and Yorkshire fans, along with the 3-5,000 French fans who can afford the trip, will make one hell of a great atmosphere at Wembley. I would imagine that it would create one of the most noisy and jovial crowds ever assembled at Wembley.

No it wouldnt

Yes it would. I was in attendance at Wembley in 2007, when the Catalans Dragons brought a record crowd to the New Wembley --- the biggest rugby league crowd ever seen at the New Wembley.
That was before Catalans had become the powerhouse team that they are now.

People will flock to Wembley to see David Taylor, Todd Carney, Anthony Gigot and Eloi Pelissier performing at the heights of rugby league excellence.

No they wouldn't

I was there too as a neutral (it's 45 mins by car to Wembley for me) and can tell you the Catalans fans in attendance did not 'bring' a record number.
Fans generally turn out for the final, the only reason there was a big attendance and indeed by the club wembley dwbenture hokders is because it was the first final since the new wembley had being finished.
Catalans in the final would be a disastrous situation IMHO.

Yes that's how i saw it too. 1st time at the new Wembley and people were eager to see the final there. The neutrals have been dropping off ever since,if Catalans get there this year the attendance won't have anything to do with them,more to do with who they may be playing.

Huddersfield v Catalans final would be interesting.

To quote spegs , no it wouldn't

Warrington or Wigan vs Catalans would be a great game (assuming that Catalans had Todd Carney, David Taylor, Glenn Stewart, Anthony Gigot and Eloi Pelissier would be playing), and the event would probably sell out all but the members sections. I would expect 88,000 - 90,000 attending such a spectacular game.

The last final to get over 80k was Saints vs Hull FC (82k) in 2008

Since then we have had finals such as Leeds v Wigan, Leeds v Warrington, Wigan v Hull and all have fallen bellow the 80k mark.

Any game featuring Catalan would do well to hit 65-70k and that is being ultra optimistic.

Leeds v Hull KR 80,140

I stand corrected.

Actually, to be factual the 2010 final between Leeds and Warrington drew the biggest crowd at the new wembley of 85,217. That will take some beating and won't be beaten by any game involving Catalan imo.

If Catalan bring more than 5000 fans I'd be very surprised and I think I'm been generous with that number

Indeed.
If the final was in France, e same would apply to any English clubs fans travelling over there.
There would be plenty of neutrals supporting them, especially if it was against Wigan or Leeds (oops).

But it will be the French residents of London, plus all the neutrals, who will be excited by the contest -- especially after they get a glimpse of David Taylor, Todd Carney, Anthony Gigot and Eloi Pelissier in action.