Yes Frank no subsidised transport in the Challenge Cup. As a club we will loose a fortune.

But if they were coming over here the rules would no doubt be different and the RFL would pay for them

But for the Batley home game getting in the way, our lads could stay there for a fortnight, to get acclimatised. Mind you, if there's another air traffic controllers' strike, it might take a fortnight to get there!

Astonishing and thanks for posting that Fred.

So we incurr say £8000 in transport costs at a conservative estimate' get Crusaders in the next round and we end up out of the competition and even more out of pocket.

This is a competition we cannot win or if it comes to that any club outside Non Relegation League.

Why not just forfeit the tie.Whoever we draw in the next round it will not cover the cost of the trip.

Maybe the RBS will fund our trip if we ask them after all they are state owned and pump plenty of money into Rugger.

(kick and clap for those who miss my point.

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I will not even ask what the French clubs (Catalans excepted) are doing in this competition.

defeatism breeds losers

See you there Wayne.

No chance mate, Les Cats will fall at the first hurdle after the draw they got!




As Salford drew Catalns away and Liegh got Limoux away maybe the clubs should look at a joint travel package (both for the teams, and for the fans) to save a bit of money??

Didn't something similar happen last year when we were in Tolouse and Salford in Catalans at the same time?

I'd go with that, definitely. Fly out Saturday morning, watch the Mancs get dicked on the Saturday night, watch Leyth on the Sunday then fly back Monday

Would make sense. But only if it was a flight out was on the late morning of the games and players and fans of both clubs travelled on the same chartered flight.

Overnight stays in hotels for club teams officials and fans would otherwise make it a very unproductive and unprofitable excercise.

I do not have to tell you that Leigh RLFC and fans would have to have the front seats on the plane.

it does, but the BBC won't have the B@lls to show it;

Harlequins or Catalans games will be on + Hull v Leeds.

The two Hull clubs will be the TV games, nailed on.

Guessing our game will be the Sunday?

Ryanair fly down there from Liverpool and East Midlands airports but not every day
flights reasonable at present

If the game is the Sunday then it'll be a long weekend if flying from Liverpool.

Hoping for the Saturday night and then a Friday flight to Toulouse and Sunday flight from Carcassonne may be in order.

What a truelly awful fixture.
A crowd of circa 400 and a massive bill for the Leigh club in travel costs.

I don't think it could have got any worse financially or from a fans point of view.

Speak for yourself, I'm quite looking forward to it!

You lot must have money to burn. What is this Europe cr4p anyway

OK John as you me and Arthur are loaded and speak fluent French we;ll go.And we'.lll buy AT a botttle of Pinot Griego and every other who we bump into a half of that pigswill they think is beer. Not the Leythers but those locals who know no better.

We should win comfortably.

Whats the issue?

I would imagine that the RFL contribute towards the travel costs

Only for SL clubs, I believe.

Hold on a minute. SL clubs get their transport payed by the RFL to the French venues for the Callenge Cup games but the lower leagues don't? There is something very wrong here. I say get the RFL to switch it to a home game for us. Unbelievable.

hook line and sinker there Tony

Always been gullible.

Cant see the rfl paying out for any team to go anywhere in the CC cup the only reason the rfl pays for clubs to go to france in the league (Championship) is because the clubs were daft enough to vote them in thinking they were getting a free jolly to the South of France and forgetting to put their hearing aids in when the conditions were read out and then they found out it was coming from their miniscule share of the TV money.