As good a draw as we could have hoped for really. Still opposition that we need to take seriously, but one that should be comfortable enough and will allow to rest one or two with niggles. A couple of big teams guaranteed to go out aswell. Cas v Saints nailed on for tv. Reckon they will go Warrington v Toronto for the other.

Rovers v Whitehaven...sorry my mistake Wigan!

KR v Wigan
Torronto v Warrington (at Warrington)
Catalans v Whitehaven
Widnes v Leeds
Castleford v St Helens

Love the Cas Saints draw

As soon as Dave Woods said " the fabulous Torronto" that was nailed on. Definitely some good sides going to get beat, can see us getting to the semi finals, at least. Featherstone wont be a pushover though. Depends on injuries, but I'd play a full squad, send a message of intent as it where.

Closest away game outside Hull we could of had.
Sunny Sunday afternoon please.
Open your pubs early.

Liverpool to Featherstone on train, hmmmm, not blumin easy!

Gareth Hock should be fun.

Four Ties to be shown on V : SKY Thursday and Friday 8pm kick offs and BBC Saturday and Sunday p.m. kick offs.
I reckon we could be one of the Sky Fixtures???? Whenever the game is played we cannot afford any complacency : Fev knocked out Cas at the same stage of the Challenge Cup, not so long back, and no doubt a lot of us were at Wembley in 1983!!!!

Not just open the pubs, but have some staff on , kills me why these pubs dont get an extra member of staff in for a couple of hours before the game

Will cry if it's the Thur or Fri game.
Want a full thrash day on it the Sat or Sun.
Pretty please.

Doubt we'll be on Tv

Cas v Saints
Torronto v Wire
Hudds v Wakefield
Widnes v Leeds
Leigh v Salford
KR v Wigan
Catalan v Whitehaven

the only reason to pick the FC game is because we're BACK to BACK cup holders...

TV games for me would be

BBC: St's v Cas & Toronto v Warrington

Sky: Rovers v Wigan (or Hudds v Wakey) & Widnes v Leeds

Think there's every chance we'll be a TV game looking at the cup holders/giant killing angle.
Hope I'm wrong.

Tough draw , let’s not get too excited.

Didn't Sky televise Fev Leeds a few years back?

I can see this getting picked up by 'em tbh.

BBC are keen:
"Cup Holders Hull drawn at Featherstone" as the headline.
I suspect with 4 games on TV it will be televised. The 1983 angle is too good to miss.

I prefer the draw to be televised, as I like to see transparency, especially when current participants are taking part in it. And I was expecting an away day in darkest Wigan or Headingley, so pleased with the Fev draw, is there any chance of a switch venues to boost the Fev coffers, or will they fancy doing us “again” in the old tin pot.

just so long as it isn't a Sky game (if telivised), no way would Featherstone switch venues.

No chance of a switch.
The discrepancey is massive for a club like Fev though.
Can you imagine the difference in numbers we'll take on an untelevised Sunday afternoon game and a televised Thursday night game?
Some difference in wonga receipts.

Wizeb
Do you know what Fevs ground capacity is, I am not sure.

About 9 grand.

Hope it's better than the last game against them for Whiting's testimonial

Sky televised Fev v Wigan on a Friday night Challenge Cup game a few years ago.

Thanks, more than I had thought.