Wed 5th June : The 1895 Cup 2nd Round Fixture Thread

[Spidey 2,846]

Any idea when the draw is for next round?

[marklaspalmas 1,526]

29 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Any idea when the draw is for next round?

Friday

[The Blues Ox 914]

Proud to be a Fax fan after tonight and also maybe one of our youngest ever first team line ups in the clubs history. A really good experience for the lads coming up against a decent Sheffield team.

[JonM 2,596]

8:20am on BBC Radio Leeds, quarter finals to be played week of June 24th.

[Colin James 332]

It's clear that this competition hasn't grabbed supporters from the low attendances or the clubs themselves from sides throwing their game by putting out a team full of kids.

I'm also surprised Bradford haven't been called out for it. Are there not rules about playing weakened sides? I feel for spectators who paid to attend a sham game which one side had no intention of winning.

[Toby Chopra 1,260]

3 hours ago, Colin James said:

It's clear that this competition hasn't grabbed supporters from the low attendances or the clubs themselves from sides throwing their game by putting out a team full of kids.

I'm also surprised Bradford haven't been called out for it. Are there not rules about playing weakened sides? I feel for spectators who paid to attend a sham game which one side had no intention of winning.

Literally the whole point of this competition is to get clubs like Bradford and Fax back to Wembley. 

If those clubs themselves effectively opt out becasue of the fixture congestion it causes then it really does seem to be without purpose. 

[DemonUK 49]

3 hours ago, Colin James said:

It's clear that this competition hasn't grabbed supporters from the low attendances or the clubs themselves from sides throwing their game by putting out a team full of kids.

I'm also surprised Bradford haven't been called out for it. Are there not rules about playing weakened sides? I feel for spectators who paid to attend a sham game which one side had no intention of winning.

Bradford and Fax, the whole 17. Featherstone to a lesser extent.

[MZH 1,885]

3 hours ago, Colin James said:

It's clear that this competition hasn't grabbed supporters from the low attendances or the clubs themselves from sides throwing their game by putting out a team full of kids.

I'm also surprised Bradford haven't been called out for it. Are there not rules about playing weakened sides? I feel for spectators who paid to attend a sham game which one side had no intention of winning.

But when they have just played on Sunday and are being asked to play on the Wednesday night (and again on the coming weekend) it's not really fair on the players. I don't blame them for resting most of the team.

[SL17 880]

2 minutes ago, MZH said:

But when they have just played on Sunday and are being asked to play on the Wednesday night (and again on the coming weekend) it's not really fair on the players. I don't blame them for resting most of the team.

Are the fixture dates set in stone by the RFL? Surely they would have consulted with both clubs regarding the Wednesday night games to follow. Both clubs must have agreed to play the CC game on the Sunday.

[Private Baldrick 1,933]

1 hour ago, SL17 said:

Are the fixture dates set in stone by the RFL? Surely they would have consulted with both clubs regarding the Wednesday night games to follow. Both clubs must have agreed to play the CC game on the Sunday.

Our game (Fev at Widnes), was originally announced for Sunday June 2nd but then Widnes re arranged their postponed league game against Sheffield, from when they went into administration, for the Friday night (May 31st) instead. That is why our game was moved to last night. Had it been played last Sunday I think you would have seen a different Featherstone team put out. 

[Colin James 332]

The next round is midweek I believe. Will we see every team putting out their reserves/kids? 

[Private Baldrick 1,933]

5 minutes ago, Colin James said:

The next round is midweek I believe. Will we see every team putting out their reserves/kids? 

How many of the teams left in the competition have a reserve team or kids to select from?

[Colin James 332]

Fair point, it's a good idea which has been poorly executed.

[JonM 2,596]

28 minutes ago, Private Baldrick said:

Our game (Fev at Widnes), was originally announced for Sunday June 2nd but then Widnes re arranged their postponed league game against Sheffield, from when they went into administration, for the Friday night (May 31st) instead. That is why our game was moved to last night. Had it been played last Sunday I think you would have seen a different Featherstone team put out. 

Widnes were told by the RFL that the game against Sheffield had to be played on the first free weekend available and that it took priority over the 1895 Cup game. 

The quarter-finals will be played midweek and all 8 clubs have league fixtures on the weekend before and after, will be interesting to see who fields their full team for that.

[spanishknight 2,069]

When is the next round to be played?.

[Les Tonks Sidestep 2,352]

8 minutes ago, spanishknight said:

When is the next round to be played?.

Week beginning 24th June I think 

[Spidey 2,846]

1 hour ago, Colin James said:

The next round is midweek I believe. Will we see every team putting out their reserves/kids? 

Widnes do that already for Championship games

[wilsontown 511]

32 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Week beginning 24th June I think 

Yep.

[Harry Stottle 3,401]

1 hour ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Week beginning 24th June I think 

Really, 24th is a Monday and the following Sunday Leigh play Sheffield in a Championship game, sorry I don't know what the other quarter-finalists fixtures are, but with JonM giving the information that Widnes were instructed to play a league game as that took priority over the 1895 comp, so are we to assume the games are going to be midweek?

[fairfolly 729]

S.L. 17,

              No, the BBC decided they wanted to screen the game on BBC 2 on the Sunday.Who pays the piper etc.

[Les Tonks Sidestep 2,352]

2 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

Really, 24th is a Monday and the following Sunday Leigh play Sheffield in a Championship game, sorry I don't know what the other quarter-finalists fixtures are, but with JonM giving the information that Widnes were instructed to play a league game as that took priority over the 1895 comp, so are we to assume the games are going to be midweek?

Yep, likely the Weds night

Edited June 6, 2019 by Les Tonks Sidestep

[Les Tonks Sidestep 2,352]

7 hours ago, DemonUK said:

Bradford and Fax, the whole 17. Featherstone to a lesser extent.

Out of Fev's 17, 12 were 1st team squad members, 4 were DR and 1 loanee.

[Harry Stottle 3,401]

1 hour ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Out of Fev's 17, 12 were 1st team squad members, 4 were DR and 1 loanee.

So they lost fair and square then?

[JonM 2,596]

14 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

are we to assume the games are going to be midweek?

Yes. The cup was originally announced as a midweek competition and that's why Skolars, Coventry etc. chose not to take part. Some clubs were able to switch their 2nd round games to Sunday because they'd been knocked out of the challenge cup and didn't have any postponed fixtures to catch up on. The next rounds will be entirely midweek.

[Les Tonks Sidestep 2,352]

10 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

So they lost fair and square then?

Who's claiming they didn't?