Scubby Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 How about a two-legged GF with one at each home ground of the finalists? Left field suggestion but this is a wacky season. Also would be great TV given there are going to be no spectators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Scubby said: How about a two-legged GF with one at each home ground of the finalists? Left field suggestion but this is a whacky season. Also would be great TV given there are going to be no spectators. I mean, it’s an added game but...I’d rather this than having it on a neutral venue that isn’t a big venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: I mean, it’s an added game but...I’d rather this than having it on a neutral venue that isn’t a big venue. That's where I'm going. To have a GF at Salford or Huddersfield is a complete let down. At least two-legged is novel and creates excitement on the aggregate. This season will always be an * That was how the old UEFA cup finals used to be IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Etihad, Man Cities ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, moorside roughyed said: Etihad, Man Cities ground? They’re playing that day, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 3 hours ago, HawkMan said: I think it should be played at an iconic venue despite being no fans there, it's half the pleasure for the players to perform at a huge stadium. So we're looking for a Premier League ground without the complications of European football, so Newcastle is the obvious choice. But with no fans, it's a tv event so it doesn't have to be up North at all. Murrayfield, Millennium Stadium, or even White Hart Lane....on the NFL pitch. I've been on the stadium tour and even though they didn't trundle out the NFL pitch for us, we saw where it was housed, and the dimensions look okay. Obviously for NFL the playing surface is narrow, but the pitch as a whole is much wider. First competitive game on the new pitch for the GF ? That'll hit the headlines. Spot on. People said the same about the Cup as they are saying on this thread now. If it was down to them today's game would be at Huddersfield and would be doing a disservice to Salford and Leeds. A prestigious venue is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Damien said: To a large extent this doesn't really matter if crowds aren't going to be allowed. Playing at Old Trafford is more of a prestige thing compared to a run of the mill SL ground. Agreed, play it at Wath Brow. I mean it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Surprised that no one has suggested the LSV yet? The Bernabeu of South East Wigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Hela Wigmen said: They’re playing that day, too. Oh! Don't follow soccer. What about Shaw Hall Bank Road, Saddleworth rangers ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Today's cup final is far better for being at Wembley today. Remember that before devaluing the Grand Final by playing at a regular ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Sports Prophet said: Agreed, play it at Wath Brow. I mean it. No argument from me with that,best backdrop in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Dave T said: Spot on. People said the same about the Cup as they are saying on this thread now. If it was down to them today's game would be at Huddersfield and would be doing a disservice to Salford and Leeds. A prestigious venue is required. I disagree. What is the point of a "prestigious ground" with no crowd. I would agree that it needs to be a quality ground but why prestigious? Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I suppose it depends how much it costs, think I read somewhere Newcastle wanted £100,000 for the privilege of hosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Dave T said: Today's cup final is far better for being at Wembley today. Remember that before devaluing the Grand Final by playing at a regular ground. Yes and that's what I meant by the prestige of Old Trafford. A final should be a special occasion, fans or not. Today still managed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Newcastle or Etihad could be a compromise if it can't be at Old Trafford. My guess is that it will end up at Bolton as they are skint and it is not a club ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Taylor Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Odsal 2008 RFL Wakefield & District Young Volunteer of the Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Taylor Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Joking aside - who is the highest place position should have the home fixture, just like Toronto got last year. That's fair. 2008 RFL Wakefield & District Young Volunteer of the Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Chris Taylor said: Odsal You saying the GF is going to be kicked into the long grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Chopra Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Dave T said: Today's cup final is far better for being at Wembley today. Remember that before devaluing the Grand Final by playing at a regular ground. 100% agree. It made it much better to watch, and you could also sense the effect it was having on the players playing on the big stage, even without a crowd. In fact I'm glad we got to witness the correctness of sticking with the CCF at Wembley before Superleague makes a rash decision to downgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 The thing about Wembley was it was expected to have a crowd there when they committed to it. Ethihad and Old Trafford aren't available so I suspect they will seek to keep it in house. My view in the 125th year it should come down to either Huddersfield or Headingley (obviously the former if Leeds make the play offs): the birthplace of the game or the game's most important historical venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjonn Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Scubby said: That's where I'm going. To have a GF at Salford or Huddersfield is a complete let down. At least two-legged is novel and creates excitement on the aggregate. This season will always be an * That was how the old UEFA cup finals used to be IIRC hate to win a cup on points difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, redjonn said: hate to win a cup on points difference. After today I think you would take any win mate! So close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Can't pick Headingley now, not with the league and cup double almost guaranteed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Tommygilf said: Can't pick Headingley now, not with the league and cup double almost guaranteed? Yep imagine if I'd told you people would be singing Richard Agar's barmy army two years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poower Lad Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Is it looking likely any crowd at all will be allowed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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