They'll have 3 grounds on standby, ours, HJ and Headingley to cover all eventualities. It has to be neutral.
They'll have 3 grounds on standby, ours, HJ and Headingley to cover all eventualities. It has to be neutral.
Headingly is the best RL ground so play there. If Leeds are in the final with us then Halliwell Jones. Let's face it, there aren't too many solely RL grounds out there.
Scrap the GF this year and Champions first past the post.
No mention of the best ground in super league. Totally Wicked. So u are not a saints fan.??????
Another anti saints fan. ...
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Does anyone know if the SJP idea actually had any legs? I can’t believe we would even consider hauling teams up to Newcastle to play in an empty stadium.
I’m a little of two minds about this. I understand that it doesn’t matter that much where you play if the place is empty, but I’m also of the opinion that Finals should look and feel different from normal games. The whole point of the Grand Final was to make it the showpiece event, where apparently big players and big teams proved themselves in front of the biggest crowd on the biggest stage. Playing the game at an empty HJ, Headingley or LP will make the game look and feel no different from dozens we’ve seen since lockdown. At least playing it at a bigger stadium makes the game feel different and more important, much like I’m sure Saturday felt different for Leeds and Salford even if Wembley was empty.
I’d be open to the idea of trying to find a financially suitable alternative to playing it at a club ground, just for the look and feel of it all, and if possible do a deal with a venue for the 2020 GF and a future Magic Weekend for example to keep the initial costs down and sweeten the deal.
How can u ignore the totally wicked. . Don’t get u.so many grounds have been used during lockdown and u think it’s right to ignore the totally wicked for a final. !!!!!!
As a few have explained, we aren’t ignoring LP, we simply don’t want it to host the Grand Final because we want Saints to be in it. The GF needs to be a neutral venue so LP is being written off as an option because if any Saints fan says that they want it to be there it also means that they don’t want Saints to be in it.
I suspect it will come down to cost above all else. The only way to make it look and feel different than the current super league games is renting out a football ground or union stadium and I imagine there’ll be a significant cost compared to using an RL ground, six figure fee quoted for St James’ Park apparently. Not sure how much advance notice they’d need either. If we had fans allowed in I’d say it mattered having a bigger venue but I think saving money is a more of a priority at the moment.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.