Just a thought,
Could it be made the last game of the season with your opponents named the week before based on league placing.
ie, 1 v 2
3 v 4 etc giving most teams something to play for and players at there peek

Couldn't be named the week before as it would be very late to book things as you wouldn't know the time and day of your game.

you could have a good idea if you knew bottom 6 play sat and top 8 play sun

Rather than that, the actual last game of the season. Everyone would know their opponents?

It would be nice to do it abroad, Nice weather and a stadium thats not too big, The Cardiff stadium looked empty,

next thing you know we'll be having one in ireland. will deffo be better in summer, the only away game i went to was when jungle.com subsidised the london game and with the nice weather we had i absolutely loved it, although the win helped with the enjoyment

Should try Newcastle - it's not too far to travel and it is a development area also.

A few notes from over the weekend by our TV pundits.

Clarkey - reversal from saying it is what the fans wanted....to now saying Jamie Peacock and a few other players wanted it this opening event.

Eddie - Over 60,000 people went.

Clarkey - Cardiff was chosen as it was one of the few that could give us a playable surface for 7 games in 2 days.

Bring back the regal trophy I say !!

I loved every minute of it.

well you would getting your name in the programme......

Now who else got a quote in....

I only found out tonight. Didn't get a programme











Got in a footbalprogramme in December.


I liked your quote too

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Yes, Jes says Hi!

What are her thoughts about the sales @ Wakefield?






P/s Happy birthday for tomorrow!!!

She says 'Bye'



I say be quiet......on the p.s. all downhill after tommorow

"life begins at 40" - right?


Haha, at least she said bye this time!!!

It's your fault, so she says????

Her thought came afterwards....
She told me the sad tale of the Hull FC players stopping for a KFC, walking into the services and being chanted at by the KR fans "Loser's, Loser's"

I was a fantastic gent, bought her a lemonade to try cheer her up after Cas' crushing victory, didn't gloat at all, then she literally ran off!
( Ok, I might of manipulated that a bit).

Seems FC's number 11 is carrying his loser trait on with him!

Stevo, Robbie Paul, Gary Hetherington, Dean Widders & Adam Milner were to rugby related stars I bumped into on my travels this weekend!

Clarke is right on being able to stage 7 games because of the roof. That said as a showpiece you wouldnt choose to do it at this time, opening weekend or not. Reasons?

Fitness
Interplay - new players=mistakes
weather
Valentines/close to Christmas weekend at a time of financial strife
6 nations week so not going to get the same exposure.
Amended rules which players and refs have to get used to.

Keep it as a May weekend but find a way to promote it so the stadium is full at some point during the day!

For me let this be where we look at the expansion of the game, taking our teams and product to new areas.
Thinking along lines of Coventry stadium (is it still Ricoh?)

Newcastle would be a mint choice me thinks

Gateshead......

Wasn't really thinking about expansion

Dublin....