Im not doubting that, but I have only every heard that from RL fans. In any case why would their be a limit on non football events stipulated in the planning? Seems abit daft for a stadium that was orginally built to host a multi sports event. Would have been great if they could have held it there.

Because the football games obviously aren't optional and the council had to limit the number of any further (ie effectively 'non football') events to help smooth through the project without too many objections from residents.

Oh right, shame really a game of this standard should be played at qaulity stadiums like Eastlands. Good news that the second tier will be open on Saturday now.

CoMS' pitch has been relaid recently, so they can hold more events on it

Yup, like Coldplay. A choice between a winter event that will earn them a few thousand or a summer event that will earn them a whole lot more, which one do you think they'll choose.

Blame Manchester City council for allowing the stadium to be locked down for soccer use at the expense of almost everything else.

Where is it actually stated that there is a limit? Based on what your saying how the hell do they plan on staging the magic weekend there? What I dont understand is that the Council own the ground and lease it to Man City for a now fixed fee. So who gets to decide other events, and what money they take from there. Are the council taking a fixed fee for other use because if they are it wouldnt matter what event was held there.

Part of the planning consent.



There are only people on an RL website saying it will be there, nothing confirmed yet.



MCFC. Soccer trumps everything else.



MCFC and the concil



If they are then they are stupid, one concert can generate millions.

should sell out. i bought tickets just before NZ scored on Saturday and the website then was very slow presumably from traffic on the site...

Bought my 3 tickets this morning. Come on England!!

We got ours last week. Can't wait for the match now. Big bonus that england have made the final. A sell out will make for a fantastic atmosphere. Hopefully that will have a big influence on the match if we get behind our lads and give some grief to the aussies for the whole 80 minutes. Come on England!

Still baffles me why they persist on holding the final at Elland Road, its not exactly the most modern of stadia is it (has it still got wooden seats in some sections?) Eastlands would of been perfect.

Because Man City don't want other sports played during the premiership season.

No, it's not. They probably hold it there because a) It's available and b) It's in the heartlands - I'm seriously considering the game with it only been an hour away from Hull, if it was in Manchester (around 2 hours 20) I wouldn't go.

Is magic weekend not moving to May next year? Or did I dream it? When does the premiership season end?

Whilst im not doubting you or others who have said the same I would still like to see where that is said in the planning consent. The only time I have heard of a limit on events is from RL fans yet nobody can point us in the direction to when that has ever been said by Manchester City Council.

Think I remember a bit of a kick off in the MEN about it mate when they said about this.

Just wouldnt mind seeing in black and white, because the way some people talk on here they know all the ins and outs of the whole set up with Man City and Eastlands, yet have no evidence. All I know is that Manchester City Council own it, though I have no idea who's right it is to allow certain events over the year and how the finances work with regards to the council and Man City. Do we really know it wasnt an option?

That's fair enough mate, I admit i'm not sure where I read it.

Its not really up to them, they didn't want anymore gigs being held there and look where that got them.

Ordered my tickets last night but still no confirmation email. Ordered through Rugby League website - anyone else had any problem?

Another case of ''If it aint outside of Yorkshire its not bloody worth visiting''

I'd take it you'd travel if it was a Hull game?

Not impractical at all but it is convention, given the location of RL fans, to have one in Lancs, one in Hull and one in W Yorks. Plus this year the fourth game was Wembley. When it's built they can play the equivalent of the Wales game in Cas Vegas

From the Ticketing site... [urlhttps://www.eticketing.co.uk/rle/details/event.aspx?itemref=8477[/url

.....thought that was 2013?

I'd double check on the phone tomorrow as I had an instant email reply. It could simply be that you've entered the wrong email.

Im coming from Holland and would go where ever it was played, so you should not blink an eye at an hours drive!