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The more pressing decisions are when in the season it is going to be played, and which groups of teams will be in it (12, 8 or 16).

Presumably no football team would allow it to happen during the season, so that rules out most of the options for August Bank Holiday. It will probably end up in Cardiff again, which would be ok for me, although I would like to see it at the Olympic Park.

I spoke to a member of the RFL last year and he said there are only a few venues in the country that magic weekend can be staged at because they need 2 sets of changing rooms. So we can't just pluck stadium names out of thin air. If it has to move for a year I wouldn't object to going back down to Cardiff!

its probably be cardiff again.

If it's only a one off I still think it should be London, after all there is a big presence of support here (not necessarily Broncos and Skolars) but bigger than anywhere else outside the heartlands.

YES for a one of London that would suit me

l know 25K would technically be too small but ive

Try again ! 25K seems too small but Ive never seen more than 20K in a stadium at any one time. and that's stretching it, 1000s just watch their team and go, sods law if you went to DW, or Headingley, 30K would want to sit in there all day.

A 30k stadium would probably be fine but they wouldn't be able to have unreserved seating and would have to allocate all the seats. When you have unreserved seating you have to leave a certain percentage of the seats empty. Not sure it would be feasible to have all reserved seating for a MW though.

for me next years venues if etihad isnt available should be out of:
villa park 43k
ricoh arena 30k
anfield 45k
reebok stadium possibly 28k
st james park 52k
stadium of light 49k
i know it is too big but olympic stadium possibly 80k
emirates stadium 60k
derby county pride park 33k
sounds stupid but aviva stadium ireland 51k

Edinburgh again??

Stade Velodrome. Mille.

Does it have to begin with 'M' ? ....Middlesbrough or Milton Keynes.

hopefully they'll be able to arrange it at the etihad again, we can be flexible with when we host it.

People touting all these places, it needs to be somewhere pretty well accessible and not too long a journey because we want plenty of fans to go and you simply aren't going to get as many people travelling down a long distance for what is at the end of the day a regular season game, it's not a final.

Emirates please (or anywhere in London works for me :-p )

I actually hope it can stay in Manchester, Fair enough if it can't be next year if the stadiums having work done but this year was my first time visiting Manchester Magic, I went a few times to Cardiff and enjoyed it but it was to expensive, I think this year it seemed to be a big success (ok the weather helped)...

Location wise it's brilliant, the majority of fans can go on the day without travelling a ridiculous distance , nice stadium , lots of space around for a fan village with bars etc.. I was disappointed with the high expense in the ground but no matter where you go it will be the same.

I'd like to think Manchester Magic at the Etihad can become a rock solid yearly event along with the grand final and the cc final.

Anfield - Stanley Park as the fan zone area.

That's my prediction anyway.

However, if they do host it in Newcastle, i'd suggest throwing a Gateshead game on first, see if they can drum up a bit of interest, especially seeing as they've just been taken over by the Falcons owner.

Confirmed not in Manchester next year, where next?

Newcastle, Liverpool or Cardiff for me.

I don't think you'll need to worry about London and Bradford. They'll be playing at Blackpool.

Cardiff for me - short drive to Gobowen and then get the train using my over 60 railcard.

Isn't the shortlist

Newcastle, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Coventry?

I personally think this could lead to the death of the MW. The timing with the Etihad expansion is really unfortunate as I think the event had found its home. Moving yet again, along with the insistance to keep it as an additional fixture, will disillusion a lot of fans IMO. I don't miss many games but I honestly can't see me and my group bothering to travel to any of the 4 shortlisted cities to watch us play a team we will play at least 4 times over the course of the season.

will give it a miss for the first time unless it is Coventy

Don't see the drama, the attendances were fine in Cardiff and Edinburgh so why not same again as a stop gap. I know RL fans like to moan but seriously the RFL can't stop the building work at the Etihad.

Coventry seems a bit leftfield though, not big enough and the city wont be attractive for a weekend visit.

Newcastle would be a good laugh.

Whatever happened to expansion and spreading the game to new areas (especially on the back of the World Cup).
Why no try and increase interest in Wales o London.
It has been done before but getting folk interested in the game from outside the M62 is good for the game.