After speaking to somebody on Sunday about this weeks League Express can somebody expand a little on what it says about the weekend and if it is the end for the weekend.

I, for one, really enjoy the weekend. Oh and I'm not being tight, the nearest place I know that sells the league express is in Bridgend.

Well I've been to all of them and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a change from the norm and a pretty good weekend (or road trip)

Hope they decide to stick with it, to dump it would be daft and small minded - which probably means it's gone to be honest..

a very big rumour over the weekend on twitter suggests it may not be dead

Yes, it would be typical of the rfl.

The Aussies get an idea, stick with it and make it succeed and work. We, on the other hand, throw the towel in before it's even got off the ground.

And that rumour is.......

Cardiff, opening weekend of the Season with Derby fixtures kicking things off

Was put up by someone close to Sky

That would be all that I've wanted from the weekend rolling into one.

I'd have a bigger smile than Joker if that happened.

Wales in Jan/Feb? Brr....

Scotland in May brrrrrr and there was also no roof.

Looks like camping will be off limits for me at next year's Magic Weekend if it's in January/February!

On the plus side, there should be a lot more rooms available. cant imagine tourism being that strong for that time of year.

If that rumour is true, that the Millennium Stadium surely will be packed. Hope they can pull it off!

Same story from the BBC 5-live commentary last Friday evening.

doubt it will stop the cottage burners from over-charging but a good move IMO....ROOF ON, long weekend (friday/monday) booked off and no excuse for a less than 50k turn out....take quins, Salford and catalans out of the sums and 80k is easily achievable. 3...nearly 4 months of not seeing your team play and 500 notes for a weekend should be nothing.....might even get a bit of national attention if the BBC do a 1 hr summary programme at 9pm 9NOT 4 AM) each day....with a full highlights package on at 7pm Monday BBC2. If it happens...i might even trouble the travel agents over here TBH.....

Its the Six Nations around that time of year. If the rumour is true you'd hope the RFL have checked the dates for availability. Then again.....

You would hope they have. You don't want Wales playing England at Union in the stadium and us lot playing in the car park!

Joking aside it might be a good idea that works.

that would be brilliant, both because of the location and also as a season opener

thats a great way to start the season with a bang

whoever thought of this needs a real pat on the back

I just dont like the derby fixtures.
As a Wire fan I must say its unfair on Wigan/Saints having to play each other a third time while we get to put the annual 50/60 on Salford.

Gods Own Country against them lot from across the River Severn is on Friday 4th Feb next year so that weekend would be out for the Millennium Stadium. the only way to do it would be to move the start of superleague XVI a week either way so that it either starts a week earlier or a week later than this year. If this idea does go ahead what would happen to the GF winners rearranged fixture for the WCC? Personally I would love to see the maginc weekend back in Cardiff - if only because its on my doorstep!

This year was moved forward a week to give time for the England team to get to Ockerland for the four nations.

Not just that, but given the difficulty in maintaining a playing surface at that time of year how likely are the WRU going to be to allow 7 games to be played on it over two days with the roof shut (thereby not allowing any natural light into the stadium)?

Good idea if true!

Would open the season with a bang rather than a snowy Crusaders vs Leeds for the 3rd year running and it may be cold and pitch may not hold up but i'm sure numbes would up as people would need their RL fix after months away plus could keep the temperature up and pitch in ok condition with the roof shut.

Don't see the WRU buying into this at all - the pitch would never take it. If they did agree I'd be very suprised. There's also the problem of a season launch when the GF winners and possibly Quins as well have played the previous week to accommodate the waste of time that's the WCC.

If it's a season opener then i very much doubt we'll see many families. After Christmas i'm always struggling for cash and i can't justify spending xxx so soon. Sorry but it's a no from me

A tangerine and a small handful of nuts stuffed into a childs sock always delight kids on Christmas morning and are an ideal gift from those discerning parents who would sooner spend their money on a trip to the footy than waste money on lots of expensive chinese plastic junk for their offspring.