I dont really agree with the idea of playing in cardiff in the cold. But, i will be there regardless of where and when its played, ill be there supporting my team. Because isn't that what its about?. Going supporting your team wherever and whenever.

Well not really with this concept, no.

Don t like the idea of the magic weekend but thinking if the Rfl went back to derbies the obvious would be wigan saints and warrington would be left with salford, in my mind not fare but was just thinking if anyone had the relative distance betwen the grounds and perhaps we could push for a Warrington Saints game and we play salford. It would be interesting if this happend how many wire fans suddenly found the magic weekend being derby draws a good idea.

Scrap it, if it isn't in next seasons fixture list I doubt if anyone would notice or care !

If they make it a derbies weekend, then it ought to effectively be one of the regular 26 rounds, and scrap the 27th game. Evens up the fixtures so nobody gets a "free & easy" game, leaves an extra weekend for a meaningful warmup game for the internationals (whether that be roses game, SL v overseas or whatever). Everyone's a winner then (apart from us freezing our nuts off in Feb!)

Only problem with that is who's "home game" does it count as

Play the Magic Weekend but change the format to a sevens or nines competition, making available a extra trophy to win each season. Make it that teams have to have at least 2/3 players from their academy setup and that would promote the junior English Players onto a Sky audience.

Will Shakira be there?

I was freezing in Ediburgh so I put my pyjamas under my clothes on the second day. That was July! How cold is it going to be sitting through 4 matches in February.

They can't make it part of the regular fixtures because Wigan would miss out on a 20,000 gate and large receipts or Saints would miss out on a good gate at Anfield, possibly.

Scrap it, its a horrible, cringeworthy money making disaster. Half empty stadium for every game, no atmosphere and too expensive. Rubbish.

It is the 27th game. A game that's not needed nor wanted.
Scrap the whole idea! Back to derbies too, another failed idea that's being flogged to death.
Cardiff in February? Snow, fog, torrential rain, it will really be fun for those who go there.
After this it won't be too long before they cancel it!

As much as you all keep harping on about it being in feb, come the crunch youll still be there.

Ill be there if they played it on new yaers eve at 2330

That would mean one of the "derby" teams giving up a home game once every two years. Can't see any of the SL chairmen agreeing to losing one of their biggest gate receipts of the season

Thats what i mean. Fans that will go watch there team no matter when. Ill agree with you there, id go also

Who would drink lager in Dublin? You've never tasted Guinness stout until you have drank it in Dublin.

Mrs A.
Your far too young to be touching the black stuff.

Cardiff in Feb, no thanks, been to Cardiff twice, the first Murrayfield but not this year, expensive, cold, no atmosphere in stadium, stadium too far out, scrap it.

Love the stuff !!!

totally agree. was debating about whether to make a holiday weekend for the magic weekend or for Catalans...problem solved if its in Cardiff in feb!

I've been to all of the magic weekends and always enjoyed the occasion if not the results. However I will not sit for two days in Cardiff in February.

The clubs need to petition the RFL to top this stupid idea before it gets off the ground. It maybe an idea for us all to e-mail our clubs to tell them of our thoughts.

Surely the RFL must have e-mail addresses, post codes and / or telephone numbers of people who have bought tickets for big events before. Why have they not consulted the fans?

It's madness.

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"I've been to all of the magic weekends and always enjoyed the occasion if not the results. However I will not sit for two days in Cardiff in February. The clubs need to petition the RFL to top this stupid idea before it gets off the ground. It maybe an idea for us all to e-mail our clubs to tell them of our thoughts. Surely the RFL must have e-mail addresses, post codes and / or telephone numbers of people who have bought tickets for big events before. Why have they not consulted the fans? It's madness.'" Contact info from the RFL website Rugby Football League Red Hall Red Hall Lane Leeds LS17 8NB Tel: 0844 477 7113 Fax: 0844 477 0013 Email: enquiries@rfl.uk.com Sent an email see what comes of it.

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"I've been to all of the magic weekends and always enjoyed the occasion if not the results. However I will not sit for two days in Cardiff in February. The clubs need to petition the RFL to top this stupid idea before it gets off the ground. It maybe an idea for us all to e-mail our clubs to tell them of our thoughts. Surely the RFL must have e-mail addresses, post codes and / or telephone numbers of people who have bought tickets for big events before. Why have they not consulted the fans? It's madness.'" Contact info from the RFL website Rugby Football League Red Hall Red Hall Lane Leeds LS17 8NB Tel: 0844 477 7113 Fax: 0844 477 0013 Email: enquiries@rfl.uk.com Sent an email see what comes of it.

Cheers

e-mail sent.

Totally Agree. I have been to them all and really enjoyed Cardiff and maybe not as much Edinburgh but there is no way I am going in Febuary.. It was cold enough in Edinburgh this year to dampen the atmosphere.. It will be even worse in Febuary. If they are going to do it in Febuary make it local.

How many people will have the money needed to finance a trip in Febuary so close after Xmas?
Not me thats for sure.


RFL... what a crap organisation!