Done the ale train several times now and its a fantastic day out. If you get a day rover ticket it covers you up to Slaithwaite but not to Staylibridge. Never been asked to show our tickets yet but one lad who came later had to pay an extra £9 for about 500 yards of travel !. So pays ya money take a chance



The black peas at the Stalybridge are an experience, but the pork pies in Greenfield are awseome


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If you're staying over, I wouldn't stay anywhere near the Etihad. Might be handy for the kick off, but the stagger back from the city centre in the early hours will be unpleasant.

Seems ill thought out in my opinion. There's alot of logic behind the Magic weekend being in either Cardiff or Edinburgh, but it lacks any real appeal for me in Manchester. They're expecting the ground to be full with fans, but i seriously doubt they'll even be an increase from previous Magic weekends.

I'd guess those fans who attend will only watch their own team and with all games being televised, why should your average joe get off his backside and travel to attend?

Manchester's a great city with good nightlife,we're off to a new stadium,it's a weekend away and you're watching your team,you can be there in an hour on the train,what's all the negativity about,get booked and get on it!!