If it was in May and the BH holiday weekend that is exactly what we would be doing - staying at Trecco Bay with hundreds of others. If anyone is interested the Travelodge near Bridgend which we used for our Celtic game last year had rooms at £32.50 and £19.00 for the Sat and Sun nights that weekend, don't know if they still have.

I didn't realise it was also in the middle of the six nations, don't know much about RU but I presume alot of people will be down there for that too. That said, maybe they'll come along to our's that weekend and discover that ours really is TGG!!

I very much doubt it. I can't really see the Millennium Stadium hosting seven Super League games and a rugby union interational all on one pitch over two days. At a guess, I'd hazard that Wales RU are playing away that weekend.

Probably at twickers if the RFL have planned it right

As I was freezing my nads off at Murrayfield this season, at no point did I think to myself, "i wish they did this event in February!"

To be honest, having been this year, I'm not sure I agree with the concept full stop. Being out to watch 4 games in a row is a lot to ask of a fan, which means for all the fans that travel, they are rarely all in the ground at the same time. This means there's never much of an atmosphere.

Cardiff is a better venue than Edinburgh, and I understand what people suggest about it starting the season with a bang. I reckon this is the last throw of the dice to make this event a success.

I will agree with what you're saying, although I don't necessarily think it's the "last throw of the dice to make it a success". In a way, it is already a success. It achieved its aims: to reduce the season from 28 rounds to 27 rounds without losing any money for SL clubs in terms of revenue, to spread the gospel of SL more than previously, and to increase media presence.

To me, this is just another option to try and make it a further success. There are still more options to consider.

One I wouldn't mind seeing is to move it to the fifth round of the Challenge Cup, and use that free weekend to try and build up as an international weekend. It could achieve further goals then: reduce the SL season further (and keeping it a pure round-robin, which many fans would prefer), increasing internationals, giving the event a more "game-wide" feel in that Championship fans would have reason to attend, and increasing media presence further (extra internationals give us more exposure, and having it in the Challenge Cup would get it on the BBC).

I cannot believe all this b@llocks about valentines day and Xmas etc.

BUDGET. Cut your cloth to fit. If you want to go GO, if you want to take your lass out and pay £75 for a meal that would cost £50 on any other weekend or buy Roses for £20 yoiu could get for a £5 the week before then fine.

If not cut out the whinging and start planning now. It is not rocket science.

Wake up!! It's got nothing to do with romantic gestures, purely the greed of hotels/eateries who bump their prices up BECAUSE it is Valentine's weekend. In your post you quote rise in price for meals and roses, but strangely no mention of hotel rooms.

It's not rocket science, no. But the more difficult you make an event to attend, the less people will go. That's not rocket science either.

It's not difficult to attend. Just buy a ticket and find somewhere to stay. I'm just going to ask for one for xmas and so is my mate.
In the back of my head i'm thinking a Leigh season ticket for xmas and MM ticket for valentines day but that might be pushing it!

1. Just buy a ticket - you've just said you're asking for one as a gift, so that one is straight out!
2. Find somewhere to stay - No campsites in winter (which many use). Hotels are not always an option for everyone as they're expensive (and not in plentiful supply in Cardiff).

You also missed out "arrange travel" and "take time off work if you're travelling from far, otherwise you're in for a loooooong day".

It's a very expensive weekend. Don't pretend it isn't, and don't pretend it shouldn't put people off when it is perfectly understandable why it would. Won't stop me, but I can see why it would stop others. Not everyone is that fortunate.

The whole season kicks off a month too early Season should run mid March - late Sept, GF in Oct, 4 Nations mid Oct/Nov then a decent off season. Why do we have to play the first 6-8 rounds in the worst possible weather?

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I'm considering asking for one for a gift. If I don't i'll get my Leigh season ticket for xmas and buy a ticket. It's not exactly hard to get time off is it? Even if you work Saturdays and Sundays, which I do, it's 4 days tops. And travel down? Hows that a problem? Just book a train ticket or drive.

What about kids having the day off school?

Kids go to school on a Saturday/Sunday?

I will go to this but I am not happy about it being in Feb. It is gonna be damn freezing and I see no reason why the RFL couldnt hold it in Cardiff during May or June. I went murryfield this year and that was cold enough, I was planning to do two days next year instead of one but I am not sure if I can sit through all them games freezing my nuts off!

From my understanding, the stadium is has not got heating in the stands so even with the roof closed it will still be very cold!

People on here are going on about how its not hard to save, its not hard get time of work. Exactly how do you know everyones situation? It can be very hard to afford it for some and it can very hard to get time of for some. Many businesses have their holidays from april to april and many people may have already sorted their days off for that period.

As for cost, it is an expensive weekend, especially if your taking a family. It is 6 weeks after christmas and not everyone will be able to afford it. Whether you like it or this weekend is far from simple and imo the attendance will show this.

Have you considered that some fans just arent happy having to pay so much and take time of work for what is just a regular season game? Especially as Cardiff in feb is hardly appealling.

I can see why people will like it and I can see why people wouldnt. But some of you really need to look at it from other peoples point of view as it aint simple, not for all anyway.

I want the summer carnival feeling. Everyone walking about town with the teams colours on etc. Who wants to do that in freezing wet weather.

I really dont see how having the magic weekender in Feb is good for the fans?

That's pretty ignorant.
Some people only get a certain amount of days off work a year. As has already been said, April-April means most people will already have booked their holidays off by then. And some people only get set holidays, i.e. teachers. It's not as easy as "boss, can I swap shifts with someone next weekend?"


Driving's been covered. If we have another cold winter like this year, the roads will be frozen. Many won't fancy a 4-500 mile round trip in icy conditions.

And it's about £100 for a return ticket from the north to Cardiff. So on top of taking time off work (and losing money from that), you think it's easily affordable for the average RL fan?

think most people are annoyed because of accomodation, depending what day fc play, i'll be doing the day trip, just like the last time i went to cardiff for MM

as for the people who moan about being expensive, why don't they go a weekend without getting p!ssed up or buying fags!

Unfortunately it's a bit more expensive than "going a weekend without getting p*ssed". RL isn't everybody's life unfortunately. Like I say, I'll save for it. But many won't. It's not as big a deal as a final, and it's not as important to most RL fans as football is to most football fans (i.e. diehard, most go, sod the family and finances kind of thing).

Only if its approved, thought you would have known that.

Too funny.

You know very well that people are claiming its easy to book a Monday off but what about school?

There are lots of reasons people can't go and they shouldn't be vilified for it.

If i could go, i would (its my birthday on the Sunday after all!)

A SERIOUS question.

Who does the Magic Weekend benefit?

There HAS to be a primary beneficiary so who is it?

My view is SKY.