Aside from the usual coach journeys for away games, the tendency at Leeds these days is to advertise most trips as "corporate" events rather than supporter ones.

The trip to Perpignan for instance, is a "corporate" trip and (IIRC) costs upwards of £500+VAT (the club effectively charter a plane from Jet2 and try to get 'supporters' to cover the cost of both their ticket and the ticket of one of the players).

I imagine that a weekend in Edinburgh booked through the Hetherington Travel Co would have been sold in a similar way.

what and caravan park is the elite of all stadiums

Sat 5 yards from the clowns in amongst Loiner, Cods, Trinity and Tiger families, they were loud and drunk, so what!

Great weekend, great atmoshere, great fans all round



Sure that wasn't Bentham getting thrown down the hill

They were having fun, when asked to tone it down a bit they said sorry and calmed down, jeeze do people want fans to sit in their seat with a miserable look on their boat?

I wasn't having a go at the clowns if you read it

I didn't say it was, but it won't stop us getting another franchise.

I know, I was backing up your comments.

If you think it is any better than The Jungle you are deluding yourself.

That's if you're daft enough to pay the club prices ... Which I am not.

I also don't live in Leeds, so I have the additional expense of getting to Leeds to rendezvous with trips / or not have a couple of pints whilst I am at the game bacuse I'll have to drive home afterwards. Whilst I am not making that an excuse, I knew of a coach trip with the Leeds Supporters Club that was going for around the same price that I spent on the train. However, with dodgy knees and the thought of sitting jammed up on a coach seat for the best part of 4 hours, compared to the train where I could get up for a stroll / coffee or general move around when I wanted, I know what I'd prefer.

I'm trying to make constructive enhancements to the weekend ... A special train from Lancashire and Yorkshire, reasonably priced for the day and for the weekend and departing at a reasonable time after the last game (say 45 minutes after the last game from Haymarket) could be well-supported.

We're away in Catalan in a month and many people are having to cut their cloth to suit these days and given that my weekend there last year cost around £200, something comparable with a Magic Weekend cost, personally I'd chose France.

If people want to go and spend a couple of hundred pounds on tickets and accomodation in Scotland for MW, then I've no problem with that. Indeed, several of my mates did so, however there are still fans who are not generally 'supporting' the games by not being present. All I am doing is suggesting why those people don't come and possible soloutions to make it attractive for them to attend next time.

and ...............................you still had an unecessary dig at Cas ground when Caraven park is clearly still a ehole.

Aye , the Mrs has filled me in on the costs of the club trips





Aye, I was pretty shocked that there were no regular services after 8pm, something doing Newcastle, Leeds, York, Wakefield and Bradford on the East coast and similar on the West might have been a good idea, not sure if they do special trains any more, I know they used to be a regular thing in the past.

You're the deluded one sir. As said, it's not the greatest, but it's also not the worst in the league.

one of the worst though

Wasn't a dig, it's a fact, which funnily enough is backed up by the board at Castleford who are looking to move into a new stadium before the next round of franchises are given out.

Again, show me where I said it isn't, but it's good enough, which is all that counts.

sounded like one, and to call Cas ground when quite clearly caravan park leaves a lot to be desired is laughable,

You're at it again.

I didn't say Craven Park doesn't leave a lot to be desired, but it caters for our needs, and the RFL agrees, happy days eh.

Just leave your £17 at the gate and get on the dock stand next time you visit.

Never been to Caravan park, never have never will. work too hard for my ££££ without giving your lot a penny of it.

They way your club perform there, as the second club in the city, I understand your want to stay away.

Anyhow let's not thread drift into an East v West slanging match, this is about positives to bring to MM, can you think of any?

And, another thread descends into a petty show of one-upmanship from fans of the 2 Hull clubs.

Shut up. Please.

Psst!!



Shut up yourself.

Meh!

Indeed ... I'd certainly be interested in something for say, £30, even if it took a little longer than a regular service.

In terms of 'Do They Still Have Specials ?'... Top Gear didn't have any problem putting one together to race Richard Hammond to Edinburgh the other weekend

Whereas once-upon-a-time, you'd have gone to 'BR' to sort it out, these days you need to speak to a private company. IIRC, there was a special train laid on for the 2000 Cup Final at Murrayfield that went from West Yorkshire.

Certainly a train from Leeds - Wakefield - Castleford - York - Newcastle to Edinburgh would not be a logistical problem. Bradford requires a bit more work (a reversal somewhere) or how about making two trains merge at York with one from Humberside ?

didnt go, so no