It was the worst idea ever to start the Super League season with the magic weekend. No momentum from any teams. From what i hear the fans who did go said there was no atmosphere in the local pubs because Wales were playing union and that was all they were interested in. About time this silly weekend was stopped save fans a fortune and take pressure all super league clubs.

Yeah I think half way through the season is much, much better. The games were really sluggish and there were so many injuries today what with players being a bit rusty. We ended up with 6 injuries overall, Sa from Catalans got stretchered off, Deacon went off injured for Wigan, amongst others. Pretty bad time to have it because nobody was into the swing of things, plus the weather was a factor so the fans didn't show up either.

Don't criticise if you didn't go. Everyone who went had a great time despite the relatively poor standard of games. It's not Cardiff's fault that your team lost and were crap. =#FF0000Totally no need for that, grow up

=#FF4000or that, ignore it.

I would have agreed with you until the last ten minutes of the Saints game, which was brilliant.

It's not a concept that is taking off though. 30,000 is an embarrassing aggregate for four games. If they played Saints v Wigan alone at Old Trafford or Anfield as a one off it would beat that figure.

was my 1st ever magic experiance and i loved it wire lose all my bets went down but hey i have a good day out and i dont regret going

it maybe my 1st but it wont be my last

come on the wire

Good job the rank and file aren't as abusive as the Mods

So,
a thread is started making and expressing an opinion, you then you state 'if you didn't go, dont criticise', which clearly you have no clue about whatsoever - what an IDIOT

You then say its not Cardiffs fault etc etc - may I suggest that whoever is currently using your braincell, that you ask for it back as clearly you have an accute incapacibility to make any sort of coherrent sense.

=#FF4000SNIP

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I agree with the poster, the weekend is a farce. Rugby starved for months and they ask the fans to travel 4/5 hours down to Cardiff in crap weather where all the hotels have doubled their prices. What a joke. Its just a big money making exercise. They get 50K people buying a ticket where they would usually have used their season ticket. Not to mention the money from Sky for showing 7 fixtures.

had a brilliant day

went in the pubs after giants game and its true rugby union was on the tv screens all over... full of league fans

Just scrap this MM idea altogether.
It's already failed in south Wales and Scotland, so why keep asking northern fans to travel. The locals are just not interested.

btw, the standards of yesterday's games was poor at best. Quite embarressing for RL.

Everyone I have spoken to who is there wishes they hadn't bothered. Everyone I spoke to here in Hull said the exact same, the weekend has been a failure. IMO it would work really well if it was held at Old Trafford or Elland Road, but the current set up is doomed to failure.

oh come on people. wire lost to a very good hudds team. the standards wasn't very high and i did enjoy it more in the middle of the season when everyone is in the swing of things and is a lot higher standard of rugby. but it was an idea what the RFl will hopefully learn from.

I must say i enjoyed it attendence was poor bit too close after christmas maybe ( credit card bills ???)far better than murrayfield. Great comment from a mod

Enjoyed the day out... The worst one at the millenium... Miles better than Edinburgh though.

totally agree

Make it more local so the bulk of each teams support can attend without having to book hotels. Sorted.

agree with live wired scrap it for a season opener.for a show piece event it was littered with errors and whistle happy refs..or if we are to have it how about having it at man citys ground.one thing about the up and coming season i think it will be a close run thing for play off places with the winners of the grand final may be coming from 3rd or 4th place

London next (genuinely not because i live here) RL is taking off and it would possibly help boost Quins maybe even the Skolars.

Highbury/New Olympic stadium maybe

The majority of people who seem to have a downer the Magic weekend are the ones who didn't attend! The majority of fans from all the clubs who did attend seemed to have a great time. The weather was good. In fact it was warmer than Murrayfield in May last year! Before the game people were stood outside the pubs enjoying a drink in the sun. Good atmosphere with bands playing inside and outside the grounds.

With poor weather today, the first round matches would have been played in rain and mud. I know which option I prefer. So for those of you who didn't go this year and are trying to find reasons why it isn't a good innovation, I would suggest that you go next year and then criticise from first hand experience.

Some people have suggested a Magic weekend closer to the heartland of RL but I don't think that would work because supporters would only stay for their own team's game. The price of the Magic weekend is a bargain, especially with the 50% discount for season tickets holders, to able to see all the games. If you can't afford that price then your not really that bothered about watching RL.

I went, i enjoyed it but i went to Wire v Featherstone last year and that had more atmosphere than MM. It was alright nowt special.

Enjoyed it personally..

Started in Weatherspoon
Watched our dissapointing performance
Went back to the pub
Entered stadium again and moved with the castleford fans to cheer them on
Appeared on big screen singing for dean Widders
Moved with the Wigan fans to laugh at them losing a 16-0 lead
Went back to hotel get changed
Then went around Cardiff which was poor apart from the strip club.

Heard some great songs in Weatherspoon with my favourite being... ( to tune of music man)

We are the castleford fans
We come from down yorkshire
who shall we play
who shall we play
We'll play the dragons( Then went through a different team each time)

frog frog frog frog frogs and snails
frogs and snails frogs and snail.. etc

I know there is lots of banter between Wian and Wire fans but for me the weekend started really well when I arrived at gate 6 just after the Wire/Hudds kick-off where the stadium was buzzing with Wire fan anticipation. The atmosphere was great. Unfortunately for Wire after the first try the game didn't go as hoped. However, for the neutral the thing I like about the Magic weekend is being able to sample what each of the teams supporters go through. I like to join supporters from one of the playing teams to hear the banter and sense the emotions they go through in a game.

During the Wigan game a Leeds fan mingled with us and was enjoying great banter and he gave as much as he got. He was a great sport which ended in him hugging a Wigan fan who had also had a skinful. You can't get that in any other sport.

Been to every Magic weekend (just for Warringtons day) and loved every one of them. Glad it's been moved back to Cardiff though, much better selection of pubs and the atmosphere in and around the city just feels better. I really can't find anything to not enjoy about 7 games of Rugby League one after another and spending the rest of the day in various pubs, talking to fans from various other clubs. The only people who seem to not enjoy the concept are the people who sit at home and moan about the empty stadium, Eddie and Stevo, Phil Clarke and the RFL.

Did you go? No. Were you and your friends upset because your team had a shocker? Yes. Therefore I hope you don't mind if I take your statement that everyone hated it with a pinch of salt. Not least because I was there, and they didn't. I'm also stuggling to work out why anyone from Hull would travel down on a day ticket for the day that their team was not playing, but I'll leave that one for now.