I think that with it being a 4 day weekend it would be the ideal time to have the Magic weekend. A real feast of rugby and a full weekend to enjoy it.

As has been said, you could certainly play a Hull / Rovers derby on a tuesday afternoon and it would be a full house. ( Calm down Mr Rule its not that good an idea )

That would leave one other match to arrange. which would probably extend the season by one week. But given that half the league attempted that this season, with Manley in town and Wigan's pitch problems, then I don't see that as a problem. At least that way we could have a proper start to the season which the media can appreciate.

Erm...didn't Wakey play a derby on Friday and then win on Monday?

Also, Cas won on the Monday after losing to us!

Or is Wakey Vs Cas not classed as a derby now?

No its just a pale imitation of one





On a serious note i'd be tempted to switch the Magic weekend to easter and revert back to Derby games. 2 games in 4 days is too much nowadays. As for the so called lost revenue, tough, all clubs get their Sky handouts so it would not be beyond the realms of possibility that they could budget accordingly.

I don't see the need to ditch the magic weekend. Why not just start a week early. Leeds played a week before everyone else.

would they be as high if they didnt rig it for the matches they do ?

If they did it right they could get some great games right across the weekend and great viewing figures too if televised right

i always think the second game is a waste of time and players energies