Anyone else think Old Trafford would be the best place for magic weekend?

Todays crowd looks shocking

Utd wont let em at this time of year

why not at the kc then agar carn't complain about the travel been to far and it would cut his bull out.

Only have to put it back a week or so. Would like to see St. James Park used.

Scrap the Magic weekend and only have one game at Easter.

The RFL can use the Challenge Cup semis to promote the game - a double header at say Anfield or Villa Park would be great.

Needs to be a Bank Holiday weekend really but there is one at the end of the month too.And that would free up a host of football venues and possibly a few extra degrees on the thermometer

Like the Jamie Peacock idea of doing it to start the season.
This seasons game at Crusadors to kick the season off was like a snuffed candle. Have the magic start under the roof at Cardiff.

both decent ideas. the current scottish is gay.

good idea,

they'll take it wherever has a tourist board willing to pay to guarantee an influx of visitors for the weekend, whether fans like it or not.

Agree but looking at the attendance today, well mrs bottomly has filled her two back bedrooms.

Either a double season opener or like comeOnYouUll has mentioned Challenge cup semi's.I dont think we'll be seeing Edinburgh any time soon.

what was todays attendance?

26k just over shocking

terrible, fair to say then, that this will be the last we see of the magic weekend?

Why not use Man City stadium if Old trafford not possible.

Or better still just get rid of the crappy event all together.

TBH I wouldn't mind it if we were ever up for the game. Apart from last year we've been utter $hite in these games which is really poor. Fans make a big effort to spend their weekend and their cash on following the team and have seen scant reward for it so far in terms of the team's performance.

The idea of the Magic weekend was to (a) spread the game and bring new supporters from outside the heartlands and (b) give smaller clubs a big day out with a Cup final atmosphere.

Today's attendance is pathetic and tomorrow's will be similar. I'd like to bet that 90% of the crowd are supporters of Hull, Rovers, Leeds, Wigan, Saints and Warrington.

The original concept was a brave one but unfortunately it just hasn't worked.

Said exactly the same in a conversation just yesterday. Stadium near to a city centre; big enough stadium without being too big at this stage of Magic's development; an area that logically could see expansion of RL. Switch Magic to end of May bank holiday when Newcastle have finished their season and everyone's a winner

I think it is the biggest waste of money ever.

Why dont the RFL invest the money into getting some desent refs.

Total waste of money get rid!

26,642 in a 67,000 capacity stadium with probably 3 of the best supported teams in Hull, Leeds and Bratfut.

Other than the fans making that special effort the rest could be applied to any venue.

I would hold it at the start of the season in London. We already have two professional clubs in London who whilst they have had too much money thrown at them over the years with little return, I feel a February big KO at Wembley (I would prefare the Emirates but thats out of the question in mid season) with loads of promotion would work.

Looking at what Saracens have done with promotion in London we could get 50 - 60000 for each day. Plau all the national press is based in London and we might just generate some good publicity to kick off the super league season.

I agree with taking it to Newcastle. It would be easier to get to and you could go there and back in a day. Only other thing they could do is to take it to another country to promote the game.

Get it in Rotterdam or Amsterdam

Get P&O to do some good deals

Jobs a good un