Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 8:36 pm  

beer should be banned from the stands. numerous incidents today including a drunken women from wigan who insisted on throwing beer over people

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:13 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

beer should be banned from the stands. numerous incidents today including a drunken women from wigan who insisted on throwing beer over people

Why punish the responsible masses because of a drunken minority? There did seem to be one or two incidents at the Hull game that were no doubt drink related, but being able to sit there with a pint yesterday certainly added to the enjoyment of the day from a personal point of view.

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:17 pm  

A thoroughly enjoyable day out today. The only real disappointment for me was that the Wigan/Saints game wasn't the tight competitive affair I'd hoped for.
Well done particularly to Salfored who really raised their performance for the day.

Liked the stadium as well and hope the RFL stick with it.

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:21 pm  

I still think a lot of fans only stayed for their teams games, unless they just gathered together for their game and then spread out after that.

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:23 pm  

Meefy wrote:

I still think a lot of fans only stayed for their teams games, unless they just gathered together for their game and then spread out after that.

I think that's inevitable as some people just prefer to only watch their own side, and particularly if your team lose then you might not fancy sticking around. I think that's the nature of the beast though and is something that you would never be able to change, even when you think to the double headers for the Championship Grand Finals etc where exactly the same issue exists. I did like the idea of each game having an 'end' for each set of fans which certainly helped the atmosphere.

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:30 pm  

keep it where it is now, maybe alter the format slightly and keep it in May. Its not an expensive weekend in comparison to the previous 5 and could be used as a vehicle to expand the game into Manchester (see article in programme).

Top quality weekend, just a shame Saints didnt play like they did at Headingley on Monday

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:37 pm  

J O N N Y wrote:

and could be used as a vehicle to expand the game into Manchester

That sums up RL in a sentence, there is Swinton, Salford and any number of teams within a short drive, if Manchester hasn't got it now then they never will.

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:47 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

That sums up RL in a sentence, there is Swinton, Salford and any number of teams within a short drive, if Manchester hasn't got it now then they never will.

I think you sum RL up in a sentence, glass half empty outlook, stick to what we've got approach to the sport.

Manchester as a population hasnt taken notice of RL to any great degree previously. There are now amateur teams being established across the city improving access to the sport, Salford have just moved into a new purpose built stadium 6 months ago, footballers from both Manchester teams regularly follow and talk about RL and the RFL has just moved into MediaCity. There are loads of new reasons to showcase Rugby League to the Manchester public, so why not try again?

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:55 pm  

Been an armchair non-attendee until today (mate had spare ticket going cheap). *Still* not 100% sure of the concept, but I'll be honest and say I did enjoy it. Definitely wouldn't traipse to Cardiff or Edinburgh though, can't break the bank for a regular league game.

Re: The Magic Weekend : Sun May 27, 2012 9:59 pm  

30 odd thousand looks better in a stadium which holds 47000, rather than a stadium which holds 70000 - 80000, as is the case in scotland and wales