: Mon May 04, 2009 4:31 pm  

Birch24 wrote:

Thought the stadium was miles better than millenium, loads to do when got in there ( games for kids etc, plenty more choice in foods and drinks. Where else can u go and have a chicken jalfrezzi with nan bread while watching game.

Main problem there is that the stuff to do all relies on the weather being good, if the weather had been poor the whole event would have been a wash out.

Like a lot of fans we sat on the grass in the ground enjoying the sun but if its not decent weather that wouldn't have happened and there was very little else in the area to do.

And thats not to mention the state the pitch would have been in with a bit of rain.

And the public transport links - especially after the game - to and from the ground were very poor - why wasn't a shuttle service set up to get fans back to the city centre?


Cardiff wins hands down for me, an enjoyable weekend but the ground and facilities weren't a patch on Cardiff.

: Mon May 04, 2009 4:41 pm  

They have signed a 2 year deal with Murrayfield so whatever ideas you have it's back to bonnie scotland next year jimmies

: Mon May 04, 2009 4:57 pm  

Never been to a Magic weekend before. Can't say I was that enamoured by Murrayfield or the location. It was a little base for me outside the ground too, reminded me of a travelling fair.

The upside was getting 2 x free tickets to get in. Presumably the RFL directed steward mistook me for a local.

Seriously I didnt hear one Scottish accent inside and the taxi driver didnt know the event was even on. I'm not sure the RFL can call it a success.

Re: Edinburgh or Cardiff?? : Mon May 04, 2009 5:01 pm  

the original stevo wrote:

what a load of tosh edinburgh is not impressed one jot nothing for families whatsoever and i for one as pretty much everyone on our coach won't be going again. Anyone elses views??

Wire lost

and would you believe it the coach breaks
Did not get home until about 5.30

Edinburgh was awful
Me and a few others tried to watch the newcastle liverpool game in the pub and they kicked us out cos we did not have id with us. I am 18 but dont have id because i have just passed my driving test so im waiting for my licence which i use as id to come through. Around 5 pubs said the same thing even tho we were just sat there not drinking anyting! Plus took us ages to actually get to the ground no signs until about 10 yards from the ground!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GO BACK TO CARDIFF!

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:11 pm  

Once again poorly promoted by the RFL, some locals were asking if the event was a RU sevens tournament. Not a fly poster in sight. The RFL would learn something if they asked Les Cats what they do for promoting their games as Catalans had posters up advertising last years' play-off game against Wire miles away from Perpignan.

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:13 pm  

Wolfette wrote:

where did 60,000 people go.

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Mood nightclub where I was cutting some shapes.

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:23 pm  

Few in the Grassmarket, 3 sisters was quite lively. http://www.edinburghpubguide.co.uk/PubD ... he_90.html

Few in the Grassmarket, 3 sisters was quite lively. http://www.edinburghpubguide.co.uk/PubD ... he_90.html

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:24 pm  

Edinburgh for me, great stadium, good set up around the ground, and excellent city away from the rugby.

Keep it there, but hopefully well be on earlier in the day next year.

Edinburgh or Cardiff : Mon May 04, 2009 5:30 pm  

Just got back, great turn out again from the wire faithful...

I have now been to all 3 magic weekends and Edinburgh does not compare to the weekends we had in Cardiff. Two main reasons, 1. The stadium was to far away from the city centre - Once you had made the decision to go to the stadium, you could not just pop back out of the stadium and go back into the city centre like in Cardiff (it was too far away) and there was nothing based around the stadium that would warrant having some time out during games. Due to this there was no atmospehere in the city centre like there was in Cardiff. 2. You cannot take children into the pubs (even if you are eating) - I'm not sure if this is law in Scotland, this is a family event and hence not being able to eat in pubs with your kids is an issue, so it was proper restaurants, Macs, KFC or BK! We couldnt even watch any of the other rugby or footie games on sky during the weekend as the kids weren't allowed in.

So YES its CARDIFF for me and the rest of my family!

: Mon May 04, 2009 6:03 pm  

Cardiff by a county mile... The weekend in Edinburgh was a complete flop.

Atmosphere:
In-stadium atmosphere better in Cardiff (perhaps due to roof?)
Around ground atmosphere better in Cardiff
Pubs/Socializing better in Cardiff.

Cost:
Hotels more expensive than Cardiff
Pubs more expensive than Cardiff
Food more expensive than Cardiff

Locals had no idea Murrayfield Magic was on. Our hotelier, bus driver, taxi driver and some locals I talked to had no idea what was happening.

Pubs were reluctant to let fans in wearing colours. On Rose Street four pubs refused entry to fans in replica kits.

City itself was one big building site.

Just thank the lord it didn't rain... It would have been a disaster!

I, for one, will not be returning next year.