Magic Weekend : Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:21 pm  

Not long now till you visit our capital. It will be great for us League fans to be able to see SEVEN Super League games without having to go down to England. But to keep you up to date. There is a new tram system (or tram line, as some call it) being put in place in the city. I have not been in the capital recently, but by all accounts, Princes Street, the main street, is something of a building site at present. There is a dispute between the local council and the contractors and, although the street has been closed for a week, no work has been carried out. Although this situation may detract from the appearance of the city, don't let it put you off coming up for a great weekend of Leaague. For those who have never been to Edinburgh, one side of the main street is a large park; Princes Street Gardens. This will be a great gathering point for fans, and where else in the world could you find a beautiful park overlooked by an ancient castle atop a high rock? And although the main street will be closed, there are adequate alternative routes if you are coming by car, although it would be better to come up by train. The main station is right on Princes Street, and from there it is possible to take a train to Haymarket (about five minutes) which is only a few minutes walk from the stadium. It is even possible to walk from Princes Street to Murrayfield in about half an hour (and there are plenty of pubs on the route). If anyone hasn't booked yet and has trouble getting accommodation in Edinburgh, you will be able to get fixed up in Glasgow. There is a fifteen-minute train service to Edinburgh which only takes about 55 minutes and the train passes through Haymarket before reaching Waverley, so if you don't wish to go into the centre of the city you can alight at Haymarket. (Travelling from Glasgow you will see the stadium, which is right beside the railway, just before reaching Haymarket Station). There is going to be a supporters' village in the vast green area around Murrayfield, so everything is set for a fantastic weekend - if only the weather gods smile on us! Tram system construction notwithstanding, it will be a brilliant and colourful event with all the fans wearing their team tops adding even more colour to an already colourful city. Looking forward to seeing Wolves fans together with all the others. It will be a great experience. Welcome!

: Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:31 pm  

Agree Edinburgh is a great place, Ive bin twice before to watch the Rugby League and im looking forward to this one.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:52 am  

Really looking forward to the whole weekend. There are 11 of us going (6 adults and 5 kids). We are staying at the Premier Travel Inn, Falkirk (Larbert/M876) and getting the train in each day. Train station is only a couple of minutes from the hotel and takes about 20 minutes to Murrayfield. Restaurant is attached.

£52 per room per night and still rooms available!!!

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:05 pm  

^^^ That's a decent price alright! We've booked into a hotel just 10 mins walk from Princes St, so not bad going - really looking forward to this RL w/end way up north! RAI of Sunshine wrote: Then no, that isn't too early. With 2 hours between kick offs and the final game on a Sunday at 6:30pm......well I'll let you do the math Considering we've got 4 games to get through on the Sunday, i think the 12.30pm K.O for the first game is a pretty decent time to start too. Here's what looks like to be the confirmed fixture times: Sat 3rd: Salford v Harlequins 3pm Wakefield v Bradford 5pm Wigan v St Helens 7pm Sun 4th: Huddersfield v Celtic 12.30pm Hull FC v Castleford 2.30pm Catalans v Leeds 4.30pm Warrington v Hull KR 6.30pm http://www.therfl.co.uk/clientdocs/RFL% ... 202009.pdf

^^^ That's a decent price alright! We've booked into a hotel just 10 mins walk from Princes St, so not bad going - really looking forward to this RL w/end way up north! RAI of Sunshine wrote: Then no, that isn't too early. With 2 hours between kick offs and the final game on a Sunday at 6:30pm......well I'll let you do the math Considering we've got 4 games to get through on the Sunday, i think the 12.30pm K.O for the first game is a pretty decent time to start too. Here's what looks like to be the confirmed fixture times: Sat 3rd: Salford v Harlequins 3pm Wakefield v Bradford 5pm Wigan v St Helens 7pm Sun 4th: Huddersfield v Celtic 12.30pm Hull FC v Castleford 2.30pm Catalans v Leeds 4.30pm Warrington v Hull KR 6.30pm http://www.therfl.co.uk/clientdocs/RFL% ... 202009.pdf

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:07 pm  

Not long now, me and 2 others are going who are new to the game so hopefully it will leave an impression, never been to one of these weekends so will be really looking forward to it.

: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:42 am  

See the Rugby League have taken my advice and made the Sunday kick-of times later.

New times, every game on Sky.

Salford V Harlequins 3pm
Wakefield V Bradford 5pm
Wigan V St.Helens 7pm

Huddersfield V Celtic 12.30pm
Hull FC V Castleford 2.45pm
Catalans V Leeds 5pm
Warrington V Hull KR 7pm.

: Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:20 am  

Anyone got any spare vouchers for Murrayfield pretty please....

: Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:24 am  

Latchford Wolvesfan wrote:

See the Rugby League have taken my advice and made the Sunday kick-of times later.

New times, every game on Sky.

Salford V Harlequins 3pm
Wakefield V Bradford 5pm
Wigan V St.Helens 7pm

Huddersfield V Celtic 12.30pm
Hull FC V Castleford 2.45pm
Catalans V Leeds 5pm
Warrington V Hull KR 7pm.

Please tell me you don't mean these things.

And anyway, the Sunday starts at exactly the same time (12.30) you were originally complaining about:

Latchford Wolvesfan wrote:

Im not interested in doing the math, i know the kick-off times and in my opinion the Sunday starts to early but i don't come back until Monday so i suppose it suits them who are going home after the last Sunday match.

All they've done is add an extra 15 minutes between the 1st and 2nd and the 2nd and 3rd games.

: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:08 pm  

Wolfette wrote:

Anyone got any spare vouchers for Murrayfield pretty please....

PM sent.

: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:11 pm  

SEB wrote:

All they've done is add an extra 15 minutes between the 1st and 2nd and the 2nd and 3rd games.

Yes but that decision means it has extended our game by half hour, which is what i ultimately wanted, i just thought it would be easy to extend them all by half an hour instead of 15 mins here and there, but it has the same result.

Happy days.