: Mon May 04, 2009 6:25 pm
Had a fantastic time, I was there with the family buit also playing with the lost loiners so never a dull moment. Also saw a fair few people around I knew.
From an adult perspective I enjoyed the set up at Murrayfield. The queues for the bars and food stalls weren't too long and it was great sitting in the sun with a pint. For the kids there seemed to be a lot going on behind the west stand with inflatables and stuff but unfortunately this was curtailed by high winds on the sunday. The only prob would have been if it had rained. Luckily it didn't but some more under cover areas around the stadium would be an idea for next year.
As far as prices are concerned they may seem steep but they were typical of "festival" prices. It was never going to be a cheap weekend but it's an "event" that all clubs supporters can go to and be involved as opposed to GF night. In that way it was inclusive and seemed to attract a good cross section of fans. 99.9% of the fans were true RL fans without any dickeads. I didn't see any ugly moments in the whole weekend which makes a change from other big RL events I've been to.
As far as ticketing was concerned there seemed to be enough space to move around the stadium at will apart from in the east stand which was mainly full so as to look good on TV. Elsewhere you could almost have your pick of seats.
Edinburgh as a city has plenty of great bars and restaurants and more accommodation than Cardiff. I will certainly be back next year and would recommend it.
