Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Fri Jan 24, 2014 4:21 pm  

I wonder if they could do it as a draw a few weeks before it, like in the Challenge Cup / FA Cup etc. You might still get a team getting an easy draw, but at least it would be fair.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Fri Jan 24, 2014 4:25 pm  

bobsmyuncle wrote:

Fixtures based on previous year's standing ( 1 v 2 etc ) would be fairer.

And closer games, bar Salford v London.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Fri Jan 24, 2014 4:40 pm  

broadybull87 wrote:

And closer games, bar Salford v London.

5 of the planned games are close calls IMO, it wouldn't surprise me to see upsets in either of the other 2 also, 5 are cracking derbies. It would be impossible virtually to arrange it any better.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Fri Jan 24, 2014 7:08 pm  

Meant if it was based from last years table or even the standings going into the weekend.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:16 pm  

It is realy time to knock this one on the Head, how the hell can we have a fair comp with P & R this season with everyone playing one team 3 times , Come on RFL get a grip.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:26 pm  

It's not so long go before this concept we had to play 1/2 teams 3 times in one season and the Giants one year had to travel to odsal twice when Bradford were a top3 team and they( Giants) weren't exactly achievers and we had relegation then but I don't recall any unfairness on this board then. Swings both ways!

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Sun Jan 26, 2014 2:51 pm  

wishy wrote:

It's not so long go before this concept we had to play 1/2 teams 3 times in one season and the Giants one year had to travel to odsal twice when Bradford were a top3 team and they( Giants) weren't exactly achievers and we had relegation then but I don't recall any unfairness on this board then. Swings both ways!

Good comment. Don't know why you included your status in the last sentence though. Still it takes all sorts.