Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:23 pm  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/25863785 What a surprise... Huddersfield yet again!!! Given that this year there is the threat of relegation looming over some of the clubs, surely this should have been dropped to give everyone a fair crack of the whip. I just don't see how this weekend works anymore. If the RFL wanted to make a day of it then they should perhaps look at turning the round into a Rugby 7's or 9's competition similar to the Middlesex 7's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/25863785 What a surprise... Huddersfield yet again!!! Given that this year there is the threat of relegation looming over some of the clubs, surely this should have been dropped to give everyone a fair crack of the whip. I just don't see how this weekend works anymore. If the RFL wanted to make a day of it then they should perhaps look at turning the round into a Rugby 7's or 9's competition similar to the Middlesex 7's.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:28 pm  

Nice easy fixture for Catalan and Salford

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:29 pm  

Aren't they the same as last year?

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:54 pm  

I'm off away for the weekend. No interest whatsoever in this Mickey Mouse concept.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:34 pm  

Indeed. I want nothing to do with this scandalous, totally unfair contrivance. never have, and never will. If this determines relegation places, as it could well do, then I hope those responsible for it rot in hell.

[Bullseye]

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:14 pm  

Given that it's now a relegation year I can't see how having this makes fixtures fair at all.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:34 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Given that it's now a relegation year I can't see how having this makes fixtures fair at all.

Maybe it'll stop everyone saying you & London get preferential treatment from the RFL? Then again, probably not...

[Bullseye]

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:46 pm  

As if it would. We could be relegated to the bottom of the pennine league and forced to play at ground zero in Bradford city centre and we'd still get Keighley, Fax and Wakey fans saying we got preferential treatment.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:54 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

As if it would. We could be relegated to the bottom of the pennine league and forced to play at ground zero in Bradford city centre and we'd still get Keighley, Fax and Wakey fans saying we got preferential treatment.

At least you have a sense of humour about it.

Re: Magic Weekend 2014 - Fixtures announced : Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:32 pm  

I still fail to see how this is justified with so much riding on the league positions this year.
It's not a fair league with this extra fixture in.

We will just have to make sure we win.