Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 2:02 pm  

Scanners wrote:

Now about that account you said this one would go the same way as............

Ah, now I get your reasons for the personal attacks

Scanners wrote:

What assumptions?

You assume that I am a Labour supporter, quite wide of the mark. It wouldn't bother me what colour the council was if it supported RL, in fact you might want to check out the colours of Edinburgh council.

Scanners wrote:

What is the RFL's strategy for internationals? Has the RFL approached MCC to use the ground, and in case you missed the obvious, it is during the football season when the Tri/Four Nations was/is played.

Now you are grasping at straws, CoM are only allowed so many non-football events a year, they haven't held an even there since the first few months of the stadium opening, it is quite logical to assume they don't want RL when you look at how many high profile events they could have had.

Scanners wrote:

I'd be intrigued to learn this. Would Sky not give the same if the event were in Manchester?

FFS, you wanted it played at the end of May, a time when Sky have the footy play offs, theirs and the medias attention will be elsewhere.

Scanners wrote:

Why is it not good to have a full house?

Have you been to one of these events?

Scanners wrote:

So about your pitch argument.............and where has it been said that Man City don't want RL played there in the football off season?

Read the thread, if you can't grasp it by now there is no point explaining it.

Which stadiums and what tough restrictions?

Scanners wrote:

Manchester is a great city for a night out and has loads to offer. Why wouldn't fans from other clubs want to travel there?

Where have I said they wouldn't? They would day trip at best at worst go for one match.

Scanners wrote:

You seem to be completely sidestepping the issue of the real lack of RL played right in the heartland areas.

Eh? Unless they have moved the heartlands areas overnight then there is plenty of RL there, you might have to explain this as i am clearly missing something...

Scanners wrote:

Isn't one of the main reasons for the weekend the development of the game?

Is it?

You can bang on about the supposed "heartlands" all you like, it is down to the clubs to sort out their own business, they have ignored investment and growth of the game for decades, if they couldn't spread the game a few miles down the road it is their problem.

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 2:04 pm  

Big G
Scanners

get a room

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 4:38 pm  

Mark_W wrote:

I've just got back from Edinburgh and I have an idea:

GO TO THE BLOODY THING RATHER THAN MOAN ABOUT HOW FEW PEOPLE ARE THERE ON A MESSAGEBOARD

Agreed.

"looks terrible on tv" thats a great one!

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 4:59 pm  

a number of posters mention the" political" angle- and i assume from this that over the 4 years of Magic weekend that the RFL have had some financial "reward"- if thats the right description from public funds to bring the event to the 2 host cities.

Post election whatever the outcome - isnt their a big chance of a lot of belt tightening by local government - things are so bad where we are that the council recently said in public they couldnt afford to repair the clock on a local library as the ............£1,500 it would cost couldnt be justified - that might be one end of the spectrum , but if the RFL havent got the same level of support for Magic 5 already in place then i just wonder if they might find it difficult post election

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 5:15 pm  

The funds come from the tourist boards of major cities, not the local councils of small towns.

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 5:36 pm  

I think with London hosting the Challenge Cup, Manchester hosting the Grand Final and Edinburgh being a little too far for some people (being a student it would just be far too expensive) I think St James Park would be great, in the middle of Newcastle with plenty of Hotels dotted around.

Being a Sheffield Wednesday supporter I also think Hillsborough is a good shout too, the super-tram works a treat, especially if you are travelling by train. Both these stadiums would look great on TV with RL supporters and would definitely attract local media interest.

I also think the fixtures need to be either derbies or closely matched teams. I don't think the RFL should bin the idea of a magic weekend though, it's great having a slot in the RL calendar where we can go to a new city and watch some good games of RL in a nice stadium.

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 5:41 pm  

Scanners wrote:

Where on earth have you plucked your prices paid from? How much has the RFL been paid to go to Edinburgh? I would suggest that the event being held on home ground would see a huge increase in spectator numbers. Fans would be far more willing to attend and stay over and be able to do at far less cost than a tourist destination. I would be surprised if MCC would not want to see such a boost to the local economy.

Would be a nice contrast from the types they welcomed when Glasgow Rangers came to town.............

those were the prices quoted at the time the deal was signed, i thought it was common knowledge tbh

why would fans bother to pay to stay in a hotel when they are (for the most part) an hours drive from home? and yes it costs less, and because it costs less, less money goes into the local economy, the less money that goes in, the less the worth it has to the local businesses

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 5:48 pm  

Mark_W wrote:

I've just got back from Edinburgh and I have an idea:

GO TO THE BLOODY THING RATHER THAN MOAN ABOUT HOW FEW PEOPLE ARE THERE ON A MESSAGEBOARD

Would love to, but like a lot of people I have limited cash to spend and this was the wrong time for me money wise.

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 5:52 pm  

As crazy as it may sound but for me it has to be far away to make it a bit special. Who wants to spend a weekend in Manchester? I go there all the time. Boring.

Re: The Magic Weekend 2010 : Mon May 03, 2010 5:53 pm  

Ive just come back from Edinburgh and enjoyed it thought it was a little nicer than Cardiff as a city and thought Murrayfield was just as good The Millenuim Stadium.