Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:23 am  

Brilliant decision by the rugby league to return to the north east of England for another great weekend of rugby league.
I just hope they also look at the fixtures for Newcastle thunder and get a home fixture arranged on the Friday night like last year.
The hunt now begins for accommodation. See you all there.

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:00 pm  

Skeggy Red wrote:

Brilliant decision by the rugby league to return to the north east of England for another great weekend of rugby league.
I just hope they also look at the fixtures for Newcastle thunder and get a home fixture arranged on the Friday night like last year.
The hunt now begins for accommodation. See you all there.

I've just booked the travelodge Newcastle Airport. Sat and Sun night £79 per room for the 2 nights. Went last year, was great mixing with opposition fans, and only £3 odd on the metro to the ground

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:29 pm  

Really great decision, loved it this year and also great for the fact that other venues got more than one year as well. Went this year but only for the Saturday, gonna look next year at the full weekend and camp somewhere within a train or bus ride distance if anyone knows any good camping in that area?

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:39 pm  

A good decision, but it needs moving into the Super 8s to stop the league being lopsided, and move the CC final to May whilst we're at it!

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:47 pm  

Great news, really enjoyed Newcastle last year.

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:51 pm  

Best location we've had to date without a doubt so it's the correct call.

I'm frustrated they've left it so long to then move the date forward from last years though as I've booked a holiday for mid May.

Sure people will have another great weekend, we certainly did last year.

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:45 pm  

I looked at accommodation around 11am this morning. Rooms £50-60 a night in the centre of Newcastle. By the time I'd made a few calls and confirmed we needed two rooms and went back at around 2.30pm those same rooms were now £150-£200 a night and mostly booked up!!!
It's a joke. Get it back to Manchester ASAP for me.

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:54 pm  

Vikingsufferer wrote:

I've just booked the travelodge Newcastle Airport. Sat and Sun night £79 per room for the 2 nights. Went last year, was great mixing with opposition fans, and only £3 odd on the metro to the ground

It is the correct Newcastle isn't it? Do you remember one of the TIW lads booking a bargain weekend near Stoke last year?

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:46 pm  

jools wrote:

I looked at accommodation around 11am this morning. Rooms £50-60 a night in the centre of Newcastle. By the time I'd made a few calls and confirmed we needed two rooms and went back at around 2.30pm those same rooms were now £150-£200 a night and mostly booked up!!!
It's a joke. Get it back to Manchester ASAP for me.

i checked about 12:00 and the prices in central newcastle were a joke! got the premier inn @ the airport for £80

not sure if i will even go, good to have hotel ready though even though its not in centre of town.

Re: Well Done to the RFL : Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:07 am  

Why has the derby format been scrapped except for Hull's?

In respect to fairness of the league final make up and now relegation is a consideration I think they should change it to a nines competition rather than a full fixture round.