: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:56 pm  

sorry i hate it and will never go, and i think a lot of people will vote with their backsides on sofas this weekend, as ive said on another thread the money spent on this one would get you a sky subscription for a season.

quarter full murrayfield does nothing for the game at all, no other sport does this and we should stop.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:58 pm  

chapster wrote:

sorry i hate it and will never go, and i think a lot of people will vote with their backsides on sofas this weekend, as ive said on another thread the money spent on this one would get you a sky subscription for a season.

quarter full murrayfield does nothing for the game at all, no other sport does this and we should stop.

So not even attracting locals into see something they might enjoy and not had the chance to see before is a good thing?

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:58 pm  

adam9641 wrote:

Football has always been expensive! I am talking about RUGBY a sport which used to be reasonable to follow finance wise, but of late it is getting expensive to follow your team!

Let’s face it Cardiff was not exactly a success and tbh I can’t see this one working in Edinburgh, but maybe I will be proved wrong.

Football used to be cheap until all seater stadiums, SKY and the Premiership. Pretty similar to rugby.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:01 pm  

whos going to harliquins week after?

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:02 pm  

t-r-i-n-i-t-y wrote:

So not even attracting locals into see something they might enjoy and not had the chance to see before is a bad thing?

do you seriously then think they are going to commute to wakefield wigan and bradford every week? no!

dont think it brings anything at all, except a random fixture in a distant land.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:17 pm  

chapster wrote:

do you seriously then think they are going to commute to wakefield wigan and bradford every week? no!

True....but they might travel to Wembley or Old Trafford - they might even want to play or follow a local amateur side.

Anything we, as a sport, can do to grow interest in a new area is a good thing.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:31 pm  

Well acording to league express there has been 4k tickets sold to the scots so that cant be a bad thing for the game i am sure!

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:49 pm  

wakeytom wrote:

Well acording to league express there has been 4k tickets sold to the scots so that cant be a bad thing for the game i am sure!

ok good point but thats half a franchises minimum and about 5 quid a game, i just think what it gains in scotland it loses with fans from down here feeling ripped off.
ok switch it round the scottish premier league want to expand, as they do, you really think there going to go with all 20 odd teams to old trafford just on the outside chance we may want to go see an old firm derby some day?, no!

the economics of it dont work and i think it does the sport more harm than good.
but its only an opinion.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:02 pm  

Whilst I accept there are good arguments for and against the concept of the Magic weekend, for me the major plus point is that it is a great showcase for the RL 'family' (which we have certainly witnessed and appreciated at our club recently).

The fact that fans from 14 teams can come together and a have good time is a great PR exercise for the sport.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:09 pm  

IngsRoader wrote:

Whilst I accept there are good arguments for and against the concept of the Magic weekend, for me the major plus point is that it is a great showcase for the RL 'family' (which we have certainly witnessed and appreciated at our club recently).

The fact that fans from 14 teams can come together and a have good time is a great PR exercise for the sport.

sorry again i disagree its only one pr image
a half empty stadium will be far more damaging than the "oh isnt it friendly in rl" stuff.
and since when did scots sports fans want to mingle like long lost chums with english ones?? they still have the posts from wembley!