I'm going, but only because it'll be a good weekend on the drink with a few good nights out!

I'm off for the weekend, few days on the pop.

Am I the only one going to watch the rugby?

AgainTAhsin been to all of them but not this year, even if I could get away from work the thought of Wales in feb does not appeal

We have been to all of them so far - if we decide to go next year, it will be there and back in the day. I dont know why they didnt bin this magic thing and just have the home and away games so that there isnt any advantage when a certain team plays the weakest team and gets two points from the magic and then another four from the two league meetings. Then again, when it was derbies we used to do that anyway! What the RFL should have done is left it out and kept the free weekend for the international fixture against France which over the years has robbed us of a few players that particular weekend.

FAO TVOC - did you compile a "magic weekend" league table for the games played over the four magic weekends? I believe we might just be at the top of that having played four and won four.

Hotel booked already - going down Saturday morning returning Monday afternoon.

Is this years MM just another round of games or is it going to be an additional round like it has been since it first began?

I haven't but I could do quite easily when I'm sat at my other machine, I'll have a look on Monday unless someone wants to beat me to it.

Thanks to aerlingus cancelling my flights to Cardiff I will now be skiing. Sorry RFL, claim my ticket money off the useless gist at Aerlingus

Not interested. Been each year since it's started but tbh it's a damp squib and needs putting to bed.

I lied. Someone has just said they'll pa for me for my 20th. Staying in Llantwit i think.

Ironic.

AS you offered, tvoc, forgive me for stealing your thunder!

By my reckoning (and the results on wikipedia) we are 'top' of the MM table and the only team who hasn't lot a game in it:

W D L F A Diff Pts
1. Leeds 4 0 0 148 110 38 8
2. Saints 3 0 1 163 72 91 6
3. Warrington 3 0 1 182 104 78 6
4. Harlequins 3 0 1 97 70 27 6
5. Hull KR 3 0 1 72 109 -37 6
6. Huddersfield 2 0 2 120 92 28 4
7. Wigan 2 0 2 100 119 -19 4
8. Crusaders 1 0 1 35 40 -5 2
9. Wakefield 1 0 3 112 118 -6 2
10. Hull 1 0 3 59 77 -18 2
11. Bradford 1 0 3 96 117 -21 2
12. Castleford 1 0 2 66 96 -30 2
13. Catalans 1 0 3 80 114 -34 2
14. Salford 0 0 3 50 142 -92 0

On a separate point, I don't like the concept and think it's a really bad idea to start the season with it in Cardiff.

Hilarious you aren't ya?