Because there is already a game on Saturday afternoon.

Sale sharks have a game

I assume we're now playing on a neutral ground in France then?

Only 2 teams won against Catalan in france wigan and saints. They even sent Warrington home with their tails between their legs. This will be a massive ask as Catalan need to win to make sure Rhinos don't get in top 4.

Is it true that Salford v Wakefield moved to Sat evening now then? Again, how is that fair? The games need to kick off at the same time, surely?

We've never lost in Perp, let's hope we can continue that run!

Apparently so. Think your game can't be moved due to french broadcasting rights clashing with Sky and Salfords stadium used by sale sharks. Think sky have this idea that if your team wins that it will make ours exciting. Theory sounds good but could go wrong and our game could become a dead rubber. Also Leeds should be kicking off against Huddersfield on same day at same time because if Catalan win then leeds can't catch them for 4th they could rest loads of player as hull would need to win by a 100 to go above them and they are not playing you again this season.

I think it's fair to say the play off bird has flown following Saturday's abomination. I'll eat every item on Omar Khan's menu if Salford beat Wakefield and go back for seconds if we beat Catalans.

Might also be a good time to look at the difference the Magic Weekend has had on the league this year. Wakefield played the joint bottom club Castleford who have only won 6 games all year.. they obviously won that game. We were once again paired with a top 5 club versus Leeds..which we lost.

Complete farce of a concept that I just cannot support. If we're to continue with the play offs, the actual league has to be a completely fair process. It just isn't at the moment.

Have to agree with that.

I agree broadly, but if you look at the teams when the fixtures were announced, we were playing a club who had just missed out on the play-offs and we had finished next to bottom. Cas had the easy draw, not us. You're rewriting it with hindsight.

I'm not. If you were somebody that had too much time on your hands you could look back at my previous views on the magic weekend. I think the event is a farce and have said so on many occasions.

magic weekend should be round 14. play round 13 then look at league....play a challenge cup round then the week after play round 14 1v2, 3v4, 5v6 etc etc...then no-one gets an easy game........or do you want Wire v Widnes.......

I'd rather it was scrapped completely, but a random draw would seem to be the fairest solution. Or perhaps Nigel could expand his club call concept.. 1-7 pick their opponent!