Quote: Pepe "I think that you would actually have to be there in order to fully appreciate the event. But you just cannot get away from the fact that it is a T.V. event too, and the atmosphere generated from a three quarter empty stadium looks and feels flat. It lacks the vibrancy excitement of a game played in a full stadium. It also does no favours at all to the sports image.
I still think MM is a good idea though. There aren’t as many trophies to win as there used to be and the game is lacking these big events. I think that the RFL should persevere with this idea and keep it in Cardiff as the opening to the season. Hopefully it will grow and more and more fans will turn up.
I wouldn’t go if my team isn’t playing but, if they ever do play at MM, I’d love to go. I think, unless he is simply a T.V. critic, that any sports journo doing a write up on the event should actually have gone too.'"
I didn't think the atmosphere felt flat but then again I stood with the fans of different clubs with each game, thought us, Bradford, Salford, Crusaders and both hull clubs really generated some noise.