for me next years venues if etihad isnt available should be out of:
villa park 43k
ricoh arena 30k
anfield 45k
reebok stadium possibly 28k
st james park 52k
stadium of light 49k
i know it is too big but olympic stadium possibly 80k
emirates stadium 60k
derby county pride park 33k
sounds stupid but aviva stadium ireland 51k

Edinburgh again??

Stade Velodrome. Mille.

Does it have to begin with 'M' ? ....Middlesbrough or Milton Keynes.

hopefully they'll be able to arrange it at the etihad again, we can be flexible with when we host it.

People touting all these places, it needs to be somewhere pretty well accessible and not too long a journey because we want plenty of fans to go and you simply aren't going to get as many people travelling down a long distance for what is at the end of the day a regular season game, it's not a final.

Emirates please (or anywhere in London works for me :-p )

I actually hope it can stay in Manchester, Fair enough if it can't be next year if the stadiums having work done but this year was my first time visiting Manchester Magic, I went a few times to Cardiff and enjoyed it but it was to expensive, I think this year it seemed to be a big success (ok the weather helped)...

Location wise it's brilliant, the majority of fans can go on the day without travelling a ridiculous distance , nice stadium , lots of space around for a fan village with bars etc.. I was disappointed with the high expense in the ground but no matter where you go it will be the same.

I'd like to think Manchester Magic at the Etihad can become a rock solid yearly event along with the grand final and the cc final.

Anfield - Stanley Park as the fan zone area.

That's my prediction anyway.

However, if they do host it in Newcastle, i'd suggest throwing a Gateshead game on first, see if they can drum up a bit of interest, especially seeing as they've just been taken over by the Falcons owner.

Confirmed not in Manchester next year, where next?

Newcastle, Liverpool or Cardiff for me.

I don't think you'll need to worry about London and Bradford. They'll be playing at Blackpool.

Cardiff for me - short drive to Gobowen and then get the train using my over 60 railcard.