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Well that's where I think It should be headed next.Get more people in London exposed to RL and help boost the profile of the Harlequins,they need it. Don't you think?


2 days @ Wembley probably would attract more fans to the game,then what they normally get in wales or scotland.

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Actually that's quite a good idea. Lots of hotels. Lots of pubs. Good transport links. Tie in with the Olympics.

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Appart from the fact its in Feb, can you see fans getting a tad cold outside all day in an open stadium and add to that the chance of rain in Feb, the FA would not want their luvverly pitch cut up by 7 games in 36 hours. I am afraid if its held as the season opener it has to be a statium with a roof and there is only one in the country, my only gripe is the fact it is not on a bank holiday weekend so it reduces the crowds as we all have to be at work or school on the monday.

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Eastlands would be better imo

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Eastlands in July. Job sorted.

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Clearly you are unaware of the cost of hiring Wembley for a weekend.

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Quote: Speccy "Clearly you are unaware of the cost of hiring Wembley for a weekend.'"
Well tell us,since you know!

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eastlands for me too....but its unlikely...not for 7games anyway

but i think the concept of getting people to watch 7 games is wearing abit thin...

i think i'd be more inclined to turn the magic weekend into a 7's comp and then having a series of big double headers held at football stadiums during the summer ie wigan v saints + salford v warrington @ eastlands , leeds v bradford + huddersfield v castleford @ elland road, hull v hull kr + 2 other teams @ brammell lane or hillsborough....you get the idea

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Leave it in Cardiff and let it grow.

If it can't suceed in a City like Cardiff with a venue slap bang in the middle of the City centre then it won't anywhere outside of the heartlands.

I'd give it a few years in Cardiff before making any decisions to move or scrap it.

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Quote: Speccy "Clearly you are unaware of the cost of hiring Wembley for a weekend.'"


Between £250k and £750K for the day, depending on how much of it you want opened and what your event is.

Eastlands is pretty much a non-starter, because there is a planning limit on the number of non-football events that can be held each year. I would imagine 60K people watching U2 or Take That is more lucrative than a smaller number watching RL.

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Will the next person who says it's too cold to watch RL in february, please put their testicles in this fluffy pink basket.

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I would have thought that if MM is going to kick off the season, it'd be better closer to the heartlands.

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In 2013, I'd definitely have the event at the Olympic Stadium (assuming it's ready).

Magic weekends are currently an away-day for existing fans. They can be that, but I'd rather have 20k travelling fans and 30k new customers, and potential future fans, each day than 50k travelling fans for the weekend.

If you have the event in London and properly market AND MOST IMPORTANTLY give away thousands of tickets to schools, then you're getting new fans through the gate. There would be no problem getting 60k crowds each day if 40k of the tickets are free. How do you think Saracens and Wasps "sell out" Wembley?

Also for travelling fans, the hotels aren't going to put their prices up specifically for the event as they do in Cardiff and Edinburgh, and if you are making a holiday of it there's a hell of a lot more to do.

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Will everybody stop just picking out random stadiums in randon cities without first considering the time of year the event is staged and the likelyhood of a premier football club allowing 7 games of to be RL played on it

Considering the amount of fans involved they could just about manage with the LSV , a weekend out in a small town in w1g4n anybody ? icon_wink.gif

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No No No! The people in Cardiff are friendly, and everyone has a good time. The locals in London, well they are COCKneys. No way would I want to go to an English rugby union heartland for magic weekend. Everyone hates English RU and with good reason. At least the Welsh RU fans have an ounce of respect for RL

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