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Got to be a better option than the one in wakefield and any potential 2nd one in Hull

can't see a magic weekend heading there any time soon, but what about playing the challenge cup semis there as a double header?

8k average gates and stadium facilities high on tbe agenda,when do these standards kick in ?

Great that we are attracting new investment. But in terms of next steps, Coventry's stadium is too small for Magic Weekend, holds 32k but the Saturday of Magic has had 40k for a good few years now. Coventry also isnt attractive as a weekend away like Newcastle or Manchester are.

Better to let them host the CC Semi's as these struggle to get good gates wherever we play them, and the CC is seen as a historic competition by non RL fans.

I think 32k is perfect, great chance of selling out both days if you get the fixtures right which will look and sound great

For Magic Weekend, I'd rather have 32k sell out than 37k in 55k stadiums. But Coventry isn't a great visitors Town. There's bugger all there.

As far as getting a Super League side there, and coming from a rugby union club, it's a genuine "WOW" moment.. Brilliant if you ask me!

This wasn't an April Fools was it?!

You should work for the RFL with that logic.

Why don't we play it at Leigh or Doncaster it would sell out every year

The Wasps guy owns the Ricoh arena. Personally I think he's just saying this about a Super League club to try and get us to host big rugby league events at his stadium, which will make him a load of money. There is already a League one club in Coventry, let's see if this guy actually invests any money into it.

The Football team plan to move out again, so he maybe genuinely does want/need another tenant to cover costs.

I do agree that he should buy Coventry Bears though, almost every time we've tried to parachute a club in to SL its been a disaster, the only exception is Catalan but of course they came out of an RL stronghold and were an evolution of an exisiting club.

Tolouse and Toronto are currently flying high in their leagues and and are the 'new club' model we should be following. Get them to start low (with low cost risks if it goes wrong) and fans like seeing winning teams, even if the standard is lower.

Exciting times for the game though, its looking like in 5 years we could have two strong French clubs, a Midlands club and. Canadian club, and surely that brings big rewards in terms of TV deals and sponsorship.

Agree. Know a few Cov lads and they tell me Wasps have so far run up a debt and treated the local soccer and rugby clubs appallingly.

As much as I'd love a RU club to take up RL I reckon this one should be swerved.

This might have something to do with his sudden interest: www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/ ... h-12759835

This might have something to do with his sudden interest: www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/ ... h-12759835

Can't see how a football, RU and RL team could all share the Ricoh Arena, guess there must be an alternative venue in mind for one of them ?

Football saga been going on ff and on. think they will end up going elsewhere permanently

Depends what the point behind the Magic Weekend is, if its money generation, then yes it's probably too small. It was set up to take RL to new areas in an effort to spread the game, holding a magic weekend in Coventry would presumably do that.

I have never bought into this idea that the Magic Weekend is there to "spread the game"; at least not directly. I haven't been to the opera, I might like it but I might not. So I don't think I would go out and buy a weekend pass for the Proms. However if I happen to be in the area and see a bunch of opera fanatics having a right beano, I will probably be tempted to do my research and find out more.

The magic weekend works because it is profitable for all concerned and gives us a good weekend away. That has a knock-on effect on the host city. Take it to somewhere inoffensive but dull - ie Coventry - you will kill the concept off in an instant. However, I have a horrible feeling that Big Nige will lead us down that route.

I'm naturally sceptical about all this. Stadium use aside, what would Wasps RU gain out of it? When London Broncos traded under the Harlequins moniker, the union club benefited from the goodwill which came from the RL side's community work. I can only imagine that this would be the same. Unless we take a bold step and abandon the word 'rugby', people will continue to remain oblivious.