i'm going to the magic weekend for the first time (in Manchester) could anybody recommend good pubs before and after games?

Also how are they for dress code aka rugby shirts?

Dress codes!!!! Are you for serious! Last year with the sun if you wore a rugby top you were overdressed. If you dont have a rugby top on they may question whether you are at the correct event!

Pubs - There are very few near the ground. Picadilly is a good half hour walk from the ground-Top up before you go. There are bars in the ground and an area ouside the ground where you can sit down to eat and drink.

Enjoy it its great, especially if your team wins

Try and get to Sinclairs Oyster Bar. Its a Sam Smith's pub near the catherdral. £1.50 a pint - there's usually loads of RL fans sat outside in a decent sized beer garden.

If planning a night out in Manc, you wont get in many places in a rugby shirt.

during the day you will be fine anywhere in rugby tops. as someone else said, there is nothing near the ground so do the pubs in town first, otherwise you are drinking in the stadium or in the fanzone. The fan zone at the ground was pretty good in the sun last year, hopefully will be the same this time around.

Just a few bits of info this year the Greater Manchester City Games will fall on the same weekend as Magic Weekend. On Saturday the Great City Games will be taking place in city centre Manchester last year over 20,000 turned out to watch, so expect quite a few more people in Manchester and on Sunday the BUPA Greater Manchester Run and I think attracted over 30,000 runners. www.greatcitygames.org/About/Abo ... ester.aspx The good news is the Metrolink now runs up to the Etihad www.metrolink.co.uk/stationinfo/ ... ampus.aspx

Just a few bits of info this year the Greater Manchester City Games will fall on the same weekend as Magic Weekend. On Saturday the Great City Games will be taking place in city centre Manchester last year over 20,000 turned out to watch, so expect quite a few more people in Manchester and on Sunday the BUPA Greater Manchester Run and I think attracted over 30,000 runners. www.greatcitygames.org/About/Abo ... ester.aspx The good news is the Metrolink now runs up to the Etihad www.metrolink.co.uk/stationinfo/ ... ampus.aspx

Hull have never won at magic so fingers crossed

Just remember the magic weekend in Cardiff, first year they didn't let ne1 in but year after everyone was welcome so see what happens

Will be finding this place!

One of the great social and rugby weekends of the year.Better,more competitive games this year,just need some decent weather.

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Quote: Ganson's Optician "Will be finding this place! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shambles_S ... Manchester See you all there lads and lasses.

if you like your ales you want to seek out the marble arch near victoria, then metro to the stadium, or go afterwards

Quote: the artist "if you like your ales you want to seek out the marble arch near victoria, then metro to the stadium, or go afterwards'" This looks good - I will be giving this a try. www.marblebeers.com/marble-arch/ Cheers.

Quote: the artist "if you like your ales you want to seek out the marble arch near victoria, then metro to the stadium, or go afterwards'" This looks good - I will be giving this a try. www.marblebeers.com/marble-arch/ Cheers.

Are you able to buy tickets for the middle tier at around the half way line? The unreserved tickets just seem to be lower tier and the only upper tier more expensive tickets are just the corners?