I didn't make it this year and wondered how it went. It looked fantastic on the TV. Largest audience to date.

Is this the permanent venue? The ? GM of SL wasn't giving much away when asked if it would be there next year. His response was £4.5 million spent over the weekend and lots of cities are interested(Something like that!)

Thoughts?

I hope it goes back to Manchester. Awful getting to and from Newcastle city centre. Seating is better at the Etihad as well.

It's brilliant if you were fortunate enough to get digs within the city with the ground being so close but i see where you are coming from if you haven't.

Etihad is certainly easier access but would like to see them try somewhere else, not sure what the options are though.

Three of us went for the first time and loved it . We would definitely do Toon again .

I thought it was a really good weekend in a good city. We stayed in Whitley Bay which was about 25 minutes on the Metro. I much prefer the Ethiad as a stadium. The seating is better with more space, also I like the unreserved seating tickets, at the Ethiad I can move around the ground, I was stuck to one stand at St James'.

I would like to see the weekend moved around though, I'd be delighted with a weekend in Dublin.

They should play it at Featherstone or Leigh so local fans can attend.

I do think matter how well it has been in Newcastle that these things do have an expiry date and probably need to be moved to different locations every 3 years max.

Personally think this should be a rugby nines weekend anyway.

Great idea, that would definitely be really relevant and interesting and would definitely attract 68,000 fans to a non-RL city to watch it. In fact we'd probably have to move it to Wembley or even Barcelona's Nou Camp to cope with the demand for tickets for that one.

As long as no Widnes fans turn up, last time they was at the LSV a few disgraced a great afternoon

Personally i thought it was fantastic at Newcastle you got to weight up the pro & cons Eittaad better stadium BUT more isolated no Pubs/Restaurants next to stadium where St James Pubs/Restaurants/even Chinatown, Metro into the middle of the city shops for the girls to look in while you have a drink what more do you want, The only one that comes close is Cardiff just like Newcastle so if there is any other big city with the stadium in the middle then great let the RFL look at it But please not London

Completely agree with your comments, Newcastle as a venue as much more going for it than the Etihad.
No restrictions on taking food or drink in, great location with plenty of bars, restaurants etc.
Stayed in Whiteley Bay, hope to do so again.

Been to every magic weekend and Newcastle is the best easily. Transport to the ground facilities pubs and eateries are superb.

should ask the SBR foundation about that one think they were made up with the widnes fans

Where were you traveling from for it to be hard to get into City Centre? We just parked up in Jesmond and got the metro. Last year we just drove in and parked in town?

Keep it in Newcastle, great stadium, close to the bars and lots of intrigued locals asking questions about the event and Rugby League.

That said I was a tad disapointed that the crowd was only just up on last year, I'd have hoped that given last years success they'd have seen a bigger boost. I know we are never going to see completely full stands due to the nature of the event and people coming and going, but there were times on the Sunday were the stands were looking sp.