It benefits me. As I love it. It's a great event that gets us all together.

I am glad they have moved it. I was thinking of not going this year if it stayed the same. This I like about it...

1. The worst weekend in the season for weather will be spent indoors. Nice and dry, beer in hand.

2. New signing for other clubs interests me. I was interested to see how Hull, Wire and the Bull would go at the beginning of this season. By the time it got to mid-season at MM last year the pub seemed more interesting.

3. I will be starved of Rugby so I will want to sit through 7 games (OK I will skip the Quins game first thing on Sat)

4. The squads will be strong and the intensity high.

5. No other events anywhere near that time. No beer gardens, holidays or anything else fun to do instead. Valentines Day? I am sure a weekend away is just what the other half will be after.

I have booked 2 nights in a hotel and I am really looking forward to it. See you all there.

I personally think its a great idea. There are a couple of downsides but the positives far outweigh the negatives which are as follows;

1) Will launch the Super League properly with much better media coverage in the national and regional press.

We have been complaining for the past few years that SL kick offs and no-one knows it has begun.

2) Fans phsycologically will attend this event more than a random round of fixtures. I personally have never attended a magic weekend as I'm not fussed to travel all that way for just another league game. For the opening weekend + the chance to check out all the teams for the 1st time with their new signings really excites me. This should help crowd numbers + fans will have been starved of RL over the off season and therefore should turn up in larger numbers.

3) Playing at the Millenium under a closed roof will gaurantee good playing conditions in comparison to playing in the snow / winter weather.

4) Playing it in Wales will really help to promote / advertise the game in the principaility which should be a real boost to the Scorpions + Crusaders. Also both teams will hopefully bring fans along. Playing in Scotland where we dont even have a Championship 1 club helps no-one.

5) The season now has a showpiece event at the beginning (Feb), middleish (August) and end (October).

6) The RFL will have a whole preseason to market the event and therefore have a huge lead in period to promote the concept to ensure a decent crowd.

The negatives are not being on a bank holiday weekend, the weather for travelling supporters (however thousands of fans still made it to Wrexham for the Crusaders v Leeds game in the snow) + the reduction in money generated by opening home games for the clubs.

In summary I think it is an awesome idea and hope it becomes an annual fixture which grows in popularity each year.

Me for a start. An entire weekend of RL less than an hour from home. Even to watch Scorpions home games involves an hours journey each way & doing some maintenance on the mother in laws house whilst I'm in Neath.

To those who are worried about it being a bit chilly in the Stadium.
As I said in an earlier post, I went to see the Wales Rally GB in December a couple of years back & before going thought to myself "Its a Saturday night in December, I'm not going to be cold, no siree!" So my attire for the evening was; walking boots, thick walking socks, a pair of heavy duty trousers, Thermal base layer, long sleeved shirt, jumper, Sheepskin flying jacket, hat, scarf & gloves. I may have looked like the Michelin man but at least I was warm. The upshot of all this was that after 3 hours of sitting in the top tier the hat,scarf & gloves were in my rucksack & the flying jacket & jumper had come off as I was too warm.

The game. We get a huge wadge of folding readies.

I think this is a great idea.

After months of RL starvation I now get to not only watch my teams first game of the season but also another 6 games. FANTASTIC!!

I am however struggling with why people have to have the Monday off work? Or why it will be expensive.

We'll be going down early Sat morning staying in our £46 park inn room Sat night and them driving home after the games Sunday night. I'll have a good drink on Saturday and stay sober Sunday so I can drive home. I'll still enjoy the rugby just as much on the Sunday, probably more as I won't be pi$$ed. I'll then go to work on the monday having had a good weekends entertainment.

The room is already paid for. The tickets will be bought as soon as they come out ( no doubt discounted with my season ticket as it normally is). So after Christmas all I will need to have is money for food drinks and petrol for the weekend. So in the grand scheme of things not that much to have to find is it.

Some people will just find an excuse they can to not go and to have a go at the RFL. The RFL should be applauded for trying something new and thinking "outside the box"

I do applaud the RFL for thinking outside the box, as I have said. However, many people like to have a drink at the rugby, as well as have a drink when they are "away". It's going to be a long day for some if they are driving for 5-6 hours, watching rugby for 6-8 hours on both days and it's not that attractive a thought for some. People may just watch 2-4 hours of the rugby and go, making the stadium look emptier.

I know I'll be doing my best to be able to stay the full weekend (or getting someone else to drive for a bloody change!) so I can drink both days. It's part of the fun for me.

Do we find out wether the games are derbies when the fixtures come out or before? im only willing to travel and stay for the weekend if its a derby!

For the last few years people have said MM should be the start of the season. Since it changed, those same people have said it will be too cold and it's too close to Christmas.

Some people are just never happy!

If people can and want to go they will.

Others who can but choose not too will find excuses. It doesn't matter which ones.

I am one of the can, will and will thoroughly enjoy it lot. I can't wait.

For those that like to whet their whistle so to speak here is a little guide. Just to clear it up the Millennium Stadium is just to the left of Westgate Street on the little map.

The Monday i Garantee will be half term for Schools, My Bday is the 15th of Feb and i have never ever been at School on it due to it being half term!!!

No excuses their then!!


By the way i am now 32 with no kids so i may be well off the mark

If that is the case then that will make life a lot better for me! I work in a school!

Have a look mate i think you will find im right, problem is now making the other half accept that this is a genuine valantine gift lol

Tell her Caroline Street has some of the best and diverse restaurants in the whole of Wales.

*Just don't tell her they specialise in chips of the bag variety.