The RFL paid the Scottish Tourist Board £45k to promote the games, and up to close of play last Wednesday had sold just over 400 tickets.

Can't the RFL pay for a few adverts on national TV late ish at night when the slots are cheaper?
Granted we might only get gay deaf people but numbers are numbers.

So nothing actually said by the RFL then?

If you would care to read before mouthing off yet again, I stated in my earlier post the figure this year was 10,000 down on 2008

And they thought Cardiff ticket sales were poor..............

FFS a huge festival of RL right on our doorstep would be massively popular!! If you think otherwise, you really don't know what you are talking about.

Has any real development effort ever been put into the AGMA region? NO, so why keep trotting out the 'it's been around for years' and never grown line?

As I pointed out earlier in this thread, by using yours and others arguments, the RFL shouldn't waste money on London and the South East given that Streatham and Mitcham and Acton packed up decades ago. Look at the saturation of sports in the South East region where football is far bigger than the AGMA region.

Just what impact has the two years spent in Wales had, and the two in Scotland?? Just where else is there to go? Given that Wales let the event go, why would they buy it back?

At least a well respected journalist and commentator like Dave Woods agrees with me on this one. But what does he know about it????

If you want a signed statement from the RFL then you are SooL, those are from respected sources.

As for the rest of your keyboard warrior style, suggest you read the posts in the thread and the warning issues by tb before you shoot your mouth off

Gay deaf people who are looking for flirting via text with fun singles near by if we are being specific

It is, every week. We have that every week. we have at least 4 SL games within a 60 mile radius every weekend of the season bar MM and the playoffs

Pieces from authoritative sources is not conjecture, no you won't find an RFL source but you already know that as that is not how things like this get to the media.



You'd struggle to hand me a sandwich on a plate.



You got anything to say they'd love it and the RFL haven't been knocking? No? There have been enough chances for CoM to host a big RL match, the fact that they have only held one and that was close to six years ago speaks volumes to anyone but you, now if you can't handle that then tough.

Journalists speculating is conjecture.
What chances has MCC been offered and turned down?

So....gates were down by 3k on Saturday and 4.5k on Sunday.....no reason to panic, but to lose 7,750 people (13% against 2009) should worry the RFL.
I would like to see the event held in Dublin, London or Paris next. All three have the potential to be expansionist areas and all would cope easily with the influx of 35,000 people.

Dublin has a new 50,000 seater Rugby/Soccer Stadium in 8 days time. It is a 10 minute walk from the centre of town (with many pit-stop opportunities), good transport links and regular ferries from the UK, together with ample flights. The downside would be the associated costs of a weekend in Europes Drinking Capital......, but I still say that the Magic weekend would be a great success. Also, for those who despise Union (I still can't understand these people )....what better way to stick to fingers up at the IRB than host a League event in their home town.

London has wembley or any number of stadiums that can comfortably hold 40,000 fans. All are pretty easy to get to and transport is getting a lot better.

Paris would be great! No issues getting there and plenty of hotel rooms, bars etc.......

IF the RFL are to keep the Magic weekend going, I believe they should miove it to the last May BH and continue to move it around.

Paris is a good shout, get the RFL to put some cheap trains on and let's advertise the game in France.
I would leave Ireland alone for a while yet though.
Why London, even though we have Quins and Skolars hasn't been seriously thought of i don't know?
There is definitely more potential here than Scotland.
The Emirates is near to Upper St which is a great place, cafes and pubs, a bus ride from the centre (20 mins), 15 mins from Kings Cross and Euston.
Tube stations, Holloway Road, Arsenal, Highbury corner. Drayton Pk overground.
Highbury fields close by for any little events.

Just throwing it out there, no RL over there, but city in terms of drinking and hotels with loads to do and easy to get to with ferries and flights.... Amsterdam! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Arena - 5 Star uefa stadium with 52,000 seats.....

Just throwing it out there, no RL over there, but city in terms of drinking and hotels with loads to do and easy to get to with ferries and flights.... Amsterdam! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Arena - 5 Star uefa stadium with 52,000 seats.....