I dont agree with the suggestions we should use the Olympic stadium. For start they are keeping the running track meaning the fans are gonna be too far away from the pitch and theres also the fact that London is an over priced grot hole that (apart from Quins fans) Is too far to travel to when there are other alternatives

there needs to be a concerted decision as to what the 'Magic Weekend' is for before we can decide where it should be. Personally, being in favour of a 16 team franchised SL I'd like to see MW used as a mid season 'day out' to balance out the calendar, with there being an additional 'opening weekend'. This would give you a big four events of Opening Weekend, Magic Weekend, CC Final, Grand Final.

Opening Weekend IMO should be at Old Trafford, mirroring the end of the season, culminating in a rematch of the Grand Final on Sunday evening. This to be a big hyped-up weekend in February to get the media's attention and start the season with a bang.

MW should then be a party basically, a mid-year day out, and as such should IMO be somewhere we're looking to grow the game, with it moving around year to year. A couple of suggestions then would be

Tolouse (French Catalonia)-Stade Municipal
Barcelona (Catalonia)-Esta Olimpic Lluis Companys
Cardiff (South Wales)-Millenium Stadium
London (East London)-Olympic Stadium
Sheffield (South Yorkshire)-Bramall Lane

When will we know the fixtures surley a good idea would be for them to annouce it on saturday at old trafford or do a open draw done by two fans at the game.

For me the following parameters should be met:

Capacity of at least 35,000
As close as possible to be geographically right in the middle of Hull (the most northern clubs) and quins (the most southern)
Good transport links to the host town, city
Good transport around town and to the stadium
Lots of things to do pre and post match
Willing stadium landlord

RFL, over to you ????? LOL

How about australia.. That might generate a decent crowd

I'd have it in London, The media wouls actually bother to turn up and theres chances of getting some publicity

oh and if i ruled the world i'd give free tickets to all local RL clubs to pack Wembley, but i realise this is a bit of a reasnoble idea for the RFL to contemplate

I personally feel it should be held on the m62 corridor or in London.
On the m62 you've got the majority of the fans of the sport, so people would be less put off going for a whole weekend if they don't have to pay extra for accommodation and we'd likely get bigger crowds over both days which would make the event a bigger success.

In London, as Saint Simon said, you'd likely get more media attention. Something that the game needs in bucket loads.

No chance of anything other than the GF being played at old trafford.

Why is everyone still going on about soccer grounds. It will not be held at a soccer ground even in June.

Would love that! However the pitch at Ajax is dire. So we are back to the soccer issue.

who's to say no football club would allow there stadium to be used in the summer? alot of clubs re-turf their pitches during the summer if we could make arrangements with the host club to have the weekend before they do it we could be in business

city of manchester stadium or whatever it is called now and have it mid season.