If it hadn't been for the Leeds support on one of the worst days of the year at Salford they wouldn't have broken 3 figures yesterday. We took good support to Widnes and StHelens as well this season so it would appear you're talking out of your 'arris.

If we don't get 40k minimum each day then it's hard to see a future for this fixture.

I think you sound deluded... my views...

Wigan 3k
Saints 3k
Hull 4k
KR 2.5k
Wire 3k
Widnes 2k
Bradford 2k
Leeds 3k
Huddersfield 2k
Salford 2k
Wakey 2k
Cas 2k
London/Catalans 1k
Locals not into RL 0.5k

And thats me been very over optimistic.
Hull FC have sold the most @ 3.5k, not long left for any offers from clubs and most people that are looking to go have already made the decisions and planned.

I also think the RFL have brought it to the M62 at a last ditch attempt to make it work; i see this been the last of these magic weekends and something else thought up.

if this doesnt work and the idea is scrapped then the fans got nobody to blame but themselves.

Wigan drawing Saints in the cup will reduce the number of people from both sides going who haven't already bought a ticket, it's becoming a farce how often we play them.

does anyone know if Swinton, Rochdale or Oldham are taking advantage of having the Magic weekend around, like London Skolars do for the cup final? That could bring one of those clubs a large gate if they played on the friday?

By poor attendances, perhaps this is what the fans want! The idea scrapped, a fair fixture list of 26 games and money saved by the cancellation of the latest of just a long line of rushed gimmicks by the RFL?



Swinton, who play in Leigh, play on the Friday night. Can't see their gate really being effected though, most 'weekenders' may just make it a Sat / Sun thing. Regardless, its a bit far out and difficult to get to via train for anyone to bother going out that way, which is a shame.

What I don't like about the first day is the big gaps inbetween games. I've got a day ticket but I will just be going to the last game as I don't fancy waiting for over an hour between games and Wire v Widnes does not really appeal to me that much. If it was a saints v wigan or leeds v bradford then it might make me think differently.

same here, don't think much consideration has been given to the fans much for the saturday game, if you wanted to watch all 3 matches, waiting 70 minutes between games is far too long, can you imagine the mad rush to mcds' or asda near the ground! we will watch the cas v wakey game then head into manchester city centre for few hours then get back for the fc kr match, providing you are allowed out and back in!

I think that there is some sort of fans festival on the saturday, so coming and going between games is encouraged i think

an england rl stall!?

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Same as what we'll be doing. I have absolutely no interest in waiting around for an hour to watch Wire put 60 past Widnes, then wait another hour for the FC match.

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I think even those figures are very generous. Obviously some people will choose to make a weekend of it but the vast majority will just buy day tickets and go and watch their respective clubs, which in effect is just like travelling to a normal away match (something two thirds of the clubs in super league dont do very well). Also each match is televised which will inevitably affect numbers. I anticipate poor attendances on both days.

The format just doesn't interest me any more, but I am disillusioned with Super Lesgue as a whole at the moment. I don't expect to see high demand for a set of repetitive derby fixtures in a league format that is increasingly meaningless.

In fact, and I never thought I would say this, I'll probably be watching the Aviva Premiership Grand Final instead.