It's not though. If people don't want to go they wont go. It's a choice.

It's a good idea in theory, but they have to accept that they have to either find a way of marketing Super League to make it appealing enough to draw a good crowd or just admit it's never going to be a sport that can draw big crowds.

Look at the Wembley crowd for the Saracens game last week. There must have been 40,000 there again, more than will attend the 'Wacky' weekend in total.

I’ve said it before, Hearts and Hibs season ticket holders need to be let in for free. Perhaps the two clubs could even officially ‘adopt’ an RL club in each of the games so it gives any potential attendees something to support. All school children in Edinburgh should receive free tickets too. Again, the schools could be assigned to a particular RL club and in the run up to the game the players from their adopted team could visit the school and take a few of the PE lessons.

Are you available to start Monday?


Regards,

Richard Lewis.

Who are the Scots to support in the intervening period between events? Why make the fans who cough up every week travel so far to watch any ordinary round of games?
Maybe those thousands go to watch the NFL because it's their one opportunity to watch an incredible sporting and entertainment spectacle that is brilliantly marketed?

The ones who play and watch the summer conference games?



I must have missed the diktat that made it compulsory...

So the ones who play and watch might well attend the event, but you think that the event will mean more who don't already will go to these summer conference games?

Clutching at straws mate, the lack of compulsory element will be all too evident when Sky pictures show the sparsity of the crowd

There was an upsurge in interest in the game last year, yes.

An upsurge? How would you quantify this? Count the Scots who bought tickets for the event, or was it an ongoing post event upsurge?

No one is preventing anyone from going, must have missed that diktat

Why don't we get Rangers and Celtic fans involved too so they can have a right old religion fueled punch up while we're at it.

I understand your point but maybe giving it to union clubs and league clubs in the area would make far more sense than inviting along fans from two clubs that hate one another and putting it at the Hearts end of town.

Does the Hearts/Hibs rivalry descend into sectarian violence ala Rangers/Celtic?

Cas and Trinity fans are not particularly fond of each other and there is no love lost between Wigan and Saints fans nor the two Hull clubs and they will all be in attendance.

Besides if that idea is unpalatable then limit the adoption of teams to the school children. I’m sure the wee bairns will behave themselves if the adults can not be trusted.

can't wait for the weekend to be honest.

Its a fantastic concept and its good to see rugby league in different cities and countries.

Leave next friday and staying on seton sands till monday

some good games including wigan v hudds and saints v hkr

just the rfl need to get promoting the event, well who knows, maybe they are in edinburgh.

I'm off up that way on the Sat in a 16 seater stretch Hummer, we did the same last year and had a great day out.

The day or weekend is what you make it.

The concept as ir stands is a one off shot of publicity each year. Read an intereting idea in RLW by John Drake saying that perhaps there should be a series of on the road games at a stadium. Each SL club plays there meaning 7 games spread over a period of weeks in a sustained promotional campaign.

Could be a goer.

Not so much sectarian and it used to be, it is just rank hatred now which is amusing as both teams have been also rans for decades.



Amazing how when the fixtures were drawn those two didn't look too good, both games should be belters.



If it meant as much money in RFL coffers as MM then aye, Quins (or Broncos as was) were always a supporter of on the road games, mainly through necessity mind.