Stade Velodrome. Mille.

Does it have to begin with 'M' ? ....Middlesbrough or Milton Keynes.

hopefully they'll be able to arrange it at the etihad again, we can be flexible with when we host it.

People touting all these places, it needs to be somewhere pretty well accessible and not too long a journey because we want plenty of fans to go and you simply aren't going to get as many people travelling down a long distance for what is at the end of the day a regular season game, it's not a final.

Emirates please (or anywhere in London works for me :-p )

I actually hope it can stay in Manchester, Fair enough if it can't be next year if the stadiums having work done but this year was my first time visiting Manchester Magic, I went a few times to Cardiff and enjoyed it but it was to expensive, I think this year it seemed to be a big success (ok the weather helped)...

Location wise it's brilliant, the majority of fans can go on the day without travelling a ridiculous distance , nice stadium , lots of space around for a fan village with bars etc.. I was disappointed with the high expense in the ground but no matter where you go it will be the same.

I'd like to think Manchester Magic at the Etihad can become a rock solid yearly event along with the grand final and the cc final.

Anfield - Stanley Park as the fan zone area.

That's my prediction anyway.

However, if they do host it in Newcastle, i'd suggest throwing a Gateshead game on first, see if they can drum up a bit of interest, especially seeing as they've just been taken over by the Falcons owner.

Confirmed not in Manchester next year, where next?

Newcastle, Liverpool or Cardiff for me.

I don't think you'll need to worry about London and Bradford. They'll be playing at Blackpool.

Cardiff for me - short drive to Gobowen and then get the train using my over 60 railcard.

Isn't the shortlist

Newcastle, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Coventry?

I personally think this could lead to the death of the MW. The timing with the Etihad expansion is really unfortunate as I think the event had found its home. Moving yet again, along with the insistance to keep it as an additional fixture, will disillusion a lot of fans IMO. I don't miss many games but I honestly can't see me and my group bothering to travel to any of the 4 shortlisted cities to watch us play a team we will play at least 4 times over the course of the season.

will give it a miss for the first time unless it is Coventy

Don't see the drama, the attendances were fine in Cardiff and Edinburgh so why not same again as a stop gap. I know RL fans like to moan but seriously the RFL can't stop the building work at the Etihad.

Coventry seems a bit leftfield though, not big enough and the city wont be attractive for a weekend visit.

Newcastle would be a good laugh.

Whatever happened to expansion and spreading the game to new areas (especially on the back of the World Cup).
Why no try and increase interest in Wales o London.
It has been done before but getting folk interested in the game from outside the M62 is good for the game.

Coventry is actually easy for everyone.

Northwest is M6
West Yorkshire M1, M69
East Yorkshire M62, M18, M1, M69

All quite straight forward, modern stadium, things to do outside.