This weekend maybe not but as a sport over 2 days......golf and snooker. As a nonSky subscriber I do wonder how big of an impact it would make if they could get it on terrestrial

What did people make of the fixtures this year? I thought it was much fairer despite some of the wide margins.

It's a festival of Rugby League - that's the point. A celebration of our sport, to showcase it over a whole weekend during what is a pretty quiet time in the RL calendar.

I went this weekend and loved it, the atmosphere around Manchester was brilliant.

No sport does anything like it, 14 sets of fans at one event supporting their team is unique to sport in this country.

As a non SL club fan, I attended my 1 st MW on saturday, just the last 2 matches and I enjoyed it, what then surprises me is if the RFL can organise an event like this, why can't they help the individual clubs to market themselves better?

Yawn. I wondered how long it'd be before someone had a pop at the RFL. Thought it'd be on the first page though.

14 sets of Super League fans plus a fair few neutrals from other clubs (not to mention the newbies coming to their first live game).

I've been to every Magic so far but Manchester is the only one where I've not stayed over. Magic's a great concept but Etihad has diluted it imo. Cardiff / Edinburgh is a genuine weekend. That was the Magic concept wasn't it? Etihad is just a series of games with a very significant proportion only seeming to turn up for their match. Increased attendance was the attraction at Etihad but this hasn't happened. I assume more people turn up fro the day but fewer for the weekend. Swings n roundabouts. Take it further afield again.

Great place to hold it atmosphere really good stayed Sat & Sunday in Manchester , really good night life. Its about coming together talked with fans from all over no problems what so ever great to have met you all and will certainly go again

This is exactly the argument me and my brother have had over it - my side being that the weekend away part of it has been taken away for the sake of those who wanted it nearer and insisted the crowds would be loads higher - it isnt but like you have said more could be coming for the day and less for the weekend now.

My long term hope for the Magic Weekend is that in time it becomes a big event on the sporting calender. Hopefully it can organically grow into something that people look to watch/attend.

I hope that given time and support it could be break into the nations psyche as a much watch event.

I think it's excellent that we have such a unique showcase for our sport. It got them talking on the Aussie RL forums and certainly makes people sit up and notice our sport.

Leave it to grow every year, but ensure the fixtures are mixed up a bit - the Wigan Leeds game in particular was a breath of fresh air.

It is what it is. An interesting weekend that's good fun to attend. The only time I've ever had anything negative to say about it is when people tried to attach the word 'expansion' to it, as if (when it was in Wales or Scotland) it had some role to play in expansion of the game. If that was the aim, it was a deluded aim. But in itself, nothing wrong with the weekend at all.