Yeah went to the first two Cardiff ones.

At first I thought it was a great initiative, but it hasn't really moved on in 6 or so years, even moving it closer to the heartlands attendances haven't improved. My opinion of it has changed, I just don't see what its point is anymore. The overall attendance is lower than a normal SL round, I don't see how that is classed as a success.

The attendances haven't grown because in usual RFL fashion they've chopped and changed its location, time of year and format. Hopefully it'll stick in Manchester for a while now and be allowed to grow.

I dont have the facts but I would have guessed that far more people will have a stayed for the weekend in Cardiff than Manchester meaning that a greater number of individuals will have attended this year.

Its a great concept in my opinion and I cant understand why more people dont go. A similar event in rugby union would no doubt get 60k a day rather than for a weekend.

People have ago at the RFL and they have got a few things wrong in the past but this is something that they have got right although it could be better advertised.

From a Bulls perspective:

1 - The contrived extra fixture, between the team that finished 10th last year and the champions (is that fair?) gave us no points; our closest rivals for that 8th play-off place both picked up two points. Will that be the difference between a play-off spot and not at the end of the season?

2 - The game cost us 4 long-term injuries and a heart attack - that is five players unlikely to figure much if at all again this season, as well as a near-fatality.

I have always been bitterly opposed to contrived extra fixtures. This year, given the extremely precarious financial situation, this contrived extra fixture might just mean the end of our club. I detest the whole sodding thing.

...you missed out the bit about being bailed out by the RFL and swindling 500k out of RL fans.....but all the same, good post

Nothing to do with my post or the thread subject. Everything to do with showing what a nasty little piece of work you are.

Did I sink your Battleship

Would they be the same last season Champions that you were above in the table prior to kick off and had beaten at Easter?

1-0 to Conroy.

1. The imbalanced fixture list is one of the justifications for having play-offs.

2. Any game at any time can incur injuries - it's nothing more that coincidence that they occured at Magic. Nor is the weather.

3. The extra Magic fixture is an "earner" for clubs, so taking part has helped you, not hindered you.

And that is game set and match I think.

Basically what I was going to say. Where's the logic in "our club is skint, Magic could put us out of business" despite the fact that clubs make money from it?

May I also add that, in terms of the table, Leeds finished 5th. They were below you before the game, and you've already beaten them.

All in all, a completely unjustified whinge. Have you ever been?