I wonder if Jamie peacock will get his wish of it being the opening event of the Superleague season......???

That wouldn't have anything to do with Warrington running riot in 2014 and being outplayed in 2015 would it? Always more enjoyable when your side is handing out and ass whupping to one of it's former tormentors.

No i was thinking more about the stadium itself and the fact we get more fans closer to home creating a better atmosphere. Wire fans enjoy a great atmosphere and sing song even when on the losing side. Unlike some others.

Apart from a lucky bounce of the ball for the McCarthy-Scarsbrook try, I think the teams were pretty even that day.

Former being the key word!

I suspect that it will be Newcastle, and quite rightly too. Had you been there on day one you would have been part of a far larger crowd and in a fantastic atmosphere. Having it in Newcastle also gave a bit of a boost to local RL, with Newcastle Thunder getting over 2,500 at their game on the Friday night.

This, i was at the front of the second part of the stand above the walkway, it was nowhere near as good as it has been at the etihad, where we've all been on the same level together, at newcastle we felt seperated out from the other wire fans, shows the difference in traditional four stands as opposed to bowls.

I don't think I knew a single Wire who was confident of a victory in 2014 and we were still creating noise and atmosphere from when the gates opened. There was definitely a bigger sense of doom and gloom this year, but the lack of atmosphere was largely due to the stadium.

Well at least we know we'll be playing Saints again

When will we get Wigan or Leeds?

Castleford will no doubt get Wakefield and gain a nice and easy 2 point advantage

We wont get saints, its the top 4 then the second 4 and so on so it will be Castleford, Hull or Catalan, this format was announced last year.

Is this a fact or are you speculating?

Manchester for me, as these have been my favourite weekends. I don't buy in to this "attracting new fans" stuff. People aren't going to start watching rugby league regularly on the basis that they went on a boozy day out in Newcastle and enjoyed it. A few might, most wont. Plus location-wise it's easier to get to and from ie no need to take the car, or an overnight stay if you're out on the ale

I maybe in the minority here. but I enjoyed Newcastle. hopefully we get too go back next year

Don't think it's a case of not enjoying Newcastle, just that we created a better atmosphere at Newcastle due to the stand not being as deep. It's also a bit handier, although I do like the boost it gave to North East rugby league.