What about France ??

or

London

at The Emirates stadium (a big stadium) but not Wembley or Twickers

Islington is a good night out plus a bus away from the centre of town

So why would they want it?

You're already trying to get into an already saturated market because American football is so big.

The best places for 'expansion' are places like France and PNG, where you're not really expanding, you're giving infrastructure to a place where there is a market and hunger for rugby league already. Going to America you're onto a loser, it will never take on there.

Newcastle would be quality

And what do you do away from the rugby - these cities are hardly top of anyone's must visit lists.

Middlesbrough is like a bigger version of Widnes.No thanks.
Someone else(though it may have been a Yorkie)mentioned Anfield. Too close to home for us boys, hardly a weekend away.

Newcastle or Dublin for me, though i'd plump for Newcastle as the stadiums smack bang in the city centre aka Cardiff. We'd also be helping their finances(God knows they're gonna need it after relegation ).

I really hope the RFL don't consider Dublin....£4-50 was the cheapest pint i could find there last year...

I go for the rugby and enjoy a pint before the game...Not a crime is it?

Not at all, but why do people complain when a world class stadium and organisations are giving money to the game to play a few games there.

That's not about you don't worry. But if RFL were paid double the amount for a game there then it could be considered. However during the current climate, it's probably not a good idea. Best to least keep travel to a minimum of 2 methods (Car, train, plan)

Thats all very well but it still would never gain any sort of foothold. How does RU do over there with this respect they have?

It would be a pointless and expensive waste of time.

oh i agree, just putting that point out there.
America is a vast country but they are stuck in their ways, a lost cause.

Europe is a better market to target

I would doubt any football team would let MM be played at there ground. No team outside the prem league will as the plays offs start a few days after.

I think that Cardiff may go for it next time its up and gets it's ass in gear. £10 million lost in cardiff this weekend.

Mediterranean Magic. Barcelona?

Newcastle would be reet qualiteh.

Those geordie birds sure know how to have a good time, they are mint

I'd like the RFL to show proven success at expanding the game outside of Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire first before looking at other countries.

Attendances at Harlequins and Celtic are not an encouraging endorsement of their expansionist policy so far.