I would be interested to know how many locals actually go to the game (and paid)

The game hasn't spread because it is not universally as popular as other sports. I personally quite like RL but I know its not the be all and end all. It's a strong, vibrant, regional sport and there is nothing wrong with that.

£37.50 plus beer and a pack lunch is not £500!

that's how much it's costing me

£500

Don't know what your spending your money on but someone could certainly have a good time in a place like Edinburgh with 500 quid!

Oh and sulking Saints player after lost shock!

Yeah mate a weekend of excess beer, rugby and women what more can a man ask for????

Us Wire fans don't get many days out at events so god damm right I like the magic weekend!!!

Quote: Tones Tackle "i would love to go but i think i would rather spend £500 on something else.'" Here you pants £28.50. www.warringtonwolves.org/news/Wolves38700.ink

Quote: Tones Tackle "i would love to go but i think i would rather spend £500 on something else.'" Here you pants £28.50. www.warringtonwolves.org/news/Wolves38700.ink

Saints player in world class whinge ....shock

I dont think the magic weekend should be scrapped. We have to be one of very few sports to be able to have every team from the top flight playing in the same city in one weekend with all the fans sitting next to each other in the stadiums, buying each other pints, singing anc chanting loudly in pubs with all different versions going on & being able to watch a great sport = 7 games for as little as a fiver! You cant go wrong on that front. However i do feel Edinburgh will be a let down, im looking forward to it dont get me wrond but I think Cardiff just had everything.

Someone said to me yesterday that instead of the RFL getting sponsership for the Mascot games - why not get sponsership for the weekend - we can have Vestas Millenium Magic or whatever and then the sponsership money should be divided to all the clubs to put on discount coaches - even if these would be just for the day and that in itself can boost crowds attendances.

I agree with that - it means that people who say money is tight - they can still have a chance of going if it something like a tenner or less for coach and a fiver for the games - it would be like going to Leeds - just a little longer.

Maybe move the Magic weekend to the Midlans - The Quins chief said that they need a middle man in the UK - London - North, he asked about London - Midlands - North. The east midlands stadiums are 30k and the west not much better except for Villa Park...

Yup - going sat till mon.

Yeah the mothers going - fri-mon.

interesting - this will be my first magic weekend. travel and 3 nights for less than 250 quid....from london.

i'll be interested to see what the whole event is like, but i do think more locals need to be attracted. if you can get even 5k scots there, then it will have been worthwhile.

on the cumbria front, weren't workington in super league at the beginning? also, wasn't a cumbrian "national" team muted, with the championship teams feeding into it?

it does look like barrow will be putting a bid for a 2012 franchise together. they seem to have a much improved playing staff, but the ground will need a huge overhall.

Sound might see you up there we are leaving Wazza at 9am on Saturday staying over till Mon, tell your mum Des aka Ste said hello and will look out for her at Murrayfield!

Its only costing us lot 30 each for tour bus, £55 for hotel (2 nights) and £12.50 for a ticket - less than £100 in all, so that’s a bargin. The expensive bit is beer money gonna need £100 a day for that!!!!

Ok Des aka Ste, ill tell her.

Thats a good deal - We will be ahead I reckon - probs leaving a little earlier - im not sure...