I've been to Murrayfield twice for The Magic Weekend and I think that having it closer for the majority of clubs is a better idea than dragging us all up to Scotland or down to Wales.

Been to all of them and had a great time at every one. The last train back to Warrington from Manchester was an experience and a half last year. I'll certainly be there again.

It's not run by MCC, City run the stadium, it's just owned by MCC.

Manchester Magic is a basketball club.

I disagree that old trafford is the best stadium,it may have the biggest capacity and thats it.For me its to cramped and facilites are dated.ethiad is a much nicer stadium.so id say you would have to define best.btw im not a football fan so this isnt a dig in that way.

I hate Man United. I dislike Man City. Therefore I'm not biased in either club's favour.

Old Trafford is the best stadium I've been to in the UK by a mile.

I've been to every 50,000+ capacity stadium in the UK except Ibrox and Twickenham, and rate OT above all the others.

Don't get me wrong here, I accept it's a matter of opinion rather than fact, but I find OT hard to criticise.

City's ground is a nice facility without a doubt, but the relatively low capacity means it's by no means a super-stadium, and the fact that the stands aren't quite as on top of the pitch as they are at Old Trafford means the atmosphere isn't quite as good as the sound doesn't cascade as much. On saying all that though I do think it's the perfect venue for Magic Weekend. We don't need a 76,000 capacity for that, and the decent facilities at Eastlands combined with Manchester's relatively central location in RL heartland makes it ideal.

Surely Millenium Stadium and Wembley both confortably beat Old Trafford? Every time I have been to OT the place has disappointed me. Cramped and lacking in space overall.

I was specifically referring to North West, in that sense there's no contest. Wembley or Millennium are in the conversation for best in UK but that's about it.

As for the Ethiad, it's a good ground but as a venue for Magic it is ideal. Loads of space around it, loads of bars and eateries. Loved it last season and will be there again next season.

Well ive already booked tickets,ive took advantage of the 40% discount for 2nd teir.

I couldn't make it last year due to exams, despite everyone I know raving about it I remain cynical. On TV it looked empty, which surely must make the casual viewer wonder how on earth 14 clubs can't fill a stadium that near enough gets filled every week.

The original purpose of the magic weekend was to take SL 'on the road' to terra incognita, this is no longer the case. Apart from it being a nice jolly on the doorstep for those in Lancashire and the West Riding, I really can't see what it achieves other than distorting the league and generating a bit of money for the RFL.

Exams permitting I will be there next year, maybe then my views will change.

I just had a good day out and enjoyed myself. I didn't really worry about how it looked on TV or what the game gained from it. Sorry 'bout that.

Bully for you! I have noticed that the vast majority of your posts seem to end in "sorry about that" or words to that effect, which is odd as I highly doubt anyone has ever been offended by you using your prerogative.

Sorry 'bout that.

Not a problem, I don't like seeing anyone so insecure.

It's a stupid concept in my opinion,the way the fixtures are it makes the final league table a tad decieving.