And a better 'cheaper' weekend away that 'over priced' Edinburgh

No better place for RL than Blackpool in the sunshine

(or equally Leigh in any weather conditions )

the magic idea has lost its novelty value, and now people can't be bothered going all that way for a normal league game.

Don't see the point of it anymore. Just play the 26 league games and have an extra week free for internationals or start the season a bit later, or reduce the easter programme to one match instead of two.

We can always try the alternative strategy of holding games at a small stadium in Yorkshire/Lancashire, we can all stand around and stare shiftily at outsiders who we suspect might have not watched the game before

At a time when Union are holding big games at large stadiums and trying to make an event of it, the RFL have quite correctly deduced that we need to do something similar to try and generate more interest. Yet there's almost a palpable sense of glee at the thought of just packing it all in, forgetting about more media exposure and just returning to the heartlands so we can accept the status quo.

Would probably be better to play some BIG games elsewhere as the extra match. Say over 3 weekends in the year play a big game like Wigan v Saints or Leeds v Bradford somewhere with another game as the curtain raiser like Wakefield V Salford or Castleford V Catalans.

Players and coaches alike have moaned for a few years now about the amount of games played. The magic weekend seems the perfect opportunity to reduce the SL season by a game. 26 rounds and an extra week to prepare for the end of season internationals, makes sense to me. Mind you, with Steve McNamara in charge 10 years wouldn't be enough time to prepare.

Rfl need to look at staging the competition in a smaller venue so it does not look so stupid on television,there is no way i would sit and watch 4 games of rugby straight after each other,once my team has played i would most likely go and find the nearest pub,a ground like Bolton (Reebok) or DW stadium would be perfect but the hotel situation could be a problem !!!!

How about just increase super league to 16 teams and have a radical idea of one up one down.....just a daft idea but you never know it might work
Flatcap couch loving tv fan

If the RFL were to keep the magic weekend, why not have it on the final bank holiday in May to avoid clashes with the PL football season and play it at the City of Manchseter satdium? Easy access, smaller stadium and plenty of hotels. Or just scrap it like i said before.