Pity got a coach up and had a great day out the last time we made it to Blackpool.

Lets just hope they don't take either of the NRC or the GF to Salford.

Then we can all have a weekend away sat in traffic on Barton Bridge. Woo-hoo!

Got to say i agree with everything Matt & Michael have said so far, BlACKPOOL feels like a "proper cup final". Neutral venue that we don't go to through the regular season and because of the very nature of Blackpool you get a totally different atmosphere than at any other game through the season, so if it aint broke don't fix it !.

I don't know what condition Cardif Arms Park is in now they say improvements have been made but I think Cardif would be an excellent city to hold the final. It holds 12500 and in an already rugby mad area may attract a good few local customers. I love Cardif by the way it's a fantastic city and knocks the spots off Blackpool.

Think that might be stretching it somewhat though as it's a long way for any 'floating' fans to go in comparison to a day out in Blackpool.

Do Southport FC still have a stadium

Morecambe have a nice new stadium I could spend a rare weekend at the Chatteau Mettalica then.

we could have it at wrexham of course, or south wales scorpions

Would have been good to play it at wembley warm up for the challenge cup final, plus gives the teams in the lower leagus the chance to play at wembley

I cant believe it totally gutted nowt better than seeing plenty of Leythers at the Promised Land , and a good week-end also ,i think the attendance will suffer .

Leave it at Blackpool I say and also have the GF there too................SL have the big weekend each season, so I think Blackpool should be made the home of the Championship so the lower league clubs fans can enjoy the finals weekends away.

The sheer stupidity of the RFL is only matched by the sheer stupidity of Championship RL club Owners

Anyone remember the film ' The Incredible Shrinking man ' ?

Well we now have ' The Incredible Shrinking Sport '

Words fail me , I dislike Blackpool as a place , have done for years since I used to work there , Its grimy , tacky , horrible , but as a venue for the most important RL Championship ' event ' , it is perfect

Maybe they should hold the ' Magic ' weekend at Headingley or Odsal , and lets see how the attendances drop

I concur.

It would seem that the championship chairmen have as many brain cells as the idiots in Red Hall.

As Matt says, They just may as well kill off the event now. The number of new or lapsed supporters that championship club finalists can attract on the back of a weekend at Blackpool can not be under estimated.

Some will want to sample that again and along with additional ticket revenue, added merchandise sales and extra sponsorship from a Blackpool final, the clubs have the opprtunity to turn it into a real money spinner.

I doubt a final held in Keighley, Dewsbury, Oldham or elsewhere would bring in a fraction of the revenue that will do now.

Should be left at Blackpool for all the reason already stated, simples.