Looks like Newcastle has won the rights to stage the Magic Weekend next year. Should be a great weekend, hopefully we get a Saturday game

The bank holiday is on the 25th May when Newcastle are at home on the Sunday 24th (this is also the last weekend of the Premier League season, so all matches are played on this day), but the last weekend in May is the 30th/31st. I'm assuming this is when the Magic weekend will take place. I'm looking forward to going to St James park.

yer avin a larf int ye?
even on the train it's a 3 hour ride back to the right side of the Pennines (on a weekday - the gods know what horrors await on a Sunday night). It'll be great for everyone within spitting distance, or the die-hards with time to spare. Those of us with a mortgage to pay off, will be listening on the radio (again).
It needs to be in a non wendyball stadium on a bank hol or the scheduling will always disenfranchise at least half the country.

It's official now

Just booked a hotel for three nights. I suggest people do the same before prices go sky high.

We were meant to go up there last weekend to see some friends but it was the Great North Run and the minimum prices were around £120 - £150 per night.

Room booked at Premier Inn central for 3 nights . Hotels in the Toon on a Saturday night are usually expensive . As Brian says "get in quick" Regards , EW https://aws.passkey.com/event/11822324/ ... 05/landing www.rugbyleaguetickets.co.uk/magic_weekend

Room booked at Premier Inn central for 3 nights . Hotels in the Toon on a Saturday night are usually expensive . As Brian says "get in quick" Regards , EW https://aws.passkey.com/event/11822324/ ... 05/landing www.rugbyleaguetickets.co.uk/magic_weekend

How does a mortgage come into it?

Three hours is hardly the end of the earth.

I'm more annoyed about the fact that they have (once again) removed it from a central location (easy access from both Lancs and Yorks), in a good stadium and taken it to an out-of-the-way area of the UK, with a 50/50 chance of our game not finishing until 21-22:00 on a Sunday night, followed by a 150(ish) mile drive home and school/work the following day.

I think it is the best choice but I do think it is very unfortunate that it has had to be moved yet again as I think it had found its 'home' at the Etihad. I read this morning that a long-term deal to keep it at the Etihad once the extension has been completed from 2016 should be announced shortly, which I think is great news.

I really wish they would change the format of it, though. I really don't think it works as an additional fixture and it sticks out like a sore thumb with new league structure. There at least needs to be some clairty about how the fixtures for it are decided.

Agreed on both points:

Etihad is a great place for it.

However - 9's, 7's, CC round of 16. Basically, it should be anything BUT a table-skewing, extra round of the league.

Pain to get to even by coach for another meaningless game. Give it a miss and save my cash for cup/play off away games instead.

Was hoping they would go for Newcastle, can't wait!

Monday is a normal work/school day - for anyone needing to get up early a 3 or 4 hour drive/bus journey/game of sardines on a train (or 2 - change at York I believe) might be a little much.
It's perfectly doable, but a pain in the arriss nonetheless