No, everyone plays each other home and away before we split, thats 23 matches(including the magic weekend) before we split.

Must have missed that!

sure i read that round 23 was magic weekend, could be wrong

I think you're mistaken. The wording on the site is:

The 12 Super League clubs play each other twice, home and away, during the regular season (22 fixtures) plus one fixture at Magic Weekend.

fair enough, must have gotmixed up when all the bumph came out with the new structure

dont really fancy newcastle, they catering for rugby fans or the ones who go for p!55 up, from what i remember parking for st james is a nightmare, but that was when city played newcastle in the league cup a few years ago

i think the key at newcastle would be to park well away from the centre and use the Metro

I'm a big fan of the place. Never been to St James' tho. Not sure what the pub situation is like around the area.

for ease of access, the ricoh arena looks best, closer for all SL clubs and fans, with the inclusion of the coventry bears into the championship one next season, where better to attract new fans to our game!

...apart from the fact that coventry is a complete dump. I can think of no grimmer place to have a weekend away.

The stadium isn't even near the town centre.

Newcastle on the other hand is a great looking city with the stadium in the town centre itself and backed by a lot of nice bars and restaurants. Absolutely no contest - it's like comparing Withernsea with Monte Carlo !

Dont bregrudge anyone having a drink, Depends what the rfl want, a rugby weekend for families and fans or to look after the p!55 heads?

There's a lot for families in Newcastle to do and caters for all fans in my opinion, as said parking is the only issue but it's only a small inconvenience