does anyone know if Swinton, Rochdale or Oldham are taking advantage of having the Magic weekend around, like London Skolars do for the cup final? That could bring one of those clubs a large gate if they played on the friday?

By poor attendances, perhaps this is what the fans want! The idea scrapped, a fair fixture list of 26 games and money saved by the cancellation of the latest of just a long line of rushed gimmicks by the RFL?







Swinton, who play in Leigh, play on the Friday night. Can't see their gate really being effected though, most 'weekenders' may just make it a Sat / Sun thing. Regardless, its a bit far out and difficult to get to via train for anyone to bother going out that way, which is a shame.

What I don't like about the first day is the big gaps inbetween games. I've got a day ticket but I will just be going to the last game as I don't fancy waiting for over an hour between games and Wire v Widnes does not really appeal to me that much. If it was a saints v wigan or leeds v bradford then it might make me think differently.

same here, don't think much consideration has been given to the fans much for the saturday game, if you wanted to watch all 3 matches, waiting 70 minutes between games is far too long, can you imagine the mad rush to mcds' or asda near the ground! we will watch the cas v wakey game then head into manchester city centre for few hours then get back for the fc kr match, providing you are allowed out and back in!

I think that there is some sort of fans festival on the saturday, so coming and going between games is encouraged i think

an england rl stall!?

Same as what we'll be doing. I have absolutely no interest in waiting around for an hour to watch Wire put 60 past Widnes, then wait another hour for the FC match.

I think even those figures are very generous. Obviously some people will choose to make a weekend of it but the vast majority will just buy day tickets and go and watch their respective clubs, which in effect is just like travelling to a normal away match (something two thirds of the clubs in super league dont do very well). Also each match is televised which will inevitably affect numbers. I anticipate poor attendances on both days.

The format just doesn't interest me any more, but I am disillusioned with Super Lesgue as a whole at the moment. I don't expect to see high demand for a set of repetitive derby fixtures in a league format that is increasingly meaningless.



In fact, and I never thought I would say this, I'll probably be watching the Aviva Premiership Grand Final instead.

Wow, somebody make with a cold sponge and a warm bucket of disinfectant

Just wait for the all new 10 team super duper league, the frequency will increase further

Although, at least you wont be playing each other in the final

5 tickets brought today for me and my mates.

Brought where?

Think if there's one person on the VT who shouldn't be picking up on people's spelling it's you.