Think this will be the last magic weekend as we know it. Nothing's been planned for next year and some coaches are now questioning the reasons for having it.

Why,did he mention Featherstone?

Who gives a S*** anyway





I can't believe the RFL get away with this if I played for a team who'd got a decent home form why would I want to play in a stadium thats a third full max FUBAR'ing your form, this could cause a down slope in your season.



Yet again this is my opinon, I wouldn't want to spend my hard earned cash on pleasing the ar5eholes in Red Hall

Was I the only one who saw the title of this thread and assumed it was about Salford?!







Whilst the attendances do seem to be down for this year's event I still think it's good to have another showpiece event for our sport.



I also think there should be a Championship Magic Weekend.

Changing the derby games as had an adverse effect on attendances IMO.









And why go to a stadium knowing full well you cant fill





The RFL know best NOT

If you average out the attendance to games it is more like a 50% drop, but attendance to attendance it is more 10% than 33%.

Folk can use all sorts of numbers, all I saw was a mostly empty stadium all day which is embarrassing for the game.

There is - at Blackpool!! Encompassing the NR Cup Final, and NR Nines!

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

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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.