Everyone I have spoken to who is there wishes they hadn't bothered. Everyone I spoke to here in Hull said the exact same, the weekend has been a failure. IMO it would work really well if it was held at Old Trafford or Elland Road, but the current set up is doomed to failure.

oh come on people. wire lost to a very good hudds team. the standards wasn't very high and i did enjoy it more in the middle of the season when everyone is in the swing of things and is a lot higher standard of rugby. but it was an idea what the RFl will hopefully learn from.

I must say i enjoyed it attendence was poor bit too close after christmas maybe ( credit card bills ???)far better than murrayfield. Great comment from a mod

Enjoyed the day out... The worst one at the millenium... Miles better than Edinburgh though.

totally agree

Make it more local so the bulk of each teams support can attend without having to book hotels. Sorted.

agree with live wired scrap it for a season opener.for a show piece event it was littered with errors and whistle happy refs..or if we are to have it how about having it at man citys ground.one thing about the up and coming season i think it will be a close run thing for play off places with the winners of the grand final may be coming from 3rd or 4th place

London next (genuinely not because i live here) RL is taking off and it would possibly help boost Quins maybe even the Skolars.



Highbury/New Olympic stadium maybe

The majority of people who seem to have a downer the Magic weekend are the ones who didn't attend! The majority of fans from all the clubs who did attend seemed to have a great time. The weather was good. In fact it was warmer than Murrayfield in May last year! Before the game people were stood outside the pubs enjoying a drink in the sun. Good atmosphere with bands playing inside and outside the grounds.



With poor weather today, the first round matches would have been played in rain and mud. I know which option I prefer. So for those of you who didn't go this year and are trying to find reasons why it isn't a good innovation, I would suggest that you go next year and then criticise from first hand experience.



Some people have suggested a Magic weekend closer to the heartland of RL but I don't think that would work because supporters would only stay for their own team's game. The price of the Magic weekend is a bargain, especially with the 50% discount for season tickets holders, to able to see all the games. If you can't afford that price then your not really that bothered about watching RL.

I went, i enjoyed it but i went to Wire v Featherstone last year and that had more atmosphere than MM. It was alright nowt special.

Enjoyed it personally..



Started in Weatherspoon

Watched our dissapointing performance

Went back to the pub

Entered stadium again and moved with the castleford fans to cheer them on

Appeared on big screen singing for dean Widders

Moved with the Wigan fans to laugh at them losing a 16-0 lead

Went back to hotel get changed

Then went around Cardiff which was poor apart from the strip club.



Heard some great songs in Weatherspoon with my favourite being... ( to tune of music man)



We are the castleford fans

We come from down yorkshire

who shall we play

who shall we play

We'll play the dragons( Then went through a different team each time)



frog frog frog frog frogs and snails

frogs and snails frogs and snail.. etc

I know there is lots of banter between Wian and Wire fans but for me the weekend started really well when I arrived at gate 6 just after the Wire/Hudds kick-off where the stadium was buzzing with Wire fan anticipation. The atmosphere was great. Unfortunately for Wire after the first try the game didn't go as hoped. However, for the neutral the thing I like about the Magic weekend is being able to sample what each of the teams supporters go through. I like to join supporters from one of the playing teams to hear the banter and sense the emotions they go through in a game.



During the Wigan game a Leeds fan mingled with us and was enjoying great banter and he gave as much as he got. He was a great sport which ended in him hugging a Wigan fan who had also had a skinful. You can't get that in any other sport.