Never been to a Magic weekend before. Can't say I was that enamoured by Murrayfield or the location. It was a little base for me outside the ground too, reminded me of a travelling fair.



The upside was getting 2 x free tickets to get in. Presumably the RFL directed steward mistook me for a local.



Seriously I didnt hear one Scottish accent inside and the taxi driver didnt know the event was even on. I'm not sure the RFL can call it a success.

Wire lost



and would you believe it the coach breaks



Did not get home until about 5.30





Edinburgh was awful

Me and a few others tried to watch the newcastle liverpool game in the pub and they kicked us out cos we did not have id with us. I am 18 but dont have id because i have just passed my driving test so im waiting for my licence which i use as id to come through. Around 5 pubs said the same thing even tho we were just sat there not drinking anyting! Plus took us ages to actually get to the ground no signs until about 10 yards from the ground!



PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GO BACK TO CARDIFF!

Once again poorly promoted by the RFL, some locals were asking if the event was a RU sevens tournament. Not a fly poster in sight. The RFL would learn something if they asked Les Cats what they do for promoting their games as Catalans had posters up advertising last years' play-off game against Wire miles away from Perpignan.

Mood nightclub where I was cutting some shapes.

Few in the Grassmarket, 3 sisters was quite lively. www.edinburghpubguide.co.uk/PubD ... he_90.html

Few in the Grassmarket, 3 sisters was quite lively. www.edinburghpubguide.co.uk/PubD ... he_90.html

Edinburgh for me, great stadium, good set up around the ground, and excellent city away from the rugby.



Keep it there, but hopefully well be on earlier in the day next year.

Just got back, great turn out again from the wire faithful...



I have now been to all 3 magic weekends and Edinburgh does not compare to the weekends we had in Cardiff. Two main reasons, 1. The stadium was to far away from the city centre - Once you had made the decision to go to the stadium, you could not just pop back out of the stadium and go back into the city centre like in Cardiff (it was too far away) and there was nothing based around the stadium that would warrant having some time out during games. Due to this there was no atmospehere in the city centre like there was in Cardiff. 2. You cannot take children into the pubs (even if you are eating) - I'm not sure if this is law in Scotland, this is a family event and hence not being able to eat in pubs with your kids is an issue, so it was proper restaurants, Macs, KFC or BK! We couldnt even watch any of the other rugby or footie games on sky during the weekend as the kids weren't allowed in.



So YES its CARDIFF for me and the rest of my family!

Cardiff by a county mile... The weekend in Edinburgh was a complete flop.



Atmosphere:

In-stadium atmosphere better in Cardiff (perhaps due to roof?)

Around ground atmosphere better in Cardiff

Pubs/Socializing better in Cardiff.



Cost:

Hotels more expensive than Cardiff

Pubs more expensive than Cardiff

Food more expensive than Cardiff



Locals had no idea Murrayfield Magic was on. Our hotelier, bus driver, taxi driver and some locals I talked to had no idea what was happening.



Pubs were reluctant to let fans in wearing colours. On Rose Street four pubs refused entry to fans in replica kits.



City itself was one big building site.



Just thank the lord it didn't rain... It would have been a disaster!



I, for one, will not be returning next year.

Resut aside(journey backs always longer after defeat), Cardiff gets the nod.



No problem with the locals in either place, both as friendly as each other, and both stadiums were great.

Cardiff wins it for me due to closeness of stadium to city centre.Edinburgh also seemed drab, but maybe i'm uncultured!Beware if we go to Dublin, Lansdowne is a long way out.



Remind me next time to buy the cheaper tickets as you could sit where you liked(it was a bargain anyway, so no real complaints there).

2 completely different weekends, and we loved them both.



Oh, and the wire turnout was huge again.

Cardiff for me.



It's more of a central location, better atmosphere and it's a little cheaper (food and drink) although the activities around the stadium at Edinburgh were very good indeed.



Wherever we go in the future Cheggers needs to be banned from attending.

what about a new poll

What NEW venue would you like to see the weekend at



Here's some ideas



The Emirates:- The London game needs help what better than all the teams playing in the capital.

The press are more likely to help out when it's on their door.



The Millennium Stadium :-

South of France, helps promote the french game and great for a nice weekend away and it's nice and hot.



What you think? anymore ideas ?