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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Mon May 23, 2016 9:14 pm  
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Could the RFL look at delaying the weekend by a week to coincide with the bank holiday weekend? It would help to increase the attendance on the Sundsys and not make having the 5:30pm kick off seem as bad for travelling fans. It could cause issues with availability and prices of hotel rooms though...



Play off final weekend. Newcastle maybe in them as in the championship next season. Like newcastle should go back next year. No to 9s tournament.
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Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.

Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Mon May 23, 2016 9:30 pm  
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How is a nines tournament less relevant to a super League weekend in a non RL city?

A nines tournament has more chance of attracting non rugby league locals to attend if you ask me. It's fast, exciting and people are more likely to stay all day as matches are short.

Magic weekend in its current format has gone stale. A nines tournament with the right promotion can do well.
I don't even know where to begin with this, the event has record crowds every year, how is it possibly stale? Do you really think 68,000 people, or even 1/10th of that number would turn up to watch a meaningless 9's kickabout in the middle of the SL season? Use your brain FFS.
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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Mon May 23, 2016 11:24 pm  
Keep it in one place. Try and build support in one area. Moving it around dissipates long term development in my view.
The entire stadium should be blanketed with ads/marketing/promotion for Newcastle Thunder.

Oh and a definite no to a 9's comp. We have to put all our resources into developing the 13 man game.
If the NRL wants to use some of its money to establish an international 9's as our version of 7's then great. But it should be used to develop internationally not domestically. It just draws focus and resource away from the proper sport for what is a side show.
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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Mon May 23, 2016 11:48 pm  
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Keep it in one place. Try and build support in one area. Moving it around dissipates long term development in my view.
The entire stadium should be blanketed with ads/marketing/promotion for Newcastle Thunder.

Oh and a definite no to a 9's comp. We have to put all our resources into developing the 13 man game.
If the NRL wants to use some of its money to establish an international 9's as our version of 7's then great. But it should be used to develop internationally not domestically. It just draws focus and resource away from the proper sport for what is a side show.



I agree. We need to stick with the principle and the venue.
Look at the GF at Old Trafford, back in 1998 we attracted 42k it's one of the few events where we stuck it out and are now reaping the rewards 75k+ crowds. Would that have been successful had it been moved around to Anfield, Elland Road, Etihad? No, definitely not.
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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Tue May 24, 2016 6:31 am  
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I hope it goes back to Manchester. Awful getting to and from Newcastle city centre. Seating is better at the Etihad as well.


I parked at Heworth.£1.20 all day parking.3.50 all day ticket on the metro to monument

10 minutes on te metro with a train every 4 minutes


. 5nminute walk to the ground.SIMPLES
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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Tue May 24, 2016 9:29 am  
For me

Etihad
Pros- Manchester easily accessible, fantastic fans zone, more comfortable stadium, ability to move around the ground and sit with other fans
Cons- not allowed food, stadium isolated

St James
Pros- centre of city, can take food into stadium, locals brilliant
Cons- ridiculously expensive hotel prices, having to travel from hotels out of centre, poor fans zone, a long journey home on a Sunday night.
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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Tue May 24, 2016 10:14 am  
newcastle for me is the best location, city centre right on its door step

ethihad was good because you could move around freely, but that was it, nothing close to the ground.


bit of o/t

http://www.rugby-league.com/article/375 ... magic-flag

well done to cramlington rockets who sold 560 tickets for the magic weekend, probably more than a club who's chairman is throwing insults at an other club for not bringing many to away games
newcastle for me is the best location, city centre right on its door step

ethihad was good because you could move around freely, but that was it, nothing close to the ground.


bit of o/t

http://www.rugby-league.com/article/375 ... magic-flag

well done to cramlington rockets who sold 560 tickets for the magic weekend, probably more than a club who's chairman is throwing insults at an other club for not bringing many to away games
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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Tue May 24, 2016 11:13 am  
Newcastle for me! The only time I can get to a game in 40 minutes! :D
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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Tue May 24, 2016 11:38 am  
Newcastle for me, closely followed by Cardiff. I've been to them all, the stadium has to be in the centre, the atmosphere then is fantastic with all fans enjoying the games and evenings together.

The issue with the Eithad for me is there is nothing around it and because there's lots of clubs in the proximity a lot of people just choose to visit for the day rather than the weekend. Newcastle for a weekend trip was fantastic, the locals embraced everything about the weekend.
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Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Tue May 24, 2016 11:40 am  
Camp Nou - OK, it's a long trip but flights can be pretty cheap as can hotels, major city in a sunny place different culture etc. Should pull in a few from Catalan too.

Unfortunately between Barcelona and Marseilles there aren't many stadiums above 30k capacity and a local airport.
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