Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:52 am  

Towns88 wrote:

:D Didn't Fartown beat you last time the cluba met ? Whilst I do fancy Wakey to keep up their challenge next year I think huddersfield will be better as well .

That was deliberate - you don't need to tell me how many easy points we've handed Shudds over the years; I've almost always been there to witness it.

Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:54 am  

bren2k wrote:

Which seems very sensible.

...and thus will never happen.

Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:59 pm  

Willzay wrote:

I wonder what else is miles away?

Also I'm sure the "mickey up" argument was used by people who preferred for Catalans to stay up.

It's at least 2 hours for most RL supporters coming by car, if you can locate it more centrally then not only does it reduce the travel time for the honest chippy northerner but it also encourages fans from further South to attend.
Aside from myself I know plenty of FC fans who live in the South, I can take it that all other clubs have a similar number dotted around the country, not to mention that a high % of ticket sales for the international events in London are sold to those based in non heritage regions.

Appealing more to fans that are based in the Midlands/South so they don't have a 10 hour return drive to attend to Newcastle and filling a smaller ground most of the time instead of 10-15-20k in a 52k capacity stadium and not be an organised mickey up would be a step forward.(I've no idea what you're talking about re catalans, using Newcastle as a base to stage the MW because it's a good p iss up area is obvious)
Selling off tickets dirt cheap because the RFL know that to charge a normal ticket price fans won't turn up just shows you how things are wrong and why we'll never progress.

Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:02 pm  

bren2k wrote:

Which seems very sensible.

No it isn't because you won't sell anywhere near as many tickets with such short notice of what the fixtures will actually be and what day you'll be playing on. Also shouldn't the top 4 have the advantage of an extra home game in the 8's?

Add in the timing then a football club won't want several game played on the pitch just as the new football season is starting compared to the current date at the end of the football season.

Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:25 pm  

I love it, a great event. Closer than a home game for me. But Ive been wherever it's held and will do when it moves next year.

Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:31 pm  

knockersbumpMKII wrote:

It's at least 2 hours for most RL supporters coming by car, if you can locate it more centrally then not only does it reduce the travel time for the honest chippy northerner but it also encourages fans from further South to attend.
Aside from myself I know plenty of FC fans who live in the South, I can take it that all other clubs have a similar number dotted around the country, not to mention that a high % of ticket sales for the international events in London are sold to those based in non heritage regions.

Appealing more to fans that are based in the Midlands/South so they don't have a 10 hour return drive to attend to Newcastle and filling a smaller ground most of the time instead of 10-15-20k in a 52k capacity stadium and not be an organised mickey up would be a step forward.(I've no idea what you're talking about re catalans, using Newcastle as a base to stage the MW because it's a good p iss up area is obvious)
Selling off tickets dirt cheap because the RFL know that to charge a normal ticket price fans won't turn up just shows you how things are wrong and why we'll never progress.

If you think 2 hours is bad, imagine what it's like being a football fan - how do you think a Carlisle fan feels about travelling to Exeter for example? It sounds like you would rather have the MW right on your doorstep which to me is also cheap.

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:54 pm  

Willzay wrote:

If you think 2 hours is bad, imagine what it's like being a football fan - how do you think a Carlisle fan feels about travelling to Exeter for example? It sounds like you would rather have the MW right on your doorstep which to me is also cheap.

Well for a start it would be a one off game in a series of two rather than a team that you'll be playing three or four times depending upon how the 8's work out.

Also the competition stretches from Carlisle to Exeter, so that's not a fair comparative is it as Carlisle HAVE to play in Exeter whereas Warrington don't have to go to Newcastle to play Wigan

Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:56 pm  

Not for me sadly. Hotel prices are joke and with it being in Newcastle I will miss the last train back to london on the Saturday.

Re: Magic weekend 2018 : Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:20 pm  

Agreed! Hotels have cottoned on and are just exploiting people now. Nearly a grand for 2 nights in Newcastle for 2? I don't think so. I once got a Travelodge there for £19 including breakfast!