Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Fri May 27, 2016 5:29 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

so where were the newcastle public?

sat next to us for the first match on sunday

stop being negative


too many fans want events on their own doorstep as they are too bone idle to travel

Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Fri May 27, 2016 6:57 pm  

we were just 500 spectators better off -so either only 500 folk from the Newcastle area turned up- or it looks like usual suspects didn't attend!

Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Sat May 28, 2016 8:21 am  

kobashi wrote:

I do think matter how well it has been in Newcastle that these things do have an expiry date and probably need to be moved to different locations every 3 years max.

Personally think this should be a rugby nines weekend anyway.

Leigh Sports Village would be too big a venue if it was a nines weekend.

Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Sat May 28, 2016 8:24 am  

acko wrote:

Personally i thought it was fantastic at Newcastle you got to weight up the pro & cons Eittaad better stadium BUT more isolated no Pubs/Restaurants next to stadium where St James Pubs/Restaurants/even Chinatown, Metro into the middle of the city shops for the girls to look in while you have a drink what more do you want, The only one that comes close is Cardiff just like Newcastle so if there is any other big city with the stadium in the middle then great let the RFL look at it But please not London

There are four pubs that are one minute walk from the Etihad.

Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Sat May 28, 2016 8:31 am  

UllFC wrote:

If the RFL had any sense they'd get Newcastle and Manchester to enter a bidding war (both cash and marketing spend) and get the cash in, no doubt they'I'll have some other random idea though!

It should be alternated between the two and the two cities should try and beat each other's attendance from the year before.

Although I wouldn't mind a trip to Dublin!

Re: How did Magic weekend Go? : Sun May 29, 2016 4:47 pm  

What we need is a 45k stadium in a city centre to promote the game. Newcastle is brilliant with the ground in the city centre all the bars are close by but 40k on the Saturday and 28k on the Sunday needs to be evened out