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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:47 pm 
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Well got back after a busy weekend, and just wondered what everyone thought of the weekend?

Personally thought it wasn't as good as Cardiff for a number of reasons:
The stadium being away from the city centre limited people for eating and drinking, when people came out of the stadium to grab something to eat they didn't seem to return.

I was absolutely freezing by the end of both days, however in Cardiff the roof mean't we didn't get the biting windchill. In cardiff people appeared to watch most of the games where as at edinburgh people seemed to drift away after their own team had played.

However what really annoyed me was the feeling of being ripped off, whilst in the queue for a drink and noticing the price £3.50 for a pint to then be told by a couple of Scottish people in the queue that the price for the drinks when union is being played was nearer £2..Also after buying a bottle of coke I asked for a plastice glass and was told if I wanted a glass I would have to pay for a pint of beer but just take an empty glass.

I was impressed with the transport system £3 for an all day ticket aint bad.

The magic weekend is in Edinburgh next year and I won't be going, if it were to go back to Cardiff yes I would.

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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:04 pm 
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Brilliant weekend, great city, great people, fans of all the clubs absolutely top. Good to see a few NL1 and 2 shirts there too.

Definately be going again next year as its in Edinburgh. :D

Only down side was Bentham, what a right b*lls up he made of the match :evil:






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I travelled up to Edinburgh yesterday morning and returned home today, this was the first magic weekend I've been to and I really enjoyed myself.

Sure, the prices were a bit steep on the drinks, but I figured as much and just went along with it.

I found that there was plenty to do, plenty of friendly banter and entertainment all day long. Me and my mate got there at about 11 and had a mooch around the ground and then went around to the back of the stadium and took part in a few of the games going on there. We got talking to a couple of people outside, one of them a Hull FC fan and had a good chat about the weekend and the game and then we went and watched the first game from the East stand which was a great view.

We moved to the upper North stand for the Cas game and for the first half I thought the atmosphere was great, the Cas fans split up for the second and it wasn't as good but those who stayed, we were still singing our hearts out but it wasn't meant to be scoreline wise.

After the Cas game we went to the lower North for the Leeds game and stuck around for a bit but once that game was effectively over and the "main event" not half as appealing as many of the other games over the weekend, we decided to leave Murrayfield.

Went into the centre later on and it was great to see so many fans out in their team shirts. We got talking to a nice couple in the Whetherspoons who were Hull KR fans and were chatting to them for a while and then spent the rest of the night in a small room singing songs with some Bradford, Leeds and whoever else fans. All in all, a long day but great fun and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't been.

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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2009 5:39 pm 
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myself and three friends went for the weekend, and all agreed it was nowhere near as good as cardiff. the stadium if too far out of the way, its way too expensive and it is impossible to get into any bars or clubs, i got sick of hearin, not tonite lads!! ( i dont consider 4 people to be a big group??) one bouncer actually asked for id, looked at it, and then decided the place was full!! Did anyone else have similar trouble? i couldnt help but feel unwelcome and uncomfortable in the city. The welsh were much more friendly and accommadating. we will be making a weekend of it in cardiff next year when we play Celtic.

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Same has last year crap but the weekend was good but match day same as last year it is not working and the noises are getting stronger by the day that there will not be many more.

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Was it suposed to be Magic It was the first one for me and the last in Scotland if it goes back to Cardiff I may give it a go, But I think we need to play it in a smaller stadium it did'nt show Rugby League in a good light with there being so many empty seats
The day was a complete shambles firstly someone was in our seats second we had a smoker on our row who went out evety 15 minutes for a smoke we were also up and down every few minutes for someone to go the beer tent. Away from the field there were drunken zombies staggering about bumping into everone they should have stopped at home and gone down to the pub and watched the game on Sky and not spoiled the occatioon for other people
I'm not against having a drink by any means but you should know your limits

I enjoyed our game until blunder boy at full back lost the game for us

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Doncaster Tiger wrote:there being so many empty seats

someone was in our seats
we had a smoker on our row who went out evety 15 minutes for a smoke
we were up and down every few minutes for someone to go the beer tent.


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Think ticket situation was pretty stupid. We payed for end tickets behind posts and ended up going in every stand following the sun :lol: Obviously we wern't complaining but for those who payed more to sit at the sides it was a bit of a waste of money!

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Birstalltiger wrote:Same has last year crap but the weekend was good but match day same as last year it is not working and the noises are getting stronger by the day that there will not be many more.


I bet we don't hear them noises on boots n all on Wednesday. It will be all rose & dandy from them. But they don't have to pay for food or drink do they. :roll: :roll: :roll:

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