Having read some of the other forums on here, I'd certainly recommend more advertising around Edinburgh prior to the event, despite the semi-respectable ticket sales (RFL figures are never to be completely trusted!). I'm a regular on one of the Hibs forums and there is a thread on Edinburgh Capitals ice hockey with over 200 posts, but not a single thread about the Magic Weekend.
My non attendance can be levelled at spending £600 in Toulouse last month. Had the SPL 'split' fixtures been confirmed further in advance then I dare say I'd have gone to the Hibs game and then hot-footed it to the Saints-Wigan game, but live and learn.
ok i know ive gone over the top on my objections to this rl fest!
but........
1 on reflection people coming back are roughly 50/50 as to whether it worked.
2. we got lucky with the weather.
3. it wasnt widely supported in edinburgh by new fans.
4. as usual rf fans had a great time together but then again they would in a bloody big shed in rotherham and a big screen.
think we need to seperate the good crack from the need for the event and debate.
We had a great weekend, but that's because of the good company and result.
Pluses:- it was different and I'd never been to Murrayfield before. We were allowed to take food and drink inside unlike Cardiff where bags were searched and items not allowed were confiscated. It was played in the open, not with a closed roof.
Minuses:-Facilities were not as modern as the Millennium Stadium. Half an hours walk away from the centre and just a normal Saturday/Sunday bus service, so those who have restricted mobility were scuppered. Accommodation just as expensive as Cardiff.
At the moment I wouldn't go again to Murrayfield, but my views might change towards the end of the year. Oh yes and nursing sun burned face and neck, although when the sun went it was ruddy freezing.
BTW thought the Wigan fans were by far the noisiest this year. Whatever happened to the Wire fans? They are usually very vociferous.
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Birstalltiger wrote:north stand and east stand north stand lower was full of drunks of Hull there was bunch people dressed has Clowns making t-ts of them selfs.East stand was not that bad but outside the east stand Hull kr and Wire fans was haveing a comp who could through there mate down Hill in to the food van i do like a drink myself and had quite a few myself but i did not make a t-t of myself.
and people dressed as Bernie Clifton & ostrich, people dressed as monks, someone dressed as the pink panther, god knows how many blokes in dresses among others.
I moved between the north and east stands at various times throughout the games, didn't see any bother atall, inside or outside the ground,
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Leyther_Matt wrote:Not quite true, as this morning's Daily Mail didn't have a single match report from the Magic Weekend
Special trains still operate these days, by the way - Northern Rail tend to charter a train each for the NRC Finalists (ours ran from Bolton, before anyone points out the irony!) and Chelsea FC subsidise a 'special' for a lot of their games up north, I think.
the guardian had two thirds of a page, not massive but about ten times what theyhave normally. andy wilson was even allowed to say nice things about league!
cracking atmosphere in the wigan end on the saturday. the good 25 minute barmy army followed by a good 15 minutes singing down stairs on the concorse.
there was a good few of wiganers there aswell, bottom tier of north stand was rammed with a few in the top of the north and half the east stand was packed. fantastic atmosphere fantastic day!
Newton-Le-willows-Warrior wrote:cracking atmosphere in the wigan end on the saturday. the good 25 minute barmy army followed by a good 15 minutes singing down stairs on the concorse.
there was a good few of wiganers there aswell, bottom tier of north stand was rammed with a few in the top of the north and half the east stand was packed. fantastic atmosphere fantastic day!
Sounds as though Wigan took a good following, but I think you might be stretching it a little with that particular comment if you watch the TV coverage
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