saintspete83 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 So according to reports on twitter there has been less then 13,000 tickets sold for magic weekend. If true this is a huge worry. ............ On the other hand the figure has been released by no other then Mick Gledhill during another anti Elstone rant so the chances of this being accurate is well...... Low. Anyone else know figures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookey Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Same story put around every year,usually by the same people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdd Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 On a serious note what is the magic weekend even for anymore? Other than an easy money spinner because they know the usual crowd will turn up. I’d sooner have 4 big games on one day and actually pack out a stadium with no tickets left. Wakefield v Cas Leeds v Warrington FC v KR Wigan V Saints Sell it out and create a highly successful one day event. At the moment it’s just a moderately successful 2 day event for which the novelty is dying out. I’ve been to every single magic weekend and it would be miles better if the stadium was actually full for a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeF Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 53 minutes ago, Cdd said: On a serious note what is the magic weekend even for anymore? Other than an easy money spinner because they know the usual crowd will turn up. I’d sooner have 4 big games on one day and actually pack out a stadium with no tickets left. Wakefield v Cas Leeds v Warrington FC v KR Wigan V Saints Sell it out and create a highly successful one day event. At the moment it’s just a moderately successful 2 day event for which the novelty is dying out. I’ve been to every single magic weekend and it would be miles better if the stadium was actually full for a day. Is it a money spinner? I thought clubs actually lose on the event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 10 minutes ago, LeeF said: Is it a money spinner? I thought clubs actually lose on the event Lose compared to what ? , It isn't replacing a game , so what have they to lose ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Chopra Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 It's a TV event in the main. Sky turn over a channel for an entire weekend to rugby league, something they'll only do if it's in one place with one extended crew. It captures passing eyeballs - normally we're stuck away on weekday evenings - and generally gives us a presentation of rugby league in a big stadium in a big city, something we don't normally have. The only alternative is to not have that. As long as we're at least breaking even, which it does, why think about ditching it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I think what you also can't forget about magic weekend is that for many of the players playing this is their biggest stage. If you're not playing for England, or in a team that reaches Old Trafford or Wembley regularly, there's a good chance this is the largest, most prestigious stadium and crowd you will play in front of this season. Same for the fans of those clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Mick Gledhill is a buffoon so I’d not take notice of him. The Magic Weekend is just under a month away and I think everyone knows it’s not going to sell-out, so there is no need to buy tickets well in advance for this, so the figure will seem low a good 4-5 weeks till the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, TheConductor said: Would like to see a 9s event with clubs from the other divisions included. Why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Mick Gledhill is a buffoon so I’d not take notice of him. But the thread title is out there now, and all the usual prophets of doom will be drawn to make the usual comments on it. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Just now, TheConductor said: Why don't What makes you think the Championship clubs would want to be involved in a 9s competition right in the middle of their season ? , We have our ' day in the sun ' at Blackpool , when just like the ' Magic ' for SL , league points are at stake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Not a fan of the event, never been and never will. This though is entirely the wrong venue. It takes ages to walk from Anfield to the city centre and the idea of going out of the stadium into the city centre and back again is a non starter. I was told by many who went how good Newcastle was due to it being close to/in the city centre. Newcastle very good, cancelled. Bolton with double bill semi final, excellent, now cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeF Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, GUBRATS said: Lose compared to what ? , It isn't replacing a game , so what have they to lose ? Quite simply it costs them more to put on than what they take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Nature abhors a vacuum. It's up to the RFL/SL to fill it before someone else does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, LeeF said: Quite simply it costs them more to put on than what they take Do the clubs put the Magic on ? , Or is it the RFL in conjunction with SKY ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 25 minutes ago, LeeF said: Quite simply it costs them more to put on than what they take My understanding was the opposite and it’s a bit of a money spinner as cities bid for the right to host it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Wire Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 54 minutes ago, Father Ted said: Bolton with double bill semi final, excellent, now cancelled. I thought we were going back to Bolton? I may be wrong but I'm sure I read that it was on again. That was my favourite day out of 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Plow Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Not sure what MW is anymore but it’s replaced the Cup Final as rugby leagues big day out. I wouldn’t be too sad to see it go tbh, rather see less games and more focus on CC semi final, CC Final and GF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Leeds Wire said: I thought we were going back to Bolton? I may be wrong but I'm sure I read that it was on again. That was my favourite day out of 2018 They’ve scrapped the double header....and made it a triple header!* *if the stadium hasn’t been sold for scrap before then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Not feeling the love for Magic this year. If Super League can attract a sponsor offering significant prize money, I’d switch it to a midseason 9s tournament. If they can’t get a decent sponsor, I’d still switch it to 9s then offer some other reward, like an extra marquee player allowance or raised salary cap for the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 36 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Not feeling the love for Magic this year. If Super League can attract a sponsor offering significant prize money, I’d switch it to a midseason 9s tournament. If they can’t get a decent sponsor, I’d still switch it to 9s then offer some other reward, like an extra marquee player allowance or raised salary cap for the winner. Why so you can try for freebies and then not bother to go a mid season 9s is an awful idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, Davo5 said: Why so you can try for freebies and then not bother to go a mid season 9s is an awful idea. Why awful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I will never see the attraction in 9s other than a pre-season sideshow which, in this country at least, is less than useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: I will never see the attraction in 9s other than a pre-season sideshow which, in this country at least, is less than useless. It could be a really good event to attract a new audience to rugby league in the football off-season but it would need the right backing and, yes, marketing. I’m thinking an early summer rugby league Spring Bank holiday festival with some decent bands (hello, Simon Moran!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnleywelsh Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Father Ted said: Bolton with double bill semi final, excellent, now cancelled. Where have you heard this ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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