2023 Summer Bash is going to be...

[Angelic Cynic]

8 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

The NRL Magic Weekend is at the home of Brisbane Broncos, and has been for the last 4 years. They cope ok.

Why must NRL ideas be followed by the RFL?

This inherently unfair decision has not yet been confirmed by the governing body,yet.

Could they possibly reimagine the Bash to give an advantage to one club,take it to a stadium with an 8k capacity,and,take it to a small over-crowded city,  overburdened with excessive traffic and pollution https://yorkmix.com/york-commuters-are-the-most-stressed-in-the-uk/?

Well,as it is the RFL...

[Mumby Magic]

Good choice, would have preferred Blackpool. Yep what happens about York's fixture. Also was this a hand picked decision or did clubs/stadiums apply for it.

[JonT]

2 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

Totally agree, the League system is skew-whiff enough with having an extra game to the home/away fixtures, giving one team home advantage is is just not right, I hope they are given a game that will not be to easy and where they are not expected to win.

It's almost like teams never lose at home.....

[Eddie]

If Magic was going to continue and Newcastle got promoted would everyone be demanding that it got moved elsewhere? 

[Jughead]

21 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

The NRL Magic Weekend is at the home of Brisbane Broncos, and has been for the last 4 years. They cope ok.

Who have an already manufactured draw, whereas here we are traditionalists, or that’s certainly the case in the Championship, and typically play a regular home and away season, which has now been somewhat skewed by York gaining an extra home game. 

In recent years, Toulouse and Toronto especially have meant the league has been skewed anyway, this is another example of such. 

[Simon Hall]

Just now, JonT said:

It's almost like teams never lose at home.....

York's we're better away last season. There's no advantage to playing at home unless you're one of the teams who play on a daft pitch like Fev & Batley.

[Jughead]

1 minute ago, Eddie said:

If Magic was going to continue and Newcastle got promoted would everyone be demanding that it got moved elsewhere? 

How many games do Newcastle Thunder play at St James’? 

Did Salford gain a major advantage from playing in a stadium near where they are based? 

[Gav Wilson]

Just now, Jughead said:

Who have an already manufactured draw, whereas here we are traditionalists, or that’s certainly the case in the Championship, and typically play a regular home and away season, which has now been somewhat skewed by York gaining an extra home game. 

In recent years, Toulouse and Toronto especially have meant the league has been skewed anyway, this is another example of such. 

That's why we have play-offs. It's all good.

[Jughead]

Just now, Simon Hall said:

York's we're better away last season. There's no advantage to playing at home unless you're one of the teams who play on a daft pitch like Fev & Batley.

There is though. Most teams have a better home record than away. 

[DEANO]

3 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

That's why we have play-offs. It's all good.

I get why we have play offs but on the same basis we should have play offs to get in the playoffs and for relegation. Which way you look at it it’s just wrong

[Eddie]

Even in the six nations (I have just googled) home advantage is only 4.7 points statistically, and that is with teams roared on my huge partisan crowds. Home advantage in championship rugby league will probably be much smaller as that crowd advantage isn’t there. 

[Jughead]

12 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Even in the six nations (I have just googled) home advantage is only 4.7 points statistically, and that is with teams roared on my huge partisan crowds. Home advantage in championship rugby league will probably be much smaller as that crowd advantage isn’t there. 

 

24 minutes ago, Jughead said:

How many games do Newcastle Thunder play at St James’? 

Did Salford gain a major advantage from playing in a stadium near where they are based? 

Hi mate, rather than daft emojis, any answers?

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

Picture the scene in RFL HQ, on a wet day in Manchester:

“You know that event we moved from a seaside town that made it a day out for people, and got a poor attendance?”

”Yes?”

”I’ve had an idea, let’s move it back to… “

“Let me stop you there. Don’t worry, I’ve already sorted it, we’ll just stick it in a smaller ground to match the poor attendance we’ve managed to reduce it to”

”You sure that’s the right plan, we don’t want to consider…er….”

”Yes, definitely, let’s get on with it”

[Harry Stottle]

3 hours ago, Davo5 said:

I’m certainly more inclined to attend than if it was in Blackpool.

That's most probably a no then!

[JohnM]

4 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

And you watch Wendyball, enough said!

Simply the best...better than all the rest....

[Davo5]

21 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

That's most probably a no then!

Is it ?

Hopefully it’s a success & you get the chance to watch your team there in 2024.

Edited November 9, 2022 by Davo5

[Eddie]

1 hour ago, Jughead said:

 

Hi mate, rather than daft emojis, any answers?

You do a little confused emoji at most things I write so I didn’t bother responding tbh. 

[Harry Stottle]

1 hour ago, Davo5 said:

Is it ?

Hopefully it’s a success & you get the chance to watch your team there in 2024.

Very predictable response from you that Dav.

[Leyther_Matt]

2 hours ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

Picture the scene in RFL HQ, on a wet day in Manchester:

“You know that event we moved from a seaside town that made it a day out for people, and got a poor attendance?”

”Yes?”

”I’ve had an idea, let’s move it back to… “

“Let me stop you there. Don’t worry, I’ve already sorted it, we’ll just stick it in a smaller ground to match the poor attendance we’ve managed to reduce it to”

”You sure that’s the right plan, we don’t want to consider…er….”

”Yes, definitely, let’s get on with it”

“A smaller ground with a home team in that division…”

In fact it sounds very similar to the conversation that must have taken place when they moved the Northern Rail Cup Final from Blackpool to Halifax 

[Harry Stottle]

3 hours ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

Picture the scene in RFL HQ, on a wet day in Manchester:

“You know that event we moved from a seaside town that made it a day out for people, and got a poor attendance?”

”Yes?”

”I’ve had an idea, let’s move it back to… “

“Let me stop you there. Don’t worry, I’ve already sorted it, we’ll just stick it in a smaller ground to match the poor attendance we’ve managed to reduce it to”

”You sure that’s the right plan, we don’t want to consider…er….”

”Yes, definitely, let’s get on with it”

Was that these two fellows:-

Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell serve as co-CEOs with IMG.

[Ovenden Grunt]

4 hours ago, Gav Wilson said:

The NRL Magic Weekend is at the home of Brisbane Broncos, and has been for the last 4 years. They cope ok.

Doesn't make it right.

[Ovenden Grunt]

3 hours ago, Simon Hall said:

York's we're better away last season. There's no advantage to playing at home unless you're one of the teams who play on a daft pitch like Fev & Batley.

...or a plastic one.

[Ovenden Grunt]

2 hours ago, Eddie said:

You do a little confused emoji at most things I write so I didn’t bother responding tbh. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

As for the match-ups for the Bash, Matt Shaw reckons Fev will play York. That would leave some interesting decisions elsewhere...specifically for Toulouse. Back to playing London, or would it be a clash between the relegated team and last year's beaten finalists Batley, with the Bulldogs' local derby no longer a possibility?

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

36 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Was that these two fellows:-

Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell serve as co-CEOs with IMG.

Yeah, I'm sure IMG think it's a great idea