See, I made the distinction, subtle but it was there





In all seriousness, the point of the Magic weekend has got to be to spread the gospel of RL.



London has got to be a must...surley

I can be as 'surley' as you like.



Holding the Magic Weekend in London is the worst idea since Clive Benson and Rupert Hedges invented an ashtray to be fitted onto the handlebars of a motorbike

Enlighten us to your reasoning behind that in the medium of 'intelligent discussion'.

According to Stephen Jones of The Sunday Times (twice voted Sports Journalist of the Year by the Sports Journalist Association!) we might as well abandon efforts to spread the League game anywhere as it'll all be in vain ... The following is a piece taken from his 'Rolling Maul' blog on February 10th:



'Millennium tragic



Anyone know what day it is on Saturday? Didn’t think so. Well, the so-called Super League of rugby league starts with every club engaged in two days of action at the Millennium Stadium.

The number of last-minute adverts in local newspapers and number of silly, stunted media 'events' confirms the observation of a friend at the Millennium Stadium that sales have been “tough".

It is not so long ago, chiefly when ex-Union players were giving the code some publicity, that many people were aware of rugby league, when it started and what was happening. These days, it all seems faded and shrouded in mist. Gone. I am sure things are different in pockets of the north-west of England and Yorkshire, but not elsewhere.

Why? It may have something to do with the fact that recent results in the code’s miniscule international game have shown that the Super League is anything but super in its attempts to produce a non-embarrassing England side.

Or is it something more significant? Is it the long and slow slide out of the public eye and even into oblivion? Rugby league points to a growth of park-pitch sport in its portfolio. But as a national game and a professional game, in terms of standards and awareness, is it on the way out entirely?'

Well here are your 'intelligent' points.



1) The travel links will be fantastic

2) Develops the game that is already developing at quite a rate down here (May help Quins gates)

3) Easier for the French to come over

4) Big new stadium, will attract people who want to experience the whole new site.

5) On the (lazy) media's doorstep

6) Plenty of hotels and other things to do

7) It's an easy sell for sponsors



It's the tourist hotspot of the UK



I really can't be bothered to disagree with them all individually but I suggest you reread through them yourself and then hopefully you will see why you were being silly for typing them out in the first place.

No, i want you to counter them, or is this beyond you ?

In fact why am i even bothering with a WUM/Troll account.

Eh? You for real?

That is perhaps the worst comeback from a troll that I have seen in my life.

We all know this mans a prat, can I even call him a man?



Anyhow, the best way to stick it up kn*bs like this is to take it to them, get to London and fill stadiums. Less than half full in Edinburgh or Cardiff simply feeds them

It will be a building site if either West Ham or Spurs get their way.

If Spurs had their way i'd agree but i've been listening to the debates on LBC etc and reading the local papers, West Hams bid was to keep the stadium how it is, with it being a multi purpose stadium.



West Ham if i recall have been given the green light.

London would be great, but no way can you risk it in Feb with no roof. Neither will you get a pitch, as has meen mentioned before.

Cardif is great for it.....especially with the roof. The fans will be the deciding factor.....if they turn up then it will continue.



As for the comments about London being full of rude cockneys and dirty....I suggest the poster takes a walk around any major city in the world...maybe with the exception of Vancouver...they are all dirty and all have rude people in them.....but with the chip that size on your shoulder, maybe you should just stay in your pit village. I would also like to see a list of the Senior RU clubs in London that make it a hotbed......wendyball is the ONLY game in town



London is the multicultural capital of europe, where in most cases, people get on with each other regardless of creed or code, skin tone or political belief....it is a great place to love just so long as you are tollerant...something I doubt you are.