Wigan Warriors • Re: Magic Weekend 2024 To Be At Elland Road
CobraCraig wrote:
They tried to get it at Newcastle and they couldn’t offer a date in August and this might have been the case for other venues, I don’t personally have an issue with Elland Road, yes it’s a bit old and out of the centre but not many grounds are too close to the town/city centre and I think being in a mix of pubs promotes fans to just stay in the pub until their team play so it might improve the amount of neutral watchers, Leeds is also a great City to be in before/after the matches. I don’t have a huge issue with it being in the heartlands, it has been in the past and having it in Newcastle has hardly worked wonders for Newcastle Thunder. The City Ground in Nottingham would have been a good one for a City out of the heartlands.
Magic is about generating new interest in the game, spreading the word in non league areas, Elland Road hardly does that. You are right about Thunder however, it did kick start junior rugby league in the area.
Statistics: Posted by Zig — Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:43 pm