Been to every Magic. Won't be going this one already booked a festival that weekend. Liverpool is an excellent city for drinking. Unfortunately Anfield isn't Central enough to make it work like Newcastle and Cardiff. Murrayfield was dire for similar reasons. Academic for me this time.
Just cannot see it working for this very reason. Anfield is just too far away from the city centre. The two places its worked well were Cardiff and Newcastle for thiose very reasons that there are places to drink and eat nearby and its close to the cirty centre.
If the RFL wanted to try a new place maybe they should have held it in say Dublin or simply not bothered.
I wonder if the rfl are banking on more day trippers rather than people staying a weekend. Anfield is closer for all the Super League clubs than Newcastle is. I think a large proportion of the ones who go for a weekend on the beer will still attend, but possibly more will travel and go home?
Scousers aren't interested in rugby, but neither are Geordies. Anfield is a five minutes taxi into the centre, ten at a push
I think the number of people who go for a boozy weekend will take a big hit, especially if it’s true that the hotels in the city are already booked up. It’ll be a massive pain getting between the city and Anfield so skipping a game for a couple of pints and coming back for the next one just won’t be an option (taxis would be a help, I suppose, but that’s only if you can get one, and I think 5-10 mins is a bit optimistic).
If Everton’s proposed stadium goes ahead, mind, that would be a perfect venue for it.
If I remember right, we’ve played Cas at Anfield before- back in the Howes expansion era.
As I said on a previous thread.....the same weekend as the Rock n Roll marathon/half marathon.....recipe for chaos
35’000 runners and watchers.....35’000 RL fans trying to get to Anfield
I think you are right. It’s rumoured Anfield paid more than Newcastle. The SL get nothing from hotels, food etc round the area so they frankly won’t give a s###. I’m not happy with location and even though I am in St Helens my first reaction yesterday was I’m not going and I still feel that. But I know my wife will change my mind. So with that I will go get in the ground 10 mins before our game and then that’s it. Newcastle I would be there all day.
I wonder if this might be a one year deal and SL are thinking of moving it around now. It’s just not been thought through. I know you can’t please everyone, but to have it when other stuff is going on around the ground and the chaos that causes fans is disrespectful. But the SL big wigs will pull into anfields VIP parking space, go through VIP entrance sit in a box with legroom and think ‘ I don’t know what the fans are moaning about this was easy to get to and park’.
Humans are more concerned with having than being.
roy litherland it's happened i told you it would
MW tickets now on sale.
http://saints.retailsportssystems.com/matchtickets.html
Humans are more concerned with having than being.
We know where the hole is.
Bought my tickets get over yourselves.
Learned comment from The Don
Saving the money and spending a few extra days in France around the Catalans game a few weeks before.
St Helens Rugby League Football Club
Can't grumble at £20 for a day ticket on the side