• Annual extravaganza switches from Newcastle to Liverpool
What next for Super League’s Magic Weekend? The event relocates to a sixth different home in its 13-year history this weekend, but as Anfield prepares to become the latest major venue to host all 12 top-flight teams there is already debate about the future of the Magic Weekend beyond this year.
Robert Elstone’s decision to move Magic from Newcastle – which has hosted the last four editions – has been a controversial one. Reportedly low ticket sales have not helped either; it is widely accepted work still needs to be done to exceed the lowest-ever Magic crowd of 52,043, set in 2009.
Written by Aaron Bower
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/24/anfield-super-league-magic-weekend under the title “Super League chief ‘not losing sleep’ over Anfield Magic Weekend sales”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
