whos said no ones playing in london like ?
theres people playing in every corner of the country !
record numbers of schools teams playing in london great this is all down to harliquins ?
give me a break if this was the case harliquins would be 10,000 every week.

in thirty years two home grown players have played for there country ?
in thirty years there crowds have not turned up ?
in thirty years its been a money pit ?

Your right im brainwashed, must of been when i went out of cas?? that's why your still OK

We Can all make stats say whatever we want them to but the London thing was always gonna be long term. they haven't been bailed out nor will they be the RFL just helped with some legal stuff.

I personally think they need a true identity ie West Ham type an area of London, I really don't think Harlequins helps at all.

Again just my thoughts

Perhaps we should just accept that London has a modest amateur and Junior scene, but it's not cut out for top flight!

London has brought a few players through to top flight over the past 30 years....but so what??? I could name any one of 10 or 20 other teams or even amateur teams that have done the same or more during this period yet haven't recieved anything like the support or exemptions that London have. That's what annoys so many.

It's a bit like the situation people see with banks. If you are a long standing loyal customer you aren't entitled to anything, but if you are a new customer you get everything!! (Just think of how the Crusaders were fast tracked through the leagues, London's finances never adding up yet no point deductions or relegations, just think of Catalans 3 year relegation exemption). Their are potentially many NL1 or NL2 teams that have given so much to the game over the past 60+ years yet recieved nothing. With 20 or 30 years of RFL support and exemptions many of these teams could currently be bringing so much more to the game than the Quinns currently do. Why isn't the RFL supporting these long standing patrons of the game? When does some equality kick in??

In this London gamble, and it continues to prove to be a gamble, when do you stop throwing good money after bad?? In 10 or 15 years time what's the bets that the situation remains the same?.......and the same are saying that the RFL can't pull out of London now etc etc...all the same arguments will be put on the table as they are now, whilst these long standing NL1/NL2/amateur teams that have given the game so much will cease to exist!

Londons finances DO add up. David Hughes is writing the cheques that balance their books. If you are referring to 2005 when they fell foul of the Inland Revenue, I think you will find that there were no rules or regulations in place regarding points deductions for insolvency. As for relagation.....Londons representative team in Superleague have yet to finish in a relegation position...I think you'll find that's why they have never been relegated.

I don't know, maybe we should ask David Hughes as it's his money that's been thrown at the problem....not anyone elses.

...whilst you're doing your mystic meg impersonation, how's about throwing in next weeks lottery numbers.......

We get it....you think London shouldn't have a team, especially if it's at your teams expense and nobody can blame you for feeling that way....but if you are going to pepper your argument with theory instead of fact, maybe you should keep your thoughts to yourself

...whilst you're doing your mystic meg impersonation, how's about throwing in next weeks lottery numbers.......quote]

If there was 30 years worth of a repeating pattern, sure I'd give you the lottery numbers! LOL

Seriously, I surrender!! Let's re-convein in 10 years time. Or in the meantime, wear your Quinns shirt at the next away game at Cas, so it's easy for me to find you and I'll buy you a beer. LOL