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| Quote: Bostwick "London fan here who attended the game on Sunday. It was 546 mile round trip. We set out at 8am and got home just after 11pm, having made a couple of stops each way.
It was quite entertaining speaking to a lady in the bar prior to the game who complained it had taken here half an hour to get to the game.
I live in Kent, it takes me ninety minutes on a good day, to get to a home game. I would say that the majority of London fans travel at least an hour to attend home games.
I am not complaining, just pointing out following the Broncos home and away takes commitment. I am fortunate to be able to to do so.
Widnes in a couple of weeks another 500 plus miles. But then following the Broncos is what I do on a Sunday.'"
That's some commitment
I did like the fact that, on the way out of the ground, we walked past London players speaking to the London fans and knowing their names. Good to know you're appreciated eh?
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| Quote: Bostwick "London fan here who attended the game on Sunday. It was 546 mile round trip. We set out at 8am and got home just after 11pm, having made a couple of stops each way.
It was quite entertaining speaking to a lady in the bar prior to the game who complained it had taken here half an hour to get to the game.
I live in Kent, it takes me ninety minutes on a good day, to get to a home game. I would say that the majority of London fans travel at least an hour to attend home games.
I am not complaining, just pointing out following the Broncos home and away takes commitment. I am fortunate to be able to to do so.
Widnes in a couple of weeks another 500 plus miles. But then following the Broncos is what I do on a Sunday.'"
Good on 'yer mate, I've nothng but respect for you guys (and gals..)
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| All credit to the Broncos Fans who have had their own trials and tribulations following their Club over the years and don't forget while those Bulls fans moan about having a change of home stadium the Broncos have also moved around since they were formed.
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| Quote: Blotto "All credit to the Broncos Fans who have had their own trials and tribulations following their Club over the years and don't forget while those Bulls fans moan about having a change of home stadium the Broncos have also moved around since they were formed.'"
But still stayed in London
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| They may have stayed in London but they were at Crystal Palace and have been in Barnet and I would suggest the mileage between the two is much greater than Odsal to Dewsbury.
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| Given Greater London is 60 miles wide, they are uniquely able to retain the name "London" whilst undertaking a move akin to us going to play in Hull. What we sometimes forget is that "London" in sports terms isn't really a thing so it's a bit like having a Rugby team called West Yorkshire Pythons. For your Bradford, Leeds and Castleford you've Bromley, Lambeth and Croydon. I have the utmost of respect for London fans because they have the double whammy of enormous away trips, coupled with potentially significant journeys to wherever they call home that year.
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| I've been to Hight Wycombe, Leyton, Chiswick Poly, Hendon, Barnet twice (Copthall and the Hive) Fulham, Crystal Palace, Richmond (The Stoop) Ealing (Trailfinders) Bromley and Charlton. I think that's all the right grounds...though not necessarily in the right order. and we think we've had it tough, I might have missed the odd one out?
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| Quote: Bulliac "I've been to Hight Wycombe, Leyton, Chiswick Poly, Hendon, Barnet twice (Copthall and the Hive) Fulham, Crystal Palace, Richmond (The Stoop) Ealing (Trailfinders) Bromley and Charlton. I think that's all the right grounds...though not necessarily in the right order. and we think we've had it tough, I might have missed the odd one out?'"
Great memory that Bulliac
I remeber the on the road games where we played at Welford Road and Tyncastle. Both mid week if im not mistaken.
Does anyone remember if they were our 'home' games or were we the away team.
Im i clined to say they were our home games but couldnt be sure.
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13554.jpg The phrase politically correct is in itself politcally incorrect so should be rephrased politically stupid!
If you like old type radio comedy/ dramas etc listen to //pumpkinfm.com/
Statistically speaking you have a better chance of getting dead the older you get!
Thank god only when you find a religion that passes the truth test!:13554.jpg |
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| Quote: RagingBull "Great memory that Bulliac
I remeber the on the road games where we played at Welford Road and Tyncastle. Both mid week if im not mistaken.
Does anyone remember if they were our 'home' games or were we the away team.
Im i clined to say they were our home games but couldnt be sure.'"
I'm pretty sure the Welford Road games were the Broncos home on the road ones, and the last game played there against the Bulls the ground was all cut up and heavy, ok for Union but not League and I think that was possibly the Broncos last on the road game for a while, maybe they haven't done that since.
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| I went to the Tynecastle game. As I recall we were poor and it was another Sean Edwards masterclass. But I got to spend the day in Edinburgh and then spent the night and following day on the Northumberland coast. Whats not to like about that.
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| Indeed, Sean showed just how he could play when him and the rest of the team were using the same playbook.
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| Quote: RagingBull "Great memory that Bulliac
I remeber the on the road games where we played at Welford Road and Tyncastle. Both mid week if im not mistaken.
Does anyone remember if they were our 'home' games or were we the away team.
Im i clined to say they were our home games but couldnt be sure.'"
I'm pretty sure the Welford Rd one was because London couldn't use their then 'home' ground due to reseeding or some such but the Tynecastle game was an 'on the road, fixture via the RFL. Didn't every SL club have to play in some unusual destination over the same weekend? That's what I seem to remember, though obviously I could easily be totally wrong.
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| Quote: Bulliac "I'm pretty sure the Welford Rd one was because London couldn't use their then 'home' ground due to reseeding or some such but the Tynecastle game was an 'on the road, fixture via the RFL. Didn't every SL club have to play in some unusual destination over the same weekend? That's what I seem to remember, though obviously I could easily be totally wrong.'"
That is correct, though I seem to remember going to 2 games at Welford Road? I may be wrong?
I went to Tynecastle as well, not a great game but a great weekend, those were the days.
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| Quote: EW for PM "That is correct, though I seem to remember going to 2 games at Welford Road? I may be wrong?
I went to Tynecastle as well, not a great game but a great weekend, those were the days.'"
Yes, my memory is correct - from Wiki, though I don`t remember anything about the games.
28 July 1999 Super League IV 23 London Broncos A Welford Road W 19–16 Boyle, McAvoy, Withers McNamara 3/3, McNamara 1 DG 8,233
6 June 2001 Super League VI 15 London Broncos A Welford Road W 42–0 Deacon, Fielden, Gartner, Gilmour, Peacock, Rigon, Vaikona, Withers H.Paul 5/8 5,259
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