they've been trying for 25 years or more, in various guises, how long does it take to realize it aint gonna happen?

But I wonder what schemes that the marketing managers have devised to get bums on seats.

Does anyone know if they have offered free admission to all registered players 16 and under, and 5 pounds admission for all registered players over 16, with a discount ticket for sale if they bring a paying relative?

We weren't gonna get many through the gate no matter when we played the game but I wouldn't fancy trying to get thru the bank holiday traffic in London.

I stilll think that if the RFL licences London Olympic after the 2012 Olympics (with Toulouse Olympique becoming Toulouse Spacers), based in the Olympic Stadium, then the eastt v west London rivalry will greatly build up popular interest in the game.

Right now, from any London resident's perspective, having one club located way over in Richmond doesn't feel like London is involved in rugby league.

Of course the newspapers would have to get involved. But here I think that the Sun and the Times, being Murdoch owned, would have a motivation to do something in terms of publicity. Perhaps the Daily Mail and others, motivated by the competition, could follow Murdoch papers even though on a smaller scale. If so, we could see 8-10,000 crowds iat London games n 2013.

When they were at Fulham they didn't do to badly.

To many name changes and location changes leads to loss of identity. If Leeds were suddenly bought by a Union side, and the name changed to suit I'd have a serious think about whether I'd attend.

If crowds continue to fall like this next time frranchise comes around and they dont get kicked out and my side does or Wake it will be show how corrupt the RL are.

FFS You make me embarrassed to be a Cas fan

Time to call it a day IMO unfortunately.

Pathetic attendence, never going to work unfortunately.

I think the Quins should keep going until there is a viable London replacement coming through the ranks. All are dependent on Quins existing, but in the next 10-15 years it's possible that either the Skolars or the South London Storm could be the genuine RL article within the capital.

i live in barnet north london
it takes me 2hours to get to the stoop by car in west london

Working for Transport for london i have to say that west london is the worst part by far for traffic congestion and being so close to Heathrow doesn't help either.

part of the reason i think the crowds are low is it just doesn't seem to connect with Londoners and gets little or no exposure

Greater London is about 40 miles N/S
and 50 miles E/W
think how many pro teams in the north west there are in the same radius?

It has no identity, no ground and it's trading off a union name which in itself is detrimental.
Any one that might have been slightly interested in RL but supports say Saracens or London Irish isn't going to support what they now see as a rival team. When they were the broncos they had their own identity.