Very poor attendance but I'm pleased for the London fans, its been a very long hard season for them!

So how many season ticket holders didn't attend?

Great come back. As for the crowd, I believe that is the lowest ever for a SL game in London and it is time the RFL took direct action IMO, because the total and utter lack of anything that looks like a structured business plan at the Stoop should be a real concern for the games governing body.
If the SKY deal is still dependant on a London team, then the RFL have until 2014 to turn things around, because David Hughes has said he can't continue to bankroll the club after then.....they are floundering off the pitch in a season that was probably the most important one in te 32 years history of Pro London RL.

There is an audience for RL in the capital, but it costs money to reach them....this year, DH has wasted 1.5 million on a squad and coach who weren't up to the job and fired the marketing and corporate sales managers....he may well be a saint, but he doesn't have a clue how to run a professional sports club.

Was it ever? It seems to have become received wisdom that Sky insist on a London team, but I've never seen anything to back it up.

This is a genuine question by the way, not one of those facetious, VT questions.

Biggest ever comeback in regular season history, from team who previously looked like they had as much spirit as a teetotal Saudi Sheikh, and all you lot talk about is the attendance. That's why I've not bothered posting in this circle-j**k arena for a year or so, right there. Yawn.

Mate......I understand the attitude, but you can't say that the attendances at London aren't a major concern. The CEO has gone on record saying an average of 10k and a successful team are what we was aiming for....as spectacular failures go, I reckon that's well worth a mention...we're last with less fans than any other season of Superleague.

As for the come back.....it was brilliant, but in the greater scheme of things, it means absolutely SFA, whilst the attendance at the stoop has a massive impact on the games future as a pro sport in London.

Given where you live now, comebacks must be getting pretty boring now after the last couple of weekends

You've never been to Bahrain on a Thursday , plenty of Saudis with spirits there.

That said, 13 drunk Saudis would have defended better than Salford today.

I agree with this..it would be odd that sky demand a club be in sl that can only comand 2500 gates to justify ther investment in sl.
Having said that if rl is to ever be taken seriously outside of its heartlands then london must be broken..

Great win for London but if there was a Northern team with crowds between 1 and 2k playing in a Rugby Union stadium at the bottom of the table... would they seriously be in with a chance of getting into super league? No. So why should it be any different for a team in London?

Unless spending to the cap actually sees them get a trophy, I can't see anything changing.

You know it is bad times when a good comeback is the best thing that has happened to your club for a while.

This London club needs to average 5-10k to justify being in this league. Championship games have seen higher crowds! It makes the sport look so small-time.

Your mostly intelligent post was ruined by the bit in bold......or would it be OK if they were playing in a soccer stadium?

The Stoop is one of the better stadiums to watch Rugby League in, both in the UK and down here in NZ/OZ.....regardless of who owns it.

Fax get higher than this on a weekly basis with almost no away support and Im not sure Halifax is bigger than the area that is around where London play. All they are is a token team in SL to make up the numbers so the sports leading body can say that the game is expanding.