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4438_1358277234.jpg Didn't gat an answer when I asked Radford how much he paid Stokes to save his job.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_4438.jpg |
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| I gree Boost - there were more than 1,766
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: Roofs "Been doing that for 15 years haven't they....
I'd like to agree with you roofs, but I think I would be committing some form of Libel as there is no proof of this and therefore I would also be breaking the AUP.
BTW.....any sign of "the biggun" in east hull yet?
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: Hear Ye! "
Anyway, back to the actual point and post in question....allowed myself to get taken off course by a couple of pointless replies there! ..... London is vital on many levels to RL...Quins may not be the right place, but there isn't room in London to house a team in a good stadium or to build a new one. That's the problem they face....as such whilst staying in one location no more than a decade (at most) they haven't been able to build a community or large following....just a few thousand loyal fans who'll follow all over the city.'"
I always thought that the reason the London club had moved and changed its identity so many times was because it had been an abject failure wherever it went & whatever it was called. Now I discover the reason for its failure is because its had to move so many times.
Well its one way of looking at it I suppose.
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: ExiledTiger " an abject failure wherever it went & whatever it was called.'"
Really
I know we had trouble in 2005 (but broke no RFL/SL rules) but over all, other than attracting fans, the club has done pretty well given the various owners who were under the impression they had bought into a golden goose (Branson being one of them).
I mean, in SL terms, we have finished 2nd, then 5th and 6th to qualify for the play-offs, have now seen young Londoners capped for England, signed by Saints, score 4 tries in a match.....THE CLUB IS 100% totally debt free, we play in a rented stadium like the current SL champions do, we have never been relegated....all pretty positive.....but you reckon this is an example of abject failure do you
....if you'd said failure to attract fans, I would have agreed with you. But you didn't....you generalise which is a trait of the flat earth society IMO.
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: gutterfax "Really
What they have failed to achieve is any prospects of genuine sustainability , something all clubs should have quite high on their agenda , if they are to progress
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6679_1399761959.png [quote="dally messenger":1gysl9ow]was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have[/quote:1gysl9ow]
[quote="eels fan":1gysl9ow]You poor poor obsessed fat ex vichyballin potato thieving stoaway.[/quote:1gysl9ow]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6679.png |
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| Quote: Starbug "What they have failed to achieve is any prospects of genuine sustainability , something all clubs should have quite high on their agenda , if they are to progress'"
...that I agree with.
As I have said elsewhere...if it is true that DH will only bankroll us for a further 3 years then we have 38 home games left to get our crowd average from 3,400 to 8,000. If we don't, or if we don't find another benefactor with the patience of a saint and loads of money, then I suspect a licence in 2014's allocation process may be not worth applying for.
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| well if they keep on winning the way do,the attendance might pass 2,000 lol.
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| can't blame the oposition either IMO - when Catalans played Crusaders in only a pre-season friendly over 4500 people turned out !
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| Compared to a Catalans average crowd of over 7000- Which would suggest the opposition may have influenced the crowd-but hey lets not think like that.
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| Quote: gutterfax "...that I agree with.
As I have said elsewhere...if it is true that DH will only bankroll us for a further 3 years then we have 38 home games left to get our crowd average from 3,400 to 8,000. If we don't, or if we don't find another benefactor with the patience of a saint and loads of money, then I suspect a licence in 2014's allocation process may be not worth applying for.'"
In all seriousness though GF, we all know full well that Fulcrubronquins wil never, EVER be kicked out of SL. If your owner / chairman ever did bail out, the RFL would find some way to secure your future (like they did with Crusaders). Your franchise is safe till the end of time GF. *
* It shouln't be mind - I'd kick you out and Keep Wakefield in, but that's me.
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| Quote: ExiledTiger "I always thought that the reason the London club had moved and changed its identity so many times was because it had been an abject failure wherever it went & whatever it was called. Now I discover the reason for its failure is because its had to move so many times.
Well its one way of looking at it I suppose.'"
Yea we did move because of failings...but due to costs (fecking high ground and property rental rates in the city) and the competition for spectators that I've previously mentioned..we didn't have enough time to stay put and build a following. I don't think the London team have stayed more than 10 years (and it's probably less) in one location...I can't imagine teams like Castleford, Leeds etc had a 8-10k regular fan base within 10 years of starting the club - and thats in a RL hotbed.
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| Quote: east stander "Compared to a Catalans average crowd of over 7000- Which would suggest the opposition may have influenced the crowd-but hey lets not think like that.'"
for that game I counted four Crusaders fans btw
for the first SL home game v Wakey I counted 9 Wakey fans which would suggest that from an official crowd of 7170 ish that most of ther fans were Catalan fans with maybe a few dozen neutrals like me thrown in.The crowd limit at the moment is about 8000 due to ground improvements etc.
An even 'semi-successful' Catalans outfit would average between 9000 & 12000 fans no bother.
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