as I said, the club I follow will have nobody to blame but themselves when they go under.....unlike Bradford, who will blame everyone other than themselves.
DH is a Saint...........he also needs his head examining, but once he's gone, that's it for London. 2k gates and no sponsors or revenue streams other than SKY TV and 30,000 tickets at a tenner all season.......makes you wonder as to the exact amount of ineptness and bad management that has gone on at Bradford to put them where they are now eh

Peter Hood has stated that the pledges will only be activated if the club can raise the other £500k it needs to finish the season. I think it's time that Gutters had a little lie down.

while i did look at the London crowd after returing from the Shay on friday and give out a little sigh, i understand that 'crowds' are really not important in securing a SL licence and a seat at the top table.

it is becoming all the more apparant ALL that maters is if you have a 'money man'

eventually the money men (hughes included) will decide enough is enough and pull their chequebook away. a sad day is looming on London Broncos, they are on borrowed time.

what is embarrasing is the thought London could technically appear in our 'showpeice Challenge cup final' and probably attract 4-5000 fans, Maximum! god knows how many free tickets the RFL would give away in london to give the impression that Londoners actually give a sh#t!

been played in their back yard.

if this happened and i was sat in a pub with lets say, an Ozzie a yawnion fan and a football fan, i would be embarassed!

would you?

No I couldn't give one what other people think. Stop being so insecure.

Who cares the final is always a mix of different people.

This is a very frustrating situation and a real shame for the sport. I'm not sure how much longer Hughes will continue to bankroll the Broncos.

RL does suffer from the lack of a national footprint and is quickly becoming irrelevant outside of the heartlands. I don't know how they are going to change things. How can they get more people interested down there? Another move maybe?

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Wow! Some brand new, interesting and diverse discussion for the VT! Thanks OP, I've never seen a thread like this before...

I wonder why this happens?

It would be stupid to deny that the Broncos have their issues, but what irritates me is that every time there's a poor crowd or bad result at an expansion club like London or a newly promoted club like Widnes, the same threads crop up, time and time again; 'END FRANCHISING', 'BRING BACK P AND R', 'TIME TO STOP EXPANSION'.

One might get the impression that fans are scared of change!

Expansion is working nicely now,unless your talking about forced expansion

You've just got to take it on the chin, Chief. Either that, or continue to make your point. Like you say, Widnes are taking some stick; some of it justified, some not. We have issues that certainly need to be addressed. If we don't do that, we will be harshly judged on boards like this.

London's attendances have been unsustainable for a very long time. They can only survive thanks to the incredible generosity of one man. I know that most clubs are in that position, but I bet they don't have to put in anything like the amount Hughes has to put in. What happens if he doesn't support the Broncos financially after the next round of licences?

I don't think these threads are all about knocking the Broncos. I think many are genuinely concerned for them and the game as a whole. I think most RL fans understand that a game based entirely round the M62 corridor will become a national irrelevance. This could see TV deals and sponsorship vanish from the sport. With RU now in the ascendancy, this could soon see us being a part-time sport again.

So, it is important that the Broncos get people to their games. If sub 2,000 attendances continue, people will, quite rightly, question their viability, in the same way Widnes will be questioned about their lack of competitiveness. Both clubs have work to do.