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David Ward has done a remarkable job in forging a team together with tremendous team spirit.

Anyone who beats Leeds, Wigan and Wakefield after 7 matches has to be respected.

Wish David Hughes would plunge into the transfer market for one big signing.

No disrespect to the players but a big name could bring in more support and would also make the news in the southern led press and tv.

Think that Eddie Battye is starting to be a cult hero!

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I agree, I think if they could manage to get 1 or 2 big signings from Union they could really increase the gate and the interest in RL in London

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Quote: Egg Banjo "I agree, I think if they could manage to get 1 or 2 big signings from Union they could really increase the gate and the interest in RL in London'"


Sorry, but it's thinking like that that kills clubs. One or two big name signings will magically increase the gate 3 fold! Increasing gates is a far more tricky animal as many know and requires an overall strategy that comes to fruition over a number of years. I really do hope London manage that though!

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A brilliant start to the season for the Broncos, long may it continue, they will stay up this year. Team spirit counts for so much, those players and Ward plus the owner for sticking with the club through thick and thin is a fantastic story.

Dont think we will underestimate them next week, going to be a tough visit for FC

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Agreed, everyone thought relegation was cut & dried this year but if London can keep picking up the odd win it’s gonna be a twitchy year for a number of clubs.

Let’s not forget this was an away win & not on their plastic pitch, where supposedly their only wins would come.

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Another good win for London . I think you will suprise a few more teams this year . Chuffed fo Wardy he’s done a cracking job with London .

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Quote: My Mate Ronnie "Another good win for London . I think you will suprise a few more teams this year . Chuffed fo Wardy he’s done a cracking job with London .'"


If London manage a few more victories, it could put Leeds, Wigan and Huddersfield under some serious pressure.
Of those 3 clubs, Leeds look to be in most danger.
With an ineffective pack and very average looking halves they could be in serious trouble.
Both Furner and Lam have been left with squads in transition.

As for Huddersfield, I wonder if they are missing their ageing, ill disciplined HB a046.gif

Brough is going fine at Trinity (excepting a couple of sin binnings) and his kicking game alone is worth a spot in most SL sides.

As for Hull last night, they came second in all departments although Shaul looked pretty good at the back and his kick return and dealing with Brough's kicks was excellent.

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Right, so if London do amazingly well and stay up (in what is mainly their championship squad) right now, who would you HONESTLY expect to get relegated ??
I'll go for Huddersfield.

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Quote: Budgiezilla "Right, so if London do amazingly well and stay up (in what is mainly their championship squad) right now, who would you HONESTLY expect to get relegated ??
I'll go for Huddersfield.'"


Wigan or Leeds. Both look hopelessly out of their depth in SL

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I think Shudds have got something to work with.
I think Wigan will force it through with grit and violence.
Its Leeds, Leeds are looking all at sea right now but it is only game 6 so there is plenty of opportunity for somebody else to disappear down the plughole.
Still got London for bottom 4, they're not looking like nailed on bottom finishers though tbh

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Quote: Budgiezilla "Right, so if London do amazingly well and stay up (in what is mainly their championship squad) right now, who would you HONESTLY expect to get relegated ??
I'll go for Huddersfield.'"


They are the easy choice, mainly because most people would expect Leeds and Wigan to come good.

More impotently, does anyone expect them to be "allowed" to get relegated.
After the recent support from Elstone following their point's deduction, he will probably bring some kind of new rule exempting previous champions from being relegated or, maybe, increase the number of clubs in the top flight. icon_biggrin.gifOH:

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Firstly, congrats to London on a great win last night. For all that Leeds and Wigan are struggling at the moment I do expect them both to come good at some point and get enough wins to take them into the safety. I hope London can stay up as I think it’s good for the game to have a team from the capital in SL, especially when negotiating TV contracts etc.. At the moment Huddersfield look the favourites for bottom spot, but a lot depends on injuries with them. Why they got rid of 2 halfbacks I don’t know! Brough is playing fantastic at Wakey and has the best kicking game in SL currently. Far too early to call anything, though, as a team with a thin squad (Salford as an example) could pick up a few injuries and fall quickly. I believe Hudds have 9 or so injuries currently, Wakey now about 7 or so, Hull have had that many they’ve had to bring a player out of retirement, and we’ve had a list of anything between 6 and 10 since the start of the season. All 4 of those teams injury lists contain key players. If Salford pick up a similar injury list of 6 to 10 players, including Hastings, Lui, Evalds etc.. how would they cope with their small Squad? It would only take a few losses to send someone towards the bottom at the moment. Interesting season ahead.

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Quote: caslad75 "Far too early to call anything, though, as a team with a thin squad (Salford as an example) could pick up a few injuries and fall quickly. If Salford pick up a similar injury list of 6 to 10 players, including Hastings, Lui, Evalds etc.. how would they cope with their small Squad? It would only take a few losses to send someone towards the bottom at the moment. Interesting season ahead.'"


Again well done London must admit I actually thought they played well at our place in our 24-0 victory and Leeds who hammered us (as usual) wern't as good as them but that's us against Leeds.

I agree with you it's absolutely possible and I accept none of our spine Evalds Lui Hastings and Lussick are out and I pray it stays that way, but out of our 25 man skinny squad we had Seven players missing through injury for our away trip to Catalan so it's not as if we have nobody on the treatment table, and they were Mossop Sau Chamberlain Johnson Wood Tompkins and McCarthy makes our victory seem even better as anyone who had boots got a game.

I believe Chamberlain and McCarthy are back in the 19 for our trip to your place and Adam Walker who is eligable for his first match since his ban ended.

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Luke Yates is a great fit for London.
I assume most of their players aren't used to training at a professional level.
Because Yates is basically a midget, he has always had to train much harder than others.
He made the NSW under 16s, 18s and 20s sides simply because he worked so hard they couldn't leave him out. He won a minor premiership in under 20s and a premiership in reserve grade and was one of the best forwards in both those squads.
The year he made firstgrade he was only on a train for contract basis, so he didn't have an off season. He showed up at pre season fully fit and ready to blitz everyone.
This year the Knights let him train with them for the first half of pre season, basically because having a guy who trains as hard as him around is great for the squad, even though he wasn't staying.
Because of his diminutive size, he has always had to be the most professional and hardest trainer in his agegroup, and he has forced his way into top sides since he was 14 years old.
I'm going to say there would be very few players anywhere in Rugby League who train as hard and as professionally as Luke Yates, and I suspect some of that has to have rubbed off on his new team mates.

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Quote: Budgiezilla "Right, so if London do amazingly well and stay up (in what is mainly their championship squad) right now, who would you HONESTLY expect to get relegated ??
I'll go for Huddersfield.'"

Just love it if your right.

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