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Quote: dids858 "I'm for the thinking that this announcement is for the good of the Barnet owner who without the debts will now be willing to take over the club.'"


More about the stability of the position of the club in Super League with the chaos around P&R

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Quote: Big Graeme "WTF is a licensed league?'"

A league that has licences granted and no P&R. You know, much like what we've had for the past 6 years

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Quote: gutterfax "10 days....David Hughes has invested close to 10,000,000 of his own cash into the RFL's and SKY TV's desire to have a club in London and yet he has to force their hand to get anything done.'"


Not much to show for it has he. Could have built a nice stadium with that cash.....

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I doubt you could buy the land for that amount in or around London, let alone build a stadium.
Without a sugar daddy at least in the short/medium term London cannot survive.
I think though, it will be a massive blow for RL if London Broncos disappear and be more evidence of the inward looking, parochial nature of the sport and its administration.

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Quote: Worzel "Not much to show for it has he. Could have built a nice stadium with that cash.....'"


Or a nice garden...

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Quote: The Poltroon "Ah yes... the classic 'you're a troll' comment from someone who can't provide an answer to a question.'"

Nope.....it was a troll.
Quote: The Poltroon "It was actually a genuine enquiry on my behalf. '"
No it wasn't ....it was a troll
Quote: The Poltroon "You are well known for your outspoken (and usually incorrect) views on all things 'London' '"

Trolling with a lame attempt at a personal insult to garner a response....poor effort.
Quote: The Poltroon "and I was curious to know exactly what your club has brought to the world of Super League since 1996.'"

yet your trolling prevents you from identifying what other clubs have brought to SL......trolling of the lowest order.
Quote: The Poltroon "I freely admit to not knowing the ins and outs of that particular franchise but I'm genuinely struggling to think of any positives.'"


and you finish with yet another troll.... icon_rolleyes.gif

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Quote: Mr Churchill "Given what's happened and the benefit to the game as a whole in retaining a presence in the capital city, I would be happy for it to be announced this week that London would be granted exemption from

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Quote: Mr Churchill "Given what's happened and the benefit to the game as a whole in retaining a presence in the capital city, I would be happy for it to be announced this week that London would be granted exemption from

I'd also like to bring the regal trophy back, rename it the London cup and award it to London every year instead after the challenge cup is awarded. Imagine the new fans that would attract....

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I'd like to propose that for every fan London attract to a home game, the rest of the clubs in SL match the entrance fee of that fan.

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Quote: Cas Till I Die "I'd also like to bring the regal trophy back, rename it the London cup and award it to London every year instead after the challenge cup is awarded. Imagine the new fans that would attract....

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I'd like to propose that for every fan London attract to a home game, the rest of the clubs in SL match the entrance fee of that fan.'"


Quote: Cas Till I Die "I'd also like to bring the regal trophy back, rename it the London cup and award it to London every year instead after the challenge cup is awarded. Imagine the new fans that would attract....

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I'd like to propose that for every fan London attract to a home game, the rest of the clubs in SL match the entrance fee of that fan.'"

It has little to do with how many fans London have or even bring to away games. I have already shown many times that London being replaced by say a Fev or Halifax would add less than 1 half or 1% to the turn overs of SL clubs....but narrow minded idiots continue with dreams of 3,000 Halifax fans at Widnes d040.gif
London s failure is down to a combination of bad ownership/management decisions and the abject failure of the RFL and other SL clubs to understand how to manage an expansion.
The Irony would not be lost on most fans of the sport if after London fold, the TV revenue dropped......given darts pulls in more viewers than SL now, it's not a given that Uncle Rupert will keep upping the cash...

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Quote: gutterfax "It has little to do with how many fans London have or even bring to away games.'"


More to do with the fact nobody gives a bollox about attending top flight rugby in the capital city, if more people did then your club would not be on its last legs.

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Quote: Cas Till I Die "More to do with the fact nobody gives a bollox about attending top flight rugby in the capital city, if more people did then your club would not be on its last legs.'"

nope...more to do with the fact that the RFL and D.Hughes could never agree on who should pay to market the game in the south when the only real beneficiary was the game itself.
The games where they tried to do something (not arty ing farty viral videos) they actually got crowds in bigger numbers.....the club was never marketed properly.
There are an estimated 1,000,000 expat northerners in London....when the bigger teams visit a decent proportion of "away" fans are in fact, locals....never have the RFL offered to help identify these people, even though they has the details on 22,000 of them from the last Wembley double header.

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Quote: gutterfax "nope...more to do with the fact that the RFL and D.Hughes could never agree on who should pay to market the game in the south when the only real beneficiary was the game itself.
The games where they tried to do something (not arty loving farty viral videos) they actually got crowds in bigger numbers.....the club was never marketed properly.
There are an estimated 1,000,000 expat northerners in London....when the bigger teams visit a decent proportion of "away" fans are in fact, locals....never have the RFL offered to help identify these people, even though they has the details on 22,000 of them from the last Wembley double header.'"


And what about pre Hughes ??? Hardly a ten year wait for season tickets.....

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Quote: Cas Till I Die "And what about pre Hughes ??? Hardly a ten year wait for season tickets.....'"

I freely admit to the club being run by idiots and that includes Branson, who totally ignored everything he has ever done with any of his other brands and simply believed that sticking posts in the ground would attract fans.
Moving from pillar to post was a farce as well. Charlton was always too big, The stoop v1 was a mistake, Brentford was a ground that saw crowds grow (and 2 play-off appearances) and the stoop 2 has been totally ed up by a combination of horrendous decision at both club and RFL level.

London Broncos at the Hive, protected from relegation for 10 years and owned 40% by an investor and 60% by SLE would see the club grow to a self sufficient entity that would deliver thousands of potential new RL players to the game....London Broncos under the sole ownership of 1 man has failed over 18 years.....if it is allowed to continue as that it will continue to fail.

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Quote: gutterfax "Nope.....it was a troll.
No it wasn't ....it was a troll
Trolling with a lame attempt at a personal insult to garner a response....poor effort.
yet your trolling prevents you from identifying what other clubs have brought to SL......trolling of the lowest order.
and you finish with yet another troll.... 9.638671875:10
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