| FORUMS > The Virtual Terrace > Can London Broncos survive much longer? |
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22/03/2013
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| Quote: knockersbumpMKII "50 miles along the M62 is a piece of mickey compared to trying to get from one side of London to another, you should try it one day then wonder why a nomadic team such as 'London' don't have the fan base many clubs do that have/had close knitted communities at the heart of their clubs. It makes a massive difference.'"
Does the rugby union club that play at the stoop gather its support off the doorstep or do they come from all over? |
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| Quote: gutterfax "Fully aware the lack of away fans bothers you roofs....it bothers many, including the Bradford Chairman who wanted to vote us out in 2005......what's that saying about it being a dish best served cold... 
Harlequins Rugby have a history of attracting fans from "the city" and were for a long time in the "amateur era" considered the richest club in the world. Surrey stock brokers et al seem to still make up a fair chunk of their fan base, but they have really started to connect with the locals in the last couple of years and followed the Leagues lead into the schools....
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| Quote: gutterfax "I remember the locals whining about the big house across the way as well.....especially when pavarotti or someone was due to have a concert there.
Always puzzled me that these people failed to see the fking massive stadium across the road when they bought their houses ![]()
So what was the actual attendance against Wakefield in the end then? 
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1829 at The Stoop tonight.
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[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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| yeah....cos 1,800 fans at the stoop is the reason bradford are buggered 
6 years since bradfors were WCC......let's say London brought 1,000 to each away game since then...there's 60k of the 1 MILLION POUNDS they need.
1,800 is the responsibility of the club and its owner....it has nothing to do with knuckledraggers........ |
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It's got everything to do with fans of Rugby League - if they choose. It's topical. Just because it's a bad statistic doesn't mean that people shouldn't debate it. Get over yersen lad.
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Just Win, Baby
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London Rugby League is in intensive care - because of the move to The Stoop. Griffin Park was a lovely, homely ground, and it was so perfect for the Broncos - because there they could have build a fan base, but they had to move. They're in a strange situation, if they move, I'm afraid it'll be like pulling the plug.
I like London, I want it to stay, but it's simply a case now, of how do we rescue it? rlClick Hererl and you'll see when London really were in the sh*t, before DH bought the club - where would we be if we'd have let York come into Super League?
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[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: Conorgiantsfan "London Rugby League is in intensive care - because of the move to The Stoop. Griffin Park was a lovely, homely ground, and it was so perfect for the Broncos - because there they could have build a fan base, but they had to move. They're in a strange situation, if they move, I'm afraid it'll be like pulling the plug.
I like London, I want it to stay, but it's simply a case now, of how do we rescue it? rlClick Hererl and you'll see when London really were in the sh*t, before DH bought the club - where would we be if we'd have let York come into Super League?'"
The day David Whelan put Wigan up for sale was the beginging of the end for the London ESL club. Ian Lenegan can't be faulted for buying his home town club, but it left a massive financial hole that has never been filled.
I wonder if in hindsight, the RFL regret insisting on IL cutting ties with us......?
The RFL and SLY TV need to man up and take over a controlling interest in the set up in London......or the club will not be around after the next round of franchising...IMO that is. |
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| Quote: JonB95 "1829 at The Stoop tonight.'"
absolute joke - get 'em out and let someone more deserving in |
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