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Amazed that the RFL are allowing it......

Shut due to lack of demand, nothing to do with capacity.

The middle section of one of the terraces was closed off on Sunday, due to Selco having paid to have their advertising board unobstructed.

30K.......FOR THE WHOLE FUCKING SEASON......30K.

The SL clubs were looking at buying Bradford Bills after they had been badly run, but they seem happy to watch one of the games best opportunities to drag itself away form its "northern" tag being driven into the ground.

I know conspiracy theorists abound on here and I have a juicy one for them.......

David Hughes is actually spending RFU money to drive the final nails into the expansionist coffin of RL.......and he's doing a splendid job too!

Not only will London go down, they wont even be competitive in the Championship by 2017.......

back on thread......so the RFL are happy for the club to close sections of the stadium as opposed to actually do anything that would encourage people to come along and fill said areas?

Sad to see

A London fan told me yesterday the RFL have people at London to help with advertising etc is this true? if so what are they playing at

The last couple of times I went to the Stoop the ends were closed and the crowd was on either side.

I'm not sure the RFL are that bothered tbh. Why open up the ends and have stewarding etc arranged when people aren't going? Can't see a problem here, its a separate issues to why people aren't going to London games.

Hardly worth opening them for the small amount of London fans using them on Sunday. With no massive away support that the next two games bring why bother having them open

Yeah why bother opening the end terraces for standing, which away fans and home fans like. Force them all to sit at the side in one stand and reduce the amount of fans wanting to go and reduce the quality of the atmosphere. Great. At least it will save AK a few quid. Outstanding.

With crowds London are getting stands makes perfect sense. However if and its a big IF, they suddenly get a big rush of tickets sales will open them.

I suppose you'd feel the same if the Rhinos closed the south stand for CC games?

I still say Wales is our best opportunity to drag ourselves from our northern tag. A team in Wrexham and in the South of Wales should be long term goals. London simply doesn;t and won;t work without massive SL extra funding and the game can;'t afford it.

If expansion is to happen, it needs to happen with a plan.

-A proper schools & minis plan for 5 years beforehand

-Support for the development of an amateur scene in the area

-Exemptions to SC & overseas player rule for the first 5 years to make the team competitive & get the fans in.

-Stable locations - ideally as landlords not tenants.


London is definitely doable, but right now we need to be supporting Skolars & the development of amateur RL across the capital. Eventually, there should be a franchise in London - in one place, with one name, and staying that way.

In the meantime there are lots of promising avenues for expansion in the Midlands, South West & Wales.

Getting Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol & Coventry into a place where they could launch a feasible SL bid, getting a second team in Greater Manchester and teams in South Wales should be the aim.

Do you mean a 7th team in Greater Manchester after Wigan, Salford, Leigh, Swinton, Rochdale and Oldham?

Wigan often close the North stand for the visit of certain clubs. Bradford, Catalans, London etc.