minor point, but as a soft southerner, i feel obligated to inform you that Middlesex as a county does not now officially exist, it has been incorporated into Greater London. i speak as a saddened old man who was brought up in Middlesex, and very sorry to see it go. But originally the county of Middlesex started in the centre of London and spread North and West of the Capitol. hope that geographical lesson helps chaps.

Fair enough. In that case I will reclassify it that Twickers isn't on the Tube so isn't London

Geography lesson number 2 Matt, there are 394 stations on the 'London Underground' many of them not in London. They head north to Cockfosters (unfortunate name) or Amersham, West to Uxbridge and East to Upminster, thankfully they dont head south, thats bandit country. Twickers prolly not got a tube cos not considered important enough, or already had trains before the tube arrived. I should start charging for this info

Dare I Stoop (get it?) to the level of the postcode situation?!

i get it, Lesson number 3. London was losing a load of its population as they were moving out to the suburbs (to take advantage of the tube i guess), so london moved its borders out to keep its population around the 8 million.
It therefore 'gobbled up' many towns that had their own postcodes.

A man of many talents, you should do this for a job

The only argument with the 'no one likes RL in London(/Middlessex..)' is to look at where the strongest increase in children playing RL is.

Oh yes. That would be London and the South East, wouldn't it?

That said, I still think the London team to watch will be one of the others that is working it's way up in strength. Once they hit an acceptable level - ie competing at our standard - then the mat will be pulled out from under Quins if they've not improved.

OK Nik I'll bite.

No doubt you have facts and figures to back your statement up.

...and now with the 2011 average sat just under 2500 crowds don't particularly matter. Mr Lewis, have you conveniently forgotten what you said in 2009 when the London clubs average was over a thousand higher...heres a reminder news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_l ... 388266.stm

...and now with the 2011 average sat just under 2500 crowds don't particularly matter. Mr Lewis, have you conveniently forgotten what you said in 2009 when the London clubs average was over a thousand higher...heres a reminder news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_l ... 388266.stm

It is called hypocrisy. This guy said the LSV did not exist even after he had been there.

Sorry J20 but RL licencing/franchising is corrupt and Dick(head) Lewis just strengthens my opinion