Well now, considering the talk of required attendance increases and the like (as amplified by the Super League show), might it now be worth trying the Talk Sport route ?

On Friday, a question along the lines of "how is Rugby League doing in the South" was asked by Andy Townsend and after a 30 second discussion between the four presenters (Townsend, Mike Parry, Andy Jacobs and Paul Hawksby) it was clear nobody knew. Martin Kelner from the Grunadian turned up later in the show to preview the new season but not much more was said on the subject.

I'm bored of recommending this as a path to open up the Club to a wider audience (and I know that just like the Northern chaps wanting to keep League away from us Southerners, there is a large element of Rugby League fans down here who don't want any Soccer types attracted to the game) but do you know what !? I don't think we have much choice any more. Time is rolling by and whilst grass roots Rugby League might be doing well, the fan base isn't.

I know for a fact that valiant efforts were made by certain people to get on to the show to further explain the current situation down here ( without success) but I think the time is right for QuinsRL or the RFL to make a real statement and get on the show (Hawksby and Jacobs would be best as they both like Rugby LEAGUE) and sell the Club and the Sport to the South of England and London in particular.



If it doesn't work, it doesn't work and at least I wont be clogging up the Forum in future.

About five years ago in one of the pubs on the corner of Griffin park I spoke to a Bronco's fan. He was an ex Millwall football fan and had stopped going for the reason highlighted above. His mates took him to Union first then League and he told me like league much better & had followed them ever since, so you have a point about some football fans being ideal new League fans. However, back to the original topic & I honestly think the game needs someone who can front a sports show, or find a sports presenter who's pro-league. Even if they only filled a ten minute slot, it would be a start. We would all have to respond though and ring in and give them something to discuss on the show!!

You Sir, are quite clearly a nothing more than a miopic, whinging fool. The last two posts appear to be much more in touch with reality and the way that sports fans behave. I watched the Leeds Rhinos game last Sunday and seem to have heard a lot of chanting of 'Leeds' as per the football chants for the Leeds United team. Now you may not like football and you obviously don't like football fans but I am almost certain that without football fans being tempted to watch Harlequins RL, the Club will not survive........end of !



Thank you, at least I have one supporter.

Right then my old mucker...welcome to reality.
Over the last 15 years the club have built up relationships with various media outlets......some have survived, most haven't. What has been done to death is the softly softly, feed the media Monkey approach...and guess what it has got us.....
You post that Talk Sport is the answer......if so, great, but before we all open the champers, smeone had better tell the people that own the station what the question was.
Call me names all you like.......I have a very thick skin to go with my brain, but I know this.....Quins RL, London Broncos, London Crusaders and Fulham have all suffered from the same ailment........and if you think Talk Sport is the answer, then you're off your fu(king nut!
As for Football...I was a ST holder at Celtic for nearly 7 years and travelled from Dublin (through Belfast) for most home games and every Old Firm Game.......I have no issue with SOCCER fans......just the stench that follows them around. As for the game of association football.....no issue either. I applaud the likes of Chelsea for getting brain dead numpties to fork out £90 for a 0-0 draw.....
What I do have an issue with is being called Myopic.....by someone who makes ONE suggestion then gets @rsey when they are told it's already been tried........on a number of occassions. Me Myopic? Do you really think that in 30yrs of having shi7 crowds nobody else has come up with and tried to get this idea of the boards
You cur (sic) are a fool if you think that GETTING THE MEDIA INVOLVED IS A NEW THING.............

Well, at least you're showing a bit of passion !

I take on board all of the above and agree with most of it. However, (and read this bit slowly to yourself and maybe reread it a couple of times) what I am attempting to say is that in the end, in my opinion, it only needs one presenter to speak for 2 minutes about Harlequins RL and the great time he had there and that will do more in crowd terms than almost any other form of marketing. That presenter would ideally be Alan Brazil or maybe now Darren Gough (?).

Simples !!