Problem is our support is the widely spread some will want to stay west some will want to go east. Much as i like the Stoop as a stadium and prefer it to Orient and Gillingham i hate the 4 hour round trip and the 3 trains or M25 traffic to get to a game and im not the only one. I guess we would loss some season ticket holders but gain others like me although i would hope the west London lot would still stick with the club once they get used to the idea. Its really not far into Kent (if it is Gillingham?), takes 15-20 minutes off the M25.
Could it be we as a club simply have no choice? Maybe DH is unable/unwilling to pay what Quins want and we have to move?
What if the plan is to move east until the new stadium in Brentford is open, could be a winner from all sides, club picks up new fans from the east then returns west with the pull of a shiny new ground.
Guess its going to be rumour and speculation until we are told officially, whenever that is.

You didn't read that Wheeldon post very carefully did you?

Oh and for the record I was as delighted as anyone last night and enjoyed goading some of your fellow Warrington supporters in the East Stand. See you at Wembley.

That is just totally hare-brained. Move 35 miles east with the intention of moving back again a few years down the line? The new Brentford ground won't be ready until the 2017 Superleague season according to the publicity when the project was announced a few weeks back. (And that's assuming everything runs smoothly with no delays in obtaining planning permission or during its construction.)

If there is any intention to move in with Brentford at their new ground it would make more sense to stay put until then, in an excellent stadium only a few miles to the south. (Or to move back to Griffin Park if it's compliant with current Superleague criteria.)

Gillingham would end my support of the club. I'm a Londoner, I've always lived within a few miles of Central London, I've got no wish to support a club based in the middle of Kent, or to travel to Kent to watch matches. I like watching Superleague rugby, and whilst Gillingham would still be the nearest place I can do so if we go there, frankly I'd rather book a few cheap train journeys a year to places like Wigan, Warrington, Wakefield etc, all of whom play within walking distance of train stations with direct services out of Euston/King's X, as well as lending my support to Skolars too.

I'm convinced one of the main reason this club struggles for support is that we never seem to go more than five years without changing (a) the club's name, (b) the club's location, or (c) the clubs playing colours. Every time one of these three key elements changes it weakens and dilutes the club's identity. Many of our rivals have played under the same name (give or take some of the "nickname" type names to have been incorporated into club names in the Superleague era) in the same colours and in the same area since the 19th century. We can't even manage to do that for more than half a decade.

Another sensible and accurate post from Prince of Denmark.

Its the prospect of actually having to go to Gillingham that winds me up the most, not the distance or cost. The place is a dump with absolutely nothing going for it. At least other suggested locations and our current home are in areas with lots of other things to do surrounding the match itself.

What player in their right mind would want to up sticks to Medway? I can't see too many marquee Australians fancying it. Living in South West London is probably one of the only plus points of signing for us.

Hard to argue with that!

And I made this point before, the RFL wanted Medway to move into Champ 1 but they said no for the time being. Why would they want 2 of their 35 odd teams playing in the same town? If it's a city you can get away with it, but Gillingham? Just no!

GF started the thread title with Gillingham? why I am uncertain, except it could be he knew quite well how it will really light the Blue Touch Paper, No One has said it is Gillingham and I agree it would be sad as no way could a club based there be London, I supported and helped with Kent Invicta but that was plain to see never worked.

Yes we have moved around far too much, changed our name, but whatever I have stood firm, I hated Crusaders and the silly badge was even worse, why did the Daily Express not sponsor us. It became clear when discussions with our landlords seemed to go on & on that we were not going to agree. So now is the time to move, the ideal world would be our own stadium which can be built as part of the community used every day of the week, be a base, but how could we find that money, this is what the RFL should have done at the very start or at least when we left Fulham, it would have been an investment could have been a centre of excellence for rugby league in the south. But if we have to move perhaps now is the best time as we are at an all time low, if the move was on the cards was it wise to spend a fortune on marketing? it would have been money down the drain.

We have come back with some good wins this last month since Tony took over the team is looking good, now is the time to build, the ground has to be the right one and the marketing budget has to be right! but we are all just speculating until we know more facts and all the facts!

No ones said the training and housing are moving to Gillingham. Maybe the club are happy with both of these and would coach the players to Kent/ Leyton/ another only on matchdays.
Regards moving east until the new Brentford stadiums built, it may well appear stupid but in reality money talks and unless theres funds to build our own ground or your willing to pay an increased rent then yes we may well be nomads a while longer and possibly moving east. Problem we have as fans is were not privy to who wants how much and for how long. Im sure Brentford would have been considered before now by the club?

These rumours of a move away from The Stoop are deeply disturbing first and foremost because the existing venues being mooted as our new home are markedly inferior in almost all respects. The Stoop tenancy has been one of the saving graces of a club that has gone backwards for many years, giving up one of our few strengths would suggest we are now running on fumes.

What would the future be if DH decided not to bank roll the club? Maybe behind the rumours there is a long term plan to secure the future of a SL club in the South. What is clear is that the existing crowd numbers at the Stoop are not high enough to cover the costs of running a SL club and either Broncos invest heavily on marketing to improve attendances (at the Stoop) or go out of business in their current form. In the long term DH is not going to be around to keep paying the bills.