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Utterly depressing. The result and the attendance say it all. To quote Morrissey "London is dead".

As a self-confessed 'fair-weather fan' with an allegiance to a Northern team, I'm only enticed by the prospect of a competitive team and I'm continually frustrated by Broncos. They would appear to have lost two to three hundred fans this year and last- I'll bet it's down to the loss of the dual code Quins drifters that you used to see at matches and the fact that watching them is an utterly depressing prospect. They cannot defend, in attack, they occasionally have some good ideas and break through but often through the ball away/make silly errors. Dixon is a talent but I can't help but feel he's another Kevin Penny- his constant errors and inability to defend contributed a lot to the overall result tonight. I don't doubt Tony Rea's ability as a coach and I'm now indeed starting to feel sympathetic towards Powell- I don't think there's much you can do with this squad. Broncos are very much a bottom four club and I doubt Rea can do much about that with what he has. I suppose the one hope is that it's early days, but I'm struggling to foresee a season that is any better than last years. Until something improves, I'll be voting with my wallet.

I can't help but feel that London's gradual decline has coincided with the overall decline in Rugby League as a nationally popular sport and that the mid-nighties were a happy, idyllic time when we could get big numbers in to Wembley for international RL and Broncos could attract a sponsorship deal like Virgin, and make it to a Challenge cup final. If there is any hope for the club we need a 'Melbourne Storm' mentality- the RFL need to put money in to marketing the club and indeed, heaven forbid, help them with recruitment. I know that would never happen because of the mentality of many northern fans, but so be it, the club, and the game, will wither and die.

Sad times.