Yeah, I've thought all along the main problem has been the name. We should change it again.

That should do it.

I think London broncos is a good name. The reason why it smells (so to speak) is because when you think of 'London Broncos' you think of poor management, low crowds, and endless new locations. Now if London had a permanent home, mid table standing and 4-5,000 or so crowds, then it would be a different story...
One think I don't like is that London once again changed it's colours.
I don't think navy blue, black and silver works. When you think of the good old days you think of Blue, red, yellow (which I currently own.... the puma- foster's jersey) ... And the logo looks like a cheap paint shop production. I've always like the original broncos logo ( you could always give it a modern tweak, like Canterbury bulldogs did)
What ever happens to the club in what ever form, the club has to get back to the basics...

I personally think it's 70/30 Hughes/RFL

Hughes employed Gus and all the other people who have failed the buck stops with thr chief hirer and firer

The "local spelling" equals the Florentine dialect that was chosen as the national language. The Milanese name for Milan is "Milan". It's the same with "Torino", the football team took the Italian name of the city, the local Piemontese name is "Turin" just like in English.

DC residents are entitled to vote in the Maryland round of the Presidential elections if they "cross the border" into Maryland proper (no polling stations in DC). It's not a normal part of Maryland but it's still very much associated with it.

Here you have the advantage over me, as I know b*gger all about Italian regional accents and dialects.
A.C.Milan were set up by an Englishman though, I'm sure of that bit.

Read the thread and you'll see that the discussion regarding the name was a side debate. No-one has suggested it is the main problem. Indeed, the whole thread is based on the fact that there isn't a "main problem", but lots of inter related ones, some big, some small.

It's not in Maryland.

Before you jump in with both feet try reading my post again.......where did I say it was the main problem? The thread had drifted on to club names and I happen to feel that LB is a crap name, simple as that. Clearly you are one of those that thought changing our name from the global brand `Harlequins` back to the London Broncos was the right move and we can all see the success that has brought us.

There are a host of reasons as to why we are in the state we are in including lack of funds, poor management appointments both on and off the pitch, poor management decisions, poor player selection/purchase, extended contracts for players past their best or continually injured, no show players, lazy past-it overseas players, lack of marketing.....take your pick, it has all contributed to some degree in our downward spiral....but hey pick me out for not liking the name.

The name's irrelevant. Ive taken loads of new people to games over the years and nobody's ever said to me 'what a strange name! or 'what a stupid name!'. It's fine, and was fine when we've drawn 8k crowds and 5k crowds etc.

Our poor crowds are due to our poor team and lack of stability.

If anything the kids love the name Broncos and the mascots that come with it, and Aussie players are drawn to a club called London.

Do you really think the crowds would have been better if we were called 'Twickenham Tigers' or 'Brentford Buffalos'. They definitely wouldn't.

It makes absolutely no difference.

So every example that disproves your theory from all over the UK and the world in various sports doesn't count because it's 'different'.

Get a grip.