firstly, I think next years squad looks very competative for the division we will be in, so no, I do not criticise everything broncos. Secondly, you are correct about the club being nomadic, but this move to the Hive was trumpeted as the last one.....the CEO left happy we were at a level we could sustain and the HIVE WAS OUR HOME. Just because you swallowed that particular brand of bollox, don't get y when its pointed out exactly what it was.....bollox. Lastly, I dont dare to have the arrogance to tell other what and where to post, so kindly do one.

Michael.....you really do believe that a team will be promoted using this 888 system don't you? bless......I love your entusiasm even as I somewhat fear for your sanity.

Back to Chiswick Poly' anyone?

Could do worse!

No-ones using Leyton FC's old ground at the momment, can hold just on 4000 at a pinch. Bromley FC's retro Courage Stadium can hold 6k. Chesham Utd 5k, Dagenham & Redbridge holds over 6k too.

Actually forget Leyton FC, I doubt theres room for any in-goal area or run-off. Theres loads of smaller grounds and given how much DH has alreay "spunked" on the club you'd think he'd get his act together over a home.

Only if you're prepared to shift the posts - done my share! On a more serious note, the owners (Westminster University, to give the name the Regent Street Polytechnic's currently lurking under) were trying to offload it on a leasehold basis a while back - it'd make a marvellous HQ for developing the game in general in London, if it's still available and the dosh could be scraped together.

The reality is, as jolly old Gutterfax the former pro union playing netball marketer from new zealand says, we may well finish in the top 4 next year, we won't get promoted, our team will then be weaker the following year with the reduction in central funding, crowds will go down, and we'll find ourselves at the same level as Hemel / Skolars only without our own stadium.

Does anybody seriously see any brighter prospect than that as it stands?

So why will we not get promoted?

Because there's no automatic promotion, and our squad will be a lot weaker than the bottom 4 of SL, and we'll have been playing against weaker teams all season than the bottom 4 teams of SL who will be used to the speed, intensity and physicality of playing the likes of Wigan, Saints, Wire, Leeds all season long....and we won't.

No chance, absolutely no chance.

Don't forget as well its a once and for all chance for Bradford, and the one off parachute payment both the Broncos and the Bulls will be getting next year is more than they have received in Super League in the last two years! There may be a chance of one of the bottom four Super League clubs imploding, but two?
Interesting piece today that Karl Harrison and Lee Greenwood (ex Bronco) have left as coaches at Halifax because they missed out on a top two place this year and hence will get £250k less than Leigh and Fev. The shape of things to come?

What he said.

Never say never, but odds certainly don't favour the four lucky championship clubs that get the chance. And beyond the first year for us the odds diminish further.

Mind you given the leadership at the RFL 2016 may well be a different format once the other clubs realise the reality.

Spot on
I want good enough to be a paid amateur rugby player.....so not pro!

nothing like optimism is there boys!!!
That's it we are doomed!!!! doomed I say

Michael. I would love the London Broncos to win promotion to SL by finishing in the top 4 of the Championship then by finishing either in the top 3 of the middle 8, or at least 4th or 5th to be involved in and then win the million pound game.

The Problems I have with this optimism are:

The name "Million pound game" should give you an idea of the gap in finances between the team from SL involved and the team from the championship.
Income wise, the SL lot will be on at least 60% more than ourselves.....that gap widens further in 2016.
The Team from the SL will have a bigger cap by some 800k or 55%......bigger cap = better players
The Team from the Championship will have less overseas imports.....we've a retired player turned miner on our books for next year.
The Championship team will be made up of players not good enough for SL.....I am struggling to think of 1 player we have signed for next year that a SL club has "missed out on".
The team from SL will be battle hardened from faster and harder challenges against top teams.
The weather has less chance of playing a part in the "results" of the middle league or million quid game as it's late summer/autumn.
The last championship side to defeat a SL one was HKR in 2006' challenge cup. They then got nilled in the next round.....a Championship side will have to win 2 of 5 games against SL opposition to go up......we have currently won 1 of 25.
As it stands, this year Leigh and Fev would join us and Bradford in taking on The Hulls, Wakey and Salford.....this year to date in the 7 games v these teams we've shipped 312 points and scored 92. That's 44-13 loss. And then we've lost to Bradford already away too.....so that's 0 points with a -233 points difference from 8 games v potentially 5 of next years middle 8 opponents.. AND THAT'S WITH A SL STANDARD TEAM. We could murder Leigh and Fev.....it won't matter.
Did I mention finances? Salford (4,741), Hull FC(10,989), Hull KR (7,96icon_cool.gif and Wakefield (4,340) with half a stadium closed have between 9,700 and 3,050 more fans, 13 times a year to sell shirts, beer, food and other stuff to AFTER they have paid for their tickets. Next year, London's average will not be boosted by the visits of Wigan, Leeds and Saints......we will struggle further to match these SL teams financially.


You mistake a healthy dose of Realism for negativity.

HIVE UPDATE: Interesting that this weeks e-mail from the club was entitled "We'll be back".....but didn't divulge "back where" or "when".......Given it's the last Home game of the season they are promoting, surely confirmation of ticketing etc will be forthcoming soon??????

Always though it to be a membership rather than a season ticket and prices were already set. With regards promotion to SL at the end of next season we can't do any worse than in the past six years being optimistic.