Yes that is exactly what I thought too DC. I fully endorse selling replica shirts but (a) putting up for ‘pre-sale one whole month before the season kicks off feels sub optimal to me. Did we really ‘plan’ it this way? I’d humbly suggest putting on the market for Christmas is probably the best way to go going forward (like pretty much every other team); and (b) they are asking quite a bit for people to buy a shirt based on a pretty early computer based draft. Did the club fall asleep during the closed season and dream that last season wasn’t a complete ba**s up and that we did in fact need to learn lessons and get our A game on for the start of the season. I fear for the proposed fan park but most of all if we don’t get some players in will we even be able to fulfill our fixture list?

Obviously you have not been following Broncos that long, I have followed Broncos for 25 years and I can count on one finger the number of times the new shirt has been available for Christmas.

Capital Challege is coming up but don't see Broncos pushing it. Would be a good opportunity to sell new kit.

What’s their strike rate been like on having kit ready before the season starts?

Not as often as the RMT.

Not sure if it’s a mistake and no announcement but even the doom mongers who said we’d start discounting ticket prices may not have seen this coming. Try buying an adult £20 ticket as per October announcement. They seem to be £17.50 now. Not sure how that effects value for money on Season tickets ...not my main driver for supporting the club on that front but optics not good.

Yes I saw that, was wondering if it was an early bird offer?

Seems much more low key this year attempts to shift tickets

Yes that is what it will be. I had forgot about that. Good to know we haven’t begun discounting before the season starts even the most pessimistic wouldn’t have seen that coming. Now we have to hope there will be some announcement re on and off field personnel. As it stands we appear to have a smaller squad than last year with a significant number of academy or recent academy products.

Initially the club set online prices without the early bird discount but that got corrected when they were informed.

Just checked and for all their challenges, Skolars have a significantly bigger squad than we do. What on earth is going on?

You do want a lot BT. Be grateful we now have a competition page on the website where you can win a box for 10 people v Batley.

Mind you without strengthening the squad, you could house the entire crowd in there.

Indeed, how long before the majority of the crowd are in lounges or boxes ? Doesn't help build an atmosphere.

Rumour has it that next weeks competition is guess when we’ll announce our next signing. I’m thinking 2024.

Does anyone believe that the pricing of a ticket, regardless of it being £17.50, £20.00 or £45 is going to be an impactor in terms of gates this year?
It does seem odd that £20 has become £17.50 though. Another sign of the left and right hand being at odds with each other.

I've just noted that there's no upgrade to the new bar or gold lounge options available to casual visitors, so any "new" or curious fans will be simply let in and won't know of the options available. I went through the entire purchase steps on-line and at no stage was there an option to pay £30 to buy a Broncos Bar ticket???? It is 1 month ago today that it was launched. Strange, but as I say, no joined up thinking seems to be the mantra now.

As it is, I'll not be in Blighty when the team are playing this year unless we get to round 6 of the Challenge Cup and won't be able to cast an eye over Plough Lane, but after the "halabaloo" over the announcement of a fanzone, new bar etc, it does seem to have gone very very VERY quiet on the promotional front.

I've not seen much promotion of the gold lounge..... 1.81396484375:10