If this is a double header, then the club need to fill the stand, if not the stadium.
As far as I can tell, this is 1st v 4th, with 2nd playing 3rd the day before (Cardiff v Army) and could be a cracking game. WOMEN'S sport is on a bit of a high at the moment (can't put my finger on why) and this would be a HUGE opportunity to fill at least one side of the stadium with NEW fans.......I'd open the gates for free from 5pm and place an advert in the local free sheet, get on the local radio stations and shout it from the roof tops......offer a tenner on the door for the mens game, free kids with an adult and 4fuxache get someone in the Buck and Dusty outfits....book a band.....get a couple of food trucks in (no charge to them) and give it a whirl......and whilst I appreciate the huge distances many fans travel to get to home games, if we have 600 there for the Mens game, then let's hope at least 400 stay for the ladies.

IF the ladies win, then they SHOULD get home advantage....meaning we will play Cardiff or the Army the following week either after or before the Batley game.....I know we can't guarantee results, but if there were a better chance to get a new audience to potentially see 4 very good close games with a real chance of 4 victories, then I'd like to know it.

Lastly. SPONSORSHIP. If the new guy can't flog the double header on the 14th to someone, then he needs shooting now..........and the Final (should we host it) should be our biggest gate of the year!

I've tried to find the table but in the end gave up and built my own on the results shown on the RFL site. It would seem that Bedford v Oxford didn't happen and I can only assume that Bedford were awarded a win placing them on 4 points and therefore 4th spot ahead of Bristol or the game just didn't count at all....but Bedford get 4th on +/-...

I cannot stress what a huge opportunity this is for the Club......to make the Final would be a huge achievement and a step forward for the girls.....I genuinely hope that the club see this opportunity, but with 11 days to go, the Twitter and FB pages along with the club site are bereft of anything....I despair. Even if they have no staff, Loubser surely can be d to try and salvage something from this disastrous move.....surely....??

Double header confirmed for 14-Aug. The Summertime Pass for remaining games of the season is now priced at £25 so not a bad option.

I really hope the Ladies gets all the support, as this is probably the only London team actually going places right now

Absolutely, the progress over the last 2 seasons has been great to watch. They have already beaten Bedford away this season so while the semi should be a tough test it is also a very winnable game for them.

Here's a thought.....Is there any need for Dusty to be a boy horse?
Buck and Dusty at this event with Dusty in a ladies shirt............
I really hope that Hughes has enough down the back of the sofa to pay for a little local marketing for this....and I hope we would see the Wimbledon Ladies there to support us....,.they are at home (Carshalton) at 2pm.....would be great if they could get to the Cherry Red, even for the 2nd half and post match.
I'd re-issue the free invite to all dons ST holders for this game too.....they have Doncaster at home the day before....get someone there handing out leaflets....half time.....on pitch interview/promotion....buck & dusty even......
.....this is a real chance to beat the season opening gate.....

Hope they have checked to see they have enough changing facilities. Personally I think on this season's form they should headline the ladies & make the men the support act.

Tuesday evening in London and 4 days (3 of them working) to attract some form of interest in the local community to boost the gate.
I see that our ticketing partner have stepped up as match day sponsor, which I now make the 5th time a partner has "apparently" parted with more cash to reinforce the message to an already captive audience ....or in other words, we've given them the naming rights so we don't look any more more like a pub side.....sigh.
Lots of preaching to the choir going on, with £25 for 4 offer front and centre.....apparently we won a poll on Twitter for team of the week....180 votes from a total of 249 from. Twitter site with 5,000 members......not pub side at all that....sigh
The club shop, where I went to buy my daughter and granddaughter 2023 ladies shirts seems to no longer be operating, but guides me to apx where apx claim AND advertise that they are the kit supplier.....along with supplying kit to various pub sides......sigh.
Once I scanned my inbox I discovered the first email from the club since March, announcing itself as the "new" newsletter, some 8 months after the season launch..........that's insulting the pig and whistle first XI.....sigh
No mention of parts 2 to 4 of the season ticket holder events that were offered to the sheep at fleecing time before the sheep were further fleeced by widespread discounting to attract other sheep........the wolfpack in emmerdale have taken notes.......sigh
Lastly.....and this to me would be something that I would consider key to any chance of improvement in 2023....no mention of a gathering of those from earlier in the year to discuss 2022 and form a plan for 2023. This would include a widespread call for volunteers to man the pumps on matchdays ( in return for club uniforms, maybe a free away trip for them, definitely a box for them at seasons end.....and other low cost perks)......2022's shortcomings in attracting fans may well be a blessing in disguise given that very few new fans can have been put off as there weren't many.....but 2023 will be a make or break season and without either Hughes funding it or volunteers helping, matchdays will again be flat.....

Come on the Broncos Ladies......whilst the guys winning a few games is nice, you've been a constant PLUS in 2022......

Ladies triumph 44-6.....final on 27th.....
Day before our away trip to Whitehaven.....if you don't fancy the length of the country on Sunday, then how about a couple of hours to the west....?
Maybe DH can be convinced to stump up for a coach....offer it to ST holders first, then people who have upgraded to the lounge....should have no problem filling a 75 seater!
Really is an opportunity to polish a turd of a season if the girls can pull this off.....it was close on the regular season going down to a try in the last seconds.....some vocal support could be the difference!
COYBL......

Good performance from the women, especially first half. Good to see a decent number stayed behind after the curtain raiser.

After the start to the season we had (both on and off the park), I saw today as a HUGE opportunity to grasp a 2nd chance to make a first impression.......by the sounds of it, the club didn't take advantage of the possible Win Win, the feel-good nature around Women's sport and the spanking hot weather.......
...should have thrown the doors open, booked a band, had kids on the park at half time, bouncy castles, face painting, mascots etc.....
....it seems like they want to run the club on a Workington Town type budget but in a stupidly expensive stadium

Pathetic really. Social media has improved but absolutely nothing going on in the ground apart from the merch clearance.