I haven't even read it, but:

Go away rupe1, why wait till we're right in the middle of our biggest losing run to arrive bringing (what is no doubt) more doom and gloom.

Where were you when we beat Leeds in April, where were you after we smashed Hull KR?

I am aware the club has some issues (both on and off the field, some major) but only ever posting when the chips are down doesn't make you much of supporter.

You said Chad Randall wasn't Super League quality in 2006? Still want to go along with that?

EDIT: Went to the bother of reading it, just in case. Wish I hadn't, could have predicted it all almost line for line.

I, for one, support your contribution.

Please don't feel bad about the negative responses your earlier posting has attracted to date.

Keep the faith.

Are you criticising Steele Retchless?

If so, what's behind this criticism?

Give credit to Rupe, its the first time I've ever agreed with dave lister. Toss pot that he is.

Agreed............. but without some sugar daddy prepared to bankroll the club and not be concerned about the losses (financial) we have to put up with the status quo. I'd much rather still be London and get a bit misty eyed watching old games on video but (big gulp!) without chucking in our lot with Harlequins we might not have a team to talk about. I'm sure I don't like it any more than you do but I'd rather watch RL at the Stoop than have no RL team to watch.

Don't be coy, I seem to recall it was 8,000 wasn't it?

I'm with you Rupe, I too long for the day when this club can go back to the glory Bronco days when we had Mitchell Stringer and Andy Brocklehurst as starting forwards. Ah yes, the glamour...

Whilst I do agree with rupe on some things, PTB is right. If Quins had won 4 on the bounce this post wouldn't have even happened. The fact we're in a bit of a free fall isn't because we're playing under the Quins name. I've watched the Broncos lose 4,5,6 heck we had one season we finished second bottom. It's just we've lost Chad and Purdo- if you took away Sinfield and Senior from Leeds they'd be half the team they are.

seriously? 'thousands'? come on. Our crowds are down what? 500? I have some sympathy with your views, but the chances are you're a soccer fan first not an RL fan so it was easy for you to walk away and you justify it to yourself with all the bs above.

The trouble with this forum is that some people have an opinion on everything!

I never saw the Broncos, I've only ever cheered for Harlequins. Not because I was drawn by the Union connection - though I played Union as a kid, I've only seen QRU once. I just tried it and liked it. I have also read The Forbidden Game, but I don't think our relations with the Union club should be coloured by the actions of a group of people who are all now dead.

Incidentally, I tend to agree that we play duller, safety-first football than we did in the last two seasons and we haven't had any rousing come-from-behind home victories this season either, but then we don't have creative game-breakers like Scott Hill and Mark McLinden. And we're pretty skint. Still, I don't understand how anyone who's watched Watford for 20 years can find any other game boring.

That's a fair point. Again there are problems at the club but the playing perforance is the least of the problems. There is lots of encouraging things to take out of the side from what I can see and there is without doubt progress being made. Any expectation that Quins are suddenly going to be SL challengers is way off the mark (despite what the coach may have said)

The off field issues are miles bigger and would NOT in my opinion simply be solved by a winning team, helped yes but nothing like solved

Things are a million miles away from being where they need to be off the field

To give an example, albeit a small one. I wrote to the club twice for clarification of the policy on booking tickets through the web. Neither was ever answered. OK, I could have called to follow it up but why should I, the onus is on the club to communicate with people who take time to ask for information........twice

A small example but you cannot treat customers like that, especially when the numbers are nowhere near where they need to be

I'm as guilty as anyone of the odd 'bite' lets ignore him, I notice it's now thousands two years back it was 9000 missing fans.

Welcome back Rupe1, its good to have a bit of comedy on the forum.

Although the club do not always get it right, I would just like to counter that last statement CB. During this week some complications arose with regard to tickets required by our group as a result of the Catalan debacle, rather than write a long winded email I called the club, got straight through and the issue was resolved in 5 minutes and arrangements for tickets agreed. We all encounter issues from time to time, but I have to say that my experience of dealing with the club is normally good and I have always found them helpful........if you have an issue that needs be resolved pick up the phone..... `It`s good to talk`(taken from an old BT add for those too young to remember )