Now you have an understanding of how Toronto do business..

Im hearing Toronto are setting up a 'home' with academy etc in Manchester

Lots of people upsticks and move for work maybe they have more backbone and stick it out. He knew what he was getting into when he signed up. I hate liars and people thinking they can take you for a ride or that you are an idiot so whoever lied be it him or the club I hope you are proud of yourself. London fans are a great set of people and do not deserve to be treated this way by anyone

Depends what he was getting paid. If its just enough to survive whilst your family is 200 miles away would you do it.

Yes lots of folk upsticks and move 200 miles, usually most in a career move, not that many will do it when they are on the sort of contracts rugby league players are on.
Can't see what the big deal is, the bloke needed to be back up north, he got offered a job by a club that he will spend twice as much time there than at london, stop being so sensitive, it's like the bloke has killed your kitten or summat

He shared a house with 4 other players, so I assume they all paid or none of them did, but the others didn't find it so difficult they needed to leave.

Plummy, have you spent much time living like that? With 3 other blokes in a share of a house? Sometimes you just want to go home to yr family not 3 other blokes you work with.
Does it really matter where he has gone or why he wanted to go anyway?
Why is Willy Barthau not getting lambasted in the same way?
I would not be surprised if there was a get out in the contract anyhow

You miss my point. I left St Helens when I was 18 to go to Uni. I moved to High Wycombe when I was 21. I lived in shared digs for at least 10 years, and during that period I paid the same rent as my fellow sharers. 29 years later I still live down south, during which time I have hated my job, loved my job, etc, but at no point did I feel sufficiently 'home sick' to warrant walking out of a contract. I know we are all different but frankly its pretty weak.

There is a difference with RL. The game is played predominately in the north with 3 outposts i.e. London, Toronto, France. If you can get similar or more money up North and live with your family(and be part of what looks like a great club) why not go. I suspect if we had offered him more money he may have stayed.

I'm convinced DH is playing the long game here and setting up for a franchise bid. The emphasis on academy is unprecedented in my time following the Broncos. Im sure if SL is going to grow there will be big focus on all clubs(franchises) producing players through academies. We've got to accept Aussie/NZ top players wont be coming in droves due to the disparity between the leagues in funding.

There has probably no comments about Barthau because there has not been any news about which club he has signed for.
London Broncos has always sourced accommodation for their players on the basis of sharing a house or a flat Ackers would have known before he signed for the club that he would have to share a house or a flat.

Myler is leaving Catalan for Leeds, Barthau looks a perfect fit? if he does sign for them, good luck to him, he has been excellent for us - but you have to question why we didn't get some kind of compensation?

Barthau has signed for TO not Catalans

Seems Ackers was a lying ****. Quote: "Club statementTo learn now of a deal with Toronto Wolfpack is hugely disappointing for the club. Based on the 2017 calendar, penning a deal with the Wolfpack could see Ackers away from home for up to three months while the home fixtures are fulfilled over the summer. This, in turn, results in not only an increase in time spent away from home, but also at a much greater distance from his family than if he were to remain living in London. Chairman, David Hughes, commented https://londonbroncosrl.com/news/club-s ... dy-ackers/

Seems Ackers was a lying ****. Quote: "Club statementTo learn now of a deal with Toronto Wolfpack is hugely disappointing for the club. Based on the 2017 calendar, penning a deal with the Wolfpack could see Ackers away from home for up to three months while the home fixtures are fulfilled over the summer. This, in turn, results in not only an increase in time spent away from home, but also at a much greater distance from his family than if he were to remain living in London. Chairman, David Hughes, commented https://londonbroncosrl.com/news/club-s ... dy-ackers/

We all know what to do when he arrives with the Wolfpack next season

To make matters worse Toronto have just paid (allegedly) £130,000 to Wire for Westerman, doubt we would have got that, but something............................