They weren't asked if there were bigger issues.

This is correct, but the key-word was 'brand'. Heinz is a 'brand'. They sell baked beans. But they also sell spaghetti, tomato sauce, treacle pudding and stuff. McDonalds is a brand. They sell hamburgers and stuff. In your average high street, would you buy a 'McDonalds' or, for example, a 'Broncoburger'? Given the choice
I think most people would favour the known brand.

Big article in this months Rugby League World which includes an interview with GM and compare it with one with Paul Blanchard which was never published as he left. A few threads on here have meandered a bit and the following quotes could be put into many of them.

"I'm not saying we will have 10,000 people every game next season but I think we'll take steps towards that."

"We've also made structural changes. We have up to 15 football department staff and eight in admin - three more than a few months ago"

I was reading between the lines when I stated that I believe 10k, considering it was mentioned alongside licence obligations which will all be 3 year obligations. Even if that isn't the case, which I still believe it is, then why not publicise the short term aims instead? Correctly, the club are aiming for playoffs in each of the next 3 seasons. If he was talking long term than his aim would also rightly be turning the club into title contenders.

A bloody first team shirt sponsor for starters.

[size=150'hello..is that the sponsorship department at Fullers"?[/size
Yes
[size=150"great, I was wondering if you'd be interested in sponsoring the London Broncos"?[/size
London Broncos, what do they play?
[size=150"Rugby League"[/size
Oh, are they in the Engage Super League?
[size=150"no, they are in the Super League.....Engage no longer sponsor the comp....in fact, nobody does, but that's not important. So, about sponsoring the London Broncos"?[/size
How many people watch them play?
[size=150"about 3,000 at home and 8,000 away, so about 144,000 all season, plus 2 games on Sky TV as well"[/size
So, you want to know if we would be interested in sponsoring a team with no fans that plays in a league with no major sponsor?
[size=150"Yes"[/size
Queue dial tone.......

I can't wait to be at the first game with a beer in hand surrounded by RL fans. Really missed it. Prefer it when Spring arrives but so be it. Also looking forward to the otr games. I actually feel it strengthens our independence and identity in a strange way. Hope Orient take a liking to the game and we can form a long term relationship which was never going to happen with quins.

Embarrassing post. I'm not even going to waste my time disproving every point you have attempted to make there. You are becoming worse than Darthchris in posting complete nonsense when you know a lot better.

I completely agree! but we are not privy to what state discussions may or not be at, it is just this season everything seems slower than ever.

I thought it was rather amusing. In a warped kind of way, but amusing nonetheless.

Perhaps a few may find it "amusing" more a waste of time and space!

I won't lose any sleep either way...the point is that the game itself has trouble with getting a sponsor, so a small team outside the heartlands with very few fans is hardly going to have people begging to put their logo on our shirts, are they?