Almost certianly we will be staying at The Stoop (at least for next season anyway) - albeit with a couple of games taken "on the road" around the SE of England (Gillingham, Brighton, Milton Keynes and Oxford) have all been mooted...

As for name nothing announced yet - London will probably be in the name, but what goes with it is pure speculation..should hopefully know for sure in September

We have lost a fair few 'regular' fans but this is more to do with losing than the name, though it would be fair to say that it was not met with acclaim. As the D'ream song says 'things can only get better'.

I had hoped the change of name and news of 'on the road' games etc.. was going to be announced at the fans forum before the Saints game - does anyone know if this is going to be the case?

I have to be honest, I really don't buy into the argument that a few people seem to have that simply changing our name will result in instant improved atmosphere at The Stoop or improved attendances. On the whole attendances have been reasonably static. The only thing that will bring an improved atmosphere (and hopefully attendances as well) will be better performances on the pitch.

If we go 'on the move' what happens about season ticket holders? I can't see a neutral stadium providing the same type/area of seating?

I think on-the-road matches are a terrible idea, on a par with having to play at another ground because the pitch is being re-seeded (remember Brentford/Charlton) and unlikely to bring in additional punters. Fans just want a regular time and day for their home matches coupled with improvement on the pitch and a few home wins.

Agreed.

And like just_jillie says, a further 2 fingers up to season ticket holders.

Are we deluded.............................................................or are we hamsters....................................what a pile of rubbish, change the name for success...........................roll up, roll up all the fun of the fair.......................

I was going to say that the rebranding will make zero percent difference, but I'll go with 0.02%.
I cannot understand why it makes a difference - Purdo not playing is more meaningful to me.

Utterly deluded - wins=bums on seats=better atmosphere - simples!

Really? On what do you base this statement?



No...and once the final home game is played I will post some stats on here to prove that we have done no better or worse than when we were the Broncos.


It makes no difference what we are called..........how we announce what we are called and how many times we invite people to come and watch us is what will make the difference.

I know there's no way of knowing for sure but perhaps we did lose some fans by becoming Quins but also gained some new ones. Now if the disullisioned fans return due to the new brand etc and the new fans from the Quins era remain (and I don't see why any wouldn't) then we could be in line for a boost in attendances could we not?

You might want to try a regression analysis of average attendance versus win % over the SL era. I think that will tell you everything you need to know.

we were more successfull in the 6 seasons before 2006 with 2 trips to the play-offs and we averaged 3,546 per game.

Since the start of the 2006 season we averaged 3,596 and have never finished higher than 7th.

Crowds at the Stoop, whilst disapointing, are not down to the name of the club and to a certain extent, not badly influenced by the performance of the team either.

Yes, some die hard anti-unionites will have stopped coming since 2006, but the fact remains, we have been better supported since 2006 than we were before it.