[quote="The Curtism":1alqp2i0]Brewdog will continue to sponsor the Broncos in 2025.[/quote:1alqp2i0] That’s very positive news. Things slowly coming together.

[quote="BigTime":affa8xlq]That’s very positive news. Things slowly coming together.[/quote:affa8xlq] Slowly but surely- hopefully a few more players to announce?

[quote="RfE":wr0knhbp]Slowly but surely- hopefully a few more players to announce?[/quote:wr0knhbp] And a new owner too, with nouce.

[quote="Torbreck":91rtxpck]And a new owner too, with nouce.[/quote:91rtxpck] We need someone who understands business acumen, marketing, return on investment, KPI's and how to recruit the right people. As we have learnt, throwing money at the problem is a fools errand. I get the need for NDA periods and the RFL due diligence (anyone remember the series of new owners at Bradford a few years back?), but the silence is deafening. Meanwhile, as Salford stew in their own fiscal fiasco, I see some brave could reckon we could step up if need be. Hilarious blind enthusiasm, when in reality, surviving in the championship in 2025 seems a stretch at present.

Team for the friendly announced [url:2r2ojev2]https://www.rugby-league.com/match-centre/match-preview/2299756[/url:2r2ojev2]

Hmmm that team is a bit thin isn't it?

[quote="the-bearded-lefty":g48l07zr]Hmmm that team is a bit thin isn't it?[/quote:g48l07zr] To be fair Lefty, it's a team with Balls!

[quote="Deadcowboys1":8ni17xeh]To be fair Lefty, it's a team with Balls! [/quote:8ni17xeh] Re brand to London Skolars old boys incoming? More than a hint of the Coleman era recruitment policy about this team. Interesting to see how it goes against solid L1 opposition.

Had a look at the team again and googled the players. Ouch!

[quote="the-bearded-lefty":3dvsiy3u]Hmmm that team is a bit thin isn't it?[/quote:3dvsiy3u] Not if we’re playing in the southern conference. Hopefully a few (I.e. a lot) still to come in or there could be a few ‘challenging’ results incoming this season. They can only do what they can do but, hand on heart, this ain’t great.

[quote="Moe Lester":2z7mzcep]Team for the friendly announced [url:2z7mzcep]https://www.rugby-league.com/match-centre/match-preview/2299756[/url:2z7mzcep][/quote:2z7mzcep] Are you sure this isn’t a link to an old Skolars fixture? No wonder they haven’t put details on Broncos website! Oh well.

To be honest I’m pretty relieved we’ve actually got 20 blokes together to turn out for us. I’m sure there’s a chant there for the asking with Ball, Ball and Hall…..

[quote="RfE":1hmfs1pa]To be honest I’m pretty relieved we’ve actually got 20 blokes together to turn out for us. I’m sure there’s a chant there for the asking with Ball, Ball and Hall…..[/quote:1hmfs1pa] Hopefully not Ball, Ball and Hall they’ve won fxxk all!

[quote="BigTime":2mmk7m5z]Hopefully not Ball, Ball and Hall they’ve won fxxk all![/quote:2mmk7m5z] I read somewhere, not sure where, that Cake plans next week to sign Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGree, Cuthbert, Dibble & Grub. Apparently there were on fire in training.

I looked at that squad again- we’ve got Ball, Ball , Hall and…….. Small! Are we only signing players whose surnames rhyme ?

[quote="RfE":6qiey329]I looked at that squad again- we’ve got Ball, Ball , Hall and…….. Small! Are we only signing players whose surnames rhyme ?[/quote:6qiey329] Nope we’re only signing Skolars players that rhyme. Massive get out of jail card that Latu doesn’t rhyme with much.

[quote="RfE":1br49p6x]I looked at that squad again- we’ve got Ball, Ball , Hall and…….. Small! Are we only signing players whose surnames rhyme ?[/quote:1br49p6x] Thinking about it further I think the key is they all have short surnames. Remember at a pound a letter that £10k will only go so far for printing names on shirts and we have a couple of guys with long double barrelled names that have blown the budget.

[quote="BigTime":3vo0b6wq]Thinking about it further I think the key is they all have short surnames. Remember at a pound a letter that £10k will only go so far for printing names on shirts and we have a couple of guys with long double barrelled names that have blown the budget.[/quote:3vo0b6wq] Good job we never got Louis McCarthy Scarsbrook back then!

[quote="RfE":1zwb8qui]Good job we never got Louis McCarthy Scarsbrook back then! [/quote:1zwb8qui] By comparison, Gary Henley-Smith is affordable.

Another signing being announced on Monday.

An upbeat and measured update from Eccles on the Broncos You Tube channel which confirms something is happening with the club, that someone with some pedigree is being announced as signing on Monday and that they are actively looking players which for a time they weren’t. Looks like he will want to use the Cup match to look at some of the trialists so if those announced for the Crusaders game are trialists rather than open trialists this will be an opportunity to see how they would go against decent L1 opposition.

I think the club could have been finished without Mike Eccles. The club are lucky to have him as I suspect he could have easily moved on. A very positive but realistic update on where we are.

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[quote="Ornery Optimist":25im3ydw]https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/leeds-rhinos-ceo-set-for-shock-role-in-london-broncos-takeover-as-switch-looms[/quote:25im3ydw] I seem to recall in the past, Hetherington has done more than his fair share to screw London, but he knows how to run a club which is what we need.

[quote="Deadcowboys1":2wt0wttx]I seem to recall in the past, Hetherington has done more than his fair share to screw London, but he knows how to run a club which is what we need.[/quote:2wt0wttx] Has he ? I thought he’d been broadly supportive.