not at all.
I posted in another thread the concept of how I would increase attendances at the club and the cost involved. This was as a result of a direct question posed by Michael and what'dya know, he immediately dismissed the facts and figures out of hand.

This is why the repeated comments about Hughes record of failings pop up.....because some people really do believe in Santa, the tooth fairy and the promises made by the club and its owner. I get it that some of the remaining fans just want to watch RL, but surely the penny will drop that the reason the club is starting to feel like a community again is because we've become a community club.....playing on a park pitch with players friends and family outnumbering actual spectators.

I get not one iota of pleasure from saying "I told you so", nor do I enjoy pulling up jaybs and his waning PR skills, but he felt the need to make a pointed comment as to the thread and its purpose so I was obliged to set him straight....again.

By the way, well spotted on the reason d'etre behind the thread. The concept of the game last week being a Grand Final is laughable.........it was nothing more than an afterthought and the fact that our full time team got absolutely hammered by part time and U20's players should be setting off alarm bells for the remaining few.....we need to recruit very well to stand a chance in 2016......and Hughes has said we will have the best or equal best squad in the comp........there's that tooth fairy again!!!!!

Let's just say that our perspectives are different.

One thing in common though, we both attended the same number of games in 2015, unlike jaybs for all his faults, real or imagined.

Not sure what your point is? the thread is or is titled "Grand Final" strange how you like to use accusations about others to defend yourself, BroncoOnion says, your "facts & figures" are interesting, but the problem is you do not state them once, but go on over and over again repeating them.

I am pleased the Grand Final is sold out for the first time this weekend, especially when Union also have a sold out game on the same day in Manchester, I think it is our first sell out of the Grand Final which is superb, now I just hope we can get it right with the International games against New Zealand, everything has to be pushed into the London match to make sure it is a sell out.

If this weekends GF is anything like the NRL GF last week we are in for a treat.

I suspect Flower will be keeping his fists in his pocket

Does that matter?

It's not like the Broncos will be able to benefit in any material way, shape or form.

Unless David Hughes plans to entice some of the attendees with the wilds of Ealing.

What's your youth set up like? Are there any/many who are ready to step up?

From where I'm sat (up here in the beautiful north), it seems to me that you recruit plenty of first team players, but lack a significant local representation in the team.

Don't underestimate the power of players who play for the badge, rather than just the money. It's one of the reasons why our decimated team, full of under 20s was able to beat you on Sunday.

Hope you have a better year next time.

Chin up chaps. It could be worse, you could be from Cas.

Not the most important reason though.

That begins with D & ends in s.

Just look at the number of young players both the amateur and Broncos have brought through in the past 5 years, many Northern teams have up to 5 former London based players in their sides

In the past two many fans of rugby league could only look at the game with a parochial attitude, that does not benefit the sport, we all need to work together.

As far as here in London, the past is the past, there is nothing we can do anything about it now, there are clubs in the North in the same situation, but they carry on whatever set backs they have, so must we.

We can learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.....and please name me any other club that has decimated it supporter base and fllushed away 30 million in central funding over 19/seasons?

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There is a lot of junior RL being played. The Broncos run 16/19's in the top league. Unfortunately they were graded quite poorly by the recent assessment process

It surprised me how we had been downgraded, as we always seem to have put everything into development, will all being at one base this next season help, I do hope so.

The club has been downgraded everywhere else so why should the youth set up be any different.

Quote: Cowgirl Nostalgist "We're getting into Schrodinger's cat territory. If everyone is on ignore is it still possible to libel David Hughes? As I pointed out at viewtopic.php?p=18227120#p18227120 – largely for your benefit – something can be true and still be libellous. And so trying to play fast and loose with Schrödinger won't cut any ice. As also explained in that post, the board admin have received complaints about the state of this forum – hence that post. Those complaints have continued since my post. And looking at this thread and others here, there is a clear case of sensible, coherent discussions and debate being derailed by what appears to be some agendas and/or a preference for being annoying. On that basis, I will be casting a beady one over this board for a while. Don't say you weren't warned.

Quote: Cowgirl Nostalgist "We're getting into Schrodinger's cat territory. If everyone is on ignore is it still possible to libel David Hughes? As I pointed out at viewtopic.php?p=18227120#p18227120 – largely for your benefit – something can be true and still be libellous. And so trying to play fast and loose with Schrödinger won't cut any ice. As also explained in that post, the board admin have received complaints about the state of this forum – hence that post. Those complaints have continued since my post. And looking at this thread and others here, there is a clear case of sensible, coherent discussions and debate being derailed by what appears to be some agendas and/or a preference for being annoying. On that basis, I will be casting a beady one over this board for a while. Don't say you weren't warned.