Quote: VerbalKint "Don't agree with that at all. but hey its all about opinions. I would imagine the vast majority of Londoners would not even no a RL team exists so I don't think they will miss it when it goes.
Where as most teams up here are part of the community, they have longstanding routes, London have had that many name changes, venue changes etc that they have no chance at all to do that. When are we going to realise that south of Yorkshire no one is the slightest bit interested in RL. The national press certainly arnt.
Only on Sunday the papers carried 5-6 pages of englands union international against NZ where Englands WC game managed about half a page towards the back of the sports sections. Sad but true.'"
I wasn't making a point on the effect London have on the media in London (I agree with your point regarding the media), it was surrounding participation and the talent pool to pick from. The other things you mention about people not being interested South of Yorkshire is flatcap nonsense.
You mentioned that London have failed, but what would be regarded as success? What criteria are you using to class a club a success or failure? One of their failures is not finding a permanent home, definately, but they have successes too, particularly in grassroots RL, which no other club would be able to achieve.
Like I said before, I don't understand the ill-feeling towards London, why RL fans generally want to see them fail.