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Then that's the problem in a nutshell.

Le stade de la Pépiniere in 1920 today Stade Albert Domec home of both USC XV and Carcassonne X111. ASC played to XV at this time losing the French Championship Final in 1925 to USAP (Perpignan). ASC doesn't exist today after financial problems to re-start recently under the banner of Carcassonne X111 (CX111) The famous castle/CIté on the horizon too.

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Messrs Milner and Loubser were trying to explain the ground move situation in their SL application to the board. 'We hope to be in place by the start of SL season .......' Its a complete joke. So much has been said above that hits the nail on the head. A 1 year option should have been maintained with Ealing so in the event of SL rejection, continue as is, whilst at the same time building up the relationship with Wimbledon and bringing the fans along on the journey. Commercially, I cant see how that would have been any worse than the 3 location strategy we currently have. But maybe that approach was too simple !!!! Like BB, after all these years of following this club I now accept that for the foreseeable I'll go to the odd game but my interest lies with weekly doses of NRL. Until London Broncos share their 5 year plan, they are having no more of my hard earned in the form of S/T, player sponsorship and merchandise. I want to be part of a club with a vision, that wants to go places, not this shambles. MOK and the leadership of the BOSG will no doubt love the Wimbledon thing, but I suspect there will be many who give it a swerve.

I think that the saddest part of this is the club's sheer lack of confidence in itself. Instead of really pushing this move, counting down the days and providing continuous updates, we get fb posts hidden if they are in any way critical, no news at all on where we'll play in the meantime and a very small group of insiders drip-fed titbits of info to keep them loyal. I am against the move. But, even if I weren't, by God it has been handled abysmally. We should have started 2021 with a clear roadmap in place. The idea that we don't know whether we'll move to Plough Lane or when is madness; the thought that we haven't got an alternative venue announced is dafter still. And remember: this club filed an application for Super League in November. I cannot begin to imagine the fiction contained within when it came to the bit about home ground. Maybe I am wrong about the club's self-confidence. You have to have some balls to apply for Super League on the basis of being homeless.

As far as the strips go, it is liberte, fraternite and a little too much egalite.

But we’re not allowed to ruffle the grass or leave marks on the seats. And we must, apparently, know our place.

Thing is, I did. By your maxim, I should support a hugely successful northern team. But I moved down south in my twenties, and had a interest in rugby league that extended beyond the fact that it was a sport that represented my home town (Imagine that). And I gradually drifted into watching my new "local" team, who turned out to be honourable and virtuous, with the best and most committed fans you could ever possibly meet. I loved everything about them and soon hated my home town team with a passion (still do).

So to respond to ATLANTISMAN's post, you can't KEEP THE FAITH when there's no faith left.

I since saw a tweet from Serbian RL saying that Dorcol Tigers vs Radnicki Nis was also scheduled for tomorrow, but is now postponed after a player tested positive for covid-19. So I suppose, what I said earlier, 5 teams (Novi Belgrade being the 5th) is the format. But I still get the feeling they do not play an even number of matches. Probably to minimise the amount of floggings from the big two, and maybe also to reduce the amount of trips Nis has to make up to Belgrade. I could be wrong though, hopefully they start publishing points table etc. once the season gets going.

Bombardier have announced they are stopping production of the Learjet this year. First built in 1963, it is a true icon of the skies and will be missed. We've lost some true aviation greats during this pandemic.

PM me the list, I'll take care of it.

a list should be drawn up of all the people responsible for the output of mainstream saturday night tv this list should be handed to all hitmen who have been "a bit quiet" over the covid crisis and want to keep their hand in

Serbian season kicks off tomorrow, with, you guessed it: Red Star vs Partizan. They do seem to play each other an awful lot. I can honestly say I have no idea what their league structure is anymore.

Catalans 40:28 Toulouse in the end. Some decent Rugby played by both sides.

Mark Kheirallah by far the best full back outside of super league. Remember THAT try in the last World Cup?

Kheirallah does his "rat up a drainpipe" impression again. Catalans 10:22 Toulouse at half time.

Vive la France

Tuned in late for Catalans. White on White though

There seems to be a real changing of the guard occurring at Broncos with many long standing fans saying either that enough is enough, they will become irregular attenders or that they will try a game or two and then decide on their future as a fan. I hope the shiny stadium theory works and this move does generate large numbers of fans. The reduction in the central grant, a full time team, academy, and three locations to rent suggest this season will be the economics of the madhouse if there isn't a substantial rise in the gates. It's difficult not to view where Broncos currently stand as being an incredibly important crossroads. Whatever happens I hope the team and academy survive. RL retreating further in on itself would not be good news for the sport.

Sad to see a toulouse team with less french starting players than the catalans. But it must be the only way to get to the next level. I must say that both are doing good things for developing young french players though. It looks for the moment like dragons are really looking at promoting the french.

Well said. The self-indulgent negativity bordering on fatalism from some fans is understandable but LB should be applauded for recognising there was no future at Ealing and acting quickly to approach AFCW. It’s an ambitious move but potentially a great one. Just don’t expect miracles from day one.

I personally think that everyone at the Broncos is doing their best (Its not easy in London) we all have opinions and many on here I agree with. Over the years at the Broncos there have been some really decent people Nic Cartwright Tony Rae as CEO,s its a really difficult job in London. I do think though that we are fast approaching the end game and David Hughes (Who needs a medal for his services to Rugby League) needs to group together those that really know about London Broncos, what it needs and listen to take on board different opinions to take things forward. Main thing is to create multiple revenue streams on a long term basis . It can be done Old Northern Soul saying KEEP THE FAITH:) Paul

Completely wrong and below the belt ..... I’d have got it in anyway , ive waited months

This is a great thread. I'm currently learning German via Duolingo and bits of other media. I've managed 320+ consecutive days so far and I'm not doing too bad. I've not tested my basic German out live yet but i am slowly getting to grips with the grammar and structure. Thanks for sharing some other resources too. Any more i can check out?

Ok, so just to clarify, we’ll know whether or not the Wimbledon fans will accept us as tenants for our new home ground 11 days after our 1st home match? Great news! Classic Broncos

Happy to help! As I say, Deutschland 83 is a masterpiece in my opinion, one of my all time favourite series, and the other two are very good as well. Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Picking up on someone’s grammar is a bit unnecessary imho.

Don't get me started on quizzes accepting wrong answers... Pub quiz so not TV but it still annoys me. Which was the first Ghost to visit Scrooge? (quick whispering amongst the members of "A very poor Spice Girls Tribute Band") We write down "Jacob Marley" We were the only team to get that answer, or as I like to call it the right answer. The answer the quizmaster was looking for was "The Ghost of Christmas Past", and we should have known he meant which of the three ghosts on Christmas Eve. In the next quiz the same quizmaster asked "What was the name of the home of the Norse gods?" This being before the days of the Marvel Universe, we put "It's actually Asgard but Barry (Quizmaster) thinks it's Valhalla" to the amusement of the Quizzy Rascals who were checking our paper Answer Barry wanted was "Valhalla"

The cost funds the streaming and ultimately helps our clubs after 12 months of having no fans through the door, put your hands in your pockets ya tight gets.

Rugby League fans don’t want to spend money shock

People of a certain age may suffer a slight twitch at this - "écouter et répéter" *BEEP* .

Murray Walker, 97. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/56388596