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cmon mate we need you there.

decent sales already. hospitality 50% sold out

I enjoyed it. went with mates I havent seen for a while then went out after. loved it. match was a bit ###### but id rather it happened than didnt. think if its on I think an away game in France first followed by return makes sense. gives France chance to work on it

has been for 20 years

army base need advance lists

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/812545735167?aff=oddtdtcreator London Skolars are very proud to announce the return of the annual Capital Challenge on Wed Feb 21st 2024, London Skolars are combining with a selection of Southern Conference players to take on the mighty Super League Club London Broncos at the prestigious Honourable Artillery Company Gardens in the heart of the City of London. Tickets for the game are only available on Eventbrite until 6pm Feb 20th 2024 and are priced at £10 per person with no concessions. Corporate lunch is also on. £80 ex vat per place and £750 ex vat for table of 10. email kevflanagan@skolarsrl.com No Payments on the gate on the date of the game will be accepted. For Tickets please click the eventbrite link at the top of the page For Lunch bookings contact info@skolarsrl.com

anyone got any ticket sales update?

what will the new capacity be

At £7.6k now. Not far off now. one last big push. any help much needed. should be a big announcement around Capital Challenge soon as well showing good signs of life at the club.

Appeal is nearly at 65% now. £6.5k. Please spread the word!

not sure, why do you think they won't?

100% right

yes I personally spent around £350k before I left. I know since the another £50k+. no one does this to make money. these players are on of the reasons for doing it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:London_Skolars_players. this is just a subset

well said. did the job for me. main thing is to keep as much of the infrastructure going. hopefully keep a FTE person and ensure we can use the pitches etc. 3g is expensive to use. idea for me is the club tries to keep as many of the standards they had in L1 that are doable. medical, transport to games, kit, a no sub model etc. also keep the local activity going. for example a bunch off schools were playing touch at New river ran by Skolars today. hopefully the club may also push to go back into L1 in the medium term as well. also this isnt a funding page set up by the club its by me and a few ex players and fans and we will oversea how the money is spent for bets use.

secret is in the first word. what was needed was proactive help. anyway not arguing with you. you carry on with your view mate and we will beg to differ

help

id hope so but I think the games finances need to improve more but I think the club can thrive in the amateur game and bring some of the standards it has had for nearly 20 years and employ them. I loved the old London league and SCL days.

lot of truth in that but suspect David didnt even know. probably his CEO etc more to blame.

didnt say any of that. I said they could have helped more. also I didnt say they were based in Leeds I said the people the club talked to were in Leeds. there are lots of examples of governing bodies putting a team together to help clubs in crisis. idea isnt to run the club but help them get through a crisis. dont forget clubs including Skolars are shareholders of the RFL so as shareholders they are owners of the RFL not members,

This is interesting. a list of some of the players who have played at the club. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:London_Skolars_players Including Harry Smith and Mike McMeeken who both starred for England in the Tonga series. Not bad.

sounds great. I agree on RFL. if they cared they would have sent a small team down to explore all angles to save the clubs existence. instead it was a passive help from sympathetic ears in Leeds but it was more tell us how we can help versus lets get stuck in.

totally agree. £1150 already within 24 hours. 25+ donations. superb, shows there is plenty of support and love

dont be pessimistic I think this is a chance to stabilise and rebuild. Skolars are a microcosm of L1 travails tbh. they will come out stronger im sure. unlike most London clubs they have a base, facilities and lots to build on.

We want to save and stabilise the club. Any donations greatly appreciated. Raised £800+ in less than 24 hours. Pls also feel free to share in your network. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/skolarsrl?utm_term=RV58ByYGP London Skolars was formed in 1995 as the Student RL Old Boys by a group of ex-student players based in Hackney. It later moved to its current home New River Stadium in 1997. After having great success in the London & SE leagues, Souther Conference and National Conference the club applied and joined the semi-pro ranks in 2003. The club has always operated a vibrant local London RL pathway and has run 2 senior teams and multiple age groups youth teams developing players for all levels of the game from Superleague down to the amateur ranks. Even this year the clubs U14s won the London junior league. Largely due to the reduction in central funding dropping from circa £100k to £15k the club has found the business model of travelling from Cornwall to Cumbria impossible to maintain and the Directors could no longer sustain the losses the club has been making. Other clubs like Newcastle's demise also shows Skolars aren't alone. The money coming into the game from sources such as Sky seems to be getting lower every cycle and whats left being concentrated at the top of the game in the North. The Directors and major stakeholders decided to take the tough decision to step back from League 1 and regroup in the Souther Conference League. The application for the SCL went in last month. The business model needs to change but the club will need some help financially in order to transition successfully into SCL. Costs will be greatly reduced as will revenues but the club wants to maintain its pathways, facilities and as professional environment as possible for current and future players. To help myself and a few long term supporters felt we would do our bit by trying to raise circa £10k to help the cause. The club wants to make the Skolars the place to be if you want to play RL in London. 1000s of players have come through the clubs ranks and most had a superb experience over the 28 years of the clubs existence. Many would not have had teh chance to play RL without the club existing. Coaches, supporters, sponsors and all stakeholders I would love to believe have been enriched by the clubs impact and would feel moved to get behind this appeal. The Borough of Haringey has also been enriched by the club a professional sporting pathway for them & also teaching many kids in the borough the positive impact of playing rugby league. We really need to keep rugby league in Haringey. Some great names who have been involved in the club over the years include Joe Mbu, Dennis Tuffour, Jermaine Coleman, Ade Adebesi, Neil & Paul Thorman, Desi Williams, Tuoyo Egodo, Jarred Bassett, Iliess Macani, Joel, Jonathan & Junior Kpoku Dan Hindmarsh, Dylan Skee, Gav Gordon, Ady Spencer, Mo Agoro and many many more. Many lads have played Superleague & the club has had its fair share of internationals as well. Please remember your fond memories of the Skolars, how it impacted you and in some cases helped you in your lives and careers. What ever you can spare no matter of the amount will help the next generation benefit and help the club not only survive and prosper. Myself and 2 others will manage the money raised and work with the club to make sure its well used and we will report back on how it is at a later date. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

it was a good crowd live as well. what was disappointing is we were in hospitality and less than 100 in there. talking to someone at Saints told me they would have sold it out but RFL insisted on selling it. poor value as well. rest of day was good tho and as I say crowd and atmosphere was good.