westlondonfan
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Not a bad performance from London in the end considering the circumstances but a poor crowd. Below 1,000 I would say.
As always, with the news in the last week or so, am still cautiously optimistic about our future.
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On 30/03/2025 at 17:28, r1ch1e said:
Anyone who has been to a game at Ealing and a game at Wimbledon will surely be of the opinion that Wimbledon is far better.
I must be in the minority then!
I enjoyed going to Ealing more than I do Wimbledon. Particularly when the weather was good.
An interesting thing about Trailfinders is that it’s one of the few grounds where our attendances went up while we there.
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I agree that now we appear to be getting some serious backing going back to Trailfinders would probably not be the right thing to do at this moment in time.
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Buying Trailfinders is an impossibility I believe but I imagine that they could have signed a 10 year or longer deal to stay there.
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A couple of observations on previous posts.
I think Gillingham were keen for us to move there a couple of years ago. Personally I would be against moving out of London.
I have heard Australian and Kiwi accents at RL matches in London many times over the years. They are not a long-term strategy though. Having said that has RL ever had a longterm strategy in London?
As Jack-A-Roe stated above we only need 10k but it’s how we get them. After what happened with Skolars I just want us to survive and be successful . Personally I thought we should have stayed at Trailfinders on a long term basis but if there is a big injection of cash and support then that may change things.
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There are so many questions really. An obvious one is how long will be at Wimbledon now?
With the loss of Skolars from the professional ranks I really do hope that the Broncos can survive.
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It was a good match. It had a great finish. London should of won it.
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Yes. Good try by London right before the break.
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7 minutes ago, Hughsehhh said:
What is it approx? I was planning to get down but stuff got in the way. I know they were doing free tickets in the south stand
I am not sure but three sides fairly full.
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There is a bigger crowd than last week.
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The stadium and the score line is giving me a real feeling of Deja vu .
Still a nice stadium though.
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9 minutes ago, sam4731 said:
There is an argument to be made to make League 1 and Elite 1 parallel leagues with the winner of each being promoted to replace bottom 2 of Championship.
Does that even make sense?
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On 21/04/2024 at 10:01, Chronicler of Chiswick said:
To be fair, David Hughes has been looking for someone if not to take over then at least to share the burden for some considerable time, what he can't appreciate is that his tenure has so badly damaged the club's image that no-one will touch it with a bargepole.
Looking at what has happened to every other club from outside Yorkshire and Lancashire since I have been following RL I don’t see how you can say it is all David Hughes’ fault that London are not what they could be.
i was at the match by the way.
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The question will then be who is going to replace him. If anyone?
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I was at the game. I am assuming that knowing we won’t be in super league next year whatever happens is going to have some impact.
It looks like it is going to be a long season.
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1. Once Upon A Time in America ( the long version)
2. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
3. Sideways
4. It’s A Wonderful Life
5. The Long Good Friday
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When we played at Gillingham a few years ago there was clearly discussions going on about a potential move there. Medway Dragons seemed to be going well then but I don’t know what their current position is.
Comparing a couple of one-off matches at Ebbsfleet with Wimbledon is not really a fair comparison. I went to the first match at Plough Lane and there were clearly a lot of Wimbledon fans there. The crowds then dropped off.
I don’t think that there is any easy answer. I would have preferred to stay at Trailfinders. We are obviously going to get bigger crowds because we are in the Super League. Then what? The most likely thing is another move in 2-3 years unfortunately. The Broncos are clearly a different sort of club to most, if not all, of the other clubs in the league. I just accept that now.
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A very enjoyable match and now looking forward to the next one.
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7 hours ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:
I smell a Toronto Wolfpack club
I don’t.
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A terrific result for London. I can’t wait for the next match.
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Great result for London.
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This was my first ever Challenge Cup Final after many years following rugby league and it turned out tobe an enjoyable match and a really memorable occasion. I would thoroughly recommend that anyone who has never gone to a Challenge Cup final should buy a ticket and go along as there was a really great atmosphere in the stadium.
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No idea who is going to win but very excited to be on the train and on the way to my very first challenge cup final after so many years following rugby league!
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On 29/07/2023 at 10:56, Henson Park Old Firm said:
If the NRL, Australian and US Government had a brain they would create a 8 team (from PNG, Fiji, NZ, Tonga, Samoa, Hawaii and even New Caledonia) professional competition to consolidate the region. With TV And sponsorship help funding the comp and Governments investing in the rest (for example staduims, junior development and training facilities). They could call it NRL Pacific.
No. I don’t think that would work. I think a PNG team in the NRL though would after 15 years, create another very competitive international team.
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London Broncos (Merged Threads)
in The General Rugby League Forum
Posted · Edited by westlondonfan
I am sure you are right but I have always wondered why we have been short ter tenants where ever we go. Instead could we have reached an agreement to stay at a ground for say, 10 - 25 years. It would not be as good as owning a ground I accept but better than being Nomads. Possibly we have left in not the best circumstances. I would have liked Trailfinders as a long term base but I know there are differing views on this.