IM2 606 Report post Posted December 24, 2015 Just looking at the two London pro clubs and as far as I can tell Skolars have had the London name for longer than the Broncos. As far as I can see London Skolars have had London in their name for more than 18 years and London Broncos/Crusaders has had it for 17? Other names of course are Quins and Fulham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,716 Report post Posted December 24, 2015 London Eye London Bridge London... ...London What's your point. Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sports Prophet 1,094 Report post Posted December 24, 2015 Formerly North London Skolars I believe. Neither club, nor any new or existing for that matter can ever 'own' the name. Out of interest why do you ask? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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C H Calthrop 719 Report post Posted December 24, 2015 Just looking at the two London pro clubs and as far as I can tell Skolars have had the London name for longer than the Broncos. As far as I can see London Skolars have had London in their name for more than 18 years and London Broncos/Crusaders has had it for 17? Other names of course are Quins and Fulham. The Romans, I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IM2 606 Report post Posted December 24, 2015 Formerly North London Skolars I believe. Neither club, nor any new or existing for that matter can ever 'own' the name. Out of interest why do you ask? club was never north london skolars. this was a name the RLC gave us but we never adopted or used. only ever Student RL Old Boys then London Skolars. i suppose my point is people often talk about 'London' for the broncos as is evidenced on the thread about favourite teams but i was thinking why is that the case and is it legitimate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastLondonMike 1,505 Report post Posted December 24, 2015 Have Skolars really had the name longer? i can remember playing against the Student Rugby League Old Boys (who became Skolars) as they were, and that was after the creation of the Bronco's and therefore a few years after they were London Crusaders.Maybe they were Skolars then, and i've just remembered them as the 'Students'. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IM2 606 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 sometime in 1996/7 it changed from memory. broncos have had 2 spells as broncos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westlondonfan 646 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 The Romans, I think. Londinium Gladiators has a good ring to it. Merry Xmas everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wire quin 10 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 Who owns the word HULL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IM2 606 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 Who owns the word HULL thats my point. should people refer to the broncos as london generically. the secondary point is that both clubs have had london in the name for the same amount of history approx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exiled Wiganer 3,434 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 If the Broncos had stayed in and as Fulham, they would be much stronger... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE RED ROOSTER 895 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 club was never north london skolars. this was a name the RLC gave us but we never adopted or used. only ever Student RL Old Boys then London Skolars. Your need to change your Wikipedia entry then... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Skolars in 1997 the club became a founder member of the Southern Conference League (the forerunner to the Rugby League Conference), under the name North London Skolars, and won the inaugural competition.[1 More to the point should not the London Broncos add the prefix West London Broncos which would end once and for all the interminable and damaging argument of which geographical area in London the professional club should play. . Quote The dominant ideas in society are always and everywhere the ideas of the ruling class. And always and everywhere they portray us as stupid, untrustworthy with bad motives. Show us respect sir. We gave you everything progressive there is. We gave you democracy. We demand some too. Eddie Demsey RMT Quote There were 17.4m people who voted to leave the European Union. "Any attempt to try to cast their vote aside, as if they didn’t mean it or didn’t understand the consequences, whereas everybody else did, is a bit of a slur on the individuals who took the time to vote, many of them for the first time Ian Lavery - Labour party chair - 29th March 2019 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deluded pom? 6,617 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 Who owns the word HULL More to the point, who owns the word KINGSTON? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hemel Rugby League 111 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 Hemel Stags played London Broncos in the Regal Trophy in 1994 - a whole season before Skolars were formed and IM2 may still have been a Hemel player then. We also played against London Crusaders and Fulham - but never Harlequins RL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellsy4HullFC 4,020 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 sometime in 1996/7 it changed from memory. broncos have had 2 spells as broncos.So after London Broncos then?They were London first, so I think it applies to them most. That and they have always been higher profile. I think within London you'll refer to each other as Skolars and Broncos (just like FC and KR in Hull), but other than that "London" probably is synonymous with Broncos like Hull is synonymous with FC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henson Park Old Firm 452 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 I know most may not agree but I like the use of the word london for a rugby league club... Its just a shame that the club hasn't taken off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IM2 606 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 Your need to change your Wikipedia entry then... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Skolars More to the point should not the London Broncos add the prefix West London Broncos which would end once and for all the interminable and damaging argument of which geographical area in London the professional club should play. yes its wrong. funny that year you could argue we had two names if you accepted the fact the league changed our name for us as we played as london skolars in the NCL winter comp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lobbygobbler 541 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 I remember London beating Leeds at Griffin Park in 1994 (the last winter season) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deluded pom? 6,617 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 (just like FC and KR in Hull) Only for the nouveau Wellsy. It's Hull and Rovers for us older folk. It makes me cringe when someone says 'FC or KR?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barnaby Reddin 220 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 The Romans, I think......but what have they ever done for us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Art of Hand and Foot 836 Report post Posted December 25, 2015 Who owns any towns name? The oldham thread has been discussing the use of the towns coat of arms. Apparently permission is required from the the local council. Is that the same of the other teams such as wigan who use the towns arms? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sports Prophet 1,094 Report post Posted December 26, 2015 Is that the same of the other teams such as wigan who use the towns arms?without any research or sure knowledge I would say with almost full certainty yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EssexRL 1,181 Report post Posted December 26, 2015 I guess London referring to Broncos is because they have been much bigger than Skolars. Thats not the case now. Crowds at Hive towards end of season weren't that much different than New River. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IM2 606 Report post Posted December 27, 2015 I guess London referring to Broncos is because they have been much bigger than Skolars. Thats not the case now. Crowds at Hive towards end of season weren't that much different than New River. also seems to me to be a bigger national game it would be nice to se 3 or 4 teams with the name london. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
