Futtocks Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 40 years ago today, a long, convoluted, fascinating and sometimes frustrating saga began. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports Prophet Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Don’t expect the Broncos to compete next year. Hughes is keen to offload and the club will not be full time while he finds a buyer. London RL would appear to be under 10 feet of dung at the moment and it is very hard to see the Broncos being a good investment for any organisation. The club is near on worthless and the costs to get back up to consistent SL standard in London will be astronomical. The heyday of 8-10k crowds are probably 5 full SL seasons away. They need to get there first. My biggest fear that they will be relegated is not that unlikely. Then the club is a real danger of slipping into obscurity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Good podcast from Tony Collins on this subject. https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Sports Prophet said: Don’t expect the Broncos to compete next year. Hughes is keen to offload and the club will not be full time while he finds a buyer. London RL would appear to be under 10 feet of dung at the moment and it is very hard to see the Broncos being a good investment for any organisation. The club is near on worthless and the costs to get back up to consistent SL standard in London will be astronomical. The heyday of 8-10k crowds are probably 5 full SL seasons away. They need to get there first. My biggest fear that they will be relegated is not that unlikely. Then the club is a real danger of slipping into obscurity. **** me SP!! .... I was feeling quite cheerful in all this sunshine until I read that A different narrative may be that London has huge potential and is ripe for an investor..... Grassroots is as strong as I've seen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 42 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said: Don’t expect the Broncos to compete next year. Hughes is keen to offload and the club will not be full time while he finds a buyer. London RL would appear to be under 10 feet of dung at the moment and it is very hard to see the Broncos being a good investment for any organisation. The club is near on worthless and the costs to get back up to consistent SL standard in London will be astronomical. The heyday of 8-10k crowds are probably 5 full SL seasons away. They need to get there first. My biggest fear that they will be relegated is not that unlikely. Then the club is a real danger of slipping into obscurity. This sort of optimism and positivity is what I love about the TRL forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I went out for a nice afternoon drink yesterday in the Romford area, tried to find a pub for the CC game, but no dice, I gave up , enjoyed my drink while the round ball game was on. No one in London cares, or not enough care to make a professional profitable club a likelihood. Lots of great stuff at grassroots, and that is exciting but you can't keep talking of potential after 40 years. Was a possible move to Brentford's new stadium looked at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, HawkMan said: Was a possible move to Brentford's new stadium looked at? I would've thought London Irish were able to offer significantly more money in rent to Brenford FC than the Broncos could manage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 What evidence is there that DH is walking away or selling it (I don't see that) granted David's no spring chicken however things seem to be as OK as it can be at present. Until we know what is happening next season no need to panic. Good academy set up at the Broncos excellent coaching set up and organisation off the pitch. KEEP THE FAITH:) Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 40 minutes ago, HawkMan said: I went out for a nice afternoon drink yesterday in the Romford area, tried to find a pub for the CC game, but no dice, I gave up , enjoyed my drink while the round ball game was on. No one in London cares, or not enough care to make a professional profitable club a likelihood. Lots of great stuff at grassroots, and that is exciting but you can't keep talking of potential after 40 years. Was a possible move to Brentford's new stadium looked at? There is a couple of pubs in Luton that regularly have SL games on because I book them with the landlord before I turn up. Plenty of people end up casually watching it as a result! Spread the gospel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 33 minutes ago, JonM said: I would've thought London Irish were able to offer significantly more money in rent to Brenford FC than the Broncos could manage. Paupers in Premiership rugby but still vastly richer than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 45 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said: What evidence is there that DH is walking away or selling it (I don't see that) granted David's no spring chicken however things seem to be as OK as it can be at present. Until we know what is happening next season no need to panic. Good academy set up at the Broncos excellent coaching set up and organisation off the pitch. KEEP THE FAITH:) Paul There isn't any evidence at all, don't forget that there are some on here who make Donald Trump appear as a model of truth and virtue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Stein Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, HawkMan said: I went out for a nice afternoon drink yesterday in the Romford area, tried to find a pub for the CC game, but no dice, I gave up , enjoyed my drink while the round ball game was on. No one in London cares, or not enough care to make a professional profitable club a likelihood. Lots of great stuff at grassroots, and that is exciting but you can't keep talking of potential after 40 years. Was a possible move to Brentford's new stadium looked at? Struggling to understand the concept of a nice afternoon drink in Romford. Only good pub in the centre from when I worked there has since been taken over by Greed Thing. Unless of course you were in the Gidea Park micropub, but certainly no TVs in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, HawkMan said: I went out for a nice afternoon drink yesterday in the Romford area, tried to find a pub for the CC game, but no dice, I gave up , enjoyed my drink while the round ball game was on. No one in London cares, or not enough care to make a professional profitable club a likelihood. Lots of great stuff at grassroots, and that is exciting but you can't keep talking of potential after 40 years. Was a possible move to Brentford's new stadium looked at? Hard to deduce that no one cares about Rugby League in London sat in a pub in Essex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said: Paupers in Premiership rugby but still vastly richer than us Still, if I was in charge of Brentford, I'd definitely wait 'til the cheque cleared before allowing them in. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: Hard to deduce that no one cares about Rugby League in London sat in a pub in Essex. Romford is in the London borough of Havering. We who live in the outlier boroughs consider ourselves Londoners. The point is that walking around London you just wouldn't know that London has had a pro RL club for 40years. BTW " The Black Bull" in Ruislip is a good RL drinking hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henson Park Old Firm Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Isn't London moving to to the new Wimbeldon Stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Henson Park Old Firm said: Isn't London moving to to the new Wimbeldon Stadium? Are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Best places for RL in London are always the Aussie watering holes sadly the number of Aussies in London has dropped off over the last 20 years:( P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Chopra Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 If London Broncos had to survive only on the pick of the semi pro talent in the region, what would its level be? Equivalent to Fev, Dewsbury or Newcastle for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Tim Whatley Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Wasn't the Bree Louise near Euston once a bit of a meeting point for London RL fans? Alas, a victim of HS2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 14/09/2020 at 15:04, Sports Prophet said: Don’t expect the Broncos to compete next year. Hughes is keen to offload and the club will not be full time while he finds a buyer. London RL would appear to be under 10 feet of dung at the moment and it is very hard to see the Broncos being a good investment for any organisation. The club is near on worthless and the costs to get back up to consistent SL standard in London will be astronomical. The heyday of 8-10k crowds are probably 5 full SL seasons away. They need to get there first. My biggest fear that they will be relegated is not that unlikely. Then the club is a real danger of slipping into obscurity. That's the spirit. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 14/09/2020 at 15:49, HawkMan said: No one in London cares, or not enough care to make a professional profitable club a likelihood. I absolutely disagree with this! Ticket sales for international games in London and the CC Final repeatedly show a reasonably healthy interest in our sport in the capital. Add to that the number of fans who have 'passed through' the Broncos in the past couple of decades and those who are, or have been, part of the grassroots game, then you're talking of a significant number. The nomadic existence, lack of cash and relative lack of success have not helped with fan engagement. Give LB access to a decent ground with good transport links, an appropriate financial investment in squad and sales and marketing and I firmly believe the club can succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 14/09/2020 at 17:58, Futtocks said: Still, if I was in charge of Brentford, I'd definitely wait 'til the cheque cleared before allowing them in. I'd be happy for us to go back to Brentford in the new stadium..... if we were back in SL and the opportunity arose Happy times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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