Man of Kent Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Archie Gordon said: Good luck with families (this one is gone, partly because, like others, we never received the t-shirt that came with membership), community clubs (never hear anything from the club anymore), AFCW fans (who knows?), and especially the "event seekers". Ah, the event seekers. Yes, good luck to the Broncos. I hope it works, wouldn't you agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Gordon Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 18 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Yes, good luck to the Broncos. I hope it works, wouldn't you agree? I have everything crossed for them. A successful London Broncos club would be a huge asset for RL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Yes, good luck to the Broncos. I hope it works, wouldn't you agree? It's going to have to succeed with virtually none of the people who have ever supported rugby league in London and the South in attendance. So, yeah, good luck with that. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, gingerjon said: It's going to have to succeed with virtually none of the people who have ever supported rugby league in London and the South in attendance. So, yeah, good luck with that. I’m sure you’ll be willing it to succeed, won’t you Jon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Just now, Man of Kent said: I’m sure you’ll be willing it to succeed, won’t you Jon? Next door to no interest at this stage. Like I say, they're going to need to replace a lot of folk who did used to care. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadera78 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Load of rubbish, as usual. "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadera78 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Yes, good luck to the Broncos. I hope it works, wouldn't you agree? The speed, and authority, with which you moved from "moving to Plough Lane is going to be brilliant" to "well, it's up to the Broncos but it might work" is quite something. "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, nadera78 said: The speed, and authority, with which you moved from "moving to Plough Lane is going to be brilliant" to "well, it's up to the Broncos but it might work" is quite something. I’m sure you’re desperate for the move to work too, chief. Am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: I’m sure you’re desperate for the move to work too, chief. Am I right? Bless Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonfan Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Until we really know what the restructuring is going to look like I don’t think anyone can say with any certainty that we will actually move to Plough Lane at all. If we ARE actually moving down to twenty teams then I don’t think a merger with Skolars is out of the question personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadera78 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: I’m sure you’re desperate for the move to work too, chief. Am I right? After 27 years, chief, I've washed my hands of it. As I said to you previously, it's your club now. "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, westlondonfan said: If we ARE actually moving down to twenty teams then I don’t think a merger with Skolars is out of the question personally. Have Skolars replaced Coleman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivarr the Boneless Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Nothing announced yet though they have invited applications so the process is under way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Just in case any posters were getting paranoid that the Plough Lane groundshare isn't happening: https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2021/november/sporting-quiz-challenge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 More on this from the Broncos, including a 'tour' of the ground for fans https://londonbroncosrl.com/2021/11/12/broncos-and-dons-best-brains-to-face-off-for-annual-challenge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmon Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: More on this from the Broncos, including a 'tour' of the ground for fans https://londonbroncosrl.com/2021/11/12/broncos-and-dons-best-brains-to-face-off-for-annual-challenge/ Yep, any good / positive news coming out of the Broncos right now is to be welcomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 56 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: More on this from the Broncos, including a 'tour' of the ground for fans https://londonbroncosrl.com/2021/11/12/broncos-and-dons-best-brains-to-face-off-for-annual-challenge/ I think the men's first team page is particularly encouraging for London fans https://londonbroncosrl.com/mens-first-team/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 36 minutes ago, Scubby said: I think the men's first team page is particularly encouraging for London fans https://londonbroncosrl.com/mens-first-team/ I've been following the signings so far... Most have spent the last 2 years either at Skolars or West Wales... So.. I'll let you figure out how I think we're going to do next season. I think TBC is much better than what we do have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 hours ago, crashmon said: Yep, any good / positive news coming out of the Broncos right now is to be welcomed Too often groundshares create an Us vs. Them situation (Hello, Wigan!) so a bit of enlightened self-interest through collaboration bodes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Oh well League 1 was interesting with Toronto and Newcastle in it once at least now in 2023 we will have a nice trip to Cornwall:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmon Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 57 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Too often groundshares create an Us vs. Them situation (Hello, Wigan!) so a bit of enlightened self-interest through collaboration bodes well. Its not Wimbledon or the dons fans that any Broncos fan blames for the mess London are in right now. We know exactly who has put us where we are, Part time and fighing to avoid relegation with the weakest squad in the 30 years of London history. So I would not expect any bad blood between London and Wimbledon when it comes to supporters or to the respective clubs. I still think 200k rent is far too much for a struggling part time team, but again thats not the fault of the dons, but the leadership of London agreeing to that in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuff Smith Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said: Oh well League 1 was interesting with Toronto and Newcastle in it once at least now in 2023 we will have a nice trip to Cornwall:) Can we not join Elite 1 instead? I've always wanted an excuse to go to Albi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Thats an interesting concept everything in reverse English clubs join French league I LIKE IT:) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Man of Kent Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, crashmon said: Its not Wimbledon or the dons fans that any Broncos fan blames for the mess London are in right now. We know exactly who has put us where we are, Part time and fighing to avoid relegation with the weakest squad in the 30 years of London history. So I would not expect any bad blood between London and Wimbledon when it comes to supporters or to the respective clubs. I still think 200k rent is far too much for a struggling part time team, but again thats not the fault of the dons, but the leadership of London agreeing to that in the first place. We don’t know for certain how much the rent is, to be fair, and it will have been negotiated post the PT decision. I believe stuff like this shows Wimbledon aren’t in it for a quick buck. Yes, ultimately they want to make money from the groundshare but they are in for the long term & they will be active to help make it a success. It’s not going to be a ‘pull in a big crowd for the first game then forget about it’ thing. I fully expect Broncos games to be marketed by Wimbledon almost as if it was a Dons football team playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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