Thurs 2nd June: The Betfred Championship Match Thread

[gingerjon]

3 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Really ? 

What question would you ask him ?

“It’s your money, obviously, but, do you look at the wreckage you’ve made out of the Broncos and think, ‘Maybe, just maybe, I could have done things a bit differently here?’”

[GUBRATS]

2 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Yes, really. 

I think there would be London Broncos fans with far more questions than I have but I’d I had one it would probably be “You decided to go part-time in the off season, whilst also moving to a far bigger venue and talking of a return to Super League and 5,000+ as an average attendance, how and why did you think that was entirely possible when only funding said part-time team?”.

Given the money he has spent I wouldn't expect a reply , the Bronco's exist now purely because of his generosity , he needs to answer to no one 

[GUBRATS]

5 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

“It’s your money, obviously, but, do you look at the wreckage you’ve made out of the Broncos and think, ‘Maybe, just maybe, I could have done things a bit differently here?’”

Says the hindsight expert 

[gingerjon]

2 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Says the hindsight expert 

Yes. You’re right. I never once said that moving to Wimbledon whilst going part time and not investing in back room and office staff would be disastrous.

[Jughead]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

Given the money he has spent I wouldn't expect a reply , the Bronco's exist now purely because of his generosity , he needs to answer to no one 

No chairmen needs to answer to anyone, let’s be honest. To use that as an excuse for the sustained mismanagement of a club for a generation doesn’t really wash and the continued silence and disregard for the club and it’s fans is a massive part in the ever decreasing fanbase at that club. 

[GUBRATS]

1 minute ago, Jughead said:

No chairmen needs to answer to anyone, let’s be honest. To use that as an excuse for the sustained mismanagement of a club for a generation doesn’t really wash and the continued silence and disregard for the club and it’s fans is a massive part in the ever decreasing fanbase at that club. 

But they still exist , without him , they wouldn't 

[Jughead]

Just now, GUBRATS said:

But they still exist , without him , they wouldn't 

And you could say that about the vast majority of clubs in the game and the relationship between their chairmen’s pockets and their existence. To use that as a reason for fans not to voice their displeasure (which many seemingly have prior to voting with their feet) is just as weak as “no chairmen has anything to answer for”. 

[GUBRATS]

Just now, Jughead said:

And you could say that about the vast majority of clubs in the game and the relationship between their chairmen’s pockets and their existence. To use that as a reason for fans not to voice their displeasure (which many seemingly have prior to voting with their feet) is just as weak as “no chairmen has anything to answer for”. 

Maybe you'd have preferred he'd invested in his home town team ?

[Jughead]

2 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Maybe you'd have preferred he'd invested in his home town team ?

I’m not sure what relevance his birthplace has to do with how he’s mismanaged London Broncos over a twenty year period. 

[JonM]

Widnes 0 Bradford 12 HT

Widnes well ahead on territory and possession but never looked like scoring. Can't see either side troubling the play offs.

 

 

[Fevrover]

HT Thunder  10 Fev 12 ,12 - 0 up un all. 

Edited June 2, 2022 by Fevrover

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

5 minutes ago, JonM said:

Widnes 0 Bradford 12 HT

Widnes well ahead on territory and possession but never looked like scoring. Can't see either side troubling the play offs.

 

 

Disagree Jon, Bradford have dominated possession, how many times have Widnes got past the 3rd tackle without knocking on or being thrown into touch. Our only saving grace so far is they seem as clueless as us. That said, if Bradford don't pull away in the second half I'll be surprised.

[Johnny Ringo]

Barrow doing really well holding Leigh to just a 3 trys to 1 lead at half time but the effort will probably tell in the second half for the part timers. 

[spanishknight]

Eagles 14 Knights 12 at H.T.

[Johnny Ringo]

Barrow 10-18 Leigh. Great effort from Barrow. 

[Josef K]

Good win for Workington, but it is really sad too see the mess the Broncos are in. 

[Johnny Ringo]

Barrow 10-24 Leigh. Leigh hit back almost straight away. 

[Johnny Ringo]

Barrow hit back, 16-24 to Leigh. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

Wow, Barrow 22 Leigh 24 with 20 minutes left. Fev took a long time to get on top at Newcastle too, clearly an attritional Cup Final five days ago has left its mark.

[Bearman]

22-24 @ Barrow

[Johnny Ringo]

Barrow in again 22-24 game on. 

[Harry Stottle]

Leigh must have Thought they had done enough at 18 - 6, they had better think again.

[MonkeyGone]

1 hour ago, GUBRATS said:

Says the hindsight expert 

Plenty of people predicted this given we assembled a L1 squad. Hughes has to take responsibility.

[Bearman]

Barrow in the lead

[MonkeyGone]

1 hour ago, GUBRATS said:

But they still exist , without him , they wouldn't 

Impossible to know. We might have had an 'investor' who made better decisions.