nadera78 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Obscure and hidden? I mean, how many more transport options do you want other than train, tube, tram and bus? As an aside, I heard last night that AFCW is happy with the money Broncos has brought in this season so there’s no dissatisfaction from that side of the groundshare. You've got some nerve coming back onto a Broncos thread. Chief. 2 1 "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...
MonkeyGone Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Gold Lounge is going to two courses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonbornirishbred Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 17 hours ago, RBKnight said: Because I think that a projection of 5K gates is a fantasy to be honest at the moment - especially as Wimbledon is such an obscure hidden corner of Greater London. 5K is a figure first uttered by Nick Cartwright back in 2006. Weirdly, they fell just short that season, in a stadium that was a 15 minute walk to an overland station and miles away from a tube line. Wimbledon is 30 minutes by tube from Euston or Kings Cross and a 5 minute walk and in terms of fans, neither the 10k average at AFC nor the 14k average at Harlequins seem to have a problem finding either stadium! London Broncos target of 5k was just another target that when missed, will give Hughes another excuse to fall back on so he feels less guilty when he walks away. As for the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT at London Broncos. I have a sinking feeling that it will be an underwhelming announcement that a few people who sit near Hughes will be excited about, but the thousands of alienated fans won't even bother reading. They BELATEDLY announced a gate of 900 for the Leigh game. 1,340 was the gate v Leigh in 2018, the last time the sides met in the Championship. I am unsure how 440 or 33% FEWER fans can be seen as anything other than further proof that the move to Wimbledon has failed. No doubt the OP will disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonfan Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 23 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Obscure and hidden? I mean, how many more transport options do you want other than train, tube, tram and bus? As an aside, I heard last night that AFCW is happy with the money Broncos has brought in this season so there’s no dissatisfaction from that side of the groundshare. It is not that far from parts of west London but it is still awkward to get to by public transport, especially on a Sunday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 11 hours ago, nadera78 said: You've got some nerve coming back onto a Broncos thread. Chief. It's okay, he's just hear to tell us that despite the Broncos having a weak season in all aspects with low crowds throughout and bargain basement ticket and hospitality offers, that they still found a way to take money out of the game and give it to his beloved AFC Wimbledon. 1 1 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 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 35 minutes ago, westlondonfan said: It is not that far from parts of west London but it is still awkward to get to by public transport, especially on a Sunday. Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 12 hours ago, nadera78 said: You've got some nerve coming back onto a Broncos thread. Chief. Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Londonbornirishbred said: 5K is a figure first uttered by Nick Cartwright back in 2006. Weirdly, they fell just short that season, in a stadium that was a 15 minute walk to an overland station and miles away from a tube line. Wimbledon is 30 minutes by tube from Euston or Kings Cross and a 5 minute walk and in terms of fans, neither the 10k average at AFC nor the 14k average at Harlequins seem to have a problem finding either stadium! London Broncos target of 5k was just another target that when missed, will give Hughes another excuse to fall back on so he feels less guilty when he walks away. As for the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT at London Broncos. I have a sinking feeling that it will be an underwhelming announcement that a few people who sit near Hughes will be excited about, but the thousands of alienated fans won't even bother reading. They BELATEDLY announced a gate of 900 for the Leigh game. 1,340 was the gate v Leigh in 2018, the last time the sides met in the Championship. I am unsure how 440 or 33% FEWER fans can be seen as anything other than further proof that the move to Wimbledon has failed. No doubt the OP will disagree. I would like to know where those 900 fans were looked like around 3/400 tops to me (Even less) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyGone Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 3 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said: I would like to know where those 900 fans were looked like around 3/400 tops to me (Even less) Maybe 500 were hidden away in the Gold Lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 900 probably includes ST holders who did not attend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Has the announcement been postponed? Because they really need to say if it has because their social media feeds go from “big announcement…” to a message paying respect to the Queen and they should really update people either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 What could the big news be? Wimbledon Broncos? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Just now, Man of Kent said: What could the big news be? Wimbledon Broncos? Oh come on, you can't be that bored. 1 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...
yipyee Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 08/09/2022 at 02:38, RBKnight said: Broncos were in Super League relatively recently. How many fans came to watch home games in London when they played Leeds, Wigan, Saints.... ? Saints took 2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 The big news has been postponed. 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...
Damien Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, gingerjon said: The big news has been postponed. It's a bit of a waste of time announcing any news at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, Damien said: It's a bit of a waste of time announcing any news at the moment. There's also not much benefit to delaying as it's only going to be of interest to the already converted. There's a game this weekend - presumably they thought it was important enough to announce before then. They still should as their key audience is around then. 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 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I hope the big news is not a permanent move to Ebfleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 The news 2 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 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) Does he actually have any experience of coaching RL, outside of these past few months? It really feels like a typical Hughes appointment. Edited September 11, 2022 by nadera78 "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...
The Daddy Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 1 hour ago, nadera78 said: Does he actually have any experience of coaching RL, outside of these past few months? It really feels like a typical Hughes appointment. Time will tell, I guess you can say he deserved it after how he got the players to respond to him. My question is why is what's the difference between a Head Coach and a Director of Rugby and Performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rene_Artois Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 On 05/09/2022 at 22:56, The Daddy said: For me the key is to return to a full time playing environment. Now I know that's not gonna give the club a magic wand but it will help to improve standards. How can you do that on attendances smaller than say Doncaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 It just seemed stupid to move to a shiny new ground and then announce you're going part time. Increase costs and lower your performance (and crowds) thus lowering profits too. What's the point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I don’t know if the new role will work or what exactly it entails but Eccles’ record at Broncos the last few months have been impressive so I would have been surprised if there wasn’t a role for him moving forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyGone Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 5 hours ago, The Daddy said: Time will tell, I guess you can say he deserved it after how he got the players to respond to him. My question is why is what's the difference between a Head Coach and a Director of Rugby and Performance? Seems more of an oversight and setting direction role. He will have 2 assistant coaches under him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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