EssexRL Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Has been announced today the club has been bought by an Australian consortium. Subject to RFL approval they should be in place for this season. The current directors and previous ones particularly Hector McNeil, have done an amazing job but hopefully we can now be taken to the next level (and the one after that, SL!) Also hopefully this will be a chance to reboot RL in London or at least North and East London. 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IM2 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Most interesting comment was they said Broncos will no longer be no 1 in london and Superleague is the only target. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 4 minutes ago, IM2 said: Most interesting comment was they said Broncos will no longer be no 1 in london That's an achievable target if they have a bit of money and common sense. The latter being something the Broncos have embarrassingly little of. 6 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...
burnleywelsh Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 35 minutes ago, EssexRL said: Has been announced today the club has been bought by an Australian consortium. Subject to RFL approval they should be in place for this season. The current directors and previous ones particularly Hector McNeil, have done an amazing job but hopefully we can now be taken to the next level (and the one after that, SL!) Also hopefully this will be a chance to reboot RL in London or at least North and East London. Any links to the announcement ? Quotes etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Keith Fowler Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 23 minutes ago, IM2 said: Most interesting comment was they said Broncos will no longer be no 1 in london and Superleague is the only target. Where's this coming from? Did you both hear this at the match or is it reported somewhere? Its potentially very interesting. 1 I was born to run a club like this. Number 1, I do not spook easily, and those who think I do, are wasting their time, with their surprise attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexRL Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Just now, DI Keith Fowler said: Where's this coming from? Did you both hear this at the match or is it reported somewhere? Its potentially very interesting. Was announced today at the match. I am also a share holder (not director) so can confirm legit 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 55 minutes ago, IM2 said: Most interesting comment was they said Broncos will no longer be no 1 in london and Superleague is the only target. I’m struggling to understand what this means, but maybe I’m just being thick… Broncos will no longer be number 1 in London implies someone else will be number 1? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnleywelsh Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 4 minutes ago, Sammo said: I’m struggling to understand what this means, but maybe I’m just being thick… Broncos will no longer be number 1 in London implies someone else will be number 1? Skolars perhaps ? 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I’ve a lot of time for this club. Would love to see them do well 6 sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expatknight Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Some great news coming from the Capital, can only be good for Rugby League, the Broncos need proper competition down there so the fans can build up a tribal loyalty like in the North. I just hope for all concerned that it has the full backing of the RFL and is not another flash in the pan. Rugby League needs a strong London based team or two to be taken seriously especially by the media. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammo Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 20 minutes ago, burnleywelsh said: Skolars perhaps ? Oh wow I completely misread the title! Makes much more sense now 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
student Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 50 minutes ago, DI Keith Fowler said: Where's this coming from? Did you both hear this at the match or is it reported somewhere? Its potentially very interesting. It really was just an unexpected 2 minute speech from from a ‘guy’ at the end of the meal - think Skolars current board/directors were caught unaware about it being announced publicly as i got the impression there are still a few things to sort out and also needs RFL approval etc…. but certainly a promising sound base to build on if serious investment forthcoming & sports knowledge used. (Heard rumour the ‘guy’ had flown in from New Zealand just to attend the fundraising meal & game and was flying back a couple of days later.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 22 minutes ago, Expatknight said: Some great news coming from the Capital, can only be good for Rugby League, the Broncos need proper competition down there so the fans can build up a tribal loyalty like in the North. I just hope for all concerned that it has the full backing of the RFL and is not another flash in the pan. Rugby League needs a strong London based team or two to be taken seriously especially by the media. It had a strong London based team owned by a very famous and wealthy man and still they failed 1 sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 minute ago, DEANO said: It had a strong London based team owned by a very famous and wealthy man and still they failed Best not try again then, eh? 4 2 6 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...
Henson Park Old Firm Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Interesting times down in the Capital 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Wow, that is unexpected and they are some absolutely huge claims from their prospective owner. I hope for Skolars’ sake, this isn’t a false dawn like the time David Argyle was said to be investing in them. That was announced officially, IIRC, and unsurprisingly, a sum of zero was ever invested. It’ll be interesting to hear more about the consortium, who they are and what’s going to happen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, IM2 said: Most interesting comment was they said Broncos will no longer be no 1 in london and Superleague is the only target. That requires the purchase of a sports centre or moving elsewhere. The latter has always been the problem for London Broncos, Skolars’ continuity at the New River has always been a massive positive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 34 minutes ago, gingerjon said: Best not try again then, eh? Probs not 1 sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hull Kingston Bronco Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 If Hector thinks its the best way forward then that's good enough for me. Interesting stuff, and hopefully exciting times 6 Apparently this site says I "won the day" here on 23rd Jan, 19th Jan, 9th Jan also 13th December, whatever any of that means. Anyway, 4 times in a few weeks? The forum must be going to the dogs - you people need to seriously up your game. Where's Dutoni when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexRL Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 33 minutes ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said: If Hector thinks its the best way forward then that's good enough for me. Interesting stuff, and hopefully exciting times We need funding to grow so hopefully this will deliver. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IM2 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, student said: It really was just an unexpected 2 minute speech from from a ‘guy’ at the end of the meal - think Skolars current board/directors were caught unaware about it being announced publicly as i got the impression there are still a few things to sort out and also needs RFL approval etc…. but certainly a promising sound base to build on if serious investment forthcoming & sports knowledge used. (Heard rumour the ‘guy’ had flown in from New Zealand just to attend the fundraising meal & game and was flying back a couple of days later.) from what I understand the investors have already been signed off by the RFL before. so you would think it will all be ok. lots to build on at the club. Skolars make a little bit go a long way. never had any debt or gone under and a solid base and history. most of the team are from their own juniors and London pathway. they did really well a few seasons ago when Wigan loaned them 3 quality players. top of the league mid season so if there is an injection of a dozen quality players League 1 will get very interesting for them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 hours ago, IM2 said: from what I understand the investors have already been signed off by the RFL before. so you would think it will all be ok. lots to build on at the club. Skolars make a little bit go a long way. never had any debt or gone under and a solid base and history. most of the team are from their own juniors and London pathway. they did really well a few seasons ago when Wigan loaned them 3 quality players. top of the league mid season so if there is an injection of a dozen quality players League 1 will get very interesting for them. Any idea what went wrong last time they were signed off, ie why they didn’t invest in a club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 < 2 hour drive for me to get to Skolars instead of 3.5+ to the next nearest SL or championship teams in Hull and Sheffield. At the risk of jumping the gun I’m already excited about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 12 hours ago, DEANO said: It had a strong London based team owned by a very famous and wealthy man and still they failed Didn’t York fail a few years back too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 13 hours ago, EssexRL said: Was announced today at the match. I am also a share holder (not director) so can confirm legit Sneaky question. Did/will you see any return on your investment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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