Attendance thread

[Billy King's Boots]

Just shy of 1,400 at Rochdale Hornets v Oldham yesterday. Shows the potential - and the importance of local derbies that mean something. It was a great contest that ebbed and flowed and was won with the last pass of the game. Top stuff all round.

Big raps to Rochdale Hornets community team, who had a four-team under 9's round robin competition before the game and at half time - and a nice celebration of the 10th anniversary of Hornets wining their first Trophy in 91 years. All-up, an excellent advert for League 1 Rugby.

[ATLANTISMAN]

London v Fax i estimate between 250/300 awful

[N2022]

15 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

London v Fax i estimate between 250/300 awful

Soon to be reported as 3001.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

16 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

London v Fax i estimate between 250/300 awful

Ealing made sense and we should have stayed there 

Wimbledon is just too difficult to get to .....I said this repeatedly 2 years ago 

[Havenlad80]

6 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Ealing made sense and we should have stayed there 

Wimbledon is just too difficult to get to .....I said this repeatedly 2 years ago 

Even more so with the move to part-time.

[Archie Gordon]

56 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Ealing made sense and we should have stayed there 

Wimbledon is just too difficult to get to .....I said this repeatedly 2 years ago 

And about 75% of this forum were cheering the move to Wimbledon on. About 25% weren't. Those 25% were probably a ratio of 2:3 former:current Broncos fans. That ratio is perhaps now 4:1. Desperately sad.

[PECETTO]

On 20/08/2023 at 08:45, langpark said:

Toulouse vs Swinton was held in Carcassonne yesterday. Anyone know how many turned up? 

 

 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

2 hours ago, Archie Gordon said:

And about 75% of this forum were cheering the move to Wimbledon on. About 25% weren't. Those 25% were probably a ratio of 2:3 former:current Broncos fans. That ratio is perhaps now 4:1. Desperately sad.

The traffic is almost always appalling getting there so it almost always takes a lot longer than it should and it's a ****** of a drive so I have made maybe 1 in 3 home games now 

When I can just drive straight onto the M1 and have an easy drive all the way to see a SL game and park close to the stadium for free then it's becoming an easier option....especially when it's only effectively an extra hour of driving and hotels are so cheap near SL clubs 

I am even thinking Rosslyn Park feels.more appropriate these days .....it felt better size wise for the 1895 game than Plough Lane does even though it's a dump

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Bedfordshire Bronco

[langpark]

15 hours ago, PECETTO said:

 

 

Thanks for that, hardly answers the question though

[redjonn]

17 hours ago, Archie Gordon said:

And about 75% of this forum were cheering the move to Wimbledon on. About 25% weren't. Those 25% were probably a ratio of 2:3 former:current Broncos fans. That ratio is perhaps now 4:1. Desperately sad.

will ULEZ  be impacting, that is is it within the charging scheme.

[Dave T]

Is anywhere in London seen as a good location? Isn't it just that it's handy for those who live near it, but a pain for those who don't?

[Tommygilf]

11 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Is anywhere in London seen as a good location? Isn't it just that it's handy for those who live near it, but a pain for those who don't?

I think that is tad unfair, some places are clearly a bit more accessible to those outside the immediate vicinity than others.

[phiggins]

18 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Ealing made sense and we should have stayed there 

Wimbledon is just too difficult to get to .....I said this repeatedly 2 years ago 

Aren't there two train lines (Southwest and Thameslink) and two underground lines (Northern and District) that go to Wimbledon?

[Dave T]

30 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

I think that is tad unfair, some places are clearly a bit more accessible to those outside the immediate vicinity than others.

It wasn't meant as a criticism - more a a fact of life. Wimbledon may be described as inaccessible, but to who? They have huge populations in areas around the ground. I know that's not how these things currently work, but maybe the point is to really set up deep roots in communities local to the ground. 

Anywhere in London can be easy or difficult to get to. It sort of depends where your fanbase is coming from.

[Damien]

48 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Is anywhere in London seen as a good location? Isn't it just that it's handy for those who live near it, but a pain for those who don't?

Its pretty much obvious that anywhere in London has a huge catchment in the immediate vicinity. If London Broncos cant engage and attract people locally then they are either doing something badly wrong or are playing in completely the wrong location. Or both.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

44 minutes ago, phiggins said:

Aren't there two train lines (Southwest and Thameslink) and two underground lines (Northern and District) that go to Wimbledon?

20 minute walk from station .....and I've given up on trains full stop anyway ....always striking /delayed/too.hot/too expensive 

It's about an hour and 45 minutes from Luton station to Cherry red stadium.....2 hours when include the journey to Luton station from mine 

It would cost maybe £80.for the family train tickets 

I can get to and park outside SL grounds in just an hour more (in a lot.more comfort) for less.money 

 

[Damien]

What are London Broncos actually doing locally to make Wimbledon work? Are they going into schools? Are they trying to get schools to play RL? Are they getting involved in the amateur game?

Or is it just a nice sized stadium they have moved to but are doing absolutely nothing to make it work? On the face of it it seems the latter.

[gingerjon]

26 minutes ago, Dave T said:

It wasn't meant as a criticism - more a a fact of life. Wimbledon may be described as inaccessible, but to who? They have huge populations in areas around the ground. I know that's not how these things currently work, but maybe the point is to really set up deep roots in communities local to the ground. 

Anywhere in London can be easy or difficult to get to. It sort of depends where your fanbase is coming from.

Driving into and out of London is never going to be a pleasant experience. The test I used to do - and can probably be found on here - is "how quickly can someone get to X if they start they journey at the Chandos pub on St Martin's Lane". Wimbledon fared better than some, worse than others. Its accessibility isn't really an issue more that it's the wrong stadium for the Broncos.

[M j M]

2 hours ago, redjonn said:

will ULEZ  be impacting, that is is it within the charging scheme.

ULEZ only affects around 10% of vehicles, and declining, so it's not likely to have a very significant impact.

[Josef K]

The Saints gate against was up 1,400 on last years crowd. 

[Ragingbull]

1300 at Oldham tonight for their return to Boundry Park.  

Great effort for a mid week League 1   fixture. 

Hope its the start of a new era for the club.

Edited August 23, 2023 by Ragingbull

[Padge]

57 minutes ago, Ragingbull said:

1300 at Olham tonight for their return to Boundry Park.  

Great effort for a mid week League 1   fixture. 

Hope its the start of a new era for the club.

A good win will have also helped.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

13 hours ago, Dave T said:

Is anywhere in London seen as a good location? Isn't it just that it's handy for those who live near it, but a pain for those who don't?

North London better in my experience for most 

[langpark]

 

 

[OnStrike]

23 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

20 minute walk from station .....and I've given up on trains full stop anyway ....always striking /delayed/too.hot/too expensive 

It's about an hour and 45 minutes from Luton station to Cherry red stadium.....2 hours when include the journey to Luton station from mine 

It would cost maybe £80.for the family train tickets 

I can get to and park outside SL grounds in just an hour more (in a lot.more comfort) for less.money 

 

Which SL ground could you drive to in an hour from near Luton?