London Broncos (Merged Threads)

[hunsletgreenandgold]

21 minutes ago, sheddingswasus said:

Not at all. I have my views and think we are wasting money and time down there. We are a strong northern sport and shout strengthen our  roots first 

Who's 'we' in reference to wasting money? 

[RP London]

8 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

Who's 'we' in reference to wasting money? 

I'd bet on yet another "RFL spending money" misread of the situation that happens all the time, every year, without fail, on London RL threads. 

[sheddingswasus]

11 minutes ago, hunsletgreenandgold said:

Who's 'we' in reference to wasting money? 

The RFL 

[hunsletgreenandgold]

1 minute ago, sheddingswasus said:

The RFL 

I thought so - care to detail what it is the RFL are spending/wasting money on London? 

[SinBinSid]

-moved...

Edited October 10 by SinBinSid

[Tommygilf]

Just FYI, based on SL central funding of £1.3 million per club, around £14.3 million has been invested in the heartlands this year alone. That's not including the amount sent to Championship and League 1 clubs.

As has always been the case, the vast majority, nearly all in fact, of the money coming into the sport to be redistributed out again, finds its way to the towns and cities along the M62 corridor.

Edited October 9 by Tommygilf

[Click]

2 hours ago, sheddingswasus said:

There is no potential in London. There is no interest down there!

Dont you support Oldham?

[Click]

1 hour ago, sheddingswasus said:

The RFL 

I thought we disproved this rumour 10+ years ago,

Apparently the ignorant still don't know.

[Big Picture]

1 hour ago, sheddingswasus said:

I disagree. We need to invest in our roots as well. Money she’ll be available for development officers throughout the rugby league playing towns

And just how do you expect those development officers to interest kids in those towns in playing a poor, small time, geographically stunted regional sport????

Edited October 9 by Big Picture

[sheddingswasus]

10 minutes ago, Click said:

Dont you support Oldham?

Yes but it is irrelevant to this topic 

[Click]

1 minute ago, sheddingswasus said:

Yes but it is irrelevant to this topic 

You've been around since 1876 how long do we give you before we admit no one in Oldham likes Rugby League?

[Charlie]

8)rcg

10) beinek 

13) havili 

 

that’s a good start to a sl pack 

[DoubleD]

2 hours ago, sheddingswasus said:

Not at all. I have my views and think we are wasting money and time down there. We are a strong northern sport and shout strengthen our  roots first 

Best ring up Darren Lockyer and tell him eh

[Angelus]

32 minutes ago, Charlie said:

8)rcg

10) beinek 

13) havili 

 

that’s a good start to a sl pack 

I see Havili more as an impact 9 off the bench. 

But equally effective at 13.

 

Hopefully Bienek signs on once the retention list starts getting announced. 

Rumours are Tindall, Polselli, O'Beirne & Adebiyi will be among the players retained. 

Edited October 9 by Angelus

[Charlie]

38 minutes ago, Angelus said:

I see Havili more as an impact 9 off the bench. 

But equally effective at 13.

 

Hopefully Bienek signs on once the retention list starts getting announced. 

Rumours are Tindall, Polselli, O'Beirne & Adebiyi will be among the players retained. 

I can see him at a 13 in sl as he’d be a bit slower but still a great signing 

[Londonbornirishbred]

8 hours ago, RP London said:

no idea.. would be good though

On evidence thus far, you'd hope so, but please do it properly and not like 2012 when they put an advert in the program and......er.......yep, that was it. 
Data collection seemed to be at the heart of the event at the NRL GF event, with people just needing to scan a QR code. More of that please, but then please do follow up and use the data.

On the park, the London Broncos 2026 will be formidable, no matter what division they are in, so let's hope they get it right off the park, especially when it comes to the 13 (or more) HOME games.

[Pen-Y-Bont Crusader]

On 07/10/2025 at 10:49, Pen-Y-Bont Crusader said:

Fantastic event to support junior rl in London and will be a great night.https://www.londonbroncosrl.com/london-rugby-league-community-club-awards-short-list-announced

Lots of great people nominated who do great things and your support by attending will be hugely appreciated by London Junior RL. 

On the previous day a group of junior players from London areas will be visiting the England squad at their team hotel. 
 

Darren Lockyer will  now also be present and be helping to hand out the awards on the night. 

[RP London]

19 hours ago, sheddingswasus said:

The RFL 

oh FFS here we go again... 

[RP London]

14 hours ago, Londonbornirishbred said:

On evidence thus far, you'd hope so, but please do it properly and not like 2012 when they put an advert in the program and......er.......yep, that was it. 
Data collection seemed to be at the heart of the event at the NRL GF event, with people just needing to scan a QR code. More of that please, but then please do follow up and use the data.

On the park, the London Broncos 2026 will be formidable, no matter what division they are in, so let's hope they get it right off the park, especially when it comes to the 13 (or more) HOME games.

Totally agree, information and follow ups is huge.. I''m amazed how many companies and institutions are so bad at these basic follow up steps and LB have been for a long time. If they can get this semi right it will be a massive improvement... 

[RP London]

17 hours ago, DoubleD said:

Best ring up Darren Lockyer and tell him eh

Any phone call with DL must be a nightmare "sorry mate the lines terrible sounds like you're rubbing sandpaper on your vocal chords, can you move outside or something??"

[Damien]

Looks good:

 

 

[Anita Bath]

15 hours ago, Pen-Y-Bont Crusader said:

Darren Lockyer will  now also be present and be helping to hand out the awards on the night. 

Hopefully they got him cheap if he is over as part of his media commitments for the Ashes series.

[Click]

1 hour ago, Anita Bath said:

Hopefully they got him cheap if he is over as part of his media commitments for the Ashes series.

I'm sure it'll be pretty cheap ..

[Londonbornirishbred]

POTENTIALLY........London Broncos v Brisbane Broncos WCC warm up, followed by HKR v Brisbane Broncos WCC the following week and then Vegas baby Vegas.....FANTASTIC FEBRUARY 2026!

 

POTENTIALLY

[The Rocket]

On 10/10/2025 at 06:47, Londonbornirishbred said:

On evidence thus far, you'd hope so, but please do it properly and not like 2012 when they put an advert in the program and......er.......yep, that was it. 
Data collection seemed to be at the heart of the event at the NRL GF event, with people just needing to scan a QR code. More of that please, but then please do follow up and use the data.

On the park, the London Broncos 2026 will be formidable, no matter what division they are in, so let's hope they get it right off the park, especially when it comes to the 13 (or more) HOME games.

I`d suspect that Lockyer et.al. will have looked closely at what the Melbourne Storm have done right and more recently The Dolphins. The former in a non-Rugby League area but not far from a major League competition, similar to London and League`s traditional home in the north of England.

Developing local talent I`m sure will be one area they will look to improve on compared to the Storm, having a winning side from the get-go will be something I`m sure they see the importance of in the Storm`s success.