Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:07 pm  

Sad news, as a Wigan fan I have always enjoyed the away day at London. And as a Rugby league fan London I feel has done a great deal for the game.
Hoping you get a good result, and we will see you in the coming season

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:22 pm  

tw15 wrote:

AFAICS someone would be buying a club with 1/3rd of a squad, no ground, 1,000 supporters and almost certain relegation at the end of the season under the current rules (viz. limitations in recruiting overseas players and a likely 4pt deduction).

That makes a likely buyer to be either a rich fool besotted with RL in London or the RFL. If the RFL wants a SL club in London, it will need to decide to run the club itself or change the rules so it makes business sense to a potential buyer.

The only part of that that I can disagree with are the "1/3rd of a squad" which is wildly optimistic. Not too sure of the 1,000 supporters now either.

The only way out seems to be the exit door.

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:33 pm  

PC Plum wrote:

Hughes and Mackay should be ashamed of themselves. Hughes has not proved as good as his word. And isn't it just typical of these comedians that they bring out the bad news in such an important and positive London week.

Lets just put something straight right now, without Hughes the club would have gone bust years ago, he's made mistakes but he's made them while keeping us afloat.

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:52 pm  

Kieron wrote:

Sad news, as a Wigan fan I have always enjoyed the away day at London. And as a Rugby league fan London I feel has done a great deal for the game.
Hoping you get a good result, and we will see you in the coming season

You creeping Pie !!
Only coz you always win, and there are more away fans than home ones.
Bless....................

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:12 pm  

So long and thanks for all the fish.

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:29 pm  

Just to clarify: It's 10 working days, so that's up to December 4th.

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:30 pm  

its two working weeks. Now where have we heard that before two weeks to get a decision.

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:52 pm  

The players and staff that are left haven't been paid according to the beeb. Whip round anyone? Obviously excludes the Warder.

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:54 pm  

Paddock Punter wrote:

The players and staff that are left haven't been paid according to the beeb. Whip round anyone? Obviously excludes the Warder.

That depends on exactly what you mean by whip round.

Re: 10 Days to Save the Broncos! : Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:30 am  

Big Graeme wrote:

Lets just put something straight right now, without Hughes the club would have gone bust years ago, he's made mistakes but he's made them while keeping us afloat.

It's not that he's made them, it's that he has ignored the warning signs and advice given to him.....the marked decline in off field issues coincides with the appointment of cricket administrators......Blanchard lasted a matter of months in East Hull after being shown the door by cricket and his replacement wasn't even properly selected and interviewed.
2009 and 2010 for Blanchard and 2011, 12 & 13 for Gus......5 seasons.

In 2008 we finished 9th with 40% of out games won and an average of 3,909 fans......in the next 5 seasons we have won 26% of our games and have seen out crowds drop by 45%.

We have selected the wrong coach, the wrong administrators, we have alienated the fans and spent more time changing our name and where we play than actually trying to fix stuff.

Yes, David Hughes is a well meaning benefactor, but he is still one of the main reasons we are in this situation......as are the RFL.

David Hughes backed our application for a 3 year licence....he has reneged on this backing and should hang his head along with those others who have ripped the heart from this club and trodden it into the ground!

I actually believe that amateur RL will continue to flourish in the London and South East region.....but as an option for a professional sport, it will be as dead as the Broncos will be.