Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:39 am  

Paddock Punter wrote:

Clueless in 2012, 2013 and 2014 as well

We stick to what we're good at

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:51 am  

Agree Richmond is very unlikely given there are already two teams playing there. You'd think they'll need summer for pitch maintenance and I don't think they are short of money so rent won't be that enticing.

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:53 am  

brian2 wrote:

My only question is how relaible is the "source" and is it just a negotiating technique?

Source hasn't been wrong/far wrong on any info over the last few years......I have no reason to doubt its accuracy. As others have said.....TK seems very quiet on the topic, even when asked. The RFL won't be sugar coating 2015 with a marketing budget....so it's over to Hughes.

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:19 am  

The attendances are as good as anything Barnet can muster so I guess Kleanthous isn't impressed with the take up of his cockamamie membership scheme.

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:52 am  

Cowgirl Nostalgist wrote:

The attendances are as good as anything Barnet can muster so I guess Kleanthous isn't impressed with the take up of his cockamamie membership scheme.

That just isn't true.
Take last weekend,
At least 500 of the people there got in free either as kids and parents from local schools, friends and family of players, U19s, U16s or Barnet FC members, several hundred only went because they were offered free food as well. It's also very noticeable that when a crowd declared as 1100 for a Broncos game, it looks significantly smaller than an 1100 crowd for a Barnet game, it has been blatantly obvious to me that the figures have been boosted to ensure the crowd stayed above 1K and some of those games I am still unconvinced there was 1k+ in the ground .

I suspect Barnet FCs average of 1700 represents a 90%+ paying entrance, of which 1350 are home supporters, I would be surprised if Broncos figures of 1200 represent more than 70% who actually paid to get in and of which I doubt more than 5-600 are Broncos fans. So next season with no big clubs coming you are looking at sub 500 crowds imo.

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:02 pm  

meliferra wrote:

So next season with no big clubs coming you are looking at sub 500 crowds imo.

I reckon crowds would be around the 600 mark.

So we'll just have to rally & stay up.

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:47 pm  

Let's be a bit honest about the situation today. The Club is more professionally administered (whether through "handouts" or whatever else) than it has been since the Lenaghan days.
We have what seems to me to be a professional, decent, hard working, honest and enthusiastic Coach who has already started to implement his plans for next Season.
We have a core of young talented London players, not all we will keep, to build a team around for many years to come.
If the rumour on Barnet its true then let the administration find another home that's appropriate - hopefully back in West / South West London where we belong - and let's get stuck in.

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:19 pm  

Yes, but where, exactly? Seem to remember that we're at The Hive because they were the only people that would have us. Are we going to end up ground sharing with the Skolars?

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 3:10 pm  

Really? Another move? That just beggars belief. If they dip our balls in honey and stake us to an anthill that would be less painful!

Re: Homeless in 2015 : Tue Jul 01, 2014 3:45 pm  

Torbreck wrote:

Really? Another move? That just beggars belief. If they dip our balls in honey and stake us to an anthill that would be less painful!

This!
Seeing as , if the rumour is true, we're on the move again change the name to London Nomads and have done with it!