Well appears that 6274 people paid to watch that game. Good for them. I suspect a lot of the BBC audience watched in the same sad way you watch news of something horrid developing and I wonder how many of the thousands of London fans that have been built up by wacthing rugby league in the capital made the trip to Leigh.

I am delighted that the Challange Cup can muster such a large crowd on a neutral ground.

The game is an embarrassment, the London club is an embarrassment (despite some very well meaning and nice people there), time for a rethink on the future of Rugby League.........oh sorry that's next year! The RfL are past being an embarrassment.

Mind you I suspect some of you reading this will support expansion.

CHARLIE KNEW

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Only 100 more than that ,watched them beat Widnes at DW in the last round. Roll on Wembley, when the 40,000 true Wigoon fans make their way to the final.

Mind you I suspect some of you reading this will support expansion.




Only around the waist.

But that idiot Nostradamus didn't.
Backed Bronco's.
A fool and his money!
See you Wednesday Charlie, your round.

London have had 30 years "assistance" to get established and today is confirmation (if any was needed) that you can't "force expansion". London haven't progressed whatsoever. Today was embarassing for the sport and such a small crowd ...... and such a one sided match .... broadcast on Beeb 2 at 5 o'clock ...... shows how bad things have got no matter how rose tinted one's specs may be. Just makes you wonder if the RL had played a "fair game" and played the match at a more neutral venue (I suppose Sheffield springs to mind) - what would the true crowd have been. 2k? Don't bear thinking about. Does it? Shocking ... trully shocking

Catalan Dragons?

Total farce, johnny lad. Would you like Fax to be competing as a stand alone British club in a French League? And I see you've dispensed with your motorbike and dance icons, grown up at last I see! Nice one!

Sorry Tony, dont understand why you have to be so nasty,
By the way, it's not a motorbike, its a road legal quad,
Would you like to meet me in the South Stand bar on Sunday,
Have a chat.

I expected a big win for Wigan but not that big, the only good thing was Bradford still have the worst semi final scoreline against 71-10 in 1992 (remember the then Northen fans going home at half time?).
Anyway back to London and you have to ask why do people say we have to have a London team in SL?
Do we?
Today was why I think we don't, they have no support (yer okay it was on TV it was in Leigh and they knew they would lose but no have virtually no fans at all in a semi final game come on, I remember more Fax fans being at Wigan on a Friday night ready for another stuffing in 2003), this creates no atmosphere and they still use second rate Aussie players.
They are not a new club anymore and for a city the size of a small country they should not struggle to get support or players to play the game, but they do and always will, sadly.
Let them stay in the game sure I want new clubs outside the M62 corridor but let them drop down to our level and regroup, if they are good enough one day they will rise back to the top but please stop propping them up and ramming the 'we need London' down our throats as we plainly don't need London, today was humiliating for the game and on national TV.

Is that supposed to be a threat!??



Anyway, did anyone else notice the camera focussing on Tony Rea. He was rubbing his face with 2 fingers, then noticed he was on the big screen, then he appeared to "arrange" his 2 fingers into a "V" sign as he continued to rub his face? Anyone else notice?

What was the reaction of the "specialist" contributors on the Beeb?

"This could be a turning point for London Broncos".

Jesus wept.

You haven't pooped it have you Tone ? LOL

Nice to have you back on here posting again. I understand you or other people wanting to retain their anonimity, but believe me, John is more likely to smother you in man hugs than want to roll around on the floor with you !! He's a grand chap & much respected, besides that he'll probably have his tribe of grandkids with him as usual. Meet up with him & tell him I say he's got to buy the beers.

I didn't see his post as a threat BTW, just an invitation for a RL based discussion over a pint at the match.

All taken in jest, MM, hence the

icon!

Charlie will hopefully see you on Wednesday evening , I will probably be enlisted to give Bentleyman a life from the George .

I was embarrassed to see the game yesterday.A semi final of an historically prestigious competition on national tv was simply degraded. All those who have supported London over the decades can't seriously say they have been a succes. A club that has been bailed out,no permanent ground. no supporters, a team that has been filled with australians constantly and still they bang the London drum. To pay those at the top £250k p.a. salary to promote that as success just beggars belief.No doubt we will see the rules bent for next season to see London full of aussies again to make sure they don't finish in relegation spot.Total crass. 70 - NIL in a semi final. Come on.........!

And Mr"BluesoxWood" will keep raking his well earned

brass in.

Just my opinion but rugby league in Southern France is not expansion, they love it down there as a large number of people have experienced.
Fair enough if you say the expansion is having a French team in SL I agree, the stupid expansionist move was trying to put a team from Paris in the comp.