and as we all know there are plenty of aussies in london .. some of these people must be missing rugby league??there must be a way to promote the quins to the ockers in london

build a stadium in Shepards Bush

The trouble is that if you went down twickenham high street and stoped a random man/woman they would struugle to name at least 1-3 players. The profile of your club is too small they need to put posters advertising games in shops/pubs to make people aware of you.

your not wrong actually - get a nice little purpose built Rugby League stadium in the heart of London , that may help - there's a great big house thats hardly used next to Green park - knock that down and build it there and call it Buckingham Stadium

Another thing is a lot of people in London don't even know there are 2 codes of rugby

When i tell them im a rugby fan they go on about the 5 nations score that they caught the end of on the news.

When i say 'no, i watch rugby league' the usual reply i get is

What ? there's more than one type of Rugby?

Applies to ALL sports not just RL

Correct me if I'm wrong, but level of attendance is not the be all and end all in terms of a place in Super League.

They beat our clubs on distance from another club for one...

The impression I get is that the Quins need an identity - tagging on to QuinsRU isn't the answer, though I understand completely the reasoning behind their 'merger'. What is the likelihood of them actually getting in to London itself rather than flitting around Middlesex? That said, we all know London is basically a ton of smaller towns all jammed together, so is there a particular area with a strong amateur RL set up (South London Storm springs to mind?) and become representative of that district rather than trying to cover the entire South East?

Charlton Athletic are struggling financially these days, what say a permanent move back to the Valley with a chance to build a real, long-term identity?

most amateur clubs are based either in the south west of london or the far north east corner. all on the outskirts of london. zone 6

There is very little in the city with the closest probably in zone 3 still some way out.

So a stadium in the north west of london would be a more sensible option.

but there are non

Its nothing to do with identity either. We have the best opportunity we have had for years playing as Harlequins but the people running the club aren't taking advantage. A move back to Charlton would do nothing whatsoever.

maybe it's a union conspiracy, ever thought of that ??

Well it looks like [url=http://www.league.quins.co.uk/news/9546.phpthey[/url are trying a bit more for Hull KR match.

ambitious but i like it that should increase the crowd to a least 5000

You're having a laff - I live 40 miles north of you and it doesnt take me that long from here!! I'd get a better SatNav if I were you!!

Completely agree - when the Broncos played at Brentford they had that identity and crowds were starting to grow with growth coming from locals

I'd guess you round London rather than across it?

and if I lived in Barnet I would too. When Broncos were at Brentford I went round the North Circular and on most occasions managed it in a largely legal 1hr 30 from Bedford.

The bottom line is that the major newspapers that people pay to read don't publicise the existence of Quins. The rugby league coverage is miniscule in all the "serious" national newspapers (Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Independent) and nonexistent in the tabloids. And within rugby league coverage Quins get a small slice if anything.

Only when the papers people pay to read, and the major free to air TV stations, start covering Quins, will Londoners start going to the matches.

That is why I think that a second London club, built upon the rising tide of junior participation, may give incentives for the newspapers to cover rugby league in London.

up to a1 then a41, a406 up to chiswick roundabout, a205, a307, a316 to the ground.

if i could do it quicker i would. if you know a quicker way im all ears or eyes

M25 is possibly a bit quicker but it is a lottery.

which is either an hour or 3

Replace Quins for the Vikings?

Which is why they had an automatic franchise, despite denials from high.

copthall?
underhill?
or what about some of the rugby grounds around sudbury that were abandoned for soccer stadiums?

i live literally 2 minutes from underhill it's more North East
but at least it's on the underground network
but it's still far out of london (Zone 5)

The Stoop is very easy to get to, by car or rail. From anywhere. And traffic is very rarely a problem. So that's rubbish. Also 2500k for a thurs night game and no away fans? I wasnt that disappointed compared to recent attendances although it clearly needs improving.

What about wembley