I read on here how incredibly peeved everyone is at the mo. The club have or haven't done this and that, the players, the coach, the marketing etc. It all sounds rather depressing.

Is there a chance that a few of you could get together and come up with something to help implement the things mentioned like door drops and other bits that can be marketed around locally as suggested. Then when the happy few have got together and come up with ideas or designs, let the club know their intention and the offering of voluntary marketing. As there are so many good hearted people on here who have done it in the past. Is it worth a go? Anyone can design a leaflet. Printing it is what costs. The club can literally pay for the ink if someone was willing to print out hundreds of colour copies on a decent home printer. You could even get 3 up on an A4 and print it front and back. Then just cut them out later.

If the club are doing nish, maybe others could step up and present to them what they would like to do?

I know it's not the job of the supporter, but if it ain't being done, who else is gonna do it?

It could be done but the club refused help from volunteers and henceforth the gate to free willing and capable workers was closed. They refused help in a number of areas and only wanted raffle ticket sellers - what a waste of specialist talent that was. Bronocs has gifted and talented people from all walks of life and the club should tap into it. We are not cash rich. I would think we are on dicey ground if we went ahead and did things off our own back like printing leaflets and door dropping, I know you are not suggesting we forge ahead regardless of what they say but I think it is the only way the door drop would ever be carried out. Club please prove me wrong. There are enough people around who would help but I think the club needs to approach people for help as it cannot be done without their consent, or maybe I am jumping the gun saying people would help, maybe the past treatment of people who helped has caught up and they no longer attend games. I also think it is probably time to get a new supporters action group together like they had in the past but with new people and new ideas to push this forward and forge ahead. The old members of the group worked long and hard and carried out a lot of behind the scenes work which people knew nothing about (and why should they - SAG existed to help the club not personal recognition). I don't even know if any of the old members of SAG are still around the ground but the question could be asked.

SAG could be good. And the much maligned supporters club did some good things years ago. Was it Sylvia, or something like that?

Now i haven't been there for donkeys but didn't they turn down help a few years ago, or is it very recent. I would suggest they may need it now that's all.

Oh and absolutely am I saying that you need to ask the club first before doing anything.

Just wish I lived in London to do this, have always worked on any PR I can get with colleagues and friends
who I have worked with in media, just wish I could find a sponsor! for the shirts.

I do not know if it will be too late in the season but at the end of July, the olympic Road goes through Richmond,Twickenham ,Hampton Court Teddington even out to Surrey.On the 1st August, the Olympic time trial is based solely around Hampton Court, heading out to Weybridge, Esher,Surbiton,kingston and Teddington.Broncos have two home games soon after these events at home.
Surely this is the perfect time to go out leafleting.When the test event was on, even at Hampton Court Bridge there must have been around 2000 people.On the route down to my house it was full of local people watching the event.The time trial heads through Kingston market square.Get Buck And Dusty down there targeting families who have gone out to watch.Offer them a family ticket for a tenner.The football season will be in its break then so plenty of possible customers.All they have to do is have a team walking amongst the crowds.

Brilliant idea and would cost next to nothing. We are on the cycle route and even the test event a few weeks back had everyone out watching, the actual event should be massive - Gus / RP if you are listening get the flyers and the team organised to do this and also ask for volunteers. There is only one draw back and this is closed roads around the area. You would need to have a central meeting place within walking distance of the route - or a number of selected areas where people could obtain flyers and walk through the crowds. The crowds will be hanging around for a long time before the race so other distractions like Buck and Dusty would be great for families along gthe route. GIve out other cheap to obtain items like pencils, pens, posters anything that will capture childrens imagination

The torch relay is also going through Kingston, Richmond, Kew and Brentford on 24-July. It is then going through Richmond and Twickenham again (this time by boat on the Thames) on 27-July. There is no shortage of events the club could have a presence at in Richmond if only they could be d.

I know no-one is suggesting this happen yet but if it does go further I'd suggest checking out the law specifically passed around the Olympics. Part of the T&C's of hosting the Olympics are that the Olympic authorities are granted all sorts of powers, some breaks on the rules around movement of money and tax, right to guarantee entry to the host nation for any accredited officials even if they wouldn't normally be allowed in etc. A lot of this is to prevent guerilla marketing due to previous work by Nike etc. A suitable law has been passed by Parliament. It was little commented on by the media but has some incredibly illiberal aspects. Whilst it is clearly aimed at the likes of Nike and not London Broncos it would have to be looked at prior to any attempt to market around an Olympics event as getting volunteers nicked won't go down well.

As an aside if you live in an Olympics area I believe that someone, games officials I think but could be wrong, has been granted the power to enter your house and remove posters publicly displayed in your windows etc for the duration of the games. Just in case a non sponsor manages to get posters put up all on the marathon route or some such. Nice eh.

Buck and Dusty being arrested could make for good publicity

Rob Powell should be arrested for impersonating a Super League coach

Forget my idea. Last admissions to advertise was on the 31st March.Having said that if a sports organisation where to apply with it being the Olympics. www.london2012.com/documents/oda ... ations.pdf

Forget my idea. Last admissions to advertise was on the 31st March.Having said that if a sports organisation where to apply with it being the Olympics. www.london2012.com/documents/oda ... ations.pdf

Sounds like something that was done before and tried again only for the club to declare the volunteers were surplus to requirements.


If I were in London, I would no longer offer my services to the club in any way shape or form free of charge. I believe there are other people who previously volunteered who feel the same (apologies to those that don't).

This isn't a scientific poll mate but my gut feel is that in those circumstances you would be in a minority.
I don't know Gus, have never dealt with him, and have no idea about his agenda, but, if he wanted to bring the dwindling supporter base back onside he could do worse than rengender the concept of supporters assisting the club, and under the right circumstances I believe he would succeed and supporters would rally round. Nic managed it, the club at that time needed it, and in general for the seasons at GP it worked.

It's not a supporters club that is needed, as there are always considerations such as membership, leadership, and direction required and that would be driven by on field cirumstances right now, it needs a group of people, with talents to offer, to sit with Gus for a high level kick off, and see what could be offered, and what the club would want, simply to allow the club to operate on a wider level within the resources it pays for, and those it could leverage from people who care.

I have been there and done that on 4 different occasions at the Stoop since 2006......each time I met with a representative of the RFL and every time we agreed on certain "actions" and "campaigns" that were designed to increase immediate attendances and raise funds for development of younger players.....
....they were typed up, submitted to the RFL contact and taken back to the club....where they died.

Not one of the discussed proposals would have cost more than 500 quid and would have involved using assets the club already had and volunteers....they involved buy in from the club and no shortage of hard work, but both the RFL and I believed they would work......

Yes. We know what's happened before. This isn't about the past. People who want to help, can but try again. This thread is about potentially helping, so why are you telling us how YOU won't be helping? This isn't about you, it's about something far more important.

It has never been about me RB.......contrary to popular belief!

I have posted literally hundreds of Ideas that all cost next to nothing when it comes to marketing the club, as well as meeting with them and the RFL to try and figure out ways to boost interest, but because I comment on your post of another "call to arms", I am admonished for pointing out past failings in this area?

So far, we've had leaflet Olympic events.....OUTSTANDING STUFF



Get a grip RB......no amount of community spirit is going to help the club this time......less than 140 "guests" have been brought to 5 games as part of the ST offer.......there is an overall feeling of apathy and tiredness surrounding the fans (check out the facebook page.....not 1 positive comment). The Perth Reds have about 8 times as many members as we have ST holders.....and attendances are currently the worst since ESL started.
This is not the London Broncos of Charlton, or Stoop 1, or Griffin Park......this the London Broncos shaped around the business model of Harlequins Rugby League...where there is a barrier between the players and the fans and where there is no need for "volunteers".

Take off the rose tinted specs.....stop looking at Olympic games associated campaigns as being the answer.

I repeat, it was never about me RB......if it was about me, I would chane charged from day 1.

It would seem that you think it's all about me as well. What solution do you have that the newly formed but still unwanted and undervalued volunteer group could help with?
PR? Brilliant....let's get a load of lovies in Golden Square to sit around and ponder why nobody wants to come and watch big gruff men run around a muddy pitch....that'll have them flocking in





You asked the question.......all you got was a "let's leaflet the Olympic Games" and "I wish I was still in London with my PR buddies" before someone correctly pointed out that the Olympics was a no no.....

I on the other hand explained what happened on a few previous occasions and was slammed for it.......





I get it RB........you don't like my constant marketing posts or your perception of my arrogance, but I never made any money for me or my clients for being a shrinking violet.

Notice....I said ME or my clients......more self importance.....will it ever end







Good luck with getting the volunteers reformed.

I ask a question of people back home, you come on from New Zealand and point how it hasn't worked in the past. You point out that volunteers from the past won't help. Your negativity is astounding. [iNo amount of community spirit is ever going to help the club this time.[/i People back home can try if they want. As I said already [i"why are you telling us how YOU won't be helping"[/i

No-one is overly happy. But only one person comes on here and continually points out how shıt everything is, continually from all aspects of the club. It's relentless.

You even mock fans' suggestions about Olympics after they realise it was a no-go. Or someone mentioning PR. But you still mock with your sarcasm. Also as you can see I never mentioned the Olympics, nor have I suggested THE answer. That was put out there for the fans and the supporters to chose. I believe door drops and leaflets is actually one of your own suggestions. Is it that bad now?

If people back home volunteered and anything they tried worked, would that make you happy? I reckon it would as it would me.

And you finish your repost with another sarcastic comment about "good luck" getting the volunteers reformed.


[iHope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops... at all. ~Emily Dickinson[/i

Okay forget the Olympics idea,no point in trying to help the club.As a side note, I took a work colleague to the last home game,she loved it and asked when the next home game was.I told her she could go but I probably wouldn't.
The club is going downhil fast.The ground is like a morgue on match days.Iagree we need a winning team to help build things up again.

I am a gardener by trade so if anyone wants any flowers and bulbs and needs them planted by the roadside let me know.Probably a better idea than leafletting thousands of people anyway.

Re-title the thread then.....I didn't know it hard borders



If you'd asked what would happen if the German people were to elect a neo nazi leader who decided to invade Poland......I'd tell you that wasn't going to end well either.




Hey, by all means muster the troops...Tell you what, when your knitting circle gets together and makes a poster using crayons and distributes it to the thousands of Twickenham homes using the London RL pixies, I will applaud when it brings in a 5k + crowd to the Widnes game in June 9th......until then, I will be as negative as I please...it comes with the territory.



And you're the self appointed jolly police right? Do me a favour......I have actually got off my harris and done stuff for the club and am perfectly placed to observe where the mistakes are being made.......it's not negativity...it's business advice and if the club don't like it, they won't act on it. God knows they've had over 10 years of ignoring me and look how that's panned out





Google "flowers on a round-a-bout" and then grow a set



I didn't go as hard as I could have with regard to the Olympic idea....I could have. Same as your concept for a fan-designed poster for marketing a professional RL club, it was a stupid and ill thought out concept....I mocked nothing.



The supporters chose? Are you on some sort of election campaign? It was suggested and after 2 more posts, it was blown out of the water......


Nope.....it just needs to be done scientifically, not with a bag of crayola crayons and a few random street targeted....


As I said, I would cheer the loudest if ANYTHING WAS DONE BY ANYONE to make the attendances pick up....

Good for you




Hey.....you're the one who started this...all I did was warn you of the errors made previously....you didn't like my post, so attacked me......if you can't take criticism, don't be so fast to judge me and my reasoning.




Er.......OK



Here's another quotation that has no relevance to the thread either....

The club don't want volunteer help or sponsor money from fans.

Blimey. Don't they even do the player sponsorship like they used to?

Keep it up fella.

They do have player sponsorships, but they are very expensive for the average RL fan (think they start from £450 to about £850). You aren't guaranteed an end of season awards night either.

We used to have an individual try sponsorship which was quite popular (so they chose to stop doing it).

PS. Would think you could probably sponsor a few of our players for about £15 now!