Thinking about this long and hard the other day and I am finding it difficult to put my finger on anything or anyone in particular that has brought about the sad state of affairs unfolding in regards to the club.
It all seems so far removed from the enthusiasm that greeted the move back to the Stoop in 2006 with a new Investor and the potential to work with a sporting partner to grow the business. Yes there were a few dissenters who walked because we had got into bed with the dark side, but we saw steady crowds for 2006,07 and 08 with mid table finishes and some memorable wins.
Since the start of the 2009 season, things seem to have unravelled at an alarming rate. Since then we have had 2 CEO's from cricketing backgrounds and after the sports café "sponsorship" from Ian Lenegan dried up, we have had a couple of names on the shirt but very little investment. A number of key errors in recruitment on and off the park have accelerated the decline to the extent where a move to a 3,000 odd seat stadium is being accepted as a positive.
You can select as many "scapegoats" from the above list, but personally, I see the RFL and their lack of assistance or even understanding of the unique position London were in, as being the main reason.

You can scrub that vote for union in general ,i thought it said league in general

I blame branson

I blame everyone, ever at the club that didn't listen to you Gutterfax.

That goes without saying!

I think when IL was forced to cut ties with London it started the slippery slope.

Why was there not an option of gutterfax? oh! he set it up.

Judging from the current state of the poll Gus can't even excel at being crap.

At least GF gave us a range of options.

A similar poll set up by jaybs would only allow us to vote for the RFL.

David Hughes. As club owner it's his responsibility to see that the right people are recruited to do a particular job and that the club has a proper 'road map' for its future progress - this applies in any business. It's been his apparent refusal to do this that's put us in the mess we're in now.

All the above! i think the sport and the Club have been and are badly run! If there is a crucial point it was IL being forced to leave. CEOs and coaches have just contributed to the mess. it has nothing toi do with RU or Harlequins - they are both well managed and run and are making a success where our game goes downwards..................................

hey you forgot to list sky

and the London public, who have not turned up!

Maybe nobody is to blame? Perhaps establishing top level professional RL in London is an impossible dream and we should all be thinking ourselves lucky that it's survived as long as it has and that we've had quite a few high points along the way.

Which other professional sports have established themselves at the top level in the capital? Football, cricket, RU (to a significant minority), boxing maybe, tennis (about 3 times a year), horse racing.

That's about it. Those that have made no lasting significant impact include US Football, basketball, ice hockey, speedway, wrestling, ...

whoever decided to award a franchise to a club without a long term stadium deal or business plan.

He tried to stop the rot. The club was broken when he came as it was when he left. He was someone who introduced a bit of buisiness mindset. Maybe if he was still here we would be in a better position.

I vote Rupe1

I like this blame game!

Duck and Busty!

The players. There's been enough quality to do a job this year, but they haven't done it. Tony Rae may or may not be a great coach, but he's going to do the best for the club, so I'm sure he'd work with the likes of Gower to structure the play. Whilst I have sympathy with those who see uncertainty as unreasonable (I'm one), the answer is to win and put yourself forwards. Etc.

Gus is making a comeback I see.

Probably voting for himself.

I doubt Gus knows how to use the internet.

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did their "invitation" get lost in the post perhaps?




Seconded




Yeah..the musings of a fan 12,000 miles away have contributed to the demise of the club....my bad

kit80 never a truer word.
What iy actually boils down to is the players.
never mind coaching plays defensive patterns etc etc.
Throw ball catch ball, we never seemed to work that one out,
3 coaches cant all be rubbish