I don't know how it's helping with Gutters constantly telling us we are heading for Armageddon.

We should be so lucky...the barsteward is living in NZ and doesn't have to watch this rubbish!



Is it too much to ask that we could discuss the prospects of the game for once? Every thread ends up back at marketing and we are all doomed.

Where and when did I mention the "M" word in this thread?




The game....2 teams that are propping up the table will battle it out for 13th and 14th place...it may well be a highly entertaining spectacle with a number of good tries scored and hopefully a win for the London Broncos.
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just a shame it will be witnessed by about 2,800 fans

2,800? That's a bit optimistic for you Gutters!

Can't see us getting more than 2000, unless we pay for the whole of Widnes to come down and support their team.



Even the blimmin weather is gloomy in London...looks like sun and showers on Saturday with v strong winds...

that'll be them pretend jerseys you've been eating

I'm bringing 5 friends, not as many as I had hoped, but better than none and, having seen Broncos win against Wakefield and Castleford at the Stoop, I see no reason not go without hope they can return another win against Wigan. Why not? OK, Broncos are not competing with most of the teams in SL, but they have shown some glimpses of ability in the games I've watched at home this season (including the losses v Saints and Giants) and I think they will always have a better chance at the Stoop than away from home. But I am just happy to go see some live rugby league so, as long as it is a good game and not deperately one sided, I'll take the result whichever way it falls and hope that my friends enjoy it enough to come back to watch again - even if it is to see the opposition perform rather than Broncos. It's bums on seats and support RL in London.

So over 2000 I guess, in answer to the question.

I agree that as a coach Powell isn't up to muster, certainly at Broncos. But after the big change of playing staff over the close season and some of the good play we've seen (yes there has been some) I want to give them one more chance of big, loud support to try and push them onwards.

The hardest thing for me is that we've gotten gradually worse since the 36-0 over Wakefield. As though that was the high point of the season. Sigh.

I dont think anyone is suggesting we don't support them broncos. I certainly will, and will once again be praying for the win. For the 80 minutes at least we should ge behind all of the players.
They might just repay us with something good

Beat Wigan you been on the Spirits early doors

Ambulance chasing?

OK, Widnes, I stand corrected.

It was a freudian slip or something - I wish Saints could beat Wigan, currently fat chance, slim hopes it seems!

Good on you Saints13. Matthew - I think we've actually been going backwards since the Saints game, that's the problem. I'm struggling to think of what aspects of our game have improved since game 1 (OK, probably CG has got a bit more with it, so to speak). Maybe Dixon is playing with more confidence...other than that I'm struggling.

I've got a couple of non-RL mates coming too (God knows how!). I am sure they will enjoy the towel protest if nothing else!

Fear not......for those that can be bothered our glorious leader has spoken on the BBC RL web site and says that all is well in the camp.....teams committed, he`s committed (or should be), there is a positive vibe, trainings going well.......blah, blah etc.

If only we did not have to actually play anyone.

We are overwhelming favourites with the bookies.

Really!

minus 12 on the handicap with Paddy or 1/5 if your mad.

Yup Widnes + 14 I've seen.

Last 2 home games we've been pretty excellent tbh (should have beat Catalan as well as Hudds) but away we have been simply atrocious. It's a massive game for us both really!

Strong winds and rain forecast. So up the middle stuff no passing or offloads. Looks like a coaching triumph to me, it was obviously all for aimed at this game!

We have won in them conditions already this season!

Broncos ht/Widnes ft or Widnes ht/Broncos ft look like good bets to me too

Here are the 19s, but they don't seem to have much bearing on who plays or sits on the bench anymore:

Broncos
Bailey Bryant Caro Clubb Dixon Dorn Golden Gower Howell Kaufusi Lovell O'Callaghan Randall Rinaldi Rodney Robertson Sarginson Temata Wheeldon

Vikings
Ah Van Allen Cahill Clarke Cross Davies Dean Flynn Gilmore Haggerty Hanbury Isa Kite Leuluai McShane Owens Phelps Pickersgill Winterstein

Whistles and flags
Ref R Hicks TJ J Roberts TJ M Craven IG A Sweet IG M Kidd RR G Evans TK C Morris MC J Connolly Masseur Anne- Marie Birmingham

Quote from Bronco site:
Julien Rinaldi has been recalled after fully recovering from a knee injury picked up against Leeds Rhinos back in April and is joined in the squad by the returning Karl Temata.

Centre Will Lovell has also been included after impressing on his Broncos debut against Catalans Dragons at Magic Weekend.

Michael Witt drops out of the squad having picked up a shoulder injury against Wakefield last Sunday while Chris Melling is also unavailable due a neck injury sustained in the same fixture.

The Broncos are still without Liam Colbon who is recovering from a shoulder reconstruction and Matt Cook who has ligament damage.

Rob Powell, London Broncos head coach commented: "It has become a huge game because of where both sides find themselves in the table.

"We will have to approach the game with the right mentality, have a strong start and people play to their potential, for us to win the game."

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Dorn
Robertson
Lovell
Howell
Dixon
Sarginson
Gower
Clubb
Randall
Bryant
Rodney
Golden
Bailey

Kaufusi
Wheeldon
Temata
Rinaldi

O'Callaghan & Caro to miss out on a thumping win!!!

More than likely Gower will miss out... he's too good and showing the rest of them up!



Reckon it will be Rinaldi and Caro to miss out. Looks a fairly strong squad which as we know, means nothing this season.

"We will have to approach the game with the right mentality, have a strong start and people play to their potential, for us to win the game."

Have we been doing it different for other games

What drivel

The only ones playing to their potential this year are Buck and Dusty ...they should definitely get "Broncos of the Year" when we have our illustrious Awards night

I've just sent this to the club:

"I know you have received e-mails from a number of supporters regarding the team's appalling results over the last 2+ seasons so I'm not going to add fuel to that particular fire here but I just wanted to communicate my embarrassment at reading Rob Powell's statement that the game vs. Widnes is a "huge game" because of our respective positions in the table. This suggests that finishing above Widnes would be regarded as a success which is beyond belief. This season is a disaster, nothing less, and to suggest that this game is more important because we have a chance to move off the bottom of the table is an insult to our intelligence. I implore you to consider the consequences every time Rob Powell speaks publicly because the current position is a joke…an extremely bad one at that"