Players left for next year: Bishay and Dixon

Fans left for next year: Mark Rammond and Dave Lister

Be fair.

Jaybs would still regularly rock up to The Stoop, with a wreath, even if we went under.

Im not counting Jaybs, I don't think he's human, I think he's a robot, sent from the future, to insert, a million commas, into our lives. (,).

The Punctuator.

I'll, be, back!

Genius!

My guess at the 'squad' not even sure about the 3.

Probably here
21 Kieran Dixon(WG)
18 Olsi Krasniqi (PR)
17 Shane Grady (SR)

Probably here but Dual registered so not 'our signing'
24 Mike McMeeken (CE)
35 Harry Little (CE)
28 James Woodburn-Hall (SO)
30 Mike Bishay (SH)
32 Joel Wicks (LF)
27 Erjon Dollapi (PR)
31 Mason Caton-Brown (WG)

Not got contracts but assumed staying on
2 Liam Colbon (WG)
22 Will Lovell (SR)
25 Alex Hurst (FB)

Probably not here, even though had contracts
11 Shane Rodney (SR)
5 Michael Robertson (FB)
10 Michael Witt (SO)
8 Antonio Kaufusi (PR)
26 Ben Fisher (HK)

Probably means nothing but even though Robbo was out for the season, he was still in London on August 23rd (saw him at the Ashes test at The Oval!).

Colbon is the most likely to stay...his injury record would make it most unlikely that he'll get another gig in SL!

What about Cook though? Guess it may depend on how serious his last injury was.

Does that mean there's a market for "Sarah Comma: The Punctuator Chronicles"?

I didn't really follow that (maybe the punctuation) but you seem to be saying it is the RFL's fault we have no ground, no players, no fans, no funding ? Is that right ?

How you come to the conclusion I'm blaming The RFL for all you list is beyond me!

I said, currently we are in the hands of the RFL what they will accept and in the end the other Super League clubs.

We want NRL clubs to loan us some players, to support a London Club to be able to survive in Super League, well the NRL had sense to support Melbourne, which the RFL/Super League Clubs don't seem to have when it comes to ensuring Super League is a success in the countries Capital!

I went on to say, I don't agree with the cutting back of Academy Teams, while allowing more Federation Players, is that the right way to develop young rugby league players.

So that last alternative may be the way we have to go with Federation Players, it seems we want to be able to compete next season, which is something positive!

Again it is very much down to the RFL how they will react.

Presumably the RFL would accept us assembling a proper squad like everyone else. So why are we in their hands ?

To be fair to jaybs he has a point in this instance.

if being allowed to field a team of overseas players for 2014 is the master plan, then we are asking a couple or more turkeys to vote for Christmas and have little chance of pulling it off.

Sounds like DH has decided that the answer is to go back to a team of imports because financially it was so much better for the club and its long term strategy back then

Fingers crossed DH is going down this path. It is where we have enjoyed the most success and there is no way the club can go on over-paying below par Northerners. Give me a team with 10 Aussies and 7 Londoners and I'll be delighted

The exchange rate isn't in our favour though.

Although I've long thought David Hughes is running the club on the Brewster's Millions model.

This is true, however there are plenty of young players who aren't making the grade in the NRL and over the hill Aussies who would love a year in London on loan/a low wage. I swear most people on here would prefer either no club or a club full of Championship rejects than a competitive side full of Tony Rea's shrewd signings.

Dave is completely correct there must be so many talented youngsters down under that their clubs would love them to get Super League experience.

That isn't really the point though is it. The issue is whether we should be allowed to operate under a different set of rules to other clubs.

If the better Northern players wont come down here i believe this is the only way forward but the Clubs up North are looking as well as us as the player pool shrinks. Can we really recruit better than them? Theres no way in my lifetime we can recruit a full team of Londoners which is the only alternative.

Well I don't know how old you are but I think at the rate that we have increased in terms of our local production over the past 5 years or so, then I think a team full of Londoners is perfectly plausible within 20-30 years, if they grow up within a competitive club.

I am the first to be critical of our younger players who are pretty much consistently failing to make the step up to SL but compared to the days of the original Broncos (when I first started following the club), our youth set up is infinitely better and we are occasionally getting breakthroughs and judging by our competitive efforts in the Under 19's, I have hope that this can continue.

The reasons the better Northerners won't come down here are well documented and obvious apart from to that simpleton who didn't quite grasp the concept of London weighting. Aussies will still lap up a chance to play for us, I am sure of it.

According to some posters on the VT you're now allowed to have 7 non-quota players as it is - So wouldn't be getting a massive advantage with 10.

Bring back Jarrad Hickey

jbuzza, No what we are looking for are loan players, under RFL rules we would never be able to bring in big names under current salary cap, but it seems we may be able to top up with the increase in non federation players!

I stand by though that the RFL are making a major error cutting back on Academy teams, is that not the future of the game? or is it just me knocking the totally incompetent senior staff at Red Hall LOL!

Salford seem to manage it!

IMO, the club is clutching at straws. The situation is shambolic.