Opportunity lost. A collective losing of heads at crucial moments cost the Broncos. I appreciate that Natoli's ball carrying arm had clearly hit the floor and Rourke had planted the ball in the field of play but you cannot react like that and Huddersfield, who are poor themselves, made the most of the gifts handed out by the Broncos.

That was probably last chance saloon to get the chance to stick two fingers up to The RFL, Super League, IMG and Hull, as well.

That was an opportunity missed, however all is not lost. Our points difference has come down dramatically with Hull FC shipping points against Leeds.
We may avoid the wooden spoon by keeping points against down and hoping that Hull FC ship points. With less than fifty points difference we have a chance. I live in hope.

Aaaaaaah stupidity

Spirit in your team is incredible despite the bear losses.
Hull F C on the other hand are diabolical.
All is notyet lost.
IMG and the RFL should hang their heads in shame.
Rugby League is not just about the top division.
You are only as strong as your weakest teams and to see Halifax and Whitehaven struggling financially when the areas have such strong amateur sides is criminal.
RFL in particular really need to be looking at a better way of funding the lower leagues.
Increasing super league to 14 teams and combining the championship and league one would be a good start.
Ensuring these teams get the opportunity to play super league teams via a cup competition is vital to providing the funds that the RFL clearly can't would be a financial lifeline.
Good luck in your next 2 games. It would be good to embarrass Hull FC, the RFL and IMG by London edging off that bottom rung before the season ends

It wouldn't though. It means either sharing the pie fourteen ways instead of twelve or further reducing the pie that is split by everyone outside of Super League. Both are pretty awful ways of utilising whatever little funds the sport has.

If only we had a kicker. That has been said before, if I remember correctly.

Many times Victor many times.

https://youtu.be/kmuIBkDYCz0?si=Hn14OPlaVwz-gGup If the link works it should be to Mike Eccles post match interview For me that’s the game we had the best chance of winning one of our last three games gone.

https://youtu.be/kmuIBkDYCz0?si=Hn14OPlaVwz-gGup If the link works it should be to Mike Eccles post match interview For me that’s the game we had the best chance of winning one of our last three games gone.

…..but not by any of our recruitment team over the last few seasons!

Funny that innit?

Possibly they are keeping their heads down after the Coleman debacle where they bigged up both Coates and Ramsey’s kicking abilities IIRC. Latter never got a chance to show us what he could do. Former perhaps wishes he hadn’t.

The bizarre thing is Oli is 5th on the all time London goal kickers behind Steve Diamond, Paul Sykes, John Gallagher & Tony Martin. I suspect some behind him like Purdo, Brett Warton & Greg Barwick had better conversion rates.

Greg Barwick was good.

Excellent Centre & when you consider in 1997 we had both Barwick & Terry Matterson kicking goals. Those were the days.

Answer to the final question at the post match interview tells a big story. We really have gone down the not recruiting or retaining route. Who says planning is key to success! I wonder if Eccles is having a think about his own position- next year looks a massive hospital pass to me. As for the impact on all those IMG markers like attendance, local engagement and social media hits - a struggling Championship team will impact on our score for years to come.

Is that number of conversions or number as a percentage of attempts. If it’s the latter we must have had some stinkers or only ever scored right in the corner.

It's number of goals, can't find anything on % & I assume up to date.
Diamond 305, Sykes 287, Gallagher 197, Martin 182 & Oli on 168 with Purdo on 166. Wharton has 154 & Barwick 138 both from much fewer appearances. Obviously if Dixon had stayed, he'd be well up there.

One issue I think we have is the lack of real pace in the backs so we are rarely in a position to run in under the sticks from deep.

Boafo used to be pretty quick but he’s not featured this season

I would imagine one or two SL clubs will have looked at Eccles, what he’s managed to do against the odds at London, and maybe would make him an offer- perhaps as head coach or as second in command.

He can’t be happy with the way our squad is being picked apart with no replacements anywhere in sight- if I was him and a decent offer came up, well I’d be sorely tempted.
Suppose it depends if he’s settled down South, family and so on. He’s been part of the Broncos set up for a while now.

Would be gutted to see us lose another good coach, having lost Langer and Ward in the recent past.

Very quick and very elusive something we missed last season in the Championship. I assume his defence has been found to be lacking. I hope we have him on a 2 because he will be a real threat in the Championship…assuming there is any one to pass to him.

I’m certain there would be Championship sides queuing up for him and definitely Assistant roles in SL but his route to management is unusual and I wonder if Broncos is just a good fit for him. And as with all involved in RL down south, there is only one team here and if you want a move then you have to move out of London and coming back is tricky.
But of course he must be choked by what is happening and it must be difficult to get motivated if we have,in essence, thrown our toys out of the pram.

1997. A lifetime ago. Remember the optimism back then! London Broncos? Optimism? Optimism!
We were all deluded. Obviously.
Still, Greg Barwick. One of my all time favourite players. Absolute quality.

And a couple of the wingers who we've picked before him have proved to be ROCK SOLID defensively.
Oh, hold on. Perhaps not.
And one of them isn't even really a winger.

Halcyon days, the likes of which any new fans from the last 10 years would never believe.