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| northernbloke still embarrassing himself all these years on. Goodness.
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| Quote ="Honkytonk"If it was possible, being based at Ealing (training/admin etc) and then playing at PL would seem like a decent idea.'"
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| Am still interest how stating my opinion is dishonest
Surely dishonest is saying something you dont mean
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| Quote ="STEVEL"So ....Plough Lane is quite a way off being a done deal....What has this done to our relationship with Trailfinders?....Do we just return next season or have we managed to pi$$ them off with our loftier ambition ?....Hope not.....'"
Well DH has managed to do it to most of the people we’ve groundshared with.......
And LB being LB we continue to do the same thing over and over and over again.....
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| And yup agree we go over things again and again, like having a go at the bloke who keeps london broncos going!
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| Quote ="northernbloke"And yup agree we go over things again and again, like having a go at the bloke who keeps london broncos going!'"
Yeah, he keeps Broncos going and yet is also the man who keeps holding us back - funny that isn't it?
And until he manages to keep us going AND actually move us in a forward direction there will be posts from the likes of me having a go won't there? If he were to mange to get us moving forwards there wouldn't be any need would there?
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| Maybe looking at moving to a stadium that is more suitable for a potential SL team is doing exactly that. Again repeating the obvious, without him there is no club thats already been shown a few years back.
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| It takes some commitment from anyone!! to back a club for so long! with his own money, and I, for one, say Thanks!
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| Yes he keeps us going, fair play for that but.... at the same time under his command we have lurched from one disaster to another, shelled fans quicker than anyone can count and ended up playing in a pimped up park!! Yes the club may owe him its survival but you also have to question that if he had made a better fist of it, the club would not need to rely on him.
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| Quote ="Honkytonk"Yes he keeps us going, fair play for that but.... at the same time under his command we have lurched from one disaster to another, shelled fans quicker than anyone can count and ended up playing in a pimped up park!! Yes the club may owe him its survival but you also have to question that if he had made a better fist of it, the club would not need to rely on him.'"
Can't disagree, but how much is down also to those who have run The Club? At least there was a Tweet today asking are you ready to hear th3 name of some new signings?
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| True, but they are employed by DH!!
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| Playing in a pimped up park! But the hint of a move to a more suitable stadium ends up with negativity, bloke cant win
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| Quote ="northernbloke"Playing in a pimped up park! But the hint of a move to a more suitable stadium ends up with negativity, bloke cant win'"
I say it how I see it. Im not going to heap loads of pointless praise on the club, and Im not going to needlessly knock it for no reason. Ive got no agenda against anyone and want desperately for the club to do well. This move to PL, has great potential if it comes off, it could kick start the club, but at the same time it does not make up for what you could call the "wasted" years when bad decision after bad decision has seen the club lose fans hand over fist and end up playing in a ground not fit for purpose (unless the aim is to become a mid table Champ club). My hope with this move is that the club has finally got its act together and has a real plan, rather than just saying "we are moving" one week and then expecting 3.5k to rock up the next week. As much potential as this move could have, it could also finish the club off it they get it wrong.
Put it this way, if DH were to walk away tomorrow, would his time at the Broncos be considered a success, considering where we have ended up?? Ill back the club all I can, that does not mean I will just sit back like a nodding dog when they are cocking things up.
For me this is a chance for onwards and upwards. We could be moving to a new/better facility, we have been linked to some decent players (and rumour that one may be coming back for next year) so I am trying to look at this positive. Dont let me down Broncos!!!
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| Quote ="northernbloke"Playing in a pimped up park! But the hint of a move to a more suitable stadium ends up with negativity, bloke cant win'"
Moving ground is not, in itself, a solution. DH should know this from previous experience. If part of a broader plan to grow the appeal and viability of the club then fair enough. However, so far it seems Wimbledon fans have heard more about this potential move than Broncos fans.
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| Dont think anyone, including me has claimed ots a solution, but without changes nothing happens.
London has always been the same, in regards releasing news, and quite rightly on this one, no deal has been done, you cant and shouldnt trumpet news that is not fact.
The fact is the club are or have been in discussions, why do wimbledon fans know about it, well its a fan owned club so they have a vote in the decision
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| Quote ="northernbloke"The fact is the club are or have been in discussions, why do wimbledon fans know about it, well its a fan owned club so they have a vote in the decision'"
You don't need to be a fan owned club to talk to your fans.
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| NB if you’re accusing me of negativity then that negativity is based on seasons of it!
And the solution to any problem from our owner is to up sticks and try elsewhere?
Not knocking PL, for many years I’ve said to people that LB and AFCW could have thought about a ground share as we were both ‘ homeless’. Would be a bit of an irony if we move to Wimbledon’s home.
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| Rfe, its yr choice to take things personally. Some folk see things with the glass half full others always half empty, i prefer the former.
It is however frustrating reading posts on here that have a go at the club owner, for not doing anything, swiftly followed by having a dig at him when there is a suggestion of doing something.
As for the club talking to fans, the difference with wimbledon and us is the wimbledon fans are the owners so they had to be consulted, before any sharing could happen
As for us, it was a rumour and discussion, a possibility, nothing had been decided or agreed so whats point in club talking about rumours that may or may not happen.
They have been bitten in the past remember, talk about signings before they had been completed and then falling through.
So keeping quite until there is actual confirmed news is not that daft.
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| Quote ="northernbloke"As for the club talking to fans, the difference with wimbledon and us is the wimbledon fans are the owners so they had to be consulted, before any sharing could happen'"
You don't need to be a fan owned club to talk to your fans.
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| Some people have been around the club for many years. And what is more, they use their own money to follow it.
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| Quote ="Bostwick"Some people have been around the club for many years. And what is more, they use their own money to follow it.'"
Correct from the first game as a teenager, sent from the Radio Station I worked for to cover the game against Wigan! born in St Helens, followed Saints as a kid, but that day at Fulham I changed my alliances, and followed the team through every move and name changes, many seasons every home and away game, and Academy matches away when on a Saturday.
No regrets, I still Believe there is so much potential, I thought we had broken through with the World Challenge Matches at The Stoop, sponsored the match ball for one of the games, and sponsored so many players! over the years.
Yes we have had our faults as a Club at times, the way it is run, but I put blame on The RFL and now Super League who have such a small minded attitude, who felt it was a better investment to buy a big hole in the ground, than invest in The Capital City of LONDON!
Happy Christmas to all of the Fans that feel the club means so much to them!
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| Big fan of this move new plough lane looks like great stadium.
Not a lot wrong with trailfinders but it was a pig of place to get to.
And did feel like a training facility.
But for all it's faults it did stabilize the club and we produced some of her best rugby in years there.
The 2018 promotion team and season and our year in superleague were great fun.
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| Quote ="jaybs"Correct from the first game as a teenager, sent from the Radio Station I worked for to cover the game against Wigan! born in St Helens, followed Saints as a kid, but that day at Fulham I changed my alliances, and followed the team through every move and name changes, many seasons every home and away game, and Academy matches away when on a Saturday.
No regrets, I still Believe there is so much potential, I thought we had broken through with the World Challenge Matches at The Stoop, sponsored the match ball for one of the games, and sponsored so many players! over the years.
Yes we have had our faults as a Club at times, the way it is run, but I put blame on The RFL and now Super League who have such a small minded attitude, who felt it was a better investment to buy a big hole in the ground, than invest in The Capital City of LONDON!
Happy Christmas to all of the Fans that feel the club means so much to them!'"
I doff my cap to you jaybs for your unstinting love of the club. You are a true fan & have earned the right to have a view of how the club is run as have any of the Old Guard that remain. Of course, Northernbloke doesn't agree you have any right at all but just pump your money into the club then bugger off.
The 1st 4 years I tried to fit in home & away for both the footy & rugby teams, not always possible with games usually only Saturday or Sunday but made Friday nights in the pub fun trying to work out how to fit it all in or who had to remain sober. Sadly after that work & other commitments have restricted me to home games & anything dans la belle France.
Hughes for sure has made mistakes we all do. Rumours that he ignored this bit of advice or that bit of advice is pure conjecture unless there is evidence to the contrary. However, we are all hostage to fortune & who knows where we would be if:
a) Virgin hadn't have pulled out.
b) Brisbane/Marantas hadn't pulled out.
c) Lenegan had stayed if Wigan were not for sale.
d) Bloodgate hadn't happened & Jillings & Evans had remained in control of Harlequins.
Answers on a postcard to..........
Anyway let's hope we can all get back to watching our team(s) in the flesh soon. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
PS New Year's Resolution...Not to get irritated by Northernbloke's posts on referees or fans rights.
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The 1st 4 years I tried to fit in home & away for both the footy & rugby teams, not always possible with games usually only Saturday or Sunday but made Friday nights in the pub fun trying to work ou Anyway let's hope we can all get back to watching our team(s) in the flesh soon. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
PS New Year's Resolution...Not to get irritated by Northernbloke's posts on referees or fans rights.
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