Why the fuss? Football supporters travel all over the country (sometimes midweek).

Or do we just want rugby league to be played on the M62 corridor?

go to the stoop every year, but only can do day trips, not all of us can afford weekends away, especially after the magic weekend too!

How about people wanting a week-end in London...watch the match and take in a show or just see the sights.If a team plays in London...you expect to to see them play there.Wouldnt expect to go to Leeds and have to watch them in Glasgow would i.

Lets face it...out of all the "expansion" we have faffed about with,Only Catalans are a sucess....the rest have failed and gone bust.

You do know that its 2 miles closer than going to stoop and will take about 20 mins longer.

Loads of trains go from London to Gillingham it aint that far.

If you did want to do the London stay over there is always East London to stay in Greenwich or somewhere. I use to stay over in Dartford every weekend and get the train into London.

Seems a strange location to me, it will be interesting to see how they promote this game and what kind of crowd it will attract.

Not a serial poster but here are my thoughts anyway,

The reason I believe they have chosen the Sunday is because of two factors,
1) They (Broncos RL) have obviously realised that one of the BEST supported teams in Super League cannot be expected to 'turn up' in there usually thousands on a Friday night, due to work commitments and travel times, thus,
2) Saturday seems the obvious choice......... BUT!!! This would result in the game being held on the same day as... Footballs Champions League Final (and London/Kent IS football orientated).
So, they have decided to go for the Sunday.

Now, may I say as a Hull FC fan, but now Portsmouth residence, how dissapointed I am with this actual choice of day. I really do feel sympathy for the Black & White faithful for this decision of playing on 'a Sunday', expecially with the 'Magic Weekend' litterally a week later (costs involving accomodation, travel, social (

), work commitments etc, this all add's up).

I have no problem with venue, as it was already stated that this game would be 'taken on the road' to promote the game WITHIN London and the South East,..... but a Sunday?!?!?!
I just think this is another example of RL officiaties (Broncos this time), abusing the loyalty of a teams fans and 'expecting' attendance figures (namely HRLFC, which have one of the biggest away followings in RL).
Why on earth couldn't this fixture be held on a Saturday afternoon with a 2pm K/O for example? This way, the FC Faithful then have the opportunity to either return straight home after F/T or, stay over for the night, but either way be able to return home to East Yorkshire in good time, for the enivitable return to work on Monday morning.

Although due to my location I'm guarenteed to attend, this is a game that i've already promised that I will take my Father-in-law to (he is from East London himself and a big football, West Ham fan), but this will be his first RL game to attend and I'm really worried as to what he will witness. Regardless of what is produced on the pitch (it could be a NSW v Queensland game for that matter!), without an atmosphere, this could be like watching a Southern League Counties Football game (with similar attendance of 800 to 1,200 max) instead of a 'premier UK sport' that RL HQ and SKY Sports like to portray!!!!

I really do hope that the FC fans try your upmost in such difficult financial times to try and attend this fixture. I'm sure if you turn up in your usual numbers, Gillingham will not have a clue what has hit them!!! And look at it this way, if you do attend, its another 'new territory' that you will have christened (ablit nothing like the South of France!!!).

Here's hoping the commercial and media department of London Broncos and Gillingham FC can pull off a spectacular advertising campaign that even 'SKY TV' would be envious of!!!

Look forward to seeing you there!!!

(Portsmouth is on the cards if you and Lisa fancy it Hutchie!!!!

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Look forward to visiting the Airlie Bird Inn mate, will have to get something sorted this year

Agree, the RFL fan gets too much raped out of his wallet

Don't see what all the fuss is about tbh.
Football fans travel a hell of lot further to see their team and play a lot more games [and no I'm not a football fan
Why not see it as a chance to go somewhere new.

I see the tickets for the Saints game at the Stoop are just £10 adults & £5 for kids.

After this game it goes to £15. A bit of a promotion for the first game as the Broncos(this time round!!!!)

Pompey 22 what the hell are you going on about with that nonsense ramble

Hull are not one of the biggest attenders at London games. I accept they are a big club with big home crowds but they dont travel to London in the numbers Wigan, Saints, HKR bring

London have a number of Sunday games -a more disturbing fixture is Warrington(a big club) on a Friday night at the Stoop

The distance from Hull to the Stoop/Gillingham it would appear is very similar so if you were intending on travelling from the north the petrol money wouldnt be affected-therefore no complaint there.

A ground is a ground- So no complaint there

So in summary Pompey you've waffled a load of old tripe you whinging get

If the game is £22 to get it it doesnt surprise me, they charge £24 for puffball there

As I believe someone pointed out to you on our forum, Gillingham is actually closer to Hull than Twickenham you moron.

Cover your travelling costs? PMSL. Try doing it every other week. Cease your bleating.

I would sooner have had a w-end in London than Gillingham....looks as though i may do Manchester now....pity the RL couldnt have looked at the fixtures more closely and had you playing someone who dont bring as many...Catalans maybe?

Absolutely, everything should revolve around Hull FC and their poor supporters.





I was actually sympathetic towards your lot at first but after reading some of the posts on here, I'm not anymore.

Hang on pal.....i was trying to say that having you play us the week before Manchester will harm your attendance as a lot of people look forward to a good w-end in London....but they now have to choose between Gillingham and Manchester and looking at the manchester prices,think a few will go for them.

As for you being sympethetic...yeah right....seen some of your posts about Hull FC in the past and like you say...im not botherd about London Crusaders/Broncos/Quins/Broncos/Nomads

I can't believe fans are whining about this. Despite the fact Gillingham FC is between 5-9 miles CLOSER than the Stoop(depending on how you enter West London) you've also much less chance of hitting traffic going A1/A14/M11/M25/A2, than A63/M62/M1 then counter clockwise M25 to the Stoop. Time wise I reckon they are equal if not slightly longer going to the Stoop. So 3.5 hours driving each way, hardly a killer is it.

I think one of the reasons the game is at Gillingham is in no small part due to the hugely expanding interest in the game in the area, Medway Dragons have shown what can be done in a very short space of time and they have taken TGG under their wing and the kids have embraced it. Even though it's actually 30 miles further each way for me i'll be going all the same, I hope the Hull fans will turn out to show their support not only for the team they love but also for a potentially important step for rugby league.

So what's Gillingham like, then, as a place to visit? Is it scenic, historic, good night life and old pubs?

I'm not a local and what floats one persons boat doesn't another as people have wildly different tastes but check out the visit Medway tourist page www.visitmedway.org/ I enjoyed walking along the Medway, Naval Dockyard is particularly interesting I thought www.thedockyard.co.uk/ I think we ate in the Spice Court in the town, seemed nice enough and not overly expensive. Personally I can find anywhere decent to drink and stuff to see wherever I go.

I'm not a local and what floats one persons boat doesn't another as people have wildly different tastes but check out the visit Medway tourist page www.visitmedway.org/ I enjoyed walking along the Medway, Naval Dockyard is particularly interesting I thought www.thedockyard.co.uk/ I think we ate in the Spice Court in the town, seemed nice enough and not overly expensive. Personally I can find anywhere decent to drink and stuff to see wherever I go.

They dont like worms there

It's reet nice, you'll love it. Like a home away from home - for you.

I don't see a problem tbh, it's a still a long journey either way. If I was planning to go to the game this would not change my mind. Not made my mind up yet.

Ah, yes. I'ts a ground that's used for football, isn't it? So crushing of you. I'm cut to the quick.

It shouldn't be too different to visiting the dark side

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