I'll get to that in a minute...but first
Looked everywhere, but for the life of me, I Ccan't find where the RFL have said away fans are a key criteria? That said, I would expect Fax to take more away fans to a game that is a short bus journey away and not a 450 mile round trip on a Friday. Still, if you can find an article where the RFL have stated away support is a key criteria, be a good chap and post a link to it here
...Ho hum. Here we go again. David Hughes supports us, the same way other owners pump money into their clubs. With the exception of Leeds and Hull, no other RL club in ESL makes a profit, but it is widely accepted that Harlequins RL are completely debt free...we don't even have an overdraft. We are cash neutral.
Now, if this was some sort of effort to imply that the RFL give us loads of extra money I will wait for the links to the proof of this......
Now, back to the bit at the start....why Quins are better than Halifax? Well, if I am honest, they probably aren't except for our ground, award winning community team, development of local talent that is being picked for England at all levels, totally 100% debt free, not another club within miles so pretty good for spreading the game.....BTW, more and more kids play the game in the SE every year as a direct result of Harlequins RL....and then there's my personal favourite.....though it has never been proved, SKY TV and their cheque book....no London team, less monry and the thing you all aspire to, ESL becomes semi-pro.......
I like Fax....always have done and I have no doubt that if you keep your powder dry you will get into ESL in the next few years....but I do get a tad tired of everyone using quins as an example of failure......YES...THEY NEED TO SORT OUT THE LACK OF FANS......but in every other area they are a success.
Now, I can't speak for Crusaders, but Since ESL started, FULHAMCRUSADERBRONCOQUINS have finished 2nd, reached 2 other play-offs and made the CC final.....I believe that when compared to other clubs in ESL, this record puts us ahead of other teams......so yes, we do have a hope of challenging for honours. We have also never finished in a relegation position....unlike quite a few teams over the years.
On the subject of your 2003 average attendances......
So...fairweather fans then eh
2480 actually...terrible but thank god attendances are only 1 part of the licence thingy!
Oh, goody...FACTS. Here's one for you....we have never finished in a relegation position...you did, you didn't bounce back and now you find yourselves exiled for maybe another 3 years......as I said above, I like FAX, I believe you will be in ESL sooner rather than later, but don't try to blame anyone other than your own club for the position you find yourselves in today
...I was simply pointing out that, as per usual, it's everyone elses fault when a fan of (insert pit village name here) gets upset because his/her team didn't get something that in their opinion, they deserve more than (insert expansion team name here).
