Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:56 am  

Well TR has given us an update and we know for definate who the 12 players on the books are. Now to hear about some more today we hope. I think we're all praying for a good prop and half back i thin.

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:19 am  

http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/514 ... tPK-XnSZv0 However it still gives the clubs address as The Stoop! The club will be playing their home games at the boutique ground of The Hive in Harrow, the home of Barnet FC, and will be based for training at Underhill, the football club's former home six miles away. Following the challenges of the last few months, the club are now settled in their new home and head coach Tony Rea is busy building the squad for the start of the Super League season. Positive as ever Tony says: "There are some adjustments, but these can make you stronger and tougher. It's very doable - not normal, but very doable. "As far as recruitment, we're the strongest players in the market at this unusually late time. The players out there are hungry." Most of these have already been lined up and will be announced in the coming weeks. They will join a dozen retained players: Saeed Agboke, Mike Bishay, Mason Caton-Brown, Matt Cook, Kieran Dixon, Erjon Dollapi, Olsi Krasniqi, Will Lovell, Iliess Macani, Mike McMeeken, Joel Wicks and James Woodburn Hall. Keiran Dixon is still recovering from knee surgery and won't figure in the early part of the season. In addition, George Griffin, a back rower, has signed from Hull Kingston Rovers. The players have been enjoying the new training facilities at Underhill which are a step up from the old training ground at Roehampton. There's a new gym on site and field sessions take place on the main pitch, which is enclosed by stands and specifically marked out for Rugby League. "The training facilities have moved up a level," he says. "We've re-invested and relocated everybody. It gives you great energy and it really works; within a day it's home. Everyone wants to be here and is excited - it feels good. Everyone's really positive, enjoying it and pushing forward." Looking ahead to the start of Super League he said: "We've got to work really hard, earn our right to get inside the games and enjoy the fight. It's about togetherness and being a club but it's not just about the team. The Hive is a wonderful stadium, it looks an exciting stadium to play in and the facilities are good and the ownership is vibrant." "Everybody's been working hard, we've got capable people. We're going forward; we've got our hands on the steering wheel."

http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/514 ... tPK-XnSZv0 However it still gives the clubs address as The Stoop! The club will be playing their home games at the boutique ground of The Hive in Harrow, the home of Barnet FC, and will be based for training at Underhill, the football club's former home six miles away. Following the challenges of the last few months, the club are now settled in their new home and head coach Tony Rea is busy building the squad for the start of the Super League season. Positive as ever Tony says: "There are some adjustments, but these can make you stronger and tougher. It's very doable - not normal, but very doable. "As far as recruitment, we're the strongest players in the market at this unusually late time. The players out there are hungry." Most of these have already been lined up and will be announced in the coming weeks. They will join a dozen retained players: Saeed Agboke, Mike Bishay, Mason Caton-Brown, Matt Cook, Kieran Dixon, Erjon Dollapi, Olsi Krasniqi, Will Lovell, Iliess Macani, Mike McMeeken, Joel Wicks and James Woodburn Hall. Keiran Dixon is still recovering from knee surgery and won't figure in the early part of the season. In addition, George Griffin, a back rower, has signed from Hull Kingston Rovers. The players have been enjoying the new training facilities at Underhill which are a step up from the old training ground at Roehampton. There's a new gym on site and field sessions take place on the main pitch, which is enclosed by stands and specifically marked out for Rugby League. "The training facilities have moved up a level," he says. "We've re-invested and relocated everybody. It gives you great energy and it really works; within a day it's home. Everyone wants to be here and is excited - it feels good. Everyone's really positive, enjoying it and pushing forward." Looking ahead to the start of Super League he said: "We've got to work really hard, earn our right to get inside the games and enjoy the fight. It's about togetherness and being a club but it's not just about the team. The Hive is a wonderful stadium, it looks an exciting stadium to play in and the facilities are good and the ownership is vibrant." "Everybody's been working hard, we've got capable people. We're going forward; we've got our hands on the steering wheel."

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:48 am  

He really does excel at this management-speak malarkey, doesn't he?

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:07 pm  

man, he talks some BS!!

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:34 pm  

Hand on the steering wheel, wonder if we are likely to see a rather nasty car crash of a team or one that drives off into the sun set and all is rosy?

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:00 pm  

On Ian Ramsdale's Twitter it states "Broncos confirm 13 registered players: Agboke, Bishay, MC-B, Cook, Dixon, Dollapi, Griffin, Krasniqi, Lovell, Macani, McMeeken, Wicks & JW-H".

What has happened to Robertson, Rodney, Grady and Colbon?

My understanding was that they were all contracted for next year.

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:41 pm  

Did somebody say that Robertson was out on a long term injury in which case there is no point having him on contract?

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:46 pm  

daftdad wrote:

Did somebody say that Robertson was out on a long term injury in which case there is no point having him on contract?

There's no point giving him a NEW contract when he's injured but he was on contract for this season anyway. You cant just tear it up coz he's injured. You can pay him off but i would think it would still count on our SC imo.

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:05 pm  

If The Hive is a boutique ground does that mean there will finally be some stylish kit on sale?

Re: Club website updated : Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:58 pm  

"As far as recruitment, we're the strongest players in the market at this unusually late time. The players out there are hungry."

Classic.