Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:03 pm  

Fellow Broncos,

As a Newbie to this site, but as a recent convert to the game of RL and particularily the Broncos I would like to ask;

1. Why are the club pricing out potential supporters? Surely £43 for 2 adults and a 15 year old to watch a one sided contest is hardly the way forward. This was to stand in the north stand that was open, then closed, then open again ?

2. Having been to all three home games and encouraged by the enthusiasm of the team, I left on Saturday asking myself, "why did I bother?" I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this?

3. Why did the club leave the Stoop that was in the heart of Union land south of the Thames , and move to a ground in the heart of Union land north of the Thames ?

4. Do the club honestly think fans will turn up in their thousands to watch a one sided affair, week in week out ?

5. It worries me that Leeds could put a cricket score past London, as well as Castleford, both live on Sky, and drive away more to the point the Catalan game might as well be played on one of the many training pitches at the Hive.



It saddens me to post this, but I have to get it off my chest. I know the recent history as to how the club ended up in this mess, and it is a mess.......if it was a football club the manager would have been sacked as these are his players whom he identified, as the owner would be terrified to lose the Sky funding.

Thank you for reading and as a convert from football the product of RL is magnificent, played by real athletes, I have total admiration for each Bronco player and I wish them every success as one can't fault the effort, but it takes more than effort?

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:58 pm  

I blame Gus.

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:21 pm  

Only the 3 Stooges know the answers to your questions.

The facts would suggest that in order to attract a respectable crowd in London you need a competitive team, however, where you play is somewhat irrelevant.

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:39 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

Only the 3 Stooges know the answers to your questions.

The facts would suggest that in order to attract a respectable crowd in London you need a competitive team, however, where you play is somewhat irrelevant.

As long as it's on a tube

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:45 pm  

Hughes and by association MacKay are both culpable for the demise of the club.

Hughes, because he refuses to take guidance from anyone about anything, even though he admits that he is a poop businessman and MacKay for being nothing more than the tool used by Hughes to implement failed changes.

The role of a CEO is, according to wiki...

Typically, the CEO/MD has responsibilities as a director, decision maker, leader, manager and executor. The communicator role can involve the press and the rest of the outside world, as well as the organization's management and employees; the decision-making role involves high-level decisions about policy and strategy. As a leader of the company, the CEO/MD advises the board of directors, motivates employees, and drives change within the organization. As a manager, the CEO/MD presides over the organization's day-to-day operations.]

....I can see nothing that points to MacKay delivering on any of the above. It is patently clear that he simply does as he is told and in doing so, has managed to secure 4 years salary in a Job title that bears little resemblance to what he actually does.

Neither of these 2 men have the slightest clue of how to run a professional sports club.

The best way I can describe Hughes "investment" in the club is to compare him to a man standing at a Roulette Wheel and betting a considerable sum every time on 37. The croupier, other assembled gamblers and the management repeatedly tell him that the numbers only go to 36, but "he knows best" and believes that he'll win in the end if he keeps faith in his decision.....it is entertaining to watch, but it becomes increasingly painful as time goes by before it becomes just pitiful.

The real crime here is that by the end of his tenure this year, he will have flushed close to 14 million quid down the drain and we will have NOTHING to show for it......I don't know whether to cry or laugh

If I had 10% of that, I'd have delivered 5k averages within 2 years, but they've somehow managed to reduce the gates to 1,200.....

...I'll say this though. If the RFL allow Mandy K to buy the Bradford Bills, I believe that both Lenegan and Hughes may well be advised to seek legal advice. If they'd have let IL keep his shares and permitted him to invest in the club, we'd be 100% better off than the shambles we have before us.....

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:46 pm  

Dartford bronco wrote:

3. Why did the club leave the Stoop that was in the heart of Union land south of the Thames , and move to a ground in the heart of Union land north of the Thames ?

North London is football land not union land (I say that as a Saracens fan).

I had been looking forward to going to a few Bronocs games as they are now more local to me but there's nothing worse than a very one sided game and it looks like it could be a full season of those... Not been to a game at the Hive yet as the first 3 home games clashed with RU 6 nations, next two home games being on a Thursday is hardly going to help crowds...

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:49 pm  

Paddock Punter wrote:

As long as it's on a tube

it is the classic mistake made by many non-Londoners and all foreigners who are either tourists or now living in the capital, that the Tube map is a map of London.

Therefore it is perfectly safe to assume that the Oil broker and his African puppet believe that the tube station's proximity to the Hive was a game changer........alas, the only thing it is likely to change is the division the team play in

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:54 pm  

Point of order.

There is no UNION heartland. Nor is there a Soccer on e either.......there is on the other hand, a RL heartland, because that's where 99.9% of the teams that play the game are based.

There are Union teams scattered from the West Country to the East Midlands, a couple further north and a few along the M4 with some in London.

Also, TWICKENHAM is not a Union heartland. TWICKENHAM is where the RFU happen to have their stadium. Same goes for WEMBLEY......it is not a soccer heartland.

You could situate the London Broncos anywhere in the UK.....with the idiots in charge still in charge, nobody would care, none would bother and even less would turn up to watch.

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:06 pm  

Welcome DartfordBronco. Agree with your points that the prices aren't going to help with attracting new fans.We should've done what the Big Hit RLWC Semi Finals done with the fantastic pricings. Really baffles me how we haven't had any incentives to bring people in from the area who are mostly, QPR,Arsenal,Spurs,Watford and Barnet fans and would have never seen an RL match in their life.

Agree with GF re: the Ian Lenegan situation.

Our hope is that an investor comes in to replace the current administration or even the Barnet Chairman gets into a joint venture. But as the weeks go on, still no news.

Re: Why is it all going horribly wrong? : Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:06 pm  

Gutterfax, there's not just two of them, the coach is a clown as well.