Still clapping the players off the field? : Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:53 pm  

Dear all,

Its been a while hasn't it.

I well remember the magical night in 1997 when we beat the Brisbane Broncos with an incredible team and an amazing coach. I can recall many messages I wrote along the lines that if only the club had the vision to again employ a coach with the charisma of a Tony Currie and players with the skill and heart of Gill, Edwards, Bawden, Beasley et al then a vibrant Superleague club was possible.

Instead we had to suffer the likes of Tony Rea, Jon Wells, Steve Hall et al. I well remember the dogs abuse I received on here when I posted that the London Broncos would end up playing in front of sub 2000 crowds.

Well here we all are in the Championship playing in front of sub 1000 crowds. Here we are with a full time professional club losing to Whitehaven and other part time outfits! Its almost beyond a joke now. Yet did any of you who went to Whitehaven turn around and question any of the directors and management there or did you still clap the players off?

I well remember the dogs abuse I received when I wrote that it was you the fans fault for tolerating the utter detritus dished up on the field year after year. I could not understand why people would for example clap Jon Wells off the field game after game despite him going the whole of the 2009 season without scoring a try!. There were other players just as bad yet they were clapped off no matter what.

If people had stood with me and condemned the woeful players and management then this wouldn't have happened. Unconditional support is not support but cheerleading.

Call me all the names under the sun but -

I told you so.

I was right.

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:04 am  

Welcome back Rupey

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:23 am  

rupe1 wrote:

Dear all,

Its been a while hasn't it.

I well remember the magical night in 1997 when we beat the Brisbane Broncos with an incredible team and an amazing coach. I can recall many messages I wrote along the lines that if only the club had the vision to again employ a coach with the charisma of a Tony Currie and players with the skill and heart of Gill, Edwards, Bawden, Beasley et al then a vibrant Superleague club was possible.

Instead we had to suffer the likes of Tony Rea, Jon Wells, Steve Hall et al. I well remember the dogs abuse I received on here when I posted that the London Broncos would end up playing in front of sub 2000 crowds.

Well here we all are in the Championship playing in front of sub 1000 crowds. Here we are with a full time professional club losing to Whitehaven and other part time outfits! Its almost beyond a joke now. Yet did any of you who went to Whitehaven turn around and question any of the directors and management there or did you still clap the players off?

I well remember the dogs abuse I received when I wrote that it was you the fans fault for tolerating the utter detritus dished up on the field year after year. I could not understand why people would for example clap Jon Wells off the field game after game despite him going the whole of the 2009 season without scoring a try!. There were other players just as bad yet they were clapped off no matter what.

If people had stood with me and condemned the woeful players and management then this wouldn't have happened. Unconditional support is not support but cheerleading.

Call me all the names under the sun but -

I told you so.

I was right.

I seem to remember you saying the link up with quins would be the death of us. It wasn't!
So no, you didn't tell us so and you weren't right!
Welcome back BTW...

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:51 am  

Jim Pooley wrote:

I seem to remember you saying the link up with quins would be the death of us. It wasn't!
So no, you didn't tell us so and you weren't right!
Welcome back BTW...

He may well be right unfortunately.......The Quins link up was just another misjudged failure in along list of on and off field cock ups that each hammer another nail in London's coffin..

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:36 am  

Rupe, were you at worky game?
Basically what yr suggesting in a roundabout way is as a sports fan you should only support a team that's winning

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:06 am  

I think what he is saying is a successful team would have offered a better chance of the club succeeding.

Championship mediocrity doesn't promote the sport that well in the capital given its a 'new sport' to the most people. Beating Wigan even in London is a bigger sell than Workington, would you not agree.

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:12 am  

He has a point and the problem starts right at the top.

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:08 am  

STEVEL wrote:

He may well be right unfortunately.......The Quins link up was just another misjudged failure in along list of on and off field cock ups that each hammer another nail in London's coffin..

Must admit I reckoned it would be the end of us....and although it wasn't quite, it turned out to be the time when the nails in the coffin really started going in!

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:22 am  

No, don't agree.
For me the nails started going in when the players didn't come in the bar after the game anymore and the fans started to be treated as if we were a bit of a nuisance.
I thought Jon Wells was a good player who was very badly coached by a team boss who only believed in one-up football.

Re: Still clapping the players off the field? : Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:46 am  

Not sure why Jon Wells is being singled out. Always did a shift and is a nice guy! Plenty of over-rated Antipodeans could be sited. Anyway for me it is not the players fault but those who are in charge of them and he owner of the club.