: Thu May 07, 2009 9:56 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Great point. Being on my doorstep, and a bargain to travel there, I'm looking forward to it already.

I'll let u figure out the point.

: Thu May 07, 2009 10:01 pm  

I can see the sense of having the match on the Friday of the CC final weekend, even if the reported estimates of of a 10K crowd do seem a bit optimistic. However, should we tread on the Skolars' toes like this?

Personally, Friday evening is a horrible night for me and anyone else who has to negotiate an 80+ mile journey - including the M25 - to get to the Stoop. But if its for the greater good, I will endure this inconvenience.

However, I recall my first ever London Broncos' game was the match versus Wigan the day AFTER the CC Final at Twickenham. If I remember rightly, CC Final spectators got in for a fiver and that seemed to attract a reasonable number of people. Why can't we do the same again? That way, we don't upset the Skolars, Quins still gets some extra revenue on the Sunday and fans have the prospect of seeing three matches on a bank holiday weekend.

: Fri May 08, 2009 8:06 am  

I remember that game and it does seem to make sense to me. Let the Skolars have the Friday night and then we play Sunday at say 1.00 so people have plenty of time to get back up North. If you have a CC final ticket stub you get in for a fiver or similar.

: Fri May 08, 2009 8:15 am  

If they play the game on the free weekend in Aug we will end up playing the Bulls twice in 6 days.

More annoyingly I will be on holiday and will miss the quins v quins rejects

: Fri May 08, 2009 8:55 am  

Paddock Punter wrote:

I remember that game and it does seem to make sense to me. Let the Skolars have the Friday night and then we play Sunday at say 1.00 so people have plenty of time to get back up North. If you have a CC final ticket stub you get in for a fiver or similar.

Brilliant idea - which is why it probably won't happen!

Rearanged Bradford game : Fri May 08, 2009 9:20 am  

wire-quin wrote:

If they play the game on the free weekend in Aug we will end up playing the Bulls twice in 6 days.

More annoyingly I will be on holiday and will miss the quins v quins rejects

Me too.

: Fri May 08, 2009 10:13 am  

Paddock Punter wrote:

I remember that game and it does seem to make sense to me. Let the Skolars have the Friday night and then we play Sunday at say 1.00 so people have plenty of time to get back up North. If you have a CC final ticket stub you get in for a fiver or similar.

Yep, that would suit me too.

: Fri May 08, 2009 10:34 am  

Dave Lister wrote:

Yep, that would suit me too.

And me.

And Chris Brown.

: Fri May 08, 2009 1:22 pm  

BroncOnIon wrote:

And me.

And Chris Brown.

: Fri May 08, 2009 2:06 pm  

Good Grief! People like my idea! I'd better go and lie down and recover.

The question is - can we lobby Quins about this? I am also on holiday on 8/9 August. I planned the holiday especially not to coincide with any Superleague fixtures.


PS. I'll be back with a duff idea some other day!!