Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:31 pm  

Roy Haggerty wrote:

I read that story. The Barnet guy comes across as a bit of a knob, tbh. Good to see that if Broncos do survive and move in there, they'll be maintaining the high standard of administration and management they've been used to.

As they say RH, it takes one to know one !

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:38 pm  

Absolute shambles - Just make a decision Gus!!

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:07 pm  

I thought this guy was going to be the new owner/co-owner. He talks as if he is just waiting to see who wants to come on board as a tenant!? Are those 'in the know' aware of any other investor in the wings?

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:57 pm  

Oohhh does not sound promising does it!

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:16 pm  

All I know is that:

1. DH will be an investor in the club in 2014 (exactly to what extent, I do not know but it will be less than previous years) and that the "new" investor wants assurances regarding what they are investing in.

2. There are players who have been identified and spoken to regarding 2014, but if we do not get the green light on both of the requested allowances, then we will enter 2014 with a substandard squad.

3. We have identified a new ground, but are unable to commit to it until we have an answer to the relegation question.

What I can assume is that The RFL seem quite content to drag this out as if we do fold, they will have one less thing to worry about, but they do run the risk of any goodwill gained in the media from this RLWC being torched if we implode. I do not know if the guy at Barnet is this new investor, but either way, the inability of the RFL to make a definitive decision either way will probably administer the lethal injection to London Broncos as a SL club past 2014.

We need a decision from the RFL now.....they were happy to meet and OK the Bradford board....maybe we are not asking the right people the right questions?

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:33 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

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We need a decision from the RFL now.....

And we'd probably have one if it weren't for Lenegan and his accomplices scuppering the RFL's grand plan.

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:55 pm  

If the EGM had gone ahead we would have lost the vote concerning at least one of the conditions we want.

Inevitably the players we had provisionally agreed deals with have started to sign elsewhere. I was told three names recently, one is now employed elsewhere. I wouldn't be surprised to see us carrying a lot of loan players next year. One of the three was an academy lad who was due south for a season. I'd imagine that deal will be resurrected if we do play in 2014.

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:19 pm  

BroncOnIon wrote:

And we'd probably have one if it weren't for Lenegan and his accomplices scuppering the RFL's grand plan.

...yet Bradford's "new" owners have been rubber stamped. Funny that.....any delay at Bradford may have left the RFL with a ground with no team to play in it.......any further delay at London may leave a team with no ground to play in!

..as for the Grand Plan.....I have no faith in the RFL to take the game forward as a professional and successful sports business. IL and the others will be faced with opposition from Leeds, whose head honcho has his eye on the top job at Red Hall and a collection of clubs who will vote for what is best for "their" clubs as opposed to the game.

SL needs to run itself......let the RFL pander to the needs of clubs who will NEVER achieve the 10k average needed to break even.

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:07 am  

gutterfax wrote:

...yet Bradford's "new" owners have been rubber stamped. Funny that.....any delay at Bradford may have left the RFL with a ground with no team to play in it.......any further delay at London may leave a team with no ground to play in!

We don't have a team or ground though.

Re: Tony Kleanthous confirms London Broncos talks : Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:41 am  

Or maybe AK is the investor and he's just making it clear to the RFL that he has other options if they don't get a move on. That's how I read it.