Re: Delay to p&r? : Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:28 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

Things is sog, is that everyone seems to think that we've only been thinking about building a squad over a short few weeks period. People were carrying on at the club aiming for next year without everything being set in concrete.

Who are these people you refer to, Gus and .........

Re: Delay to p&r? : Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:59 pm  

Paddock Punter wrote:

Who are these people you refer to, Gus and .........

Exactly, and how can you recruit to a club no-one is sure will exist and most of the current players have jumped ship??

Nah, there may have been a few phone calls along the lines of "If we get it sorted will you play?"

Would you sign for a club that will try and off-load you at the end of the season to avoid paying you? ....really??

[brian2]

Re: Delay to p&r? : Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:22 pm  

one of the reasons i rarely post on this site anymore - is i though it was about Harlequins/London Broncos - not a gutterfax/everyone ego trip? No-one in there right mind would argue that the last couple of years have been a total disaster in both playing/marketing terms - christ, we definetly need to sort ourselves out - lets try and be constructive?

Re: Delay to p&r? : Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:44 pm  

brian2 wrote:

one of the reasons i rarely post on this site anymore - is i though it was about Harlequins/London Broncos - not a gutterfax/everyone ego trip?

I find it amusing that some think I post on here to massage/boost my ego? Very odd concept that.

brian2 wrote:

No-one in there right mind would argue that the last couple of years have been a total disaster in both playing/marketing terms - christ, we definetly need to sort ourselves out -

The Last 2 years have been well managed and Gus is to be applauded for sorting out the new ground according to David Hughes.....that speaks volumes for his sanity

brian2 wrote:

lets try and be constructive?

Tuesday evening after an announcement last Friday evening and...still nothing on the club site, facebook, twitter...anything. 66 days until the first home game of the season and no players announced.

Yeah, let's all celebrate having a new ground to rent

Re: Delay to p&r? : Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:31 pm  

Looking at how long it took the club to sort out a ground, I still have considerable doubts as to their ability to construct any squad let alone a competitive one.

Re: Delay to p&r? : Wed Dec 18, 2013 3:59 am  

Paddock Punter wrote:

Who are these people you refer to, Gus and .........

whoever else is left there.

CrusaderPete wrote:

Exactly, and how can you recruit to a club no-one is sure will exist and most of the current players have jumped ship??

Nah, there may have been a few phone calls along the lines of "If we get it sorted will you play?"

Would you sign for a club that will try and off-load you at the end of the season to avoid paying you? ....really??

All good points and a hard task ahead. Therefore I don't think I'd be able to convince you that recruitment questions have been made for months now, not just the last couple of weeks. But it has.

Re: Delay to p&r? : Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:06 am  

brian2 wrote:

one of the reasons i rarely post on this site anymore - is i though it was about Harlequins/London Broncos - not a gutterfax/everyone ego trip? No-one in there right mind would argue that the last couple of years have been a total disaster in both playing/marketing terms - christ, we definetly need to sort ourselves out - lets try and be constructive?

It does feel like that. But I'm stupid enough to react. It's all about him. Even his repsonse to you is full of insecurity, emoticons letting you know that as you've spoken against him or have an opposing thought, you're mad. And to top it off... sarcasm.

Re: Delay to p&r? : Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:16 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

It does feel like that. But I'm stupid enough to react. It's all about him. Even his repsonse to you is full of insecurity, emoticons letting you know that as you've spoken against him or have an opposing thought, you're mad. And to top it off... sarcasm.

well will you learn? It's all about me and the sooner DH writes me into his will the better

[brian2]

Re: Delay to p&r? : Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:20 am  

find it amusing that some think I post on here to massage/boost my ego? Very odd concept that.

I actually agree with 60% of what you post. My dig actually wasnt aimed at you - odd you took it that way. My point was that too many posts on this site at the moment are just digs at individuals, not about the Club!

Re: Delay to p&r? : Wed Dec 18, 2013 4:09 pm  

The problem is bri' that it's individuals who make the decisions that most of the fanbase see as fundamentaly wrong.

No Marketing, No advertising and no publicity, this is the mentality of the "build it and they'll come" brigade, and the reality is, "No we 'effin well won't".

I never saw a single Quins RL game, not one, however, I was on the old Bronco's mailing list and ever since my work e-mail has been bombarded with Harlequinns RUFC adverstising, Premeirship ticket sales, European Cup and Challenge Cup (the Union variety) literature. Many of us saw that coming, the men in charge did not, I'd like to know why not?

Since the return to "Broncos", it's been like watchung one of those dreadful SitComs, only without the canned laughter or the joy of a young Felicity Kendal's booty to watch!