Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Sat Feb 26, 2022 6:38 pm  

Well amazingly they have done two things right in three days.

After signing Alex Walker (which was for once a really good signing), they are now going to start to sell merchandise (including replica tops) in the PL club shop, so people can buy on the day now.

Of course they needed to have this in the first game of the season, but at least they seem to finally be getting there.

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Sat Feb 26, 2022 7:21 pm  

crashmon wrote:

Of course they needed to have this in the first game of the season, but at least they seem to finally be getting there.

Might have a kidzone and mascots by September at this rate
They had months to an the widnes opener.......you NEVER get a second chance to make a first impression

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:15 am  

Probably too little too late. Why were they not ready for the relaunch ? lovers.

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:04 am  

So. 3 home league games in as well as a home cup tie and 10 more to go.

2,182, 1,411 and 903 shows a worrying downward trajectory whilst the flow of information on social media is both "sporadic" as well as "slapshot" to put it kindly.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Very few people care. Of our alleged 26,500 Twitter followers about 50 liked our status after the game.
Of the supposed 11,500 Facebook followers, 27 liked our "it's game day" post before a number of snide imaginary links to false pages ambushed the page and have yet to be removed
Instagram? That's just a mess.
Pintrest? I typed in London Broncos and got pictures of the cowgirls at Griffin Park amongst other randoms.

ATTENDANCE:
Just short of 1,500 average with anything below 1,000 in this first year surely being deemed a failure? Very little thought given to the matchday experience and apparently still nobody at the club dealing with the marketing. Will they ever learn, or did a marketing person once reverse over Hughes's cat?
Bradford will maintain this average, but we really shouldn't be relying on away fans having a nosey at our new home to boost attendances. Marketing seems to be begging people on social media to come to games

GENERAL FEELING:
From Hughes's bring a mate, it's up to the fans, to the blatant lies that wimbledon was perfect for us and the fallacy that Ealing wasn't good enough for Superleague so we went part time, this is a club with not very far left to plummet. I see Hughes never again funding us full time, I see relegation ad I see Loubser already polishing his CV.....
I can see the club folding before the start of the 2023 season, which is a shame, because I am sure Hughes didn't do it deliberately, but he has killed this club as sure as if he's put a bullet in its brain

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:04 am  

One thing we know for sure is that Hughes has more money than sense.

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:47 am  

orangeman wrote:

So. 3 home league games in as well as a home cup tie and 10 more to go.

2,182, 1,411 and 903 shows a worrying downward trajectory whilst the flow of information on social media is both "sporadic" as well as "slapshot" to put it kindly.

GENERAL FEELING:
From Hughes's bring a mate, it's up to the fans, to the blatant lies that wimbledon was perfect for us and the fallacy that Ealing wasn't good enough for Superleague so we went part time, this is a club with not very far left to plummet. I see Hughes never again funding us full time, I see relegation ad I see Loubser already polishing his CV.....
I can see the club folding before the start of the 2023 season, which is a shame, because I am sure Hughes didn't do it deliberately, but he has killed this club as sure as if he's put a bullet in its brain

Been saying this since I saw the decision to go part time and still move. I dont see London Broncos being around next year. I do think we will stay up but thats more as Workington and Dewsbury are weaker than us, than we being good enough, but as attendances dip below 1K for the games vs sides with less travelling fans Hughes is going to get more and more fedup, and at some point the dummy will be throw,

Dummy spitting could be as early as May if they lose the Dewsbury game

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:33 am  

The other aspect is what Dons think and when the break clause kicks in?

From memory the Dons Trust message to their members suggested they had been told to expect 3k this season. If gates don't step up, and a poor team, alienated fan base and a community outreach that seems to focus on a few Junior teams they already worked with suggests they won't, Dons may feel a little underwhelmed.

It'll be interesting to see if the two jobs recently advertised are filled...

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:03 pm  

The London match report was surprisingly honest about the match, not pulling any punches. Refreshingly so after reading so many AFC Wimbledon versions this year. Possibly not the balance for the official website, but I like it.

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:18 pm  

Smithers99 wrote:

The London match report was surprisingly honest about the match, not pulling any punches. Refreshingly so after reading so many AFC Wimbledon versions this year. Possibly not the balance for the official website, but I like it.

Agreed. A preferable approach to simply ignoring the game. Like the picture as well with JC explaining to our players the direction they need to run in to score tries. This can only aid us in our search for a first win. One note of caution. We’ve all kind of accepted that Dewsbury are the other team we need to get ahead of to avoid relegation. They’ve been around a long time and may have other ideas. That Home game in May is already a must win.

Re: Inept, incompetent, in trouble. : Mon Mar 07, 2022 6:10 pm  

BigTime wrote:

Like the picture as well with JC explaining to our players the direction they need to run in to score tries.

Love that !