Re: Where to next? : Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:49 am  

Not sure that is the case, Ealing had been told they couldn't play at Trailfinders if they got promotion last season which is why there was a deal in place to use Loftus Road as I understand it. Also not sure about 1 season in the sun as the RFU want to increase the league to 14 & relegation may be on hold for a year or 2 anyway. Clearly they prefer Doncaster to secure promotion as that fulfills their desire for more northern teams & that may affect the relegation decision anyway. So think Ealing would take us if the bridges haven't been too badly burned either way.

In stark contrast with RFL that seem to spend their lives with their hands in their underpants where growth is concerned.

Re: Where to next? : Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:26 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

London Irish ground at Sunbury would be more than good enough.

Sunbury is only a training ground, they play their home games at Brentford. Would be great for me if Broncos played in Sunbury, the training facilities are only 15 minutes walk away.

Re: Where to next? : Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:49 pm  

Dont agree Orangeman. I live in Lower Sunbury and its a 10 min walk from Kempton Park Station
You can get a train at Kingston to Kempton
10 min walk from Green street bus stop which comes from Brentford
Lots of ways to get to sunbury

Re: Where to next? : Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:53 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

Richmond Athletic Ground would have good enough facilities for L1. However, Richmond already share it with London Scottish.

I thought London Scottish were off to Esher?
Maybe that's since changed.

London Scottish world has been all over the place recently.
Withdrew from the league as they had no money.
Rejoined the league and are getting whupped most weeks.
Now thinking of joining the Scottish league.
Next week, who knows?

Re: Where to next? : Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:59 pm  

nadera78 wrote: If they don't get promoted Ealing would most likely take us back. It's an easy fit for them, no real work to do just take the hourly payments and the bar takings, and that's about it. They can easily fit us in around their own schedule. If they do get promoted, however, they'd probably not see the point. They'd just be focussing on their one season in the sun. Funny you should mention this. Look what I've just found. https://www.championshiprugby.co.uk/new ... -promotion For those who don't want to click on an RU link, the first line says. "Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion"

nadera78 wrote: If they don't get promoted Ealing would most likely take us back. It's an easy fit for them, no real work to do just take the hourly payments and the bar takings, and that's about it. They can easily fit us in around their own schedule. If they do get promoted, however, they'd probably not see the point. They'd just be focussing on their one season in the sun. Funny you should mention this. Look what I've just found. https://www.championshiprugby.co.uk/new ... -promotion For those who don't want to click on an RU link, the first line says. "Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion"

Re: Where to next? : Tue Mar 01, 2022 3:04 pm  

Now that the RFU have announced that both Doncaster & Ealing have failed to meet the minimum standards criteria so will not be promoted at end of season. Whether that would make Ealing more open to deal with us who knows.

Re: Where to next? : Tue Mar 01, 2022 5:48 pm  

itsmeagain wrote:

Dont agree Orangeman. I live in Lower Sunbury and its a 10 min walk from Kempton Park Station
You can get a train at Kingston to Kempton
10 min walk from Green street bus stop which comes from Brentford
Lots of ways to get to sunbury

I played there in the 80s......back when I were a lad. At the time I ran a boozer in the city.....not an easy trip.

Re: Where to next? : Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:58 am  

Anthony Jones wrote: Funny you should mention this. Look what I've just found. https://www.championshiprugby.co.uk/new ... -promotion For those who don't want to click on an RU link, the first line says. "Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion" Makes it much more likely they'd be open to a Broncos return. Assuming the club still exists in 2023. That article also scotches the Ealing to Loftus Rd idea, which has been floating around on forums for a couple of years without any evidence. It never made sense to me. I'm a QPR fan and tbh the pitch struggles at the best of times, and we're a team that plays on the deck, so there'd be uproar at 30 fat blokes rolling around on it through the winter. We had Wasps there for a bit 25 years ago and it was a poor relationship - they also stole our training ground but that's another matter.

Anthony Jones wrote: Funny you should mention this. Look what I've just found. https://www.championshiprugby.co.uk/new ... -promotion For those who don't want to click on an RU link, the first line says. "Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion" Makes it much more likely they'd be open to a Broncos return. Assuming the club still exists in 2023. That article also scotches the Ealing to Loftus Rd idea, which has been floating around on forums for a couple of years without any evidence. It never made sense to me. I'm a QPR fan and tbh the pitch struggles at the best of times, and we're a team that plays on the deck, so there'd be uproar at 30 fat blokes rolling around on it through the winter. We had Wasps there for a bit 25 years ago and it was a poor relationship - they also stole our training ground but that's another matter.

Re: Where to next? : Sat Mar 05, 2022 5:47 am  

3 Kit ideas for 2023. 1st, away and a 3rd because we always had a "nasty one" in there somewhere

Re: Where to next? : Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:40 am  

Like the Catalan RL/ Perpignan RU looking shirt. Be happy with that.