Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:26 pm  

RfE wrote:

Rumour on TRL that O'Donnell has left

Who is he? Has he played for us before, been bought but quickly moving on or is he youth coming through??

I probably couldn't name 5 of the current squad

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:53 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

I probably couldn't name 5 of the current squad

Done worry WQ, doubt Hughes can either!

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:07 pm  

wire-quin wrote: Who is he? Has he played for us before, been bought but quickly moving on or is he youth coming through?? I probably couldn't name 5 of the current squad Signed from Workington Town at the end of last season, Contacts up north were pretty enthusiastic about his signing, they thought he had real potential. https://londonbroncosrl.com/2021/10/15/ ... -odonnell/

wire-quin wrote: Who is he? Has he played for us before, been bought but quickly moving on or is he youth coming through?? I probably couldn't name 5 of the current squad Signed from Workington Town at the end of last season, Contacts up north were pretty enthusiastic about his signing, they thought he had real potential. https://londonbroncosrl.com/2021/10/15/ ... -odonnell/

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:21 pm  

I'm sure the clubs new Social Media chap will keep us updated with the latest news

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:25 pm  

If he has left, that's quick to get homesick even by northern standards.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:20 pm  

Deadcowboys1 wrote:

If he has left, that's quick to get homesick even by northern standards.

Looking at Google maps I’ll be getting homesick by the time I get to the ground! typical journey time 1hr 20 to 2hrs 10......yikes. That estimate doesn’t give me much comfort.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:33 pm  

BigTime wrote:

Looking at Google maps I’ll be getting homesick by the time I get to the ground! typical journey time 1hr 20 to 2hrs 10......yikes. That estimate doesn’t give me much comfort.

Yikes! You walking to the ground?

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:59 pm  

Deadcowboys1 wrote:

Yikes! You walking to the ground?

Google maps says that option marginally slower but who knows.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:53 pm  

By car or public transport from
Ealing trailfinders 47 minutes or 1h33m
Barnet FC 1h5m or 1h39m
Griffin Park 33m or 54m
The stoop 23 or 45 mins
Charlton athletic 1h17m or 1h36m

Seems the best lapsed fans to attract would be the ones 20 minutes away....seems any locals picked up in Barnet or Ealing aren't of interest....maybe if the club ran a coach for a tenner from trailfinders they might get back some kudos?
Reality is the club have gone all in here........personally, it would be 90 minutes each way if I lived in the UK.....I'd be picking and choosing games and if that is what a lot of existing fans are doing, then they need locals and lots of them......and as I've pointed out, there is already a top flight egg chasing side 20 minutes away and newbies won't differentiate......

Re: Squad for 2022 : Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:27 pm  

orangeman wrote:

By car or public transport from
Ealing trailfinders 47 minutes or 1h33m
Barnet FC 1h5m or 1h39m
Griffin Park 33m or 54m
The stoop 23 or 45 mins
Charlton athletic 1h17m or 1h36m

Seems the best lapsed fans to attract would be the ones 20 minutes away....seems any locals picked up in Barnet or Ealing aren't of interest....maybe if the club ran a coach for a tenner from trailfinders they might get back some kudos?
Reality is the club have gone all in here........personally, it would be 90 minutes each way if I lived in the UK.....I'd be picking and choosing games and if that is what a lot of existing fans are doing, then they need locals and lots of them......and as I've pointed out, there is already a top flight egg chasing side 20 minutes away and newbies won't differentiate......

Parking is extremely limited so that cuts out cars. You also have to take account of sunday reduced rail services, and waiting time for trains. For us switching from car to Ealing, to train => tube => bus to PL, it went from door to door 20 mins to almost 2 hours. You then work out a £5 parking fee (one car) say £5 in petrol vs about £60 on public transport (3 people), and you can see the impact to us.

I do apologise if the Parking has been sorted, as I don't subscribe to LB anymore, and did not buy a ST this year, I'm not on the communication loop with the club (not blocked by them I hasten to add, I just did not subscribe to them any more)