Re: I can't wait for us to leave the Stoop : Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:35 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

I can't believe how many people have been mugged into thinking the Stoop is the cause of our problems.

Who said that? It's just too big a stadium for our lot and I'm still not surprised Glower left. TW2 is the wrong place for RL IMHO however things may have been different if Mark Evans had remained with QuinsRU. But things are't OK and the Broncos are pretty much stuffed from where I see it. I'll be glad to see the back of the place after our last game and devoid of any sadness. Edit: I'd still love to know what on earth Gus does in his role to promote LB.

Re: I can't wait for us to leave the Stoop : Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:00 pm  

Hmm so Gower left because the stadium was too big. Do you have any evidence to suggest anywhere else in London is better for RL than TW2 ? Have you done an analysis of our historic attendances ? Of course the Stoop is too big for us right now but being at the Stoop hasn't made the attendances poop. You can look elsewhere for the causes of that.

Re: I can't wait for us to leave the Stoop : Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:28 pm  

I've done this several times and suspect others may have but I haven't seen any. After fulltime when the kids are playing on the field take a stroll out to the Centre spot and take a look around. OK most will have left their seats by then but the lack of folks in the stands is very telling.

Re: I can't wait for us to leave the Stoop : Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:14 am  

Torbreck wrote:

I've done this several times and suspect others may have but I haven't seen any. After fulltime when the kids are playing on the field take a stroll out to the Centre spot and take a look around. OK most will have left their seats by then but the lack of folks in the stands is very telling.

At least you can walk onto the field after the match. How many other fans can do that at other stadiums?

Re: I can't wait for us to leave the Stoop : Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:43 am  

Torbrek, that's because when the kids are in the middle messing around it means the game has finished and folk are on there wat home
Go to old Trafford grand final day after final whistle when Winfield messing around with the cupmost of stadium is empty
As homes go for rl in London the stoop is a purpose built rugby stadium access is good facilities for fans players and officials are good only problem is what it costs and fact we are tenants
Why no bums on seats? Because we keep losing and playing poor rugby when we lose
Best marketting tool we have is those 13 blokes on the park if they started performing then folk start coming back.
As for empty stadiums, Wembley gonna look daft with 2000 in if the unthinkable happened

Re: I can't wait for us to leave the Stoop : Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:06 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

Torbrek, that's because when the kids are in the middle messing around it means the game has finished and folk are on there wat home
Go to old Trafford grand final day after final whistle when Winfield messing around with the cupmost of stadium is empty
As homes go for rl in London the stoop is a purpose built rugby stadium access is good facilities for fans players and officials are good only problem is what it costs and fact we are tenants
Why no bums on seats? Because we keep losing and playing poor rugby when we lose
Best marketting tool we have is those 13 blokes on the park if they started performing then folk start coming back.
As for empty stadiums, Wembley gonna look daft with 2000 in if the unthinkable happened

I agree. The most telling thing for me has been the number of long-time supporters who have come on here in recent months to suggest they might not continue to go after this season. This has nothing to do with this stadium and a lot to do with a badly-run club and a poor team.

Re: I can't wait for us to leave the Stoop : Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:21 pm  

Sadly I have become one of those fans, and I get free entry to games.

I have followed rl for 40 plus years the Broncos for probably 15 years but given the choice of reffing or watching the Broncos in the past I have tended to opt to come and watch, this season really not got the enthusiasm anymore to sit and watch so take my appointments and the money and just watch the tries on sky

I don't mind watching em lose, as long as they put in the effort lately that has not been the case, there is little passion left in the club