Re: Back to Brentford? : Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:12 am  

I really don't know whether this would be a good move.

Brentford have bought the Lionel Road site from Barratt Homes and are planning their stadium now. The new stadium is likely to hold 20,000 people, far too much for a London Rugby League Club. The Broncos have invested nothing into the acquisition of Lionel Road so how keen would they be to let the Broncos move with them?

On the other side, the Lionel Road development is being labelled as the Brentford Community Stadium so they may be keen to have a Rugby team jump into bed with them to make it more of a community based stadium but I'd imagine that any Rugby Union team would be seen as a better option than the Broncos at present. London Welsh have expressed an interest I believe.

I'm sure that the Griffin Park site will be sold off for housing when Brentford leave there so there would be almost no chance of the Broncos staying there and if the move to Lionel Road doesn't materialise, Griffin Park has been nothing more than a short term fix.

I think the next home for the Broncos has to be a long term move.

Re: Back to Brentford? : Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:30 pm  

Moe Lester wrote:

London Welsh have expressed an interest I believe.

LW are laying roots in Oxford now. Not sure they are still in the frame.

Re: Back to Brentford? : Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:11 pm  

said it when the new Brentford stadium was in the planning stage get on board and run with it we could make it a home

Re: Back to Brentford? : Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:47 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

LW are laying roots in Oxford now. Not sure they are still in the frame.

LW have taken on the lease of the now closed Priory Pub next to the Kassam in Oxford and are moving their administrative centre to Oxford. Last year they frequented Oxford only on match days but this year there does seem to be a more permanent move. They also invested in the relaying of the pitch

There was talk in the summer that they may actually stay in Oxford at Oxford University RU which is also the home of Oxford RL but this went away with the agreement to remain at the Kassam

Re: Back to Brentford? : Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:36 pm  

Chris Brown wrote:

LW have taken on the lease of the now closed Priory Pub next to the Kassam in Oxford and are moving their administrative centre to Oxford. Last year they frequented Oxford only on match days but this year there does seem to be a more permanent move. They also invested in the relaying of the pitch

There was talk in the summer that they may actually stay in Oxford at Oxford University RU which is also the home of Oxford RL but this went away with the agreement to remain at the Kassam

If London Broncos move back to Griffin Park I have a Flat they can lease across the road and use as offices if they like. It's only a 2 Bedroom with a fair size Living Room, but given the current staff list, it should provide ample space

Re: Back to Brentford? : Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:57 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

If London Broncos move back to Griffin Park I have a Flat they can lease across the road and use as offices if they like. It's only a 2 Bedroom with a fair size Living Room, but given the current staff list, it should provide ample space

Great it would do as a meeting place for the home supporter who might turn up

Re: Back to Brentford? : Fri Oct 18, 2013 12:11 am  

daftdad wrote:

Great it would do as a meeting place for the home supporter who might turn up

There is a large cupboard at the top of the stairs that would be great for a fans forum

Re: Back to Brentford? : Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:18 am  

gutterfax wrote:

There is a large cupboard at the top of the stairs that would be great for a fans forum

We could also lock Gus in it.

Re: Back to Brentford? : Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:29 am  

Cowgirl Nostalgist wrote:

gutterfax wrote:

There is a large cupboard at the top of the stairs that would be great for a fans forum

We could also lock Gus in it.

If it was still being used for the forum he might have to talk to the fans.

Re: Back to Brentford? : Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:55 am  

Perry wrote:

If it was still being used for the forum he might have to talk to the fans.

Emphasis on the word might.