Re: Next 3 games : Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:02 pm  

As I say the appeal has gone for me, I used to play, referee in the southern leagues, ran an Aldershot team in the very early days of the London leagues long before the conference etc plus much more.
Growing up I loved the Wires v Wigan battles at Wilderspool and Central park, Davies up against Tuingamala, Drummond, Boyd, Offiah, Clarke, Edwards....... Some brilliant Aussies/NZ in other teams, like Meninga, Fatty Vautin, The King it goes on and on
You look at Wigan today, the big name of RL, and the big off season signing was a HB who has played his last 7 years in the championship and is 30 odd years old.
In the past I never missed a TV game on Sky, went to all Magic weekends, Perpignan to watch the Broncos even for the pre season friendlies.
I've just booked a holiday which afterwards I realised clashes with The Broncos in France and thought oh well. I looked a hotels in Liverpool a while back and saw the prices were relatively high and thought i will leave it. This wouldn't have happened in the past.
The fat accountant and now his brew boy have taken the game backwards sadly. You see the progress RU, Cricket etc have made through innovation and great ideas whilst we tinker with shock clocks and go backwards.
Its not the Broncos its the game in general. Add that to playing in a second rate ground.................

Re: Next 3 games : Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:19 pm  

Exiled down south wrote:

As I say the appeal has gone for me, I used to play, referee in the southern leagues, ran an Aldershot team in the very early days of the London leagues long before the conference etc plus much more.
Growing up I loved the Wires v Wigan battles at Wilderspool and Central park, Davies up against Tuingamala, Drummond, Boyd, Offiah, Clarke, Edwards....... Some brilliant Aussies/NZ in other teams, like Meninga, Fatty Vautin, The King it goes on and on
You look at Wigan today, the big name of RL, and the big off season signing was a HB who has played his last 7 years in the championship and is 30 odd years old.
In the past I never missed a TV game on Sky, went to all Magic weekends, Perpignan to watch the Broncos even for the pre season friendlies.
I've just booked a holiday which afterwards I realised clashes with The Broncos in France and thought oh well. I looked a hotels in Liverpool a while back and saw the prices were relatively high and thought i will leave it. This wouldn't have happened in the past.
The fat accountant and now his brew boy have taken the game backwards sadly. You see the progress RU, Cricket etc have made through innovation and great ideas whilst we tinker with shock clocks and go backwards.
Its not the Broncos its the game in general. Add that to playing in a second rate ground.................

Jesus....I was quite cheerful this evening until I read this

Re: Next 3 games : Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:43 pm  

Nadera, you missed one word! SOME

Re: Next 3 games : Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:54 pm  

nadera78 wrote:

That's just nonsense from start to finish.

If what you're saying is true then no northerners would ever stop watching the game, and yet every club in the game loses and gains fans every season. What's happened to the 10,000 fans Bradford have lost?

And the Broncos don't struggle with crowds because of the inherently fickle nature of southerners, it's because the club has spent years doing its best to upset existing fans and little or nothing to attract new ones.

northernbloke wrote:

Nadera, you missed one word! SOME

What the absolute F are you talking about?
Where would the word "some" fit in the above comment that would make it accurate?

Sometimes you just need to have the last word bud.......are you a woman?

Nadera78 is 100% spot on......fan numbers across the north are stagnant at best and London is a shambles in terms of attracting new fans......you yourself are a fan of relying on away fans......you're dafter than a bag of spanners Norvunmonkey.....

Re: Next 3 games : Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:36 am  

CMG read the post Nadera is replying to where NB said for some fans it's in the blood.

Re: Next 3 games : Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:35 am  

Dog! Trying to start an argument by any chance? See you are back to reverting to foul language and insults again!.

Re: Next 3 games : Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:51 am  

Bedfordshire Bronco wrote:

Jesus....I was quite cheerful this evening until I read this

You must have sensitive emotions if that gets you down!

Re: Next 3 games : Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:19 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

Dog! Trying to start an argument by any chance? See you are back to reverting to foul language and insults again!.

Whilst you referring to me as 'dog' is just banter I suppose......

Re: Next 3 games : Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:12 pm  

Exiled down south wrote:

You must have sensitive emotions if that gets you down!

Only a brief downer....I recovered