Dally wrote:
1. Yes, although why not go to Hemel drags. Which is nearer? What about all the other things I love - I'd have to compromise there.
2.Being a supporter is about emotional involvement for me - watching away teams is not appealing.
3. Wouldn't. I have to go to Australia for that ?
4. Again!?
5. I assume you mean how?
6. I don't have any.
By going to see Broncos you will be helping to keep alive the club you once supported, without people like yourself going the numbers will be too low and in 2 years time the plug will be pulled if not sooner. The owner of the Hive has a real interest in taking over the Broncos and making the Hive a permanent home but he needs to see enough people are interested in keeping Broncos alive, if there isn't then it's curtains
Going to see the Broncos play doesn't prevent you from seeing Stags in future if you decide you don't like what you see at the Hive.
Just going to the Hive to find out will be a worthwhile experience in itself. It is in the top 100 training complexes in the world and as far as I'm aware the only one in the top 100 that allows public access. It was the base for referees and officials during the London Olympics and is used by International teams as a training centre before they play England at Wembley. Yes the stadium is currently small but the improvements to what was already there are top quality and it has many more improvements in the pipeline. It will probably be one of the newest stadium you've ever visited with the floodlights only being installed last july. The pitch has fantastic drainage so never gets muddy. The grass is genetically modified so it grows at double normal rate making the pitch is lush and green all year round. No rugby union is played on it to tear it up. It has 4 large bars, one of which has a deli and sells the best gourmet burgers you've ever tasted.
If the owner of the Hive encourages the same set-up as is used as for the football then all first team players not involved in the game will be in the Hive bar so you can meet and talk to them. After a game the players come into the Bar and sit amongst the fans to have a post match meal. If Broncos players are anything like ours then it's a fantastic opportunity to get to know them as more than just objects running round a pitch.
Finally, the new set-up appear genuinely interested in what fans have to say. They are not the same people who previously administered the club and appear to be doing more than just going through the motions, but they have had only 2 months to get things running and it doesnt sound like the way things were done previously has helped. If you're unsure as to why you should go you can ask them on twitter and based on how easy and open I've found them I believe they will show a genuine interest in what you have to say.
