Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:29 am  

mickyb1234 wrote:

Because as I say its about that 80 minutes each week and the 17 blokes in the hooped shirts with the donkey on the chest.

Good for you Michael, good for you. Rest assured, you can cheer on your hooped shirted heroes and sip your £1.80 cappuccino safe in the knowledge that there really is nothing that you could have done to save the Broncos, should it all turn to custard at the end of the year.
COYB....

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:35 am  

The club have made errors but it's going to be OK now

NO THEY NEVER SAID IT WAS OK NOW.

The Club know they need to communicate better with their fans....insightful.

SO WHAT RESPONSE WERE THEY MEANT TO COME UP WITH, THEY AKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE

The Landlord is in receipt of money from the RFL to market us....he's a wizard at it. Look at Barnet FC gates!

WELL AS YOU HAVE SO ELOQUENTLY PUT IT IN THE PAST ON MANY OCCASION WE HAVE BEEN POOP AT IT, WHATS WRONG WITH LETTING THEM DO IT, AS YOU SAY YOURSELF IT CANNOT BE WORSE

The Team is short of some key players and experience but TR is hopeful of filling these...aren't we all Tony?

HE ANSWERED THE QUESTION HONESTLY! WHAT MORE DO YOU EXPECT

The Team will segment the season into key sections...so as not to get on too long a losing streak

NO THE QUESTION ASKED WAS "WHAT IS THE TARGET FOR THE SEASON" AGAIN TR ANSWERED HONESTLY HE SAID THE TARGET AT THE PRECISE MOMENT IS TO GET THE BLOKES WORKING TOGETHER ON THE PITCH, HE THEN WENT ON TO EXPLAIN WHAT HE MEANT BY THAT. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF KEY SEGMENTS OF THE SEASON

The Away strip (white/offwhite hoops) and other stuff will be available no later than 2nd home game...early as ever.

SO WHAT?

300k schoolkids will be targeted to promote RL. These are the same kids that have already had soccer promoted to them

SO LETS IGNORE THE KIDS! ITS BEEN SAID BEFORE GET THE KIDS INTERESTED THEN YOU MIGHT GET THE PARENTS INTERESTED, IT WAS IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION REGARDING YOUTH RUGBY IN THE LONDON REGION. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO FIND MANY KIDS IN THE COUNTRY NEVER MIND LONDON THAT HAVE NOT HAD FOOTBALL PROMOTED TO EM

Jamie O'C is back training with the Broncos......Jesus Wept.....JOC

NO JAMIE Oc TRAINED WITH EM ON SAT, AND IF SOMEONE HAMMERED NAILS THROUGH YR HANDS AND FEET YOU WOULD WEEP

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:39 am  

gutterfax wrote:

what?
DH own the club, Gus is his CEO and TR is the Head Coach........
Kleanthous is the Landlord,
Sean Long and Grimma are assistant coaches.....

DH will make up any financial shortfall in 2014 (to a certain level below that of previous years)
Gus will negotiate with sponsors
Rea will coach the team and oversee selection.

....unless you've been told otherwise?

Does it not seem to you that Kleanthous and staff,are a bit more than just Landlords?
DH is financing the playing side of things,Gus will do what DH pays him to do?.
It appears obvious that Rea has brought the players in and will be the mouth piece for the club,but i'd guess that Grimma & long will be main coaches

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:42 am  

And its dopio espresso I will have you know, one has to keep an eye on the figure

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 1:06 am  

j.c wrote:

Does it not seem to you that Kleanthous and staff,are a bit more than just Landlords?

Actually, no. We pay Rent (for an amount of space, access to pitches and the big pitch for main games). He gets the bar and everything else......not that much different to the stoop actually. I am happy to be corrected once they all have @londonbroncosrl.com email addresses though

j.c wrote:

DH is financing the playing side of things,Gus will do what DH pays him to do?

And that combination has really delivered thus far...I really can't wait to see what 2014 delivers. 53% losses on a 3 year turn over of 12.3 million will take some beating but if ever there were 2 guys you'd back to do it, then they're the guys!

j.c wrote:

It appears obvious that Rea has brought the players in and will be the mouth piece for the club, but i'd guess that Grimma & long will be main coaches

Not sure what salary TR can command, but I'd guess if he is not head coach, he'd be the best paid press officer in SL

On the last 2 points you've just made......Gus will do DH's bidding and TR will be the comical Ali of the group? I think I can spot 2 more salaries we could have made savings on there.....I see no point in either Rea or MacKay if, as you allude in your first point, Kleanthous and Gang are pulling the back office strings and as you guess in your second that Long and Grimma are the coaches.

Wonder why they've still got jobs if they're surplus to requirements? I mean, we are looking to save as much cash as possible......that's what all the staff who were let go before Christmas were told

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:18 am  

You should all stay away. TK is ripping the club off and the current management are running you into the ground.

Don't buy membership, tickets or merchandise as you will only be lining TKs pocket. It wont make any difference to broncos future whether you come or not.

This is Broncos last year and you should say your goodbyes now. We all need to slag off those in charge as much as we can from now until the end of the season so they know the fans are no longer interested in supporting a London Rugby League club and therefore ensure they withdraw their support.

Have I missed anything GF?

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:42 pm  

meliferra wrote:

You should all stay away.

Post where I have said that?

meliferra wrote:

TK is ripping the club off

I actually said "more power to him!

meliferra wrote:

and the current management are running you into the ground.

You disagree with that diagnosis?

meliferra wrote:

Don't buy membership, tickets

Post where I have said that?

meliferra wrote:

or merchandise as you will only be lining TKs pocket.

Incorrect.....and Post where I have said that?

meliferra wrote:

It wont make any difference to broncos future whether you come or not.

Post where I have said that?

meliferra wrote:

This is Broncos last year and you should say your goodbyes now.

Again. Post where I have said that?

meliferra wrote:

We all need to slag off those in charge as much as we can from now until the end of the season so they know the fans are no longer interested in supporting a London Rugby League club and therefore ensure they withdraw their support.

Post where I have said that?

meliferra wrote:

Have I missed anything GF?

Patently, quite a lot.

All that you have posted is a twisted version of what you think I have said, whilst in reality, I have not said stay away, don't buy memberships, don't buy merchandise, 2014 will be the last of the London Broncos, that AK is robbing anyone blind or in fact, given any advice on attending matches, supporting the club or buying beers, teas, coffees, pies or replica shirts to anyone.

The only semblance of accuracy in your post, designed to appeal to the "masses" is that the current management are incapable of running the club properly which is a belief I stand by and so, it would seem do most on here, even if they tire of my mundane repetitiveness.

This thread was about the forum. An event attended by 50 or so of the 400-600 London broncos supporters left. It was an event where because they admitted they've made mistakes and can do better, some on here see as a good thing.....I still say whilst we have the same bankroller and puppet CEO then little if anything will change off the park whilst the squad we currently have has improved from 0 comp points to maybe 6 comp points in 2014, but will still be assured to be in the championship next season unless other clubs go bust.

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:43 pm  

I never made a claim you said it. I asked if there was anything I had missed.

Seems to me from the information that's been posted on here you are as good as dead and should give up now. Any money you spend will solely line TKs pocket and not benefit Broncos one jot.

So why bother?

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:51 pm  

meliferra wrote:

I never made a claim you said it. I asked if there was anything I had missed.

and as I said, quite a lot by the looks of things!

meliferra wrote:

Seems to me from the information that's been posted on here you are as good as dead and should give up now. Any money you spend will solely line TKs pocket and not benefit Broncos one jot.

I repeat......where have I said that? I have never made such a sweeping statement, but you keep on suggesting I have Why?
The Landlord gets the bar and ticket revenue, but he doesn't get the shop revenue or the other "commercial" stuff.....

meliferra wrote:

So why bother?

Because we're fans and followers of the team.....it's just the business and the club that is loved up at the moment. Me attacking the management is nothing new buddy.......I started in 2002 and I won't stop until they start to do things correctly and under this owner/management, it ain't happening this year!

The current CEO has reduced the attendances by 40% and the value of those attending by about 15% in 3 years.....do you have any faith in that track record?

Re: Fans Forum 8th February : Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:37 pm  

Are you sure that Broncos will get merchandising revenue? It's being sourced by the Hive and sold in the Hive shop. Wouldn't surprise me if TK took a cut of the cost of selling them. I wonder how much will be left for Broncos? How much money is that going to make towards covering the player budget that the TV money does not cover.

The current CEO has reduced the attendances by 40% and the value of those attending by about 15% in 3 years.....do you have any faith in that track record?

Nope, none at all. as you have no faith in a greek cypriot soccer salesman with no track record of something the scale of a Super League club and frankly why should you. I understand that moving to the Hive is a bad deal and you can have no expectation of survival after relegation at the end of this season.

I understand the sentimentality about Broncos and wanting to support the husk that is left of what was once a top club. I would do the same if I was a Broncos fan.