Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:10 am  

I think it would be a great gesture to play preseason games at Oxford and Hemel. It would give them some profile, build links and give our younger players a run out. You never know it may also raise our profile in the region. How about it TR?

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:38 am  

If memory serves me correctly, back in 2004 or 2005 London Broncos played a pre season game up against a London League select side, aka London Barbarians, at St Albans Centurions then new home of Woollams. It was a successful event for sure, as I am sure a similar venture into Hemel or Oxford would be.

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:42 am  

Forget that rubbish - Lets get battle hardened against decent opposition.

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:30 am  

Isn't the Capital Challenge fixture between us and London Skolars at the HAC one of the usual preseason fixtures?

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:13 pm  

east stander wrote:

Forget that rubbish - Lets get battle hardened against decent opposition.

Correct. We owe these clubs nothing. If we can't trick too many Super League clubs into a game, then maybe a trip to Fev might be of use.

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:16 pm  

Why avoid the best team in the lower leagues- Sheffield.

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:36 pm  

Hemel have supplied two or three of the current side, so we do owe them something. We need to ensure that the best players coming through in the South East come to the Broncos not elsewhere. Building the game in the region can only help us. The short term thinking on here is alarming sometimes.

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:44 pm  

You thinking a top flight team should play a bunch of local lads is alarming.

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:47 pm  

east stander wrote:

You thinking a top flight team should play a bunch of local lads is alarming.

We play the Skolars every year and I have never heard much complaints. I did say it would be a chance to give the kids a run out, what is wrong with that?

Re: Pre-season friendlies : Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:24 pm  

We should play a Christmas game like the northern clubs do.