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I think his son was a fan, that's how he got involved.
He got involved around the start of SL which probably looked like a good time to make an investment. Hindsight probably shows that RL (even most sport in general) is not a great investment if you're in it for the money.
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Shame he pulled out, really. He injected a lot of the trademark Virgin feelgood factor into the club, and it coincided with Martin Offiah and Shaun Edwards being at the club, and their appearance at Wembley. I for one thought the club was really going to go places.
But, as said above, it lost a lot of money, and I don't think Branson really saw the situation getting any better, in the main due to the lack of a proper home ground which, of course, goes hand in hand with your ability to pull in a loyal fan base.
Imagine if Harlequins were able to attract Virgin now?
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ROBINSON wrote:Shame he pulled out, really. He injected a lot of the trademark Virgin feelgood factor into the club, and it coincided with Martin Offiah and Shaun Edwards being at the club, and their appearance at Wembley. I for one thought the club was really going to go places.
But, as said above, it lost a lot of money, and I don't think Branson really saw the situation getting any better, in the main due to the lack of a proper home ground which, of course, goes hand in hand with your ability to pull in a loyal fan base.
Imagine if Harlequins were able to attract Virgin now?
why? what would happen to harlequins if they did attract virgin?
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JB Down Under wrote:I think Quins would be happy to attract virgins or slappers, in fact anyone who is willing to pay to watch them!
Branson was after a quick buck and when it didn't arrive, he dumped us. I wouldn't want him back in the game..........he spent money on players but didn't market the game at all. I think they call it "field of dreams" marketing...if you build a good team they will come
dally messenger wrote:was watching an nfl doco. on one of their teams and they used the term bomb to describe those long high passes from quaterback to running back and i think gibson took that idea, realized you cant throw the ball forward in RL and adapted it to a "bomb" kick we have
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gutterfax wrote:Branson was after a quick buck and when it didn't arrive, he dumped us. I wouldn't want him back in the game..........he spent money on players but didn't market the game at all. I think they call it "field of dreams" marketing...if you build a good team they will come
From what I remember, when he left he paid of your debts.
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Dico wrote:From what i remember he went along to a game one time and enjoyed it so he bought the club. Think it was losing him a lot of money though
If BRANSON can't make it pay what hope have they got
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