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Post subject: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:57 am

Halfdan of t'wide embrace

Player Coach

Joined: Jul 03 2005
Posts: 1450
Location: Aldershot, Hants

Planning application to permit Broncos to play there is going in.
Dons are seeking fan approval to share. Strongly recommend a yes vote.
Broncos won't play there until at least mid July
Attendances will be restricted until at least August.
10 year deal with break clauses on both sides.
Dons expect to earn £200k - £500k p.a To put that into perspective I think the central funding this year is £300k.

https://thedonstrust.org/files/London-B ... ion-QA.pdf

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Post subject: Re: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:09 am

RfE

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Joined: Feb 05 2018
Posts: 1027

Very significant!
I can understand the Dons not wanting someone else to be first to play at their new ground - so the big question is where are we going to be playing from later this month until mid July?

Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number--
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you--
Ye are many -- they are few.'

Percy Bysshe Shelley - 'The Mask of Anarchy'

' ITS OVER' - Roy Orbison

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Post subject: Re: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:18 am

Halfdan of t'wide embrace

Player Coach

Joined: Jul 03 2005
Posts: 1450
Location: Aldershot, Hants

Rosslyn Park is my guess. Richmond are about to start playing again, Rosslyn Park aren't I believe. As such, their ground would be easier to confirm for all required dates.

Anyone know which coach company Keighley use? Perhaps they can tell us...

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Post subject: Re: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:22 am

Deadcowboys1

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Joined: Dec 29 2010
Posts: 1925

RfE wrote:Very significant!
I can understand the Dons not wanting someone else to be first to play at their new ground - so the big question is where are we going to be playing from later this month until mid July?

Call for Hercule Poirot!

Sounds a little expensive to me as we are only getting a surface to play on but what do I know? Nowt. :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:18 am

Honkytonk

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Joined: Jan 15 2013
Posts: 1025

We could play at Richmond still. They only have 10 games this season, so that 5 home. London Scottish have moved out and are now sharing with Esher until their new ground is built. I can imagine RAA would be grateful for the revenue from us.

200-500K, I think that is dependant on if we are in SL

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Post subject: Re: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:51 am

Deadcowboys1

International Star

Joined: Dec 29 2010
Posts: 1925

You may be right Honkytonk but I read it £200k in Championship & maybe £500k in SL. Either way that seems a lot of money for Broncos to give up if a tsunami of new fans doesn't materialise.

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Post subject: Re: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:18 am

nadera78

Club Coach

Joined: Jan 16 2005
Posts: 991

David Hughes is getting turned over again. In all likelihood this may well be the last time it happens.

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Post subject: Re: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:04 am

Halfdan of t'wide embrace

Player Coach

Joined: Jul 03 2005
Posts: 1450
Location: Aldershot, Hants

A statement from the club. Many significant bits of the Dons Trust statement are not covered off.

https://londonbroncosrl.com/news/plough-lane-update/

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Post subject: Re: Significant Dons Trust update

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:28 am

Hockley Bronco

Club Captain

Joined: Jul 02 2017
Posts: 142

Interesting to read in the dons statement that commission on tickets is an income stream. Maybe that explains the walk up price increase? Given the timeframes here it makes me wonder why Ealing isn't being used this year, or for most of this year. Any info on parking at Rosslyn Park or Richmond gratefully received!

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