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Quote Errlee Berd="Errlee Berd"Not going to bother discussing it any further, it's gone way past the point I made / thread topic (comparing it to RU, media exposure, shown in pubs etc
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Some articles you should probably read on school participation in London:
www.londonrl.com/get_involved/pl ... gby_league
www.eastlondonrugbyleague.com/school-rugby/
Info on the amateur clubs in and around London:
www.londonrl.com/clubs
They've made giant strides in London over the past few years and amateur clubs are popping up all over the place in the South. London folding would rip up alot of the grassroots work done in London, access to decent coaching and remove a big section of our future talent pool - that's the point.'"
That's some pretty impressive numbers, 500 schools, close to 1200 teams, 120,000 students taking part and then around 40 amateur clubs in the London area.
This is great progress, I agree, but we're talking London Broncos and Super League.
Genuine question (I honestly don't know and the numbers just don't add up):
If there are so many people involved and playing RL at many levels in London how come so few of them support their local SL franchise? |
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Quote Errlee Berd="Errlee Berd"Not going to bother discussing it any further, it's gone way past the point I made / thread topic (comparing it to RU, media exposure, shown in pubs etc
) and I can't be bothered.
Some articles you should probably read on school participation in London:
www.londonrl.com/get_involved/pl ... gby_league
www.eastlondonrugbyleague.com/school-rugby/
Info on the amateur clubs in and around London:
www.londonrl.com/clubs
They've made giant strides in London over the past few years and amateur clubs are popping up all over the place in the South. London folding would rip up alot of the grassroots work done in London, access to decent coaching and remove a big section of our future talent pool - that's the point.'"
That's some pretty impressive numbers, 500 schools, close to 1200 teams, 120,000 students taking part and then around 40 amateur clubs in the London area.
This is great progress, I agree, but we're talking London Broncos and Super League.
Genuine question (I honestly don't know and the numbers just don't add up):
If there are so many people involved and playing RL at many levels in London how come so few of them support their local SL franchise? | |
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| Quote the cal train="the cal train"He's brilliant! But wasn't he crusaders' cone carrier too? He's a jynx!'"
No mare he was with london from them been broncos then harlequins and now back to broncos he been there before crusaders came along | | | |
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| Quote cod'ead="cod'ead"Yes because the Cumbrian clubs are so well managed and get such fantastic support.
There seems to be more support for a Cumbrian club in Superleague from uoutside of Cumbria than actually attend matches in Cumbria. [uWhitehaven was hardly a roaring success when they were in the top flight [/uand things seem to have gone downhill since then'"
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| Quote SirStan="SirStan"When did that happen?'"
Think the last time was back in the 80's wasn't it?
More to the original point, a merged Cumbrian SL side has been attempted twice in the Summer era and both times it was rejected by the clubs and fans. There simply isn't any appetite for it. | | |
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| Quote Kosh="Kosh"Think the last time was back in the 80's wasn't it?
More to the original point, a merged Cumbrian SL side has been attempted twice in the Summer era and both times it was rejected by the clubs and fans. There simply isn't any appetite for it.'"
Think he meant Workington. | | | |
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| Quote Errlee Berd="Errlee Berd"Think he meant Workington.'"
Think you're right. One season in SL, two wins all season, and relegated with crippling debts.
Definitely worth another try. | | | |
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