https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ue-season/ Total RL posted this a few weeks back but nothing to back it up ......yet?

https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ue-season/ Total RL posted this a few weeks back but nothing to back it up ......yet?

I think previously it had been said he had signed to go back to France but that was before we won MPG.

That was my understanding too.

Good to seeing coaching being brought in. We seemed much better last season once Rhys Lovegrove arrived.

1st day of pre season training video posted on Twitter suggests Davies, Hoyes and a couple of the other youngsters retained. Don’t know if everyone was there but no Grant, Horsman or the as yet unaccounted for overseas players. A couple of faces I didn’t recognise, a little fella and a bigger guy with a prodigious Afro. Any ideas?

Is the guy with the afro. Jonny Campbell who played for Batley last season?

He’s about 40. I think this guy is younger but who knows. Probably they should get on and announce players.

..SIDESHOW BOB if we're looking for nicknames

I'm guessing this was perhaps more down to the geography than anything else, but still disappointing to be turned down in favour of a newly promoted Championship team. https://www.totalrl.com/the-super-leagu ... doncaster/

I'm guessing this was perhaps more down to the geography than anything else, but still disappointing to be turned down in favour of a newly promoted Championship team. https://www.totalrl.com/the-super-leagu ... doncaster/

Quote ="Knocker_White"I'm guessing this was perhaps more down to the geography than anything else, but still disappointing to be turned down in favour of a newly promoted Championship team. https://www.totalrl.com/the-super-leagu ... doncaster/'" Elijah Taylor has also said he turned down London, in his case to sign with League 1 Oldham. Am sure there would have been a geographical element there as he lives in that part of the world.

Quote ="Knocker_White"I'm guessing this was perhaps more down to the geography than anything else, but still disappointing to be turned down in favour of a newly promoted Championship team. https://www.totalrl.com/the-super-leagu ... doncaster/'" Elijah Taylor has also said he turned down London, in his case to sign with League 1 Oldham. Am sure there would have been a geographical element there as he lives in that part of the world.

Not confirmation, but sounds like a decision has been made on Deans part. Real shame as I thought we might be able to convince him to stay. Along with Corey, I can't think of many players that have had as much of an impact for us in such a short period of time. https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ague-2024/

Not confirmation, but sounds like a decision has been made on Deans part. Real shame as I thought we might be able to convince him to stay. Along with Corey, I can't think of many players that have had as much of an impact for us in such a short period of time. https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ague-2024/

Quote ="Knocker_White"Not confirmation, but sounds like a decision has been made on Deans part. Real shame as I thought we might be able to convince him to stay. Along with Corey, I can't think of many players that have had as much of an impact for us in such a short period of time. https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ague-2024/'" That's a real shame - without them I very much doubt we'd be talking about us having a Superleague campaign to look forward to.

Quote ="Knocker_White"Not confirmation, but sounds like a decision has been made on Deans part. Real shame as I thought we might be able to convince him to stay. Along with Corey, I can't think of many players that have had as much of an impact for us in such a short period of time. https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ague-2024/'" That's a real shame - without them I very much doubt we'd be talking about us having a Superleague campaign to look forward to.

Bit surprised Hopi and Tyler turned down the bright lights but I suspect we’re all pretty relaxed about it.
Silva to Barrow. Don’t know what to say about that. It is what it is, but not signing Whare and Norman is problematic. They were clearly a significant catalyst for our moving from decent Championship side to champions. If we were still in the Championship I think most would feel we had done good, if limited, business in strengthening our squad. If we have bagged some like for like replacements of SL quality I think the club might want to announce that now. Proof of the pudding is in the eating but we look a little undercooked.

A couple of years ago we assembled a L1 squad for the Championship. This year seems like we are assembling a Championship squad for SL. And let's face it, without the likes of Whare and Norman we were a pretty average Championship side.

Last one I can think of was Jamie Soward.

Thought we might've been in with a shout of bringing Silva back and he would've added something for sure. Teams seem to be back in the pre-season grind now, so you would assume the squads are very close to being settled. Not sure where many more signings would be coming from, unless we have a few up our sleeve as you say.

If the strategy is to wait for Elite 1 players to free up, then we might be disappointed. Doesn't seem to be a massive amount of experienced overseas talent this season. Limoux have the ex-Melbourne prop Schonig, who looks like he's going well and could probably make the adjustment to SL. Other than that it seems slim pickings.

Knowing as we do that without some major skullduggery taking place in the IMG Points means Prizes debacle, I can't see any decent SL player fancying a 1 season sojourn in London. Very hard to put yourself as an ambitious young player in the shop window if your team is being battered weekly.

I hope I'm wrong, but don't see too much in the squad building to suggest we will trouble many sides this year. It must be very hard psychologically for the players knowing no matter how well they play or where they finish, the future seems to be set. The same probably would have applied to Fev or Bradford if they'd won the Championship too.

League Express reporting Brenko Lee is staying put down under and won't be joining a SL club

They are pushing STs , training has started. It’s logical to assume this would be a good time to announce new signings. I’m assuming they haven’t because there aren’t any. Looking again at the You Tube video I suspect many of the new players are actually academy step ups. There is one older big guy with a beard, look of Olsi K about him. He’s possibly a new signing....or not. I assume they announce the other retainees and the academy step ups in one batch at some time. Or not. As for those who have left I suspect we’ll never hear again in the style of Dixon, Curran etc etc. Plus ca change. Sigh.

I noticed that guy too, isn't it Hughes' son?

Jack Hughes played a few games at Skolars at the end of the season having left Bedford RU. Pretty sure he is in the training video.

Ok he’s there to get a bit of conditioning. Fair enough. So it remains no further new signings. Bit disappointing and a bit surprising. Last time we went up we didn’t bring many in but we did bring some key ones Abdul, Smith, Morgan. This time we’ve clearly gone down a different route.

At least last time we weren’t faced with definite relegation.
Once Abdul got his move back North sorted out he more or less gave up on us.
Pity we couldn’t have persuaded Sammut to stay that extra year….

That's not true.

Derek Beaumont speaking of London Broncos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cPlin5uClM Not sure if his words in the first five minutes (of 25) are supportive of you or the opposite. His thoughts on the IMG gradings (yes, bigging up Leigh) are worth it should you see the whole stream through.

Derek Beaumont speaking of London Broncos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cPlin5uClM Not sure if his words in the first five minutes (of 25) are supportive of you or the opposite. His thoughts on the IMG gradings (yes, bigging up Leigh) are worth it should you see the whole stream through.