If as is very likely Orient do not get the olymic stadium share with West Ham etc. Then Mr Hearns is looking to bolster Brisbane road, Wouldn't take much doing to get 14k in that stadium.

Under the sticks what is your rational for the claim Bradford will "[ieven fewer[/i" to Brisbane Road? also why would it need to be "[imajor, major marketing plans[/i" for the on the road game there? The Stoop holds more and is not closed in, also as it seems from the link to the Leyton Orient official website they have made a big thing of it today and nearer the time they will do the same again I am certain, the marketing will need to be in East London and hopefully capture in from the great development work we are doing there now.

With regards the criteria for a stadium, look at Hull KR's ground and anyway Barry Hearn is having pipe dreams thinking he will take over the 60,000 Olympic stadium post 2012 and it would not take a lot to extend the stadium to 15,000 which would be an ideal size. We need to see the venue of the second game on the road before we get ahead of ourselves.

I would be suprised if all of our own regular supporters make it to Brisbane Road so it is not a quantum leap to suggest that a side which does not bring that many supporters down to London might also have a few fans that can`t be d.......it`s just my opinion.

Of course the `on the road games` will require significant marketing, do you honestly think that the locals and LO football fans will just turn up as if by magic. An announcement on the LO web site today does not equate to a marketing coup or in your words `making a big thing of it`. My original post was not snipping at the club but just voicing an opinion and a concern......get over it

Why you took it that way I am totally unsure, it was not how it was intended, my opinion and like you that is all it is, if we are going to have to go on the road Brisbane Road seems a good choice, nice compact stadium and an area were we are working with development, lets just wait and see I Hope it is a big success but it was not having a knock at you in any way, I was unsure how you got to your opinion! which I respect.

I was hoping home games would be Saturday 6pm, but Saturday 3pm isn't too bad, just means I have to rush across London after playing a match in the morning.

Away at Catalan is the opening weekend of the Olympics

Will be at the home game at Leyton Orient in may as its up the road from me

Watch out, Darthchris will be after you.

Bradford 4th best average for games in London, 5th best at the Stoop II........
31 minutes from Oxford Circus to Leyton.....5 minute walk to ground.
Twickenham to Leyton station 1 hour.......

Can't see the problem.....I have to catch flights to get to see games......

You didn't have to catch flights to away games in UK but still didn't go



When flying in to Auckland do you look for roundabouts with room for bushes and train stations with spare space for cheesy posters?.........or wouldn't New Zealanders appreciate this method of wasting money

I'm going to move to Ireland and then start flying to games so I can post about it on here, making myself the number 1 fan, and making anyone who ever complains about having to travel more than 20 minutes to the ground look awful.

Wakefield sometimes struggle for crowds, I can just imagine them moving a home match 1 hour from their current ground. By my calculations, this would be the equivalent of shifting one of their games to Mansfield or Shorpe.

London Broncos, working hard at planting some local roots

Completely correct, I bet even some Wakefield fans may travel one hour to their ground! a few people forget how many loyal supporters have to travel more than an hour to The Stoop, how long did it take to travel to Leicester when we played there remember that day well! Roots well we will never survive with new fans simply from Richmond & Twickenham are that is living in a dream world, the walls some people put up! LOL

A few people forget that the successful Rugby League clubs in this country have fanbases that mainly comprise of local supporters, thousands of which walk to matches. But hey, never mind, lets just give up on that idea like you say, we'll do it GusDave's way

perfect,its only the pony events at the start and London will be mental but a great thing to come back to

The on-the-road games are to test the water about a future move

Not been to Kingstonians/AFC Wimbledon's ground should play there

Miles too small unless we play Catalans every week.

I have Never been able to walk to the ground I have supported, 25 minutes when I supported St Helens and since the first game at Fulham 3 hour drive minimum to a home game. Friends in St Helens complain about having to travel to Langtree Park and all parking is on Council pay car parks, a few are being Stubborn and saying they will not Go! but I know they will!!!

Just wonder how many of our Loyal fan base live in Twickenham???

I live in the borough and lived in Twickenham for a couple of years.
Was a coincidence though - although only really started going regularly when they were at Brentford - was a season ticket holder at the London Knights Ice Hockey club and they had around 40 home games a year ( they also played the other end of London so travel wasn't the issue - just having enough free time - ) and didn't fancy adding too many hikes across the capital when Broncos played at Charlton.
Went a couple of times a year when they played there but not much more - my folks were STH back then, sitting behind Britney

Thanks Darthchris, I would be disappointed if we do not have loyal supporters in the Borough, but from friends and neighbours do you think we have many that can just walk up rather than drive or use public transport?

I walk to the Stoop.

But how many do you think do walk? is it 50% of our 3,000 base or 70& or 10% or less and with a ground with good transport connections and close to the tube would it be more, we just can't survive on our current supporter base that is fact.

Not really sure what point you are trying to make but London is a big place. I doubt that a significant proportion of fans have been locals within walking distance wherever we have played.

My only point jbuzza is that someone raised it as a negative of ever leaving The Stoop as we would lose all our loyal base, which I feel is not accurate as our loyal supporter base must come from a larger area than any club in Super League. Yes London is a big place and people walking up may use public transport. One day the decision may be our to make as a club, it may be down to our Landlords and their demands.

I don't so much believe the location is he big factor, it is more the stadium itself. The Stoop's a great rugby stadium which fits our needs perfectly. We'd be mad to leave.