Tuesday evening in London and 4 days (3 of them working) to attract some form of interest in the local community to boost the gate.
I see that our ticketing partner have stepped up as match day sponsor, which I now make the 5th time a partner has "apparently" parted with more cash to reinforce the message to an already captive audience

....or in other words, we've given them the naming rights so we don't look any more more like a pub side.....sigh.
Lots of preaching to the choir going on, with £25 for 4 offer front and centre.....apparently we won a poll on Twitter for team of the week....180 votes from a total of 249 from. Twitter site with 5,000 members......not pub side at all that....sigh
The club shop, where I went to buy my daughter and granddaughter 2023 ladies shirts seems to no longer be operating, but guides me to apx where apx claim AND advertise that they are the kit supplier.....along with supplying kit to various pub sides......sigh.
Once I scanned my inbox I discovered the first email from the club since March, announcing itself as the "new" newsletter, some 8 months after the season launch..........that's insulting the pig and whistle first XI.....sigh
No mention of parts 2 to 4 of the season ticket holder events that were offered to the sheep at fleecing time before the sheep were further fleeced by widespread discounting to attract other sheep........the wolfpack in emmerdale have taken notes.......sigh
Lastly.....and this to me would be something that I would consider key to any chance of improvement in 2023....no mention of a gathering of those from earlier in the year to discuss 2022 and form a plan for 2023. This would include a widespread call for volunteers to man the pumps on matchdays ( in return for club uniforms, maybe a free away trip for them, definitely a box for them at seasons end.....and other low cost perks)......2022's shortcomings in attracting fans may well be a blessing in disguise given that very few new fans can have been put off as there weren't many.....but 2023 will be a make or break season and without either Hughes funding it or volunteers helping, matchdays will again be flat.....

Come on the Broncos Ladies......whilst the guys winning a few games is nice, you've been a constant PLUS in 2022......

Ladies triumph 44-6.....final on 27th.....
Day before our away trip to Whitehaven.....if you don't fancy the length of the country on Sunday, then how about a couple of hours to the west....?
Maybe DH can be convinced to stump up for a coach....offer it to ST holders first, then people who have upgraded to the lounge....should have no problem filling a 75 seater!
Really is an opportunity to polish a turd of a season if the girls can pull this off.....it was close on the regular season going down to a try in the last seconds.....some vocal support could be the difference!
COYBL......

Good performance from the women, especially first half. Good to see a decent number stayed behind after the curtain raiser.

After the start to the season we had (both on and off the park), I saw today as a HUGE opportunity to grasp a 2nd chance to make a first impression.......by the sounds of it, the club didn't take advantage of the possible Win Win, the feel-good nature around Women's sport and the spanking hot weather.......
...should have thrown the doors open, booked a band, had kids on the park at half time, bouncy castles, face painting, mascots etc.....
....it seems like they want to run the club on a Workington Town type budget but in a stupidly expensive stadium

No real effort appeared t be made to enhance the gate. Nothing at all inside the ground, although the music that was played was different.
One thing though, there was a table where the club were knocking out shirts in the stand.

Pathetic really. Social media has improved but absolutely nothing going on in the ground apart from the merch clearance.

I'm not surprised, but I'm still disappointed. Your think Loubser would be fighting for his job and keen to get bodies on board.
As for flogging shirts......sigh. the monkey legacy will be the wire shirt and a bunch of unsold merch.....

Not much of a legacy. We won't be wearing a Wire shirt next season.

I'm tempted to buy the wire one now......

I'd never ever wear it, but in 10 years it might be worth a bob or two, for the rarity value

I doubt it. Plus you would probably get more satisfaction from it taking up space in monkey's shop.

The only good reason to buy this shirt would be to re-enact the shirt burning incident.

I wonder if that wire fan knows he is the stuff of legend


I resent the blue hoops I bought in the 2014 2-4-1 fire sale at the hive.....bloody awful.

Back to topic, where is the Ladies final? Considering how this season has gone, it would be wonderful to be able to cheer the one highlight of the season, and get as much support to them to see if thy can bring the trophy home

Womens final is at Pandy Park, Crosskeys on 27-Aug. Not going to be able to make it myself unfortunately but hope a few can get there.

COACH DETAILS TO THE BIG FINAL - ARE YOU IN? We're in our first Grand Final on Saturday and need your support! There's a coach running Richmond mid-morning costing £25 per person. Email hello@londonbroncosrl.com to book your place and support the women now! #BackTheBroncos [urlhttps://t.co/Wx5OzPVeHA[/url

COACH DETAILS TO THE BIG FINAL - ARE YOU IN? We're in our first Grand Final on Saturday and need your support! There's a coach running Richmond mid-morning costing £25 per person. Email hello@londonbroncosrl.com to book your place and support the women now! #BackTheBroncos [urlhttps://t.co/Wx5OzPVeHA[/url

I'm off tomsee.if I can find the old mailing list from 2009 for the wakey and Wales busses.....would be fantastic if they could this coach

Quote ="orangeman"COACH DETAILS TO THE BIG FINAL - ARE YOU IN? We're in our first Grand Final on Saturday and need your support! There's a coach running Richmond mid-morning costing £25 per person. Email hello@londonbroncosrl.com to book your place and support the women now! #BackTheBroncos [urlhttps://t.co/Wx5OzPVeHA[/url'" Not for me, I'm off to the Arsenal on Saturday.

Quote ="orangeman"COACH DETAILS TO THE BIG FINAL - ARE YOU IN? We're in our first Grand Final on Saturday and need your support! There's a coach running Richmond mid-morning costing £25 per person. Email hello@londonbroncosrl.com to book your place and support the women now! #BackTheBroncos [urlhttps://t.co/Wx5OzPVeHA[/url'" Not for me, I'm off to the Arsenal on Saturday.

COYW

Unfortunately can't make the final. Hope a decent crowd can support them on though.

How did the final go? Anyone know.

Also Victor it was not to be....final score 04-34 to Cardiff.
I would still expect the ladies to be front and centre at the awards ceremony at the end of the year.
I'd also like to see them take on some WSL sides from the north in preseason next year ....this talk of 1 being promoted to the north next year is very condescending.....some northern teams have been hammered week in week out....I reckon Cardiff, London and the Army are good enough now.
COYBL

Watched the game on our league. Well done both teams, great to see players just playing rugby, no constant appeals to the officials. Accepting any decisions, no play acting or trying to milk penalties. Just getting on and playing rugby league. Not to be for Broncos this year but if they can keep that core of players together they will be challenging for the trophy next year.
Standard in the women’s game differs massively but we have moved on from the days when army women’s team couldn’t lose. Looking forward to some good WC fixtures.