let's face it. Season ticket sales will cover Loubsers salary and not a lot else. The Broncos have been set up to fail at some stage this year as a final "fgtk you" to the RFL/SL/IMG from Hughes.

[quote="orangeman":11f4ecxe]Season ticket sales will cover Loubsers salary and not a lot else.[/quote:11f4ecxe] Loubser is now listed as a London Broncos director along with Cake (since 12/12/24) - https://find-and-update.company-informa ... 8/officers

[quote="orangeman":11f4ecxe]Season ticket sales will cover Loubsers salary and not a lot else.[/quote:11f4ecxe] Loubser is now listed as a London Broncos director along with Cake (since 12/12/24) - https://find-and-update.company-informa ... 8/officers

Martyn Saddler has posted on a thread entitled David Hughes on the other forum that he hears there will soon be be very good news for Broncos. The flow of the thread suggests this is a hint new owners are expected.

[quote="Halfdan of t'wide embrace":1m0x070q]Martyn Saddler has posted on a thread entitled David Hughes on the other forum that he hears there will soon be be very good news for Broncos. The flow of the thread suggests this is a hint new owners are expected.[/quote:1m0x070q] With Martyn Sadler, that could be anything from David Hughes changes his mind (again & again & .....), Reg Bowden comes out of retirement to claim the No. 7 shirt or Tony Rea buys the club. After 44 years of Broncoing, I'm not sure I know what good news is any more!

[quote="Deadcowboys1":1tphdi7d]With Martyn Sadler, that could be anything from David Hughes changes his mind (again & again & .....), Reg Bowden comes out of retirement to claim the No. 7 shirt or Tony Rea buys the club. After 44 years of Broncoing, I'm not sure I know what good news is any more! [/quote:1tphdi7d] Yes I took it to mean that Irish fella who sings Whiskey in the jar etc in the by the horns pub had retired. Lovely fella and all but happy to veer slightly from the Irish and country songbook for a few weeks.

[quote="Halfdan of t'wide embrace":1ei3bo75]Martyn Saddler has posted on a thread entitled David Hughes on the other forum that he hears there will soon be be very good news for Broncos. The flow of the thread suggests this is a hint new owners are expected.[/quote:1ei3bo75] Or that we will have 13 players by season’s start. Would be nice to have some good news.

Martyn Sadler has now added a message saying 'keep your fingers crossed" so whether it's new owners or having a full team for Goole, it's probably not over the line yet.

[quote="Halfdan of t'wide embrace":27p3o9gj]Martyn Sadler has now added a message saying 'keep your fingers crossed" so whether it's new owners or having a full team for Goole, it's probably not over the line yet.[/quote:27p3o9gj] He's just worried Reg might not make the start line.

It seems odd that the club have announced a 'new' season ticket offering now. Surely the £175 option, the £120 option and £40 non-ticketed option should have been on sale all at the same time?

[quote="Moe Lester":2t981jf7]It seems odd that the club have announced a 'new' season ticket offering now. Surely the £175 option, the £120 option and £40 non-ticketed option should have been on sale all at the same time?[/quote:2t981jf7] Yep. But even just on recent posters here they’d have sold 2 less 175 tickets and 2 more 120 tickets so that’s probably the reason, sadly. Anyway this season they need the support so it is what it is. Next season...hmmm…

[quote="BigTime":2px93k5p]Yep. But even just on recent posters here they’d have sold 2 less 175 tickets and 2 more 120 tickets so that’s probably the reason, sadly. Anyway this season they need the support so it is what it is. Next season...hmmm…[/quote:2px93k5p] Surely you want a range of products available? I've not seen a hospitality season ticket yet, I've not done the Broncos Bar (but probably will in 2025) and I'm sure some are waiting for that or at least waiting for the additional charge, having paid £175.

[quote="Moe Lester":3t686e4d]Surely you want a range of products available? I've not seen a hospitality season ticket yet, I've not done the Broncos Bar (but probably will in 2025) and I'm sure some are waiting for that or at least waiting for the additional charge, having paid £175.[/quote:3t686e4d] Yes I agree and as we’ve gone all in on Plough Lane, silence on hospitality deals does seem strange but what I’m getting it here is they either didn’t twig that quite a few just want to see the men’s team only, or they did but thought they hold that option back. I simply don’t know which but, as previously, I’d have gone for the £120 if I’d known.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... s-30763145

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... s-30763145

Well, that could be good news. Very little detail at the minute so it really depends on who, what they’re investing and how. Fingers crossed though.

When you read the link who could the ex player be coming back with the bid? Jon Wells?

[quote="gardener":1fa6rfqi]When you read the link who could the ex player be coming back with the bid? Jon Wells?[/quote:1fa6rfqi] Have I missed the bit where it says Ex player ?

[quote="Returnwr to SEnder":1yauassy]Have I missed the bit where it says Ex player ?[/quote:1yauassy] No, it says experienced administrator. If it was an ex-player, Wells is in a very very small group of......1. I can't think of any others. Wouldn't be adverse to him returning as he was one of the more resilient northerners who played for us. The club is pretty short on rugby nowse.

[quote="Returnwr to SEnder":k074a4go]Have I missed the bit where it says Ex player ?[/quote:k074a4go] Sorry i misread the post but hopefully someone has not put the money forward and asked David Hughes to run it:)

[quote="gardener":2dqp447o]Sorry i misread the post but hopefully someone has not put the money forward and asked David Hughes to run it:)[/quote:2dqp447o] Now that would be a nightmare scenario!

Whilst i am a tad more than slightly apathetic towards this alledged take over, i am struggling to see any benefit for any potential new owner. As it stands and as far as we know, we are renting a decent stadium that we will not fill 25% of in 2025. We have a core of about 250/400 full time supporters, a squad of maybe 10 known names and a handful of trialists. We have an office space/port-a-cabin at a low level Union club and we train on their plastic pitch. If Hughes walked away leaving us debt free, then any new owner is picking up a tab of about £10,000 a week (minimum) to get us through 2025 and nearer £20,000 a week to make any inroads into the areas of fiscal stability required for growth...ie, fans and sponsors. Now. I have no doubt that there are plenty of people out there with a few million to spare, but I believe there are other clubs in our division just as close to IMGs numbers, so in reality, any new owner is looking at £10,000,000 over 5 years, just to get us into SL......and that would be dead money. As I say. I am a little bit more confident of us seeing out the entire season now, but after witnessing the series of false dawns and crap owners at Bradford a few years back, I have serious concerns about how much money our new owners have, if any.

Club announcement at 6pm

Curtis Davies, Welsh international hooker, signed. Previously at Dewsbury.

[quote="The Curtism":tn69otpu]Curtis Davies, Welsh international hooker, signed. Previously at Dewsbury.[/quote:tn69otpu] Good player and nice lad - had dealings with him in Wales.