Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:08 pm  

Deadcowboys1 wrote:

I seem to recall in the past, Hetherington has done more than his fair share to screw London, but he knows how to run a club which is what we need.

Has he ? I thought he’d been broadly supportive.

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:43 pm  

Denied by Hetherington himself.

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:44 pm  

Ornery Omist wrote:

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/leeds-rhinos-ceo-set-for-shock-role-in-london-broncos-takeover-as-switch-looms

saddler claims to have spoken to the man, who denies he is moving to London.....lets hope the rest of the article is more accurate

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:12 pm  

It's looking likely that the Brisbane Broncos are trying to secure a controlling share of the club!!! https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/32882156 ... by-league/

It's looking likely that the Brisbane Broncos are trying to secure a controlling share of the club!!! https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/32882156 ... by-league/

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:46 pm  

Have they not heard of the saying "once bitten twice shy"?

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:50 pm  

Returnwr to SEnder wrote:

Has he ? I thought he’d been broadly supportive.

There were a couple of things that he could have been supportive of Broncos but chose not to be. Sadly my poor old brain is struggling to dig them out of a dark recess. Maybe Orangeman or somebody else can remember.

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:52 pm  

A lot to unpack the last few days.

It's a shame that the North Wales game didn't go ahead. Goole will be tough anyway, going in cold makes it that bit tougher. If the team named was an indication of the team for the start of the season, it's just about not getting cut adrift.

On the takeover, it sounds as though it's happening from what Eccles said. Both Hetherington and the Brisbane Broncos sounds attractive propositions.

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:05 pm  

What’s not to like ? The most financially successful club in RL buying in.

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:17 pm  

Returnwr to SEnder wrote:

What’s not to like ? The most financially successful club in RL buying in.

Just hope they stay longer than last time if they do get involved. Sent us some great players last time so same again please.

Re: It's all gone a bit quiet : Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:46 pm  

Deadcowboys1 wrote:

Just hope they stay longer than last time if they do get involved. Sent us some great players last time so same again please.

I think this is very positive news especially through the context of the state of the side we were to put out against Crusaders: as Moe says it was looking like a season of merely avoiding being cut adrift.
I agree with you though that the only cloud on the horizon is if they dip their toe in then do one leaving us pretty much done. But, to be fair, that was kind of the position the unceremonious departure of Mr H left us so we’re no worse off. Let’s hope this is the start of some good things, the path to that is clearly there we’ll just have to see what happens. If it all goes through Eccles has to take an enormous amount of credit for staying with the club and helping to navigate us through a really dicey period.