Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:37 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

The fact is the club are or have been in discussions, why do wimbledon fans know about it, well its a fan owned club so they have a vote in the decision

You don't need to be a fan owned club to talk to your fans.

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Thu Dec 24, 2020 9:25 pm  

NB if you’re accusing me of negativity then that negativity is based on seasons of it!
And the solution to any problem from our owner is to up sticks and try elsewhere?
Not knocking PL, for many years I’ve said to people that LB and AFCW could have thought about a ground share as we were both ‘ homeless’. Would be a bit of an irony if we move to Wimbledon’s home.

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:42 pm  

Rfe, its yr choice to take things personally. Some folk see things with the glass half full others always half empty, i prefer the former.

It is however frustrating reading posts on here that have a go at the club owner, for not doing anything, swiftly followed by having a dig at him when there is a suggestion of doing something.

As for the club talking to fans, the difference with wimbledon and us is the wimbledon fans are the owners so they had to be consulted, before any sharing could happen
As for us, it was a rumour and discussion, a possibility, nothing had been decided or agreed so whats point in club talking about rumours that may or may not happen.
They have been bitten in the past remember, talk about signings before they had been completed and then falling through.
So keeping quite until there is actual confirmed news is not that daft.

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Fri Dec 25, 2020 12:19 am  

northernbloke wrote:

As for the club talking to fans, the difference with wimbledon and us is the wimbledon fans are the owners so they had to be consulted, before any sharing could happen

You don't need to be a fan owned club to talk to your fans.

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Fri Dec 25, 2020 10:04 am  

Some people have been around the club for many years. And what is more, they use their own money to follow it.

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Fri Dec 25, 2020 11:48 am  

Bostwick wrote:

Some people have been around the club for many years. And what is more, they use their own money to follow it.

Correct from the first game as a teenager, sent from the Radio Station I worked for to cover the game against Wigan! born in St Helens, followed Saints as a kid, but that day at Fulham I changed my alliances, and followed the team through every move and name changes, many seasons every home and away game, and Academy matches away when on a Saturday.

No regrets, I still Believe there is so much potential, I thought we had broken through with the World Challenge Matches at The Stoop, sponsored the match ball for one of the games, and sponsored so many players! over the years.

Yes we have had our faults as a Club at times, the way it is run, but I put blame on The RFL and now Super League who have such a small minded attitude, who felt it was a better investment to buy a big hole in the ground, than invest in The Capital City of LONDON!

Happy Christmas to all of the Fans that feel the club means so much to them!

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Fri Dec 25, 2020 12:47 pm  

Big fan of this move new plough lane looks like great stadium.
Not a lot wrong with trailfinders but it was a pig of place to get to.
And did feel like a training facility.
But for all it's faults it did stabilize the club and we produced some of her best rugby in years there.

The 2018 promotion team and season and our year in superleague were great fun.

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:04 pm  

jaybs wrote:

Correct from the first game as a teenager, sent from the Radio Station I worked for to cover the game against Wigan! born in St Helens, followed Saints as a kid, but that day at Fulham I changed my alliances, and followed the team through every move and name changes, many seasons every home and away game, and Academy matches away when on a Saturday.

No regrets, I still Believe there is so much potential, I thought we had broken through with the World Challenge Matches at The Stoop, sponsored the match ball for one of the games, and sponsored so many players! over the years.

Yes we have had our faults as a Club at times, the way it is run, but I put blame on The RFL and now Super League who have such a small minded attitude, who felt it was a better investment to buy a big hole in the ground, than invest in The Capital City of LONDON!

Happy Christmas to all of the Fans that feel the club means so much to them!

I doff my cap to you jaybs for your unstinting love of the club. You are a true fan & have earned the right to have a view of how the club is run as have any of the Old Guard that remain. Of course, Northernbloke doesn't agree you have any right at all but just pump your money into the club then bugger off.

The 1st 4 years I tried to fit in home & away for both the footy & rugby teams, not always possible with games usually only Saturday or Sunday but made Friday nights in the pub fun trying to work out how to fit it all in or who had to remain sober. Sadly after that work & other commitments have restricted me to home games & anything dans la belle France.

Hughes for sure has made mistakes we all do. Rumours that he ignored this bit of advice or that bit of advice is pure conjecture unless there is evidence to the contrary. However, we are all hostage to fortune & who knows where we would be if:
a) Virgin hadn't have pulled out.
b) Brisbane/Marantas hadn't pulled out.
c) Lenegan had stayed if Wigan were not for sale.
d) Bloodgate hadn't happened & Jillings & Evans had remained in control of Harlequins.

Answers on a postcard to..........

Anyway let's hope we can all get back to watching our team(s) in the flesh soon. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

PS New Year's Resolution...Not to get irritated by Northernbloke's posts on referees or fans rights.

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:07 am  

[quote="Deadcowboys1

The 1st 4 years I tried to fit in home & away for both the footy & rugby teams, not always possible with games usually only Saturday or Sunday but made Friday nights in the pub fun trying to work ou Anyway let's hope we can all get back to watching our team(s) in the flesh soon. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

PS New Year's Resolution...Not to get irritated by Northernbloke's posts on referees or fans rights. [/quote]

As an Hammer since the age of 6, though still a big supporter since the move to the athletics Olympic stadium, I've visited away just a few times! Ran Martin Peter's Fan Club from the age of 14, great my brother was 11 years older and used to drive me & a mate to games. Fan clubs were then basic, but at first my newsletters were printed by a local printer! Martin was such a genuine guy, so supportive, it became the largest fan club in Europe.

How did a St Helens boy turn out this way? lol but what a journey it's been with both West Ham & London Broncos, still believe we can do it! hopefully at Wimbledon!

Re: Plough Lane Stadium - Wimbledon : Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:19 pm  

Gents/ladies
The point is we all have our opinions, and quite often our opinions differ, as do our views of the rules.
But! The one thing this forum shows is there are still folk that have a passion for the club, maybe not as many as there should or could be but hey thats life.
Lets all keep being passionate about the club and game, even if it means disagreeing about it.
Hope we can just get to watch some Rugby League next year.