The Exiles have been very quiet to their members about all of this. The current owners can afford to keep them afloat but have lost faith in the premiership ability to grow interest in fans. Like Hughes, Crossan is loathe to spend on marketing and expected to fill the Gtec stadium.....he wants his loans back and the new owners don't want to take on that debt, so he's offered to plough the pro club into the ground making it worthless. The amateurs, will never be short of cash and would slowly build the club up again if need be, but the RFU and the owners in Union are the architects of their own troubles.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... -worcester Interesting comments from Mike Eccles- I would imagine IF it is an opportunity to bring in a few more fans I’d expect Midlands to make more of it than us…..

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... -worcester Interesting comments from Mike Eccles- I would imagine IF it is an opportunity to bring in a few more fans I’d expect Midlands to make more of it than us…..

Eccles comments hark back to what Danny Ward said when he left the club. But if rugby league desperately needs a detailed strategic plan for London then why aren't Broncos taking the lead in creating it ?

Now that IS the question.

...and if IMG really believe that cracking London is finding The Holy Grail, why aren't they swarming all over it like flies round s**t?

Forgive the choice of second metaphor.

In fairness, for all we know they may have been. IMG are bringing new depth to the words: low profile and Broncos have issued no public statements on anything except the Gold Lounge for some considerable time.