Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:27 pm  

Broncos fans will put up with a lot.

Anything it seems except a little fun at the club's expense.

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:02 am  

Top four and in the qualifiers must be the target. Might scrape in but I'm not certain we're quite there yet. Depends on last couple of signings.

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:02 am  

Should be OK for the top four, but not promotion, which, if we did qualify, would bring up the problem of where we would play. Ealing doesn't come anywhere near the requirements for SL and is only marginal for the Championship (no turnstiles for a start).

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:56 am  

Love this time of year as a Broncos' fan, as you can be super confident before reality sets in. We can field an entire starting set of internationals:
Alex Walker - Scotland
Ben Hellewell - Scotland
Rhys Lovegrove - Scotland
Andrew Henderson - Scotland
Mark Offerdahl - USA
Joe Keyes - Ireland
Rhys Williams - Wales
Elliot Kear - Wales
William Bathau - France
Wes Naiqama - Fiji
Jamie Thackray - Great Britain
Jonathan Wallace - Malta
Mark Ioane - Junior Kiwi
Nathan Stapleton - Prime Minister's XIII
And arguably (see another thread) this is not close to our best team.

We have a decent squad of full timers at this level and can't see why a top four position should not be the least expected. Think we would need Leigh and Bradford to self-destruct to win, but this not impossible either.

COYB

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:03 pm  

TaRL PaRL wrote:

can't see why a top four position should not be the least expected.

That was the situation last season as well.

Failure is embedded in the club's DNA.

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:57 pm  

The Chronicler of Chiswic wrote:

Should be OK for the top four, but not promotion, which, if we did qualify, would bring up the problem of where we would play. Ealing doesn't come anywhere near the requirements for SL and is only marginal for the Championship (no turnstiles for a start).

Didn't DH say it would be 'no problem' to get the ground up to 10,000 capacity if we got back to SL? Was he telling the truth?

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:33 pm  

Rob from Erith wrote:

Didn't DH say it would be 'no problem' to get the ground up to 10,000 capacity if we got back to SL? Was he telling the truth?

It's easy to make promises you'll never have to deliver on.

Maybe Boris Johnson should take over the club & combine it with that airport of his?

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:31 pm  

Cowgirl Nostalgist wrote:

So I predict an improved season & I'm a troll?

Can't win with you lot ...

That's cos you're a prick with nothing to say

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:29 pm  

Rob from Erith wrote:

Didn't DH say it would be 'no problem' to get the ground up to 10,000 capacity if we got back to SL? Was he telling the truth?

Not quite the right thread. If he did say it, it was probably on grounds that there was adequate space to accommodate either permanent or temporary stands. Over coming the other aspects like Planning is another issue entirely. As Cowgirl alludes to its an easy sound bite.

If we did make it to SL, the reality would be Ealing as the main base for all functions of the club including academy but probably renting a ground in West London. QPR, Brentford, Fulham or more realistically a lower league ground.

Re: How far will the Broncos go in 2016? : Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:37 pm  

Ronniequin wrote:

That's cos you're a prick with nothing to say

Now if I was a grass like you I'd go running crying to the mods.

But I'm not so I won't.