| Topic: | Reply | |
| Posted by: | Francis Rowe | |
| Date/Time: | 10/03/25 15:26:00 |
Ian, can you explain why we should listen to you rather than Andrew, who does seem to have good knowledge of the technicalities here if not inside on the club? While not ruling out you do know stuff about this we don't, there is always the possibility that your strident response is down to what you are not liking what he is telling you. On 1) Plough Lane is too small to qualify for admittance to the rugby premiership and London Broncos have a long term lease to use the ground. I think we can all agree your list of potential alternative grounds in west London is comprehensive therefore it either has to be one of them or the London Irish proposal is all smoke and mirrors. Possible if Jordan wanted to get his hands on the brand on the cheap but, if not, they must have sounded out at least one of the ground owners before going public on their plans. The brand is obviously worth a fraction of what it would be if it was associated with a professional team. On 2) I think Andrew is undoubtedly right here. Matthew Benham may be saying that it is down to estate planning but he is a relatively young man so the timing has to have something to do with creating a structure to broaden the shareholder base even if this is a secondary reason. Brentford are not hiding the fact that they intend to bring new investors. The BBC's reporter seems to think this also the reason for the changes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgl0nle98xjo On 3) there are obviously no events scheduled but, as I pointed out earlier, the ground has been configured to allow this to happen. The question must be, if you are right that the Bees will never take advantage of this potential extra source of revenue, then why not? |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 10:41:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 10:54:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 11:14:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 12:02:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 12:51:00 | Alex Cavell |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 13:42:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 14/02/25 17:34:00 | Julian Pavey |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 15/02/25 08:46:00 | Brian Green |
| Reply | 15/02/25 10:23:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 15/02/25 10:31:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Reply | 15/02/25 19:08:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Reply | 15/02/25 23:11:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Reply | 16/02/25 07:59:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 16/02/25 20:55:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Reply | 17/02/25 09:51:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Reply | 17/02/25 10:35:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 17/02/25 17:09:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Reply | 18/02/25 09:31:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Reply | 18/02/25 12:24:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 18/02/25 19:26:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Reply | 19/02/25 09:30:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 19/02/25 16:57:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 20/02/25 09:04:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 20/02/25 10:03:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Reply | 21/02/25 09:10:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Reply | 21/02/25 11:55:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Reply | 21/02/25 12:21:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 21/02/25 13:47:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Reply | 21/02/25 14:52:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 21/02/25 15:53:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Reply | 21/02/25 17:35:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 21/02/25 19:47:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Reply | 21/02/25 21:07:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Reply | 22/02/25 07:56:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 24/02/25 10:13:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 25/02/25 16:54:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 25/02/25 17:11:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Reply | 25/02/25 17:42:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 27/02/25 09:11:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 28/02/25 08:58:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 28/02/25 10:46:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 28/02/25 15:22:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 15/02/25 10:31:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Reply | 15/02/25 10:54:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Rugby at GTech | 02/03/25 11:33:00 | David Tyler |
| Reply | 04/03/25 08:53:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 04/03/25 10:59:00 | N V Brooks |
| Reply | 04/03/25 15:08:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Reply | 05/03/25 08:29:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 08/03/25 10:17:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 10/03/25 04:17:00 | Ian Mortimer |
| Reply | 10/03/25 15:26:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 11/03/25 08:30:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Reply | 12/03/25 17:23:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 10:07:00 | Peter Cozens |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 10:27:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 12:29:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 12:48:00 | Andrew Jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 13:05:00 | Michael Robinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 06/08/25 19:53:00 | Andrew Jones |
| Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 20/03/25 10:56:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:London Irish - the Boys are Back in Town? | 21/03/25 17:54:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 24/03/25 17:05:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 24/03/25 18:30:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Reply | 27/03/25 17:17:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 02/04/25 07:51:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 14/04/25 11:45:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Reply | 17/04/25 09:14:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 17/04/25 14:18:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Promotion & relegation | 17/04/25 16:16:00 | Richard Greenhough |
| Re:Re:Re:Promotion & relegation | 17/04/25 20:12:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Reply | 19/04/25 10:10:00 | Andrew OSullivan |
| Re:Reply | 19/04/25 15:40:00 | Denis I. Fox |
| Re:Re:Reply | 22/04/25 10:04:00 | Francis Rowe |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 02/05/25 13:14:00 | Francis Rowe |