And that was pretty much when Richmond collapsed.

Abit like Orrell RU.

But they merged with London Irish and London Scottish to become just London Irish, so that name is now one that exists as a local level team playing against other towns in London and the South East, so a good upstanding name doesn't stand up to much when money is the one doing the talking.

hows about stratford broncos ,up n coming area i hear and a local stadium possibly available during the summer.what dya reckon?

I'd rather shoot myself than spend any length of time in Stratford. It is an awful place.

it's bad enough i have to go to east london once a year to play hainault bulldogs i'd hate to go there every other week to watch the broncos just because it's closer to where you live

Interestingly (or not), Richmond played the very first game under Football Association rules, against Barnes in Mortlake, in 1863. They can't have enjoyed it much, as they then became founder members of the RFU in 1871. You might not be surprised to learn it was a 0-0 draw.

i'm guessing it was a 0-0 draw either due to the fact that they kept kicking it over the crossbar or beacuse whenever they got the ball they just kicked it away followed by the fans clapping

You do know why a TRY is called a TRY don't you?

This.



Also, what is it with people suggesting we move to a completely different area of London?!

i read football association as association football

so did I, but I wan't sure which game ended 0-0...the wendyball or the Union. Now I re-read it, you're right, I am wrong and the world still turns