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“I think a lot of fans around the league are taking London on as their second team,” Broncos media manager Neil Reynolds said.
“I do all of the social media and every single day of the week now it’s ‘I hope you stay up; we really want to see London in the top flight; we’ve loved coming to London; London have been a breath of fresh air’.
“It’s continued throughout the season, so I think we can safely say London has brought something to Super League 2019.”
Ward, who has been with the Broncos since they were still playing at the Twickenham Stoop as Harlequins RL, is optimistic the club have got some stability off the field as well at the Trailfinders Sports Ground after a nomadic history.
“We’ve got a great facility here on the 4G as well and the owner is developing the ground as well, so it is a fantastic set-up here,” Ward said.
“The core of the club is still there and what we’re all about. It’s the same owner, same people working here and the same fans, who are passionate London rugby league whatever name it comes under.
“We believe in rugby league in the capital, we think it’s good for the game and we want a competitive club around here.”
Still all to play for
Despite all of the positives to come out of this year though, the Broncos remain in danger of dropping back into the Championship after just one season.
Last Sunday’s 36-10 defeat at home to Leeds Rhinos left the team two points adrift of Hull KR and final-week opponents Wakefield at the bottom of the table, making those must-win games.
It is a similar situation the team found themselves in last year to make the Qualifers and then the Million Pound Game, and Walker is optimistic those experiences will benefit them for the trip to KCOM Craven Park.
“We’ve won a fair share of games a lot of people didn’t think we would, but it’s going to come down to these two games how we sum up the season, really,” Walker said.
“We’ve been involved in a lot of big games over the past few years and a lot of must-win games, so I think the boys have got a lot of experience in these big games and hopefully that will get us over on Friday.”
Dixon is candid about the prospect of being relegated, but he knows it is within both him and the club to rise to the challenge of those saying the Broncos are not capable of avoiding the drop.
“The thought of relegation is scary and it’s something you wouldn’t wish upon anybody,” Dixon said.
“It’s part of the game, you can’t help that, and we’ve got two games to prove a lot of people wrong and prove to ourselves we are worthy of being here.”
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