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London Irish to return?

There is a very interesting thread on the Chiswick forum at the moment about the possibility of London Irish coming back to Brentford. Both sides of the argument seem to have a good grasp of the details.I would love to see it happen. For many people who can walk to the ground it is difficult to get tickets to see Premier League games if you are not a season ticket holder so I think a much higher proportion of local residents were at the rugby fixtures. For me this made me really value its presence. I prefer football and went a few times a season to Griffin Park but you take what you can get.

Jeremy Parkinson ● 40d5 Comments

I'm told Mark is probably a man who would know so The Stoop seems to be the favourite.There has been a very interesting series of interviews with staff of Brentford FC on Radio 5 Live this week which I think you can still listen to on iPlayer.

Jeremy Parkinson ● 20d

Looks like a move to The Stoop seems the most likely option. I'd prefer them to be in Brentford but that wouldn't be a bad outcome.

Kenneth Seally ● 34d

This from the Guardian is (I think) a useful piece of background.BFC would be delighted if they ended up at Loftus Road :) Nothttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/14/london-irishs-attempt-to-leave-english-club-system-set-to-be-blocked-by-rfu

Guy Lambert ● 39d

They are - categorically - not coming back.

Mark Chapman ● 40d

If the tenancy deal with Brentford is the same as before it won’t really work. Good luck to them in their project but Premiership rugby isn’t in rude financial health with most clubs carrying substantial debts.

Simon Hayes ● 40d