Watkins is from Oldham and used to be a ball boy for Salford

As is walmsley and Richards ... Something about our props!

And offside no, I really rate wardle, I think he's one of the most under rated players in super league at the moment - and he's only going to get better at 22! He's from Ireland though...

Good point well made.

Walmsley is a Dewsbury lad isn't he?

Was indeed, my apologies



I always thought they reintroduced wotr at the wrong time 10 years ago or so...

Never seemed to catch on over here which is a shame. The exiles seemed a good idea and the first series was really good but that also died a death.

I would like to see such a fixture played - I'd be behind the White Rose of course being a Keighley lad. Just as an aside, take a look how your county has been violated by interfering politicians and their administrative boundary changes...
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All these clubs are historically in the county of Lancashire, their current administrative status in brackets:
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1. Widnes (Cheshire)
2. Warrington (Cheshire)
3. St Helens (Merseyside)
4. Salford (Greater Manchester)
5. Leigh (Greater Manchester)
6. Swinton (Greater Manchester)
7. Wigan (Greater Manchester)
8. Rochdale Hornets (Greater Manchester)
9. Oldham Roughyeds (Greater Manchester)
10. Barrow Raiders (Cumbria)
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The following clubs are in present-day 'Lancashire'...

That's correct - NONE.

Don't know about you but I think this is a disgrace. From Widnes to Barrow, remember your roots and fly the Red Rose flag high.

I was talking to someone who is quite well connected in the game about a Lancashire v Yorkshire game just the other day.

Our opinion was that when we tried it last time the venues were wrong. Leeds and Wigan were just too big. If it was to be reinstated we should start off at smaller venues first (our suggestions were Cas and Leigh) and try to build it from there.