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Congratulations to Ray French on his award, it is always nice to see rugby league get a mention, it doesn't seem to happen very often.
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Soon we will be dancing the Fandango
FROM 2004,TO DO WHAT THIS CLUB'S DONE,IF THATS NOT GREATNESS THEN I DONT KNOW WHAT IS.
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well deserved ,congratulations Ray
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SAINTS THE ORIGINAL AND PERENNIAL CHEATS
For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
For 75 - 0 you get sod all.
Wigan had eight in a row
Saints have five in a row:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_3076.jpg |
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I don't particularly like his delivery on t.v or radio, but think it's well deserved honour for his time and support of Rugby (both codes)
I remember going to St. Helens Rugby Union at moss Lane to watch an academy RL game and French was there helping to steward the car park.
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sad to say I must be on my way
So buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away:5002.jpg |
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Ray French is one of the good guys - when all around are falling to the evils of wendyball Ray stood up and kept Rugby alive at Cowley - well done Ray couldnt happen to a nicer bloke
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Got his book for Christmas and have already read a good few pages. As has been already posted, one of the good people in televised sport.
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[color=#FF0000:dd3r80vu][b:dd3r80vu]I HATE ALL THE PIES[/b:dd3r80vu][/color:dd3r80vu]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_15252.jpg |
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Very decent guy Ray.
Probably overdue but well deserved.
Congrats.
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[quote='Fishsta"']I've always thought of McGuire as a good player, and I wouldn't normally wish injury on any player, but there was a certain hint of poetic justice to that.
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Another classic:
[quote='Fishsta']You forgot to take off the "Saints Reduction Factor" when calculating the ban.
Standard suspension / Saints Reduction Factor = Actual ban for Saints player.
Therefore (2 / 3) = 0.666
0.666 < 1 therefore actual ban equals "less than 1 match".
Therefore ZERO.[/quote]
Give the girl her dummy back.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_18821.jpg |
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Well done Ray,very well deserved.
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Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. (Winston Churchill):d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_40218.jpg |
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Congratulations Ray! A very well deserved award (and about time too!).
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[b:3bjm6pvr]Dave Whelan the saviour of the Pies[/b:3bjm6pvr]
[u:3bjm6pvr][i:3bjm6pvr][b:3bjm6pvr]Fully marked up rentbook on display[/b:3bjm6pvr][/i:3bjm6pvr][/u:3bjm6pvr]
[u:3bjm6pvr][b:3bjm6pvr]Who do you think you are candidates[/b:3bjm6pvr][/u:3bjm6pvr]
[b:3bjm6pvr]Saints have never won the 2nd division Title, so there!![/b:3bjm6pvr]: |
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Congratulations to Ray, a well deserved award, I used to see Ray and Lennie Lowe waiting for the bus to school opposite Mrs Delucies shop on Derbyshire Hill Rd, (only seems like yesterday)
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[b:3bjm6pvr]Dave Whelan the saviour of the Pies[/b:3bjm6pvr]
[u:3bjm6pvr][i:3bjm6pvr][b:3bjm6pvr]Fully marked up rentbook on display[/b:3bjm6pvr][/i:3bjm6pvr][/u:3bjm6pvr]
[u:3bjm6pvr][b:3bjm6pvr]Who do you think you are candidates[/b:3bjm6pvr][/u:3bjm6pvr]
[b:3bjm6pvr]Saints have never won the 2nd division Title, so there!![/b:3bjm6pvr]: |
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| Quote: Rogues Gallery "I don't particularly like his delivery on t.v or radio, but think it's well deserved honour for his time and support of Rugby (both codes)
I remember going to St. Helens Rugby Union at moss Lane to watch an academy RL game and French was there helping to steward the car park.'"
Brian, I am sure he will do the same for you when you get your own ground.  |
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| Avery much deserved reward for his unstinting work  |
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Well done Ray, fully deserved for the decades of service to the game.
Compare that to the England XI who will play 20 days of Cricket and will each earn an MBE with the coach and captain getting a knighthood!
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Mugwump mocking mental illness for a second time -
"You are mentally ill and I can't indulge your madness any more"
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He's terrible to listen to on tv these days but it's spot in fir his service to the game.
Well done ray
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I have followed the LONDON CLUB since I was in my teensl even though born in St Helens and still live nearby and went to the first game at Fulham, also Big West Ham Supporter:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_1649.jpg |
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All this adoration for Mr French, is it the same man when he was a Cowley, threatened boy's who played for the Under 16 Rugby League team I ran that they would not get selected at school if they continued to play league? the same man who made so much money out of rugby league playing, books and the BBC commentating?
Personally I am not for honours for stars of TV, theatre, films or sport who have done nicely financially out out their work, I am more for the lady from Sutton who has run a young football team for many years, who like many of us gave time and money without question.
As far as the BBC TV commentating the BBC should have relieved Ray of his role many years back, once again they have managed to produce like sadly Eddie Waring became a Joker! which is not good for our great game!
I am sure Ray is a great guy and superb family man, there is no doubt his loyalty to St Helens Rugby League Club, but I was only in my early 20's when he Tried to stop young 15 and 16 year olds playing rugby league and as I state why honour someone for what they are paid to do as a job????
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| Quote: jaybs "All this adoration for Mr French, is it the same man when he was a Cowley, threatened boy's who played for the Under 16 Rugby League team I ran that they would not get selected at school if they continued to play league? the same man who made so much money out of rugby league playing, books and the BBC commentating?'"
Cowley High School did not play rugby league while it was a grammar school. Was it still a grammar school when you were there? According to a family member who also coached rugby league and knew Ray French from Cowley High School, it was Ray French who coached rugby league at Cowley once it had become a comprehensive and once it had changed its school policy towards rugby. |
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