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| Quote: davids "Hello fellow RL fans,
Wire fan here who spent a lot of time travelling around watching RL in the 90s, home and away.
I am researching/putting together a book of Memories of Wilderspool, but someone suggested I expand it (if I can) to cover some of the other grounds we all have fond memories of, that held such an important place in our communities, now unfortunately lost to the bulldozers and property developers.
I'd be particularly interested in hearing from fans of Leigh, Sheffield Eagles, Oldham, Halifax, Salford, Widnes, Wigan, Hull FC and Saints* as I have great memories of travelling to these grounds back then, but of course any contributions from fans of any team would be valued.
[i*Actually, not such 'great' memories as we always took a thrashing there[/i ![]()
I am a Salford fan and would be happy to share my memories of The Willows. Send me a PM if interested and we can arrange something.
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I remember going watching Warrington at the Willows which i think was the last game before Salford moved to Barton. It was an evening game & the ground looked quite spectacular when the Salford fans set the score board on fire.
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Quote: Miro "Have you seen the book "The grounds of rugby league" printed in the 80s or 90s?'"
I got this book, as suggested, and am reading it now.
I think it may have answered an earlier question as to Wire being hated. One incident: A derby at Widnes in 1988 when apparently a players' brawl spilled into the terraces and fans got stuck in too. I'm amazed I never heard about this.
Coincidentally, there is also a write-up of Warrington vs Wigan 'World War III' match in today's Guardian, which I had heard about but had missed by a few years.
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Quote: Miro "Have you seen the book "The grounds of rugby league" printed in the 80s or 90s?'"
I got this book, as suggested, and am reading it now.
I think it may have answered an earlier question as to Wire being hated. One incident: A derby at Widnes in 1988 when apparently a players' brawl spilled into the terraces and fans got stuck in too. I'm amazed I never heard about this.
Coincidentally, there is also a write-up of Warrington vs Wigan 'World War III' match in today's Guardian, which I had heard about but had missed by a few years.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/ ... gby-league | |
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| Quote: davids "I got this book, as suggested, and am reading it now.
I think it may have answered an earlier question as to Wire being hated. One incident: A derby at Widnes in 1988 when apparently a players' brawl spilled into the terraces and fans got stuck in too. I'm amazed I never heard about this.
Not quite correct. I was there at the match and it was a long time ago but this is what I remember. It was common practice at the old Naughton Park to let kids sit on the grass on the pitch side of the wall surrounding the pitch. over on one wing, 3 wire players bundled a Widnes player into touch and all 4 of them landed in a heap on the grass colliding with some of these kids.
As play resumed on the pitch, some Widnes muppet, some say he was related to one of the kids, climbed over the wall and confronted Des Drummond and was obviously going for him. bad move and Dessie floored him with a punch,
Dessie ended up in court but got off, rightly in my opinion, 1, the kids shouldn't be sat pitchside, and 2, the specie entered the field of play.
I remember coming out after the game with my colours covered up hearing some of the locals saying "lets get tooled up". I ended up tagging along with some Widnes fans for protection back to my car.
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Rugby League break away August 29th 1895, 1st official game @ Belle Vue 21st Sept 1895 Wfd. T. V Wigan, - eventually 200 clubs broke from RFU. See Wikipeadia, therefore I do not know all these clubs & grounds ?
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I believe some of the clubs that broke away eventually turned to soccer & that's why the vanished.
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