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| I think this was taken at Wembley in either 1969 or 1970 :-
The caption below reads "We've never heard them called [uThe Tigers[/u, but maybe it will stick".
The Tigers moniker has worked will with us and I recon we would be the least likely club to bin-it.
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| Quote BD="BD"I do think in some cases it works - Castleford adopted the 'Tigers' tag in 1992 I believe which was 4 years before SL, based on their nickname/colours. And I think the name lends itself very well to the general branding of the club.'"
Yes - I think it was 1992. If I remember correctly we phased the "Tigers" moniker in over the space of a couple of seasons.
First it was Castleford RLFC but including the Tigers head instead of the Town's coat of arms:-
Then the move to Castleford Tigers in (I think) 1994:-

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| My Grandson is 6 and he knows when we go to the match we're off to see the Wire - Warrington Wires would have done just as well and given homage to the history of the town as well as the team
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| Quote Laughing Gravy="Laughing Gravy"My Grandson is 6 and he knows when we go to the match we're off to see the Wire - Warrington Wires would have done just as well and given homage to the history of the town as well as the team'"
Warrington wires sounds like a tv repair shop.
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| Fair enough about Cas. Your nickname should be exactly that though - there's no need to include it in the club name itself. See Hull City fans' opposition to "Hull Tigers" as an appropriate example. They'll still refer to them as the Tigers, but they protect their proper name as well. I wouldn't want Warrington to be officially named "Warrington Wires" because there's no need to be. The fans always kept the nickname alive though throughout the years the club tried to pretend it didn't exist.
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I'm not a fan of the Catalans ones this year, the training one is certainly the best of them, but it's still not great, a bit too busy for my liking
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I'm not a fan of the Catalans ones this year, the training one is certainly the best of them, but it's still not great, a bit too busy for my liking
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| Quote BD="BD"I do think in some cases it works - Castleford adopted the 'Tigers' tag in 1992 I believe which was 4 years before SL, based on their nickname/colours. And I think the name lends itself very well to the general branding of the club.'"
I suppose the main difference between Cas and Wakefield is that Cas never had a second part to the name unlike ourselves and Featherstone for example so nothing to lose. Yes I agree it works OK for Cas though I never use it myself.
Trinity is unique as was Northern (which I much preferred) and that alone makes them worth keeping, we don't need to be obsessed with heritage but where it's unique to the game we should - well done those who have resisted the Wildcat for the last 16 years I say.
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| Quote Dropkick Murphy="Dropkick Murphy"Fair enough about Cas. Your nickname should be exactly that though - there's no need to include it in the club name itself. See Hull City fans' opposition to "Hull Tigers" as an appropriate example. They'll still refer to them as the Tigers, but they protect their proper name as well. I wouldn't want Warrington to be officially named "Warrington Wires" because there's no need to be. The fans always kept the nickname alive though throughout the years the club tried to pretend it didn't exist.'"
It isn't just a nickname though - it's not like how we used to be called 'The Glassblowers' or how Widnes are called 'The Chemics' - Tigers has been our official name for over 20 years now, our unofficial name for about 50. And the fans are very happy with it. Fans are not opposed to our current moniker. It's not like how Wakefield fans have constantly detested 'Wildcats' being shoved onto them for SL.
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That looks like it's made from the same material as the smoking jacket that guy off that's life used to wear!
Horrible I'm afraid.
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That looks like it's made from the same material as the smoking jacket that guy off that's life used to wear!
Horrible I'm afraid.
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| I don't mind it, I've seen far worse. Not as nice as their home. I'm not sure the Dragon Scales work all over the shirt, as well as they do as just a section of it, like in their home shirt. As some of the comments suggest, it looks like a quilted RL top.
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| Quote BD="BD"It isn't just a nickname though - it's not like how we used to be called 'The Glassblowers' or how Widnes are called 'The Chemics' - Tigers has been our official name for over 20 years now, our unofficial name for about 50. And the fans are very happy with it. Fans are not opposed to our current moniker. It's not like how Wakefield fans have constantly detested 'Wildcats' being shoved onto them for SL.'"
Need to be careful not to rewrite history too much. I remember the excitement of getting into the top flight and we all knew we had to have a silly name. I remember there was a poll on the name in the local paper, and Wildcats won it, which is why we ended up with it. We accepted it as the price to pay. Once you're in it and see other clubs dropping theirs, however, like the Blue Sox and Sharks. it then becomes something you can choose to have or have not. Once that was the option, it was always Trinity.
But we were quite happy to have it when we were promoted and it wasn't a choice.
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