OMG did you really post that.?

I was gonna say, Les Diables Rouge is something United stole from Salford.

Isn't it obvious? It's a bird from Airlie!


Any pictures of a Fartown?!

Think it was discussed but with "Super League Europe" beena big thing at the time the possibility of a SL Side springing up in Munich or wherever, they didn't want something that could offend later on,

Halifax had nothing to do with Halifax Bombers during the war anyhow,

Halifax Harriers was also mooted, but thats the name of the Local Running Club.

Learn your history

There are plenty, plenty of poster on these boards who could do with heeding this advice.

Shall I pass comment on birds from Hull?

I know my history, thank you very much. You have missed the point.

It's not a case of who had it first. When you say "Red Devils" in that area or in sport in the UK, who do people think of generally? You are trying to increase your brand awareness by competing against the biggest sports club in the world, and the alternative name thought of (the Reds) competes with the most successful English football team (who are also pretty local).

Having moved to Leeds for uni, I will understand!

as it was relevant at the time as we took up the name on our 100 th birthday as a club and many juniors refered to it and used it when we did our school community work

Our knickname was always ' The Comics ' as we used to enter the pitch to the tune ' enter the Gladiators ' , which is better known as the tune that the clowns enter the circus ring

Leigh Clowns it is then

Always used to fit in well back in the early 80 ' when we were a top side