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I thought wire was invented by two scotsmen fighting over a penny.
Interesting......Wolves defense was bloody inspirational
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| Quote Gaz3376="Gaz3376"it comes from the Wire making industry, that warrington were a big part of.'"
originally called the , " WIREPULLERS", not sure when it was abbreviated but deffo after 1950 |
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| wirepuller
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1. [iSlang[/i One who uses subterfuge, private influence, or underhand means to reach a goal.
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| Quote worthing wire="worthing wire"wirepuller
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1. [iSlang[/i One who uses subterfuge, private influence, or underhand means to reach a goal.
'" what about a drop goal
2.[islang[/i one who uses lee briers to get many a 1 point conversion! |
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I'm always proud to be a Wire. But they aren't half making it easy at the moment!
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| Quote Durham Giant="Durham Giant"originally called the , " WIREPULLERS", not sure when it was abbreviated but deffo after 1950'"
More specifically, back in the days when the sport was part time and the players were working 'hard' jobs locally, wire pulling was a major (the main?) industry in the town, thus, it would be a safe bet that the majority of the players were full time wire pullers playing Rugby in their spare time.
I don't think we'll ever get team nicknames based on local industry ever again. Could you imagine it? every team would end up being called "the phone monkeys", given that call centres is all we seem to have anymore! |
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| The way your lot are playing the game right now is an absolute joy to watch, as well as being a nice antidote to the spoiling, slowing brand of RL that has emanated out of some clubs in recent seasons. As a neutral, I can confidently say that if every coach aspired to play the way that Tony Smith has got Wire playing, the whole competition would be signifcantly improved as a spectacle.
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On the subject of team nicknames, where did the term "Loiners" for Leeds ever come from? It brings to mind some rather unpleasant images for me, but maybe 'loin' means something different out that way to what it does on this side of the pennines.
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| Quote Paul Thexton="Paul Thexton"On the subject of team nicknames, where did the term "Loiners" for Leeds ever come from? It brings to mind some rather unpleasant images for me, but maybe 'loin' means something different out that way to what it does on this side of the pennines.'"
I'M SURE IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH SHEEP!  |
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| Quote SLIMply winning!="SLIMply winning!"I'M SURE IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH SHEEP!
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loiner
2nd explanation is interesting.
- Another explanation says that in the 19th century there were many yards and closes around Briggate whose =#FF0000back entrances were known as Low Ins or Loins, hence Loiner.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loiner
2nd explanation is interesting.
- Another explanation says that in the 19th century there were many yards and closes around Briggate whose =#FF0000back entrances were known as Low Ins or Loins, hence Loiner.
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