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| Quote: wolfinwidnes "personally from when i started going early 80's the main change has been in the professionalism. It used to be a game "for local people" rough, tough playing in the winter and all about size aggression etc. now its about the product how they can appeal to the masses so players becoming full time, fitness increasing, speed increasing.
now i think the move to summer has been a big success for the sport and has made it more of a spectacle i must admit i sometimes miss the freezing cold in wilderspool'"
How old was you when you started going in "early 80's"?
I doubt you have ever stepped foot in Wilderspool in your life..........  |
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I’m afraid I can go back further than you. My first memory was being on my dad’s shoulders to watch the all conquering team of 53 – 54 parade the cup at the Town Hall. Most memories are of the late 50s and the 60s with legends like Brian Bevan etc. but including some of the people you mention.
In those days we were a top team and certainly the equal of Wigan and Saints. They seem like great days. How much of it is because they are memories of my youth I don’t know.
I’ve been living in the London area for nearly 40 years but have been taking a big group (mostly southerners) to Wembley for the Challenge Cup Final for over 20 years. I love having Warrington back as a force to be reckoned with again.
Can I ask a question, having been exiled for so long? How much rugby league is played in the schools in and around Warrington these days? I passed the 11 plus and went to Newton-le-Willows Grammar School and was forced to play union but I know the other schools played league e.g Evelyn Street versus Bewsey. Do we get local talent in the same way now?
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| Quote: Lowey 7 "How old was you when you started going in "early 80's"?
I doubt you have ever stepped foot in Wilderspool in your life.......... ![]()
Or Malaga away Lowey!!! 
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| Quote: LOngbarn Wire "Or Malaga away Lowey!!! ![]()
Correct........... or Barrow away for that matter................!!!
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| Quote: Lowey 7 "Barrow away'"
You just reminded me that I [ihave[/i seen worse weather during a game than we got 20 minutes in on Saturday! |
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| Quote: Paul Thexton "You just reminded me that I [ihave[/i seen worse weather during a game than we got 20 minutes in on Saturday!'"
Swinton (a) 92ish
2 hours of solid downpour AND a floodlight failure, too.
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| Always remember the blizzard we had to contend with in that CC tie at Oldham in the 90's.
(The one where the Wire fan, (who had imbibed too many shandies), ran onto to the pitch at half time to tackle the Oldham Bear mascot. To this day the funniest thing I have witnessed at a RL match, especially as the mascot got up and launched the bloke as he walked back to the stands)  |
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[b:33tg3xj5]Me:[/b:33tg3xj5] I'm still reeling from the news that someone is considering watching the 1st and 3rd game on Saturday and NOT watching Warrington play. It's like being in Shea Stadium when the Beatles came to town and deciding to nip out for a fag.
[b:33tg3xj5]knockersbumpMKII:[/b:33tg3xj5] Is it FOOK, you're good but you're not THAT good, jesus you wanky fans need to get over yourselves, Beatles at the Shea in '65 was a once in a lifetime opportunity for some (despite the following years performance), you can watch a very good team in primrose & yellow play every week if you really wanted to but comparing it to one of the very best music groups of all time in an iconic stadia such as the shea is overegging your importance, you're not even the best team in SL atm:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_50086.jpg |
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| Quote: Bobby_Peru "Always remember the blizzard we had to contend with in that CC tie at Oldham in the 90's.
(The one where the Wire fan, (who had imbibed too many shandies), ran onto to the pitch at half time to tackle the Oldham Bear mascot. To this day the funniest thing I have witnessed at a RL match, especially as the mascot got up and launched the bloke as he walked back to the stands) ![]()
I remember that. I don't remember the blizzard, in my head it had snowed the day before and it was that cold in Oldham it didn't melt.
I also remember another trip to Oldham the day Princess Diana died. Rained all day and we were torn apart by John Davidson.
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[color=#0000FF:6eeyneer]ONE[/color:6eeyneer] [color=#FFFF00:6eeyneer]LOVE[/color:6eeyneer]
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Remember the hail stone on Brent Grose's debut, friendly V London I think. Fletcher End roof didn't offer a lot of cover really.
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In the 60's ,Workington Town at home 0-0 draw, pitch like Pickmere lake & it rained most of the game...what a horrible experience that was.
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| Quote: Bobby_Peru "Always remember the blizzard we had to contend with in that CC tie at Oldham in the 90's.
(The one where the Wire fan, (who had imbibed too many shandies), ran onto to the pitch at half time to tackle the Oldham Bear mascot. To this day the funniest thing I have witnessed at a RL match, especially as the mascot got up and launched the bloke as he walked back to the stands) ![]()
I was about 12 at the time of that!! He got clattered back by the mascot whilst celebrating in front of the wire fans!! It was really funny. Nearly as funny was Finau's face, thinking what the hell is this white stuff on the floor!!! 
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| Quote: Paul Thexton "You just reminded me that I [ihave[/i seen worse weather during a game than we got 20 minutes in on Saturday!'"
Was that the 10-0 challenge cup game, we put the score down to the weather, but as the season went on realised it was because we were dump!! |
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| Quote: LOngbarn Wire "Was that the 10-0 challenge cup game, we put the score down to the weather, but as the season went on realised it was because we were dump!!'"
Yeah that's the one - Anderson also put it down to the fact the team wouldn't be "ready" for matches until the season proper had kicked off, even though it was only something like 2 weeks away |
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| Quote: LOngbarn Wire "I was about 12 at the time of that!! He got clattered back by the mascot whilst celebrating in front of the wire fans!! It was really funny. Nearly as funny was Finau's face, thinking what the hell is this white stuff on the floor!!! ![]()
Classic moment!
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| Quote: Bobby_Peru "Classic moment! ![]()
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