Craig.

The loan is coming from the public coffers.

What chances your employer would give you a company loan, whilst taking three-plus weeks leave?

Correct!

Your dad and your Uncle Paul used to go all over the place watching Warrington.Pre season aswell.

Craig has got a loan off his work, which he will pay back plus interest. His 3 weeks away comes off his holiday entitlement, personally, I don't have a problem with employees doing what they want with their holidays.

As for getting the loan off his workplace, it used to be a common practice, though very few companies still do it. A lot of companies used to also pay ( without payback) a course at college/ university that had nothing at all to do with their job,( I did one) it was called investing in people ims, again, it is very rarely done nowadays.

You enjoy your hols Craig, and bring me back a Koala.
ps/ Keep away from Kings Cross.

They did, I'm sure. I think the thing is though that this is a preseason game in Australia. I would have enjoyed to go, but I think it's spending a lot of money for one preseason game. Had this been the WCC or some other proper game then I wouldn't comment on it. Fair play to him for the rest of the games, it's a great achievement, but for me this is one step too far.

Just a question about the 1000 games, it's ofer 27 years, which is about 37/38 games a season. Is he including all preseason games and others? Obviously I've not been watching all that time, so was their more trophies which got this value right up?

have you not heard the widnes fans mocking us for the captain morgan trophy, the bbc floodlit cup?

Everyone. Friendlies, testamonials, Milwaukee, NZ, the lot, also throw in a lot of GB, England and Lancs/ Yorks games, CC finals etc.

Quite an achievement imo, though it seems there are a few on here with a hint of jealousy. As far as I know Craig, I've never known him to tell other people how to live their lives, so how he lives his, is his concern.

What makes the achievement more remarkable, is the fact that for the vast majority of the years, he also went to watch an awful lot of shi-ite regarding Warrington, it's not as if he started watching a good team (like Widnes, Hull fc of that era). It's very easy to jump on a bandwagon when the team are doing well, but when the wheels fall off Warrington ( which they inevitably will), I know 1 person who will carry on going when the rest of the fair-weather fans will not.

I don't pay attention to what Widnes fans say really, plus, I'm banned from their board on here so I don't read it.

Good post. I'll admit that I am bloody jealous, but good luck to the lad, he's doing something that I would love to have done and he'll remember it for the rest of his life.

If he's your new kind of postman, he'll turn up at the game 6 hours later than normal, and leave red elastic bands scattered all around the stadium.

Clearly I am in the wrong job as I can't afford either the time or the money! Any vacancies at the Post Office?

its one step too far,,blimey hes going to watch a game of rugby and have a bloody good time good on him...blimey the flak the lad is taking is ridiculous..

Yep for Sure!He May even go on strike halfway to Australia!!

And the loan will be going back into public coffers in its entirety, presumably plus a bit of interest too. I'd have thought there would be no more secure an investment than a loan to an ordinary employee.

I can't believe we're going down the 'well it doesn't happen in my company' route again as a route to slagging off public sector workers, it's so dull. My employer would probably make itself a few quid and gain a better morale among its workers if it offered reasonably-priced loans to employees.

Bloody hell leave the lad alone, so much for Lupus non mordet lupum eh?

Plus One, there really are some s on here.

Seems you can't win either way, you don't go you're an arm chair supporter, go occassionally you're a bandwagoner go every game and you're sad. Fair play to the fella and great commitment well done

I don't give a monkeys as long as it keeps the club in money but we could create a scale

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Absobloodylutely.

Absobloodylutely.

I'm guessing he was amongst the elite that went to see us against Catalans all those years ago? You know, when Briers (I think it was Briers) quoted the magic number of true fans.

To be honest I don't think there is much guess-work required. I suppose there is a clue soemewhere in the story to whether he went to that match or not.

go on i`ll play..i was once fully committed not so long ago,never been a bandwagoner,never lived in london and never ever will..and now im an arm chair fan but will be there for future finals(mini bandwagoner)..

Top bloke is Craig (formerly Fat Craig as he used to call himself). No better Wire fan than this guy.

fair play to the guy.... that's a tremendous bit of supporting.