Quote: Doc Holliday "There's certainly an anti-scouse and anti-Runcorn attitude among many of the clowns on The Truss messageboard, but there's also a racist one on there too. But, if the moderators want that sort of thing to exist, that's up to them. The thing holding Widnes back isn't some bloke who has never lived in Widnes deciding not to bother, but several thousand people deciding to become followers of some Premiership club while their home town club is struggling. They're the people to aim at. It's their town, not mine. As I said, apart from one game, I haven't watched Widnes since 2008 until the pre-season at Langtree Park. Nothing at all against the fans or the players and I hope everything goes well for them. Goodness knows they deserve it. So, after a couple of years with no team, I find myself in the position of having one which is very easy to get to and as a lover of the game, I intend to get there as often as possible because I've missed going to see a live game. It just happens to be Saints, but I'd be as happy watching any club. The game is the thing! Premiership soccer will never equal it.'"
Having just almost choked on my farleys rusk seeing Ronnie in the away end at Widnes with a scarf with Stains colours on it, I came here to find this. Ronnie, I know I got on your nerves with my footy talk, but I like to think we had a lot of time for each other...I'll never forget your kind offer to take me to Leigh away (IIRC) when I was out of work and skint a good few years back. Never have the words 'kind offer' and 'taken to Leigh' been used in the same sentence before.
Anyway, I'm sad you jibbed Widnes off for a few choice words. I never listened to Happy Frank that time. Widnes will be here long after SOC and me and you have gone (hopefully), but one thing I could never do is go and pay to watch another RL team and actually support another team, wearing their colours. Its Widnes or no-one, its in my blood and I believe if you've watched them for 32 years, then its in your blood too.
Bloody Sintellins?? My nan has more teeth than St Helens Ronnie. There's an estate not far from the Langtree with the highest rate of inter-breeding in the UK.
I always knew you were a stubborn man and you stick to your guns if you believe you're right, but I can't see how a fan of 32 years can just "do one" on the say of a millionaire JCL.
You know I'm right, but you'll never admit it.
PS. Well, as if I could leave without mentioning football and the team, from that place I'm not from, that I follow. Managed to get myself in the executive box the other week at Anfield and met Ian Callaghan. What a bloke.
