I know that feeling although I'm hoping to get to more games next year and give it another go. I quite enjoyed the Cas game a couple of weeks ago even though it was pretty dour.
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Ah yes, I forget. Warrington are the 11th most successful club in Rugby League history. The way their fans go on, you’d think they’d dominated.
Hey wankey wankey, wankey wankey wankey wankey Warrington....
Hey wankey wankey, wankey wankey wankey wankey Warrington....
Living in Leeds Fridays are just a killer for me to get to games. But I do find that catching the odd game live can be more enjoyable than it was when I went week in week out due to the routine.
I think as you get older other things replace the sheer tribalism of sport. I know when my dad had kids he stopped attending as often. Same with myself, but always keep and interest and the bug starts to come back.
I think they like getting on the nerves of their more illustrious neighbours, Wigan, Widnes & Saints.
Rubber Dinghy has been infuriating me since June.
It is a bit stupid replying back but when they don't get the boot from the forum, you just end up giving it them back anyway.
What he's doing is putting bait on here, then running back to his cyber friends on the Wire forum going: 'Look What I did, Look What I did.'
He's like a rubbish version of Bart Simpson
That's probably what I miss more than anything although there's plenty of other factors too. I've never stopped caring apart from a short spell before KC got sacked (did care I just wanted him sacked) and even then I still watched games. My Dad and Brother still go but sit in the North stand, I couldn't do that every week though. As mentioned work had took over my life but I'm taking steps to change that, going again next season will be one of those things.
I think the Council has recently taken out a low interest loan of £26m to purchase St Mary’s market so that it can lead the re-development of part of the town centre. At least it’s going to try to improve things, hopefully in conjunction with other initiatives throughout the borough.
Yes mate Oldham won it around 1958 and the mighty Wire in 1955. This side of the hill only Rochdale Hornets lag behind the might Wire. I just find it a bit odd and a bit sad that regular posters are talking of not going. The only reason we have our own stadium and are doing OK finance wise is fans going through the turnstiles and buying a pie and a pint. We dont have much in the town lets not lose basically our strongest asset.
I do agree re comments on the council they are a pretty clueless lot.
Given that private landlords set rents and central government determines business rates, I’m not sure that the Council has had much control over retaining/attracting business. I do know that they attempted to get Primark to open a store where The Range is currently but Primark demanded an annual payment of at least £1m to come to St Helens. At least getting ownership of St Mary’s Market gives the Council some say while they have been quite active in getting industry to come to the borough by using green belt land. I’m not a supporter of the Council, by the way, but at least they seem to be trying to do something positive.
Well those last few posts were a real breakthrough, politicians take note!
Last time I was in England I stayed for 6 weeks in a flat near the Cricks . I am not a big drinker but went in there to watch the rugby on the big screen . It is friendly & sells a crackin' pint but I would call it a mans pub . I am sure someone will recommend a better place to take your mrs.
In these kind of votes, it always happens that more contemporary choices get more support than older ones (you see it in 'best songs ever' type polls). Partly as more recent choices are more in people's memories; partly because the younger section of voters won't have built an appreciation for the older choices.
Personally, in terms of ability and impact I think Murphy. But he doesn't exactly have a good track record of behaving like a true Saint towards the club.
Cunningham the player was a great choice, he's from St Helens, he is synonymous with our recent success and he was an incredible player in his own right
I'm glad he got the statue despite his struggles as coach
Tearing it down would send a really shoddy message.
As Retro-man says, he was a superb player, one of the best of the modern game. Given his one-club credentials and the fact his time with us coincided with our most consistently successful period, it was fitting. Regarding his coaching, it quickly turned into an utter shambles. But for me it was his pigheadedness and attitude towards/comments about the fans that really left a sour taste.
Still, I wouldn't remove the statue
PS - although not on the scale of the Ronaldo/Niall Quinn bust, does anyone else think the statue is a bit 'not very good'?
Take anything from Jaybs with a huge pinch of salt.
He is at the very best a disaffected Saints fan with a grudge against the club and particularly Eamon.
He recently commented on an article in the Guardian were "my club" related to London and he ended up with the hope that Wigan win the Grand Final.
Higher class of troll but troll all the same....
I agree, I didn't say it should be torn down, just that I wouldn't be bothered if it was. Yes, he was a fabulous player, one of the best I've seen live and had the privilege to do so for years but there's no argument that there's bad feeling towards him now. Sad really because we all wanted him to succeed but he made his own bed in the end.
I'm with you in that he got the statue as a great player rather than a failed coach.
Like another poster, If I could I would have voted for Vollenhoven, Murphy was a great player, but I played under him after he left, and at that time he hated Saints. KC held Saints to ransom over his contract. As it was limited to local players, I voted for Wellens, who to the best of my knowledge was a great clubman as well as a great player.
Still plenty available with the George tonight. 4pm departure £13.00. PM me if interested only sold 25
I seem to have been castigated by a few people for light heartedly suggesting that the statue could be pulled down to make room for one of the chairman or in my opinion Vollenhoven He called Saints fans sheep, who had no knowledge of the game. He was a great player but his attitude afterwards was awful. The most important thing was he lost the true value and ethos of the club by his vision of the type of Rugby he wanted us to play, as soon as Holbrook came, the shackles came off and we started to play the type of Rugby that Saints are renowned for.It was noticeable that none of his former team mates came out with any meaningful supportive comments when he was released Sincere apologies if I upset people, but I STILL go every week like I have done for the last sixty plus years and support the Saints and we all are entitled to have an opinion