Rugby League thread

[Tim of the Oak]

A thread called Virgin Broadband just caught my eye and I wondered if they played for an Aussie team

 

[Out on blue 6]

Great name haha. They love names like that in Aus, there are loads of Trent, Dane, Boyd, Wade, Jarrod, Brent, Brett, Blakes...

They love a Mitchall as well

 

[Out on blue 6]

The other thing I like about League in both countries is the commentary. No stuffiness but some great banter between them.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

The other thing I like about League in both countries is the commentary. No stuffiness but some great banter between them.

When Barrie and Terry are on, it sometimes sounds like Sky have left a microphone on the table in a pub and they’re just two pissed up blows watching the game... but still better than the ridiculous commentary you get with the football

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Two mouthwatering games next week:
Melbourne (2) v Canberra (5), Friday 09:50
Penrith (1) v Souths (6), Saturday 09:50

 

[Manc in London]

Bollox, when I first went crowds were 30,000 plus, and I’ve seen them win, and lose at Wembley, a frustrating side for sure, but no tiddlers.

30k at Wilderspool? It would looked close to packed with 8k in the ground. It only really had 3 sides. I must have been there around 20 times down the years.

I did enjoy going there, to be fair. Was always a good day out and we were generally competitive.

A good sized fan base for sure.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

In 1948 the home crowd at Wilderspool was 34304.
30000 were common numbers during the 50’s.

I’m surprised you don’t remember watching Warrington Zingari.......

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Michael Jennings has tested positive for steroid use I see. He could banned for up to four years if his his B sample is found positive too, that we effectively be an to the career of the Eels player.

 

[meeesh]

Ellery Hanley lives near me and we occasionally have a chat about Rugby League. We don’t discuss Wigan too much because I don’t mention their name and call them “your lot”. Still they were the best British team in my lifetime.

I find Wigan fans get the balance right, say spending two thirds of a match celebrating their own team and one third taking the piss out of the opposition. I find the plastic Scousers used to be good, humble fans but have got very giddy after winning a few trophies in recent years.

It is good that Warrington / Moran have grown the Club so there are enough contenders for titles after Bradford’s demise. That said, Salford have been brilliant over the last 18 months, even after selling “the myth” to Wigan

Sorry been out all day just seen this response

All as I can say is boyhood hero of mine that fella that lives near you

 

[meeesh]

Sorry, buddy you’re wrong about crowd sizes, Wigan has certainly had higher averages over the years, but go back to the 50’s and earlier, the place was rammed.

Not a dig at you this mate at all,as we all blues on here,but I despise Warrington I’m afraid,and again takes me back to my youth when Wigan played you at Maine Rd in challenge cup semi final,ripping seats out and launching them at us,scum,I’ve always hated St Helena more like,plastic scousers,but I’ll never forget the seats coming at us,made me more upset as that was my football teams ground as well,scary shit when you’re a kid.

But even now years on I still hope they lose every time they play,so last night was a pleasing result