Seaton Sandy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Paddy Coupar is the most recent. In times gone by we had players like Alan Tait, Glen Turnbull, Harry Whittaker from the Borders and of course the legendary George "Happy" Wilson. Thanks for that update Derwent. Just shows how much my memory bank is depleted when I forgot Happy Wilson -a mate of my Dad's along with Albert Pepperell and Harry Archer. Was I right about Lauder?As for Paddy Coupar -he was a wholehearted player who never took a backward step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans82 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 tom mitchell said in his book they got close to signing andy irvine once too.........now there was a player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans82 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 can see the match selling out in 24 hours........getting tickets might be a problem especially on line........how do you make sure the tickets go to scottish supporters and regular west cumbrian supporters and not just the once in a blue moon bandwagon jumpers and people from around the country ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
town4me Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Wow there's clearly some on the RL forums that aren't happy at all that cumbria has got one of the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearintown Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Maybe they should get off their backsides and come up here for a change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 can see the match selling out in 24 hours........getting tickets might be a problem especially on line........how do you make sure the tickets go to scottish supporters and regular west cumbrian supporters and not just the once in a blue moon bandwagon jumpers and people from around the country ? Because all the M62 lot will be heading down to the Olympic Stadium for the England v Aussie game on the saturday.Cant see the 1200 local supporters having a problem ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Wow there's clearly some on the RL forums that aren't happy at all that cumbria has got one of the games. Doing me best to shoot them down haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
town4me Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Doing me best to shoot them down hahaha ha yes I saw your comments yanto. Not sure where they get there facts from saying DPZC only holds 6k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I'm thinking more about Thurston or Johnson. How good will that be. Read the Express carefully and you can work out its going to be Kiwi. England will play Kiwi in their opening match at Huddersfield. I doubt they will open the 4 nations on a Friday night in Worklngton so Scotland v Aussie at Hull KR on the sunday. Then the next games are the double header at Coventry Scotland v England and Aussie v Kiwi LEAVING Scotland v Kiwi at DP and England v Aussie a Olympic Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 ha ha yes I saw your comments yanto. Not sure where they get there facts from saying DPZC only holds 6k Best supported NONE M62 crowds in the WC ..only Wales at Wrexham beat DPs attendances. But hey they know best ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Doing a great job yanto, some of the rubbish being posted is laughably uninformed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I think its just jealousy that none of the BIG clubs in Lancashire have any games.Dave T I believe is a Warrington fan and he is doing most of the slagging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havenite13 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Cant wait for this me and my kids will be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hate the rec Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Cant wait for this me and my kids will be there Agree really looking forward to this marra, its not everyday one of the best teams in RL are on your doorstep, this will be sold out with the right publicity, get JT in the schools if its the Aussies, if this doesn't inspirer our kids to take up RL nothing will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onreport Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 That would be a great compliment if Scotland have chosen D.P.for this fixture. I know I'm as guilty as anyone for knocking lumps out of the Borders punt and grunt scene but in the past Town have sourced some pretty useful players from up there. My memory isn't what it was but I recall Brian Lauder as one decent back from that area-- perhaps some sharper minds can recall others. I recall back in the Tom Mitchell era we even had the nerve to pursue Gary Armstrong-the eventual Scottish international scrum half -- and this at a time when a Union player having a pint in a League club bar could result in being shunned for life. I often travel through the Borders and I admit that I sometimes join the Barbour Jacketed fraternity to have a look at sides like Melrose,Hawick,Jedforest and others. The opaque rules of the game still make for long periods of mystifying boredom but there are a lot of very quick and skilful guys up there. George Graham the more than useful prop for Carlisle coaches in the Borders -I think possibly for Gala and I'm sure he'd be able to identify lads who could cut it in our code. It's just come back to me-----we had a forward a few seasons ago who never let us down --Paddy ??? Just saying-----. Harry Whitaker wasn't a bad half in his day, from Hawick I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onreport Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Thanks for that update Derwent. Just shows how much my memory bank is depleted when I forgot Happy Wilson -a mate of my Dad's along with Albert Pepperell and Harry Archer. Was I right about Lauder?As for Paddy Coupar -he was a wholehearted player who never took a backward step. Wouldn't put Coupar in same league as the others, but great memories, Alan Tait was a cracking centre and a decent joiner as well I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaton Sandy Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Wouldn't put Coupar in same league as the others, but great memories, Alan Tait was a cracking centre and a decent joiner as well I believe I was too young to appreciate those players- I would be about 7 when my old feller started taking me to both Town and Reds matches -only things I was interested in then was the half time pie and oxo! Only really got enthusiastic when the likes of the Martin brothers put themselves about. I did see Jimmy Hill play against the Reds though in his Fulham days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onreport Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I was too young to appreciate those players- I would be about 7 when my old feller started taking me to both Town and Reds matches -only things I was interested in then was the half time pie and oxo! Only really got enthusiastic when the likes of the Martin brothers put themselves about. I did see Jimmy Hill play against the Reds though in his Fulham days. I guess the first centres I can really remember Jim Crellin and Tony Collaby, must have been 6 or 7 at the time I guess so probably didn't appreciate the game fully But used to enjoy sitting on the wall and seeing the guys run past (or over it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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