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I take it you are not a geography or sociology student. Nor, unlike me, done extensive research watching Alan Bleasdale dramas. Being scousers they could reasonably be expected to steal half the budget and fiddle the rest from social security. Then there's the fee for "looking after" the cars of visiting spectators in a public carpark.

I take it you are not a geography or sociology student. Nor, unlike me, done extensive research watching Alan Bleasdale dramas. Being scousers they could reasonably be expected to steal half the budget and fiddle the rest from social security. Then there's the fee for "looking after" the cars of visiting spectators in a public carpark.

I reckon it will be Wigan v Hudds. Both want it more. Good job Wigan have got plenty of fans, because Hudds wont take many.

http://www.huddersfield1.co.uk/yorkstales/index.htm With regard to the wild boar, the head of which forms part of the crest, we are indebted to a certain James Hartley, a schoolmaster, whose school was situated near the bottom of Kirgate two centuries ago, and who translated from ancient documents the following account : "A ravenous boar of a most enormous size, haunted a certain place called the Cliffe wood, and at times very much infested the town (Bradford) and the neighbouring inhabitants thereof, so that a reward was offered by the government to any person or persons who would bring the head of this boar, which much excited some to attempt it. Now the story runs thus, That this boar frequented a certain wood to drink, which to this day is called the 'Boar's Well,' that he was watched by a certain person who shot him dead there, took his tongue out of his head and immediately repaired to court to claim the promised reward. Presently, after his departure from the well, another person came thither upon the same intention and, finding the beast dead, without any further examination, cuts off his head and away he hastes towards the same place, and in expectation of the reward as the former, and there arrives before him. Being introduced to his majesty's presence, the head was examined but was found without a tongue, concerning which the man was interrogated could give no satisfactory account. Whilst this was held in suspense the other man was introduced with the tongue, claimed the promised reward and unfolded the riddle by informing his Majesty how and by what means he killed the beast, and thus received the following grant : A certain place or portion of land lying at great Horton known as Hunt Yard and for the tenure of which he and his heirs for ever should annually attend in the market place at Bradford, on St. Martin's day, in the forenoon and there, by the name of the heir of Rushworth, hold a dog of the hunting kind whilst three blasts were blown on a gelder's horn, and these words, 'Come heir of Rushworth, etc.,' expressed aloud.

The City of Bradford crest is a pig's head. Bradford Northern's nickname was the Steam Pigs. Philip Smith's pork pie shop in Ivegate was a Yorkshire landmark. I think the council would prefer it if we stuck to using the current logo.

Jesus, I find myself agreeing with Lobbygobbler!!!

I never realised that the Mosely RUFC badge had a dragon on it!

RL Forwards, Paul Johnson, Lee Gilmour, Chris Nero, Sean O'Loughlin, Steve Menzies, Paul Cooke, Michael Monaghan, Kevin Sinfield. RL Backs, Paul Johnson, Lee Gilmour, Chris Nero, Sean O'Loughlin, Steve Menzies, Paul Cooke, Michael Monaghan, Kevin Sinfield. They clearly ARE the same.

Plenty of room for fat lads in RL. Watch any amateur and semi-pro team and there are quite a few. The honed bodies in superleague are a reflec tion of: - - full time training and dietary control - the nature of the game doesnt require a bit of padding which is necessary for players in the RU forwards ... the full-time-RU pros aren't as fat as they were but still carry far more timber than their RL equivalents. - the continual-interchange system means they only have to play in 20-minute bursts ... bodies can be honed for impact at the expense of endurance. - the perfunctory scrum and playing in a summer season means no one gets heavily fatigued by playing in heavy mud and prolonged pushing and pulling in scrums and mauls. Take no notice of the people on this board who disparage the RU scrum; they've never packed down in one and don't understand the value of wearing the opposition down, wearying both sets of forwards to allow the backs to flourish and the raising of morale that a strong pack can engender. The RU scrum is fantastic to play in, but not so good for spectators ... that's why RL, which had to survive on its gates, reduced it to a mere restart. Most teams now put backs in the scrum to allow harder tackling/running forwards to either reinforce the defence and/or provide a battering ram for the first reception. Both RU and RL scrums fulfill the separate purposes for which they are intended. I really enjoyed playing in both. It's just that some posters on this board think that, because RL is great, RU must be rubbish. Perhaps one day they'll grow up.

Or a professional rock guitarist who doesn't want the fans to think you're going bald (cf: Mark Knopfler, Miami Steve Van Zandt, Keef)?

The definition of a gentleman is someone who can play the bagpipes but doesn't.

By and large, in my opinion, we have the better props, the Aussies have the better second rows. This is reflected in this season at the Bulls. Our best forwards have been Nick Scruton and Steve Menzies. God knows how good Menzies must have been when he was 28.

Yes, you were much nicer to her guidedog.

quote name='Kenilworth Tiger' date='Sep 13 2010, 09:19 AM' post='2119365'] As for Fozzard, too late in my opinion - he has no passion for the club whatsoever and is very injury prone. He's had plenty of passion for everbody he's played for against the Bulls. He's given our defence some right pounding.

January 2010 finds Brian Noble with a team of fewer than 10 players, playing in a town 100 miles from its home base and where there is little indigenous support and a negligible number of juvenile local rugby league players. Financial constraints mean that he cannot pay transfer fees for players and cannot pay wages up to the full salary cap. He signs journeymen with no top-level international experience to play in Superleague but also continues the development of Welsh players via a link with the South Wales Scorpions, who are also starting from scratch at a new ground and under new ownership. Young Welsh players such as Elliot Kear, Lloyd White, Ben Flower get some opportunity to play in Superleague that no other club would have offered them. September 2010 finds the Crusaders in the playoffs, ahead of Bradford, Wakefield, Castleford, Catalans and London. The Scorpions finish sixth in Championship 1, ahead of Workington, London and Gateshead. You're right ... after following up a career history of winning three Grand Finals and a Challenge Cup with Bradford, the saving Wigan from relegation with this kind of abject failure at Wrexham ... he must be a rubbish coach. How many effing medals have you got?

During their worst-performing season for over thirty years, Bradford attracted an average crowd of over 8,000 casual fans/handwavers. How many hardcore RL fans did Leigh attact when they had their one glorious season in Superleague, or even the season when they won the Challenge Cup? You've got a good stadium and - if your business plan was good enough - if you could attract an average crowd of 5000 - 8000 - if your team was good enough to win something or reach a final at their current level then you'd get a franchise. Till then, you're just a small town in Wigan. Nothing to see here, move along, move along

I think you may be overlooking the inconvenient fact that there are two Yorkshiremen in the Australian Dream Team.

He's no pace and, though a very skilfull player, his kicking from hand was no better than Paul Sykes' has been in his absence. (Honestly!) For me, it's more of a problem if he stays against his will, picking up a mega salary every week that could go to someone happy to be at Odsal. When signing Aussies, some you win, some you lose.

Not one Bulls player? It's a conspiracy. If only Danny Sculthorpe had been fit.

We thought he was mediocre when he was at the Bulls. Didn't half miss his tackling rate when he left though. He's a proper pro workhorse, and he doesn't hide when he makes a mistake.

Also had a great game that day.

Every season without fail at Odsal. I wish he could be the same at Headingley.

I've been going to both Wilderspool and the HJ stadium, standing on the touchline terrace whenever possible. I'm a fairly vociferous spectator, but have never had any problems with the Warrington fans. I think it would be different if I stood behind the sticks, but that's the case for several away grounds. The most obnoxious fans I've come across in over thirty years of watching were pre-Superleague ... at the Boulevard, Clarence Road and Post Office Road. NB: I just had to look up the name of the former York ground, having forgotten it was called Clarence Road. Aptly, it was built on land originally leased from the York Lunatic Asylum.

Other people could be making a big mistake by writing Leeds off after their showing in the CC Final. Not me though, I'm a Bradford fan!!

Probably started by accident ... other fans being jostled when the Leeds fans made their early stampede for the exits.