Wanderer

You really are confused, but so am I. As far as I understand Batley are more like Swinton but they own their own ground

the closest derby in the world then!

and two teams 900km apart !

Good effort. The next home game is v. Leigh on Good Friday so hopefully will be pushing towards 6,000. Looking at the Widnes website seems like hospitality packages in the South Stand are selling well too for this game. Not sure who gets the benefit of this though - the club or the council. Anyway, onwards & upwards...

Someone should have told Sid

and so is the beer selection ! Anyway, looking forward to Sunday v. Workington, hopefully crowd will be 3000+

Caldy RUFC (Level 3 - National League 1 currently in 4th place) and Wirral RUFC (Level 5 - North Premier) are both semi-professional and operate at a higher level than Waterloo who are currently Level 6 - North 1 West, so they tend to pick up the best local RU talent from either side of the Mersey at the moment. The demand seems to be well served with the clubs in existence at the moment and I think it would be tough for Rugby League to try and grow in this small market. Back on topic, it's good to see RL clubs developing facilities as this is one area that the Union clubs have an advantage.

So to summarise this, they are staying at the AJ Bell for 2022 whilst various feasibility studies are carried out with Moor Lane option not being without complications

I have also seen reference to Synthetic and Hybrid pitches - where do these fit into the picture? We probably need a separate 'plastic pitch' thread to discuss

Surely the answer is another hard lock down ?

Travellers Rest ARLFC? Seem to remember a team or similar named team from the National Cup in the 80's&90's but based in Widnes was never sure where they were from? Did they actually exist and where are / were they from - Wakefield area?

things we ate in the North could be a sub-thread

Does it come with a free toilet roll holder?

Liverpool's attack

At least there's a bit of variety here, Champions League bores me to death. Was disappointed by Arsenal's late winner last night and we'll probably end up with a final of usual suspects e.g. United v Arsenal

Any artists impressions available yet to view?

So he could go and watch Derby County?

so is that what the cowboys used to drink? You see them gulping it down in the old westerns, always thought they must be hard core

Just checked out your club crest - is that a cannabis leaf?

I would regionalise from the old division 4 downwards with 20 team divisions. Its just crazy that clubs like Stockport have to cram in 46 games in a season with trips to Torquay (their 1st game last week), Bromley Dover, Maidenhead etc etc. Below that the National League North and South could be split in 3 or even 4 divisions of 20 teams for more local derbies and if you're happy were you are playing, even if you win the league you don't need to move up to the next Tier

couldn't you just play in the Kent league anyway and leave the pyramid for those clubs who want to be part of that?

I thought they received an advance of sky moneys to help them through financial difficulties and it was this that was subsequently with-held. So they got the same money as every one else but just at different times I am remembering incorrectly?

This figure of 3328 (in an outdated facility) would probably represent nearly a 100% improvement in attendances for leigh compared to their 2013 CC average (don't have exact figure at my finger-tips) so I am sure they would be pleased if they got that again or even topped it

Walsall for balti pie would be good aswell

surprised this story is generating so much interest