ultimate roughyed Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I'm sure I used it used to be called Oldham Roughyeds. Feels odd just being Oldham! Roughyeds Return please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Naylor Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 We're not Oldham Roughyeds. We're Oldham RLFC nicknamed "The Roughyeds". Other clubs who are just RLFC's like ourselves are simply called by their proper town names without the end bit, The club has never been called Oldham Roughyeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate roughyed Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 This is an unofficial forum though so Hamiltons pet project of rebranding us shouldn't affect this though. Everyone knows us as the Roughyeds.......oooooooh when the Yeds go marching in, oooooooh when the Yeds go marching in..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Art of Hand and Foot Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 We're not Oldham Roughyeds. We're Oldham RLFC nicknamed "The Roughyeds". Other clubs who are just RLFC's like ourselves are simply called by their proper town names without the end bit, The club has never been called Oldham Roughyeds Yeah, and wimberry crag has never been called Indians Head. But it's used in common parlance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Naylor Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 There's no re-branding though? We're Oldham RLFC. Every other club on here is called by its official name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Art of Hand and Foot Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 A brand is what its supporters/customers /followers make it. If they don't like it then over time it will change. Remember the blue sox or the sharks? If we continue as we are,onwards and upwards, then as long as we're called Oldham I won't fret too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Art of Hand and Foot Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Just one other thing,does anyone know when the current incarnation started to use, be it unofficially, the Roughyeds suffix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Naylor Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I don't have an issue with Roughyeds at all, I am one! Even my RL Twitter username is RoughyedsFan. However the club I support is called Oldham. Don't get me started on the horror of seeing Oldham Roughyeds RLFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Naylor Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Just one other thing,does anyone know when the current incarnation started to use, be it unofficially, the Roughyeds suffix? I reckon it's a case of modern era clubs adopting a suffix therefore leading media outlets to attach one to us too. Adding Roughyeds to the end of the club name is an easy shoe-in, but it's wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Art of Hand and Foot Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Isn't the real name oldham rlfc (1997)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Naylor Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 The trading name yeah. Not the club name. If we go down that route you'd have mouth watering football games between ARSENAL HOLDINGS PLC v THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I've got to admit I'd prefer us to be listed as Oldham Roughyeds,I think that being just "Oldham" is a bit boring.I think that the roughyeds tag is synonymous with the club.I wouldn't get too carried away with it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate roughyed Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I've got to admit I'd prefer us to be listed as Oldham Roughyeds,I think that being just "Oldham" is a bit boring.I think that the roughyeds tag is synonymous with the club.I wouldn't get too carried away with it though. Totally agreed, very boring. What's wrong with our brand/trading name being known as the Oldham Roughyeds? You're not going to get my shouting Come on Oldham RLFC 1997 Limited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsonmarshcankick Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Totally agreed, very boring. What's wrong with our brand/trading name being known as the Oldham Roughyeds? You're not going to get my shouting Come on Oldham RLFC 1997 Limited! your not going to be shouting "Come on Oldham Roughyeds" either, it's either "come on Oldham" or "Oldham Oldham Oldham" or "come on the Yeds" cant think of a time when someone shouted "come on Oldham Roughyeds" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Everyone has their own view on it,but it's not the end of the world either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutsiderLookingIn Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 LOLOL...thank god for this thread, I thought i was going barmy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Art of Hand and Foot Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Need to be consistent though Dave. If there's a move your stop using roughyeds then you need to tell whoever is writing the Facebook copy where there is constant reference to "the Roughyeds". Personally , this incarnation of the club are The Roughyeds to me and I'll keep referring to them as such, because I never felt more like singing the Yeds when hull kr lost to the Roughyeds, my Oldham, you got me singing the Yeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughyed34 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Personally when someone randomly asks which RL team I support, the answer is Oldham. Not Oldham Roughyeds. Contrary to that, when I talk to our fans or people in Oldham I talk about the "Yeds" and they know who I mean lol.On the terraces the only chant that mentions Roughyeds in full is " we're the Roughyeds,we're the Roughyeds", we also have the delight that is "Oh when the Yeds..." but really its six and two threes,we all support the same club no matter what, mention you are a Roughyed to RL people and they know who you are, mention Oldham RLFC/Oldham Rugby to people they also know who you are! Oldham, Oldham Rugby ,Oldham RLFC, The Roughyeds - all one and the same to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Naylor Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Need to be consistent though Dave. If there's a move your stop using roughyeds then you need to tell whoever is writing the Facebook copy where there is constant reference to "the Roughyeds". Personally , this incarnation of the club are The Roughyeds to me and I'll keep referring to them as such, because I never felt more like singing the Yeds when hull kr lost to the Roughyeds, my Oldham, you got me singing the Yeds. The Roughyeds or just Roughyeds is fine though. It's the adopted club nickname and a hat-tip (pun intended) to our past. What it isn't is the name of the club. Look at this article It's a match report of the recent Super League Grand Final between Wigan and Warrington. In one single piece you'll see Wigan, Warrington, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, (the) Wire, Wolves and Warriors. Proper names, Super League era suffixes and traditional nicknames all on display. Oldham Roughyeds is a bit like saying Oldham Latics, which sounds daft. Oldham, yep, Latics, yep, Oldham Latics, what? Just as roughyed34 says, if I'm asked which team I support, I'll say Oldham, every single time. I would not say Oldham Roughyeds. As for the Facebook page. Orlfc Oldham Roughyeds makes me wince every time I see it. In fact, while I have the wind in my sails.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Baron Mk11 Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I always thought it was the supporters who were the "Roughyeds". Like you were all "Biffo's" at one time. QUIS CUSTODIAT IPSOS CUSTODES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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