Black Country Wire Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 20/12/2021 at 16:27, Josef K said: I think Stoke are trying too set up a side, the Stoke Staffies ?. I'd suggest Stoke Potters but I think that's the name of the speedway team. Last new RL ground (96): Queensway Stadium - North Wales v South Wales 25/6/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopping Mad Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Black Country Wire said: I'd suggest Stoke Potters but I think that's the name of the speedway team. Sadly, the Potters went belly up (for good) two or three years ago. Stadium site sold for industrial units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Black Country Wire said: I'd suggest Stoke Potters but I think that's the name of the speedway team. The Port Vale Valiants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Only one name for that part of the world - The Ducks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 22:42, Hopping Mad said: Rugby union (rugby generally, I'm afraid) is an irrelevance in Liverpool. In the Liverpool area, there's only Waterloo of any stature. And, of course, they don't play in Liverpool. The handful of Wirral clubs, none of them in the upper levels, aren't Liverpool either. Liverpool Collegiate (Aigburth) and West Derby-based Sefton (where Liverpool Buccaneers ARLFC used to play) are tiny operations. The best players in the area will play semi pro union though so a RL club couldn't exist in the lower league unless importing players from St helens widnes etc and then the fans wouldn't get behind them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 07:12, Eddie said: If someone was insane enough to throw millions at a RL club in Liverpool, the Union clubs in Liverpool would be far too weak to do anything about it. It would be the general apathy of the local population that would stop it working, not Union. Its the lack of knowledge that the game exsists more than anything, Wayne Rooney is a fan as too was Tony bellew who was enjoying one of the last saints games, its the getting them to watch a game and having a scouse team to get behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 6 hours ago, yipyee said: Its the lack of knowledge that the game exsists more than anything, Wayne Rooney is a fan as too was Tony bellew who was enjoying one of the last saints games, its the getting them to watch a game and having a scouse team to get behind. Tony Bellew has been to one RL game in his life. Is Rooney actually a fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 14 hours ago, sweaty craiq said: Only one name for that part of the world - The Ducks. Exactly , I've done quite a bit of work in the area , always reckoned a development ( semi pro ) club would have been a possibility in the area , they look more to the north than the south in their outlook Get served in a shop and it's " bye mi duck " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Eddie said: Tony Bellew has been to one RL game in his life. Is Rooney actually a fan? Bellew is a rugby fan but kids play union due to no RL in the area. Rooney is a big fan as is Ryan Giggs, apparently quite a few of the old utd squad watched Friday night games in the team hotel the night before their games... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Eddie said: Tony Bellew has been to one RL game in his life. Is Rooney actually a fan? He's certainly been to Grand Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 22 minutes ago, yipyee said: Bellew is a rugby fan but kids play union due to no RL in the area. Rooney is a big fan as is Ryan Giggs, apparently quite a few of the old utd squad watched Friday night games in the team hotel the night before their games... There is RL in the area, St Helens and Widnes are no distance at all, and rugby there is a much better standard than Union in Liverpool. Also watching the odd game while stuck in a hotel with nowt to do doesn’t mean Rooney and Giggs are big fans. If Giggs was a big fan he might be trying to work with Salford on their ground situation with the Salford football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, Eddie said: There is RL in the area, St Helens and Widnes are no distance at all, and rugby there is a much better standard than Union in Liverpool. Also watching the odd game while stuck in a hotel with nowt to do doesn’t mean Rooney and Giggs are big fans. If Giggs was a big fan he might be trying to work with Salford on their ground situation with the Salford football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Damien said: Good on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Eddie said: If Giggs was a big fan he might be trying to work with Salford on their ground situation with the Salford football club. Or, more appropriately given his family history, Swinton. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Eddie said: There is RL in the area, St Helens and Widnes are no distance at all, and rugby there is a much better standard than Union in Liverpool. Also watching the odd game while stuck in a hotel with nowt to do doesn’t mean Rooney and Giggs are big fans. If Giggs was a big fan he might be trying to work with Salford on their ground situation with the Salford football club. I think Giggs has bigger issues to deal with... but as the seasons overlap its understandable that they had a job to do so are armchair fans St Helens and Widnes are not Liverpool, if you lived in the area you would understand. Edited December 25, 2021 by yipyee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yipyee Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Eddie said: Good on him. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-news/wayne-rooney-roy-keane-argument-4081891 Leeds rhinos fan... also emphasises the Liverpool / wool divide Edited December 25, 2021 by yipyee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 5 hours ago, yipyee said: I think Giggs has bigger issues to deal with... but as the seasons overlap its understandable that they had a job to do so are armchair fans St Helens and Widnes are not Liverpool, if you lived in the area you would understand. I’m from Liverpool mate, I understand it very well. Both places are near Bellew, like I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughyed8 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 22 hours ago, Eddie said: There is RL in the area, St Helens and Widnes are no distance at all, and rugby there is a much better standard than Union in Liverpool. Also watching the odd game while stuck in a hotel with nowt to do doesn’t mean Rooney and Giggs are big fans. If Giggs was a big fan he might be trying to work with Salford on their ground situation with the Salford football club. Ryan Giggs dad, Danny Wilson, played for Swinton in the 80's Giggs played for Salford Jnrs youth teams until he signed youth with M.U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 On 25/12/2021 at 08:37, roughyed8 said: Ryan Giggs dad, Danny Wilson, played for Swinton in the 80's Giggs played for Salford Jnrs youth teams until he signed youth with M.U. Ryan Giggs had the same running style as his dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 21/12/2021 at 22:42, Hopping Mad said: In the Liverpool area, there's only Waterloo of any stature. And, of course, they don't play in Liverpool. The handful of Wirral clubs, none of them in the upper levels, aren't Liverpool either. Liverpool Collegiate (Aigburth) and West Derby-based Sefton (where Liverpool Buccaneers ARLFC used to play) are tiny operations. 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjonn Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 On 23/12/2021 at 17:15, sweaty craiq said: Only one name for that part of the world - The Ducks. Moved from Liverpool to live in Eccelshall near to Stone for a few years and must admit it was a surprise when I first moved to be referred/greeted in a warming/friendly.... Duck... Having said that I miss the buying fresh Oat Cakes on a Friday over in Hanley/potteries towns - every one had their favourite little back garage they brought from. So maybe... The Oat Cakes... might be an alternative name to consider. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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yipyee Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 28 minutes ago, Northern Eel said: The pitch looks fantastic, better than a lot of established clubs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Eel Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 There we are. All finished. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookey Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Congratulations, decent facilities are a must to retain players, supporters volunteers. Great effort by all concerned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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