The Goole Vikings Thread

[Eddie]

9 hours ago, doc said:

Toponymy

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The most usual explanation for the origin of the name Widnes is that it comes from the Danish words vid, meaning wide, and noese, meaning nose and that it refers to the promontory projecting into the River Mersey. However, the Widnes promontory is not particularly wide and another possible explanation is the first part derives from the Danish ved, meaning a wood and possibly referring to a tree-covered promontory. Earlier spellings of the name have been Vidnes, Wydnes and Wydness.^[6]

Early history

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There is little evidence of any early human occupation of the area although a flint arrowhead was discovered at Pex Hill, suggesting there was some human presence in the Stone Age. Pex Hill is a disused quarry, located to the north of the town.^[6] Roman roads by-passed the area but some Roman coins were found where the Ditton railway station stands today.^[7] In the 9th century Vikings invaded the country and Widnes was at the extreme south of the Danelaw

Just saying.

Widnes is also close to the most likely site of the Battle of Brunanburgh, which was a pivotal event in British and Viking history. 

[Gomersall]

 

[Billy King's Boots]

On 26/10/2024 at 09:45, ricky said:

In defence of Goole, at least Vikings has some relevance to their location, unlike Leopards / Broncos / Tigers / Dragons / Giants / Rhinos / Panthers / Lions / Cougars / Hornets, and more solidly in the Danelaw than Widnes. On the other hand, Hoist sounds a lot better.

TBF - Hornets outdates all of those.

Here since 1871.

[Billy King's Boots]

On 26/10/2024 at 12:23, Pen-Y-Bont Crusader said:

Goole E’s ? I’ll get me coat….

 

[Mark]

On 26/10/2024 at 09:45, ricky said:

In defence of Goole, at least Vikings has some relevance to their location, unlike Leopards / Broncos / Tigers / Dragons / Giants / Rhinos / Panthers / Lions / Cougars / Hornets, and more solidly in the Danelaw than Widnes. On the other hand, Hoist sounds a lot better.

Lions is cause in the around the 1890's we used to get changed and were based out of the White Lion, been known as that ever since 

[Gomersall]

https://x.com/goole_vikingsrl/status/1853867623261278454?s=61

[ricky]

Just driven into Goole. Almost the first building I saw was a pub called The Viking

[Gomersall]

https://x.com/goole_vikingsrl/status/1854950777418035512?s=61

[Gomersall]

https://x.com/goole_vikingsrl/status/1854961203724095986?s=61

[Archie Gordon]

13 hours ago, Gomersall said:

https://x.com/goole_vikingsrl/status/1854950777418035512?s=61

Blimey. I remember him as a decent player from Harlequins RL days. I thought he was long retired. 

Looked him up, he's 39. And long retired.

[ricky]

Could someone have a quiet word with Goole about how to spell amateur?

"... before joining the club’s amatuer setup ... he has been involved with the club’s amatuer setup ... bolsters the strong links within our club between the amatuer and professional setup ..."

[Nearenough]

very unproffesional spelling 

[ricky]

I once had a phone whose autocorrect would correct autocorrect to autocorreçt, don't know how I taught it that 

[georgeb1]

31 minutes ago, Archie Gordon said:

Blimey. I remember him as a decent player from Harlequins RL days. I thought he was long retired. 

Looked him up, he's 39. And long retired.

Remember SeanPenkywicz, micky Higham and of course george Flanagan .

[sentoffagain2]

   The great Neil Fox MBE was 40 when he retired playing pro at Bradford Northern.But then had a couple of years player coach at Underbank Rangers helping to get them promoted.And still knocking about at 85,smashing bloke Neil was my boss for a short time when he was area manager at William Hill and i had the misfortune to be asked to manage a shop in Cas.

[Barley Mow]

1 hour ago, georgeb1 said:

Remember SeanPenkywicz, micky Higham and of course george Flanagan .

43 year old Paul Sykes played for Dewsbury this year and hasn't announced whether he's retiring or going again next season yet.

[Gooleboy]

On 05/11/2024 at 20:20, Gomersall said:

https://x.com/goole_vikingsrl/status/1853867623261278454?s=61

Wacokecoke should do well at Goole in Division 1. He did have some decent games for us last season and scored a few good tries. One issue he did have was when he was near the touchline he often put his left leg in and his right foot out!

[Gomersall]

 

[ricky]

When will the League One fixture list be released?

[fearnowt]

On 13/11/2024 at 19:30, ricky said:

When will the League One fixture list be released?

6pm, Tuesday, 26th November.

https://www.totalrl.com/when-super-league-championship-and-league-one-fixtures-will-be-announced/

[Gomersall]

https://x.com/goole_vikingsrl/status/1857491321172193706?s=61

[Gomersall]

https://x.com/goole_vikingsrl/status/1858578433749524616?s=61

[fighting irish]

On 09/11/2024 at 09:48, sentoffagain2 said:

   The great Neil Fox MBE was 40 when he retired playing pro at Bradford Northern.But then had a couple of years player coach at Underbank Rangers helping to get them promoted.And still knocking about at 85,smashing bloke Neil was my boss for a short time when he was area manager at William Hill and i had the misfortune to be asked to manage a shop in Cas.

When we formed our club, in South Wales, my brother noticed a car (in Bradford) with an Underbank Rangers sticker (of some sort) and placed a note under the windscreen wiper saying we were starting up and wondering if they would consider a friendly match against us.

It turned out to be Neil Fox's car and I'm pleased to say they got in contact and travelled to South Wales to play us!

Great bloke, great player, great fortunate co-incidence, great club, great memories.

Edited November 20, 2024 by fighting irish

[Fevrover]

8 hours ago, fighting irish said:

When we formed our club, in South Wales, my brother noticed a car (in Bradford) with an Underbank Rangers sticker (of some sort) and placed a note under the windscreen wiper saying we were starting up and wondering if they would consider a friendly match against us.

It turned out to be Neil Fox's car and I'm pleased to say they got in contact and travelled to South Wales to play us!

Great bloke, great player, great fortunate co-incidence, great club, great memories.

Great . 

[Hopping Mad]

Went to the Victoria Pleasure Grounds - home to Goole Vikings RL - yesterday (23/11) to watch Goole AFC play football. The VPG's grass pitch is a superb drainer, enabling the football club to get games on when many others have to be postponed.

As part of the stadium's multi-million revamp (scheduled for completion within the next 12 months), demolition of the main stand, on the near side, is about to start. Alternative dressing rooms, in portable buildings, have been provided at the near end, and a kit-type, 50-seat, temporary stand installed on the far side. I was told a plastic pitch will go down some time during February or March next year.

The football club don't seem overly happy about what, clearly, they regard as their rugby league counterparts 'piggy-backing' on their hard work. A columnist in yesterday's match programme wrote: "The emergence of professional rugby league next year has taken up plenty of column inches etc, and good luck in the venture, which they will need, but the Victoria Pleasure Grounds is a football arena and has had wonderful moments. In no way doubting that the rugby league side will want to be a success, football MUST retain the No 1 spot. After all, without a sizeable chunk of finance, it is unlikely the new facility would have even reached the drawing board. A good word then for [football club] chairman Alan Wilson, who understandably has taken flak over the club's fall from grace, but without a lot of effort with the ground's consultants and others, it [the redevelopment] would certainly be still a pipe dream rather than reality."

Crowd for yesterday's football was just 119. Goole lost, 0-3 to Hallam, to remain rooted to the foot of the Northern Counties East League's Premier Division (the ninth tier of English football). Given the size of the crowds Goole Vikings are likely to attract next season, surely it is inevitable the football club will play second fiddle to rugby league?

Got chatting to the bloke standing next to me. Turned out to be a Doncaster RLFC (and Goole AFC) supporter, going back to Tattersfield in the 1970s. He's looking forward to watching Goole Vikings games. Could be Vikings' hopes of becoming a lot of semi-local rugby league fans' 'second team' might not be far off the mark.

Edited November 24, 2024 by Hopping Mad