Any newbies of late?

Name: John

Sex: Male

Age: 67 (Probably oldest person on this forum)

Reason you picked your Forum name: Because I'm old, I'm a man and my name is John.

Family: wife, 2 sons, 1 Grandson + 1 Granddaughter

Location/Country: Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire

Occupation: Retired, but used to work as a salesman.

Favourite player Wire: Adrian Morley

Favourite ex player Wire: Brian Bevan

Favourite current player non Wire: Kevin Sinfield

Favourite ex player non Wire: Johnny Whiteley

Favourite NRL team: Brisbane Broncos

Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Sheffield Eagles

First Match you saw: Wire v Wigan around 1954. I was a 10 year old and went with my dad, remember being in awe at the size of the crowd, wondering who the old man wrapped in bandages was playing for the Wire. My dad said "That's the great Bev" and was he great. Never been a winger like him since, nobody can touch that record. I'm proud to have seen him play.

Favourite match: Warrington v Australia 1978.

Worst match: Warrington v Wigan Challenge Cup Semi-Final in 1989 at Maine Road - that Joe Lydon drop goal.

Favourite away day: Any game in the Challenge Cup at a lower league club, just love going to the grounds where we don't go that often. Would be nice to play Dewsbury away in the cup.

Least favourite away day: Bradford on a cold, wet, Sunday afternoon

Favourite ground (not HJ): KC Stadium

Least favourite ground: New Craven Park

Favourite Wire memory: Bev's last game against Leigh at Wilderspool. Not a dry eye in the ground that day.

Painful Wire memory: That Joe Lydon drop goal at Maine Road

Favourite Kit: 1974 Challenge Cup Final kit

Worst Kit: Red and Green Christmas tree around 1993.

Exact distance from HJ to your home: (try google maps directions for that one WA2 7NE) 62 miles

Everyone else has done it, so here goes;

Name. John (also known as JC).

Age. Over 50.

Occ. Retired Law Enforcement Officer.

Status. Married, two grown up daughters.

First starting watching the Wire. Jan 1966, first round RL Cup v Cas. W 15-7.

Favourite all time Wire player. Parry Gordon. Best Wire Scrum Half I will ever see.

Favourite current player. Adrian Morley.

Best ever Wire moment. RL Cup win, 2010. I saw the '74 and '09 wins, was there in '75 and '90 when we lost, but after 20 minutes against Leeds, I knew that we weren't going to lose.

Worst ever Wire moment. 1970, home match, lost 0-50 v Salford at Wilderspool. We were about as low as we could get.

Favourite other side. Gateshead Thunder

Favourite other Ground. Central Park..

Favourite other sports. Local RU, Cricket, watch the Boro occasionally.

Hobbies. Most team sports, WW1 (just completed a study of my first of 11 Wire players who died in the Great War).

my actual birthday! ( i have a programme from that match!)

If its good enough for Teeside, Old Man John et al, here goes

Name: Gary

Sex: Male

Age: 51

Reason you picked your Forum name: He is as cool as I am ...not very.

Family: Partner, Ex wife 2 daughters

Location: The posh part of Eccles ha ha

Occupation: Architect

Favourite player Wire: Chris Bridge

Favourite ex player Wire: John Bevan

Favourite current player non Wire: James Roby

Favourite ex player non Wire: David Watkins

Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Castleford

First Match you saw: Wire v Castleford late 60's and I think we got beat.

Favourite match: Warrington v Featherstone Challenge Cup Final 1974.

Worst match: Warrington v Widnes Challenge Cup Final in 1975 great start then down hill got the late train back from Euston with a lot of Widnes including their team and the Cup!!

Favourite away day: Looking forward to Widnes this year

Least favourite away day: Hull KR a long way and a poor stand

Favourite ground (not HJ): Wembley



Least favourite ground: New Craven Park

Favourite Wire memory: Every kick by Derek Whitehead in the '74 final.

Painful Wire memory: After Widnes '75, any defeat by Salford (due to in laws) was hard to take.

Favourite Kit: 1974 Challenge Cup Final kit

Name: Steve

Sex: Male

Age: 58

Reason you picked your Forum name: After Cape Wrath (Scotland) Wonderful place!

Family: Son & daughter. (Thankfully no longer a wife!)

Location: Sankey

Occupation: IS

Favourite player Wire: Ben Westwood

Favourite ex player Wire: John Bevan

Favourite current player non Wire: Jamie Peacock

Favourite ex player non Wire: Roger Millward

Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Castleford

First Match you saw: No idea, late 50's.

Favourite match: Warrington v Australia 1978?.

Worst match: Warrington v Barrow just after xmas I was about 10, got a primrose & blue scarf for Christmas, walking back after match some barrow kids pinched it and ran off.

Favourite away day: Wembley

Least favourite away day: Getting to Wakefield only to find match called off. Ended up watching Dewsbury v Batley.

Favourite ground (not HJ): Odsal (if the weather's good)

Least favourite ground: The old (original) Hunslet ground. Reminds me of a very bad hangover.

Favourite Wire memory: Bank Park when we come back with the cup.

Painful Wire memory: Losing 1975 Cup Final.

Favourite Kit: The all blue one with primrose V, can't remember year.

Whilst the anonymity of forums may or may not be a blessing depending upon your point of veiw and it might not be everyone's cup of tea, does anyone ever meet up in the real world, say for example on match days? I know this might not be welcome week in week out, as we all presumably have routines and other commitments, but, say for Magic Weekend or a big cup game away an opportunity to put faces to names and have a pint pre/apres match?

There is a secret society, a bit like the illuminati..Although, there are questions whether it still exists.





Woof!

You wouldn't want to go for a drink with any of the losers on this forum

i met up with yed at the last match and he was drinking HALVES.... make of that what you will.

........Of vodka, unlike wkd boy.