: Mon May 04, 2009 4:35 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

I had first rights on the name -VIKINGMAN- so they can do one.

And no that isnt me, im clean shaven.

This one's better:

: Mon May 04, 2009 4:40 pm  

Blueboy wrote:

Went to the game as there was nothing else to do!

Two very poor sides, Batley must have been tackled with the ball on the last tackle 4 or 5 times! Leigh started well and scored a couple of good tries, the 2nd try was from a kick that took a massive deflection so was pretty lucky.

The ref seemed to want to keep Batley in the game as he was giving them most of the decisions.

Batley were much improved in the 2nd half and Jermaine mcgilvary was the best player on the field by some distance. Both teams had tries disallowed at the end....batleys would have won them the game.

Could Leigh give us a game? I'm thinking especially if we have to play them midweek at theirs in the rearranged fixture.

: Mon May 04, 2009 4:40 pm  

littlerich wrote:

This one's better:

He's got a ginger caveman beard so has no chance with the ladies.

: Mon May 04, 2009 4:53 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Could Leigh give us a game? I'm thinking especially if we have to play them midweek at theirs in the rearranged fixture.

Saw nothing to concern us TBH, think they made one clean break which they scored from, the 2nd try was from a lucky bounce and the third try was from moving th ball out wide (best try they scored-good hands).

I know what you mean about having to go there midweek, but we beat Fev with only 4 days rest so should be able to go to Leigh and win.

: Mon May 04, 2009 4:55 pm  

Blueboy wrote:

Saw nothing to concern us TBH, think they made one clean break which they scored from, the 2nd try was from a lucky bounce and the third try was from moving th ball out wide (best try they scored-good hands).

I know what you mean about having to go there midweek, but we beat Fev with only 4 days rest so should be able to go to Leigh and win.

That'll do me

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:28 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

I had first rights on the name -VIKINGMAN- so they can do one.

God knows why Widnes call themselves the Vikings anyway. For a start, the vikings never went anywhere near Widnes (understandably). And furthermore, the Vikings were notorious for pilaging and raping, not to mention they invaded our great land and were our brutal enemies. So an extremely sick nickname if you ask me. What would YOU think if Halifax were called "Halifax Rapists" or "Halifax Nazis". Same thing innit?.

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:38 pm  

Jeez, Tony.

Have an early night, will ya?

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:40 pm  

Tortured Soul wrote:

Jeez, Tony.

Have an early night, will ya?

Have a heart - the Vikings raided Tony's hut in AD 793. Poor sod, no wonder he hates them.

: Mon May 04, 2009 6:49 pm  

Shaw,Kelly and now Rowley cant sort Leighs indiscipline out,believe Batley had a massive advantage in the penalty count.Looks like Karl Harrison is working his defensive magic again like he did when at Salford, they had the 4th best defence in S.L.Nothing for Fax to worry about Leigh will not come within 30pts of Fax.Only 2 other teams to worry about thats Barrow and Toulose.

: Mon May 04, 2009 6:49 pm  

God knows why Widnes call themselves the Vikings anyway. For a start, the vikings never went anywhere near Widnes (understandably)

Actually Tony, by 876AD the Vikings held and were settling in most of England as far south as what was then known as Wessex (think SW corner and middle of Southern England (excluding Cornwall) along the M4 corridor as far as Kent) so in fact they did visit the area. surname studies show that in the pre-industrialized Liverpool, Wirral and West Lancashire areas show upto 50% of males as having Viking ancestry.

And furthermore, the Vikings were notorious for pilaging and raping, not to mention they invaded our great land and were our brutal enemies.

An interesting concept bearing in mind that apart from the Welsh we have no true indigenous tribes and haven't had since before Britain was covered in ice and was still landlocked with Europe. The population after that was made up of hunter gatherers who travelled up and down what would be mainland Europe and stopped off here. We as a race don't exist, we are a vast melting pot of Scandinavians, Basques/Iberians, Angles, Saxons and a whole host of others. The Vikings did invade Britain but they had ancestral claims over it anyway (King Harold of 1066 fame was of Viking stock) and to be fair the Romans killed off much of the British races long before the Vikings came. I doubt very much that the Romans made a great effort to win the hearts and minds of the people as they went about their business.

The Vikings were actually great expansionists who settled in the areas that they conquered and brought with them much knowledge and skills including what became the English legal system, copied throughout the world today.

So an extremely sick nickname if you ask me. What would YOU think if Halifax were called "Halifax Rapists" or "Halifax Nazis". Same thing innit?.

You may find it sick, but the Vikings did kick ass over most of England and are responsible for most of the good things that have come out of northern England and that probably includes you Tony.