St helens nickname................. : Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:54 pm  

Im at work bored just thinkin saints are the only team in super league with out a silly nickname.
Lets think of a good one they can use
St Helens Sealions

thats mine!!!!

whats yours?

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:57 pm  

Lets get the obvious one out the way

St Helens Stealers

Re: St helens nickname................. : Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:58 pm  

Clan-destine wrote:

Im at work bored just thinkin saints are the only team in super league with out a silly nickname.
Lets think of a good one they can use
St Helens Sealions

thats mine!!!!

whats yours?

And what about Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull FC?

Re: St helens nickname................. : Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:03 pm  

Ski wrote:

And what about Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull FC?

Robins and it used to be Sharks didnt it ?

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:05 pm  

Saints will do just nicely thank you!

Re: St helens nickname................. : Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:10 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

Robins and it used to be Sharks didnt it ?

We have Saints.

I was assuming he meant like Wigan Warriors, Leeds Rhinos.

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:10 pm  

How about St Helens Scousers?

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:57 pm  

we are the saints for obvious reasons, but i never understood how Northampton got the nickname, any ideas?

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:49 pm  

Hanrags!

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:53 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

we are the saints for obvious reasons, but i never understood how Northampton got the nickname, any ideas?

They were originally Northampton St James after their founder was curate of the St James Parish Church.

Interestingly, while on Union, Leicester Tigers got their name from a new article saying "the Tiger stripes were keeping well together"