Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:03 am  

Name:Neil
Sex:M
Age:47
Reason you picked your Forum name:Where I live
Family:Lots in Warrington, lovely girlfriend in Devon
Location/Country:Winchester, Hampshire
Occupation:Passenger Transport Operations Manager for Hants CC
Favourite player Wire:Lee Briers
Favourite ex player Wire:John Bevan
Favourite current player non Wire:Danny Brough
Favourite ex player non Wire:
Favourite NRL team:Cronulla Sharks
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship):Quins
First Match you saw:can't remember exact match, but would have been 71/72 season
Favourite match:Wembley 2009
Worst match:any when getting beat by Wigan
Favourite away day:Wembley/Stoop
Least favourite away day:Wigan
Favourite ground (not HJ):Stoop
Least favourite ground:Back in the day - Central Park
Favourite Wire memory:Winning the Challenge Cup 2009
Painful Wire memory:Getting beat by Widnes in 75 at Wembley
Favourite Kit:no particular year, but any where the P & B is on a white shirt
Worst Kit:This years away
Exact distance from HJ to your home:206

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:10 am  

We should have done this earlier....oh wait. Merge them or summat. viewtopic.php?f=21&t=233051&start=375

We should have done this earlier....oh wait. Merge them or summat. viewtopic.php?f=21&t=233051&start=375

Re: Introducing ourselves to each other : Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:13 am  

Bet a few of these have changed.(apart from age obviously)

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:29 am  

Name: Mark
Sex: Male
Age: 32
Reason you picked your Forum name: It's clever
Family: Fiancee
Location/Country: Ar'sehole of North Wales
Occupation: Personal banking adviser
Favourite player Wire: Briers
Favourite ex player Wire: David Lyon
Favourite current player non Wire: Chris Hicks
Favourite ex player non Wire: Benny Elias
Favourite NRL team: Brisbane Broncos
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Crusaders
First Match you saw: 87 or 88 I think. featherstone at home
Favourite match: Wigan, challenge cup semi 2009
Worst match: Cunningham last minute
Favourite away day: Widnes
Least favourite away day: Hull KR
Favourite ground (not HJ): The council house
Least favourite ground: Craven Park
Favourite Wire memory: Lee Briers holding his medal upto the crowd and pointing last year
Favourite Kit: The Vladivar one
Worst Kit: the 1990 away one. too similar to the home one
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 43 milesish

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:17 am  

Name:Martyn
Sex:M
Age:31
Reason you picked your Forum name:Because I am a Wire in Ashton
Family:Wife, daughter and another baby due mid-june
Location/Country:Ashton-in-Makerfield
Occupation:Accounts & Facilities Co-ordinator
Favourite player Wire:Lee Briers
Favourite ex player Wire:Bob Jackson
Favourite current player non Wire:Greg Inglis
Favourite ex player non Wire:Ellery Hanley
Favourite NRL team:Sydney Roosters
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship):Cas
First Match you saw:1986 home to Featherstone
Favourite match:'That Drop Goal' Leeds in Play-offs 2006
Worst match: Hull KR Away CC QF 2006
Favourite away day:Wigan or Leeds
Least favourite away day:Hull KR
Favourite ground (not HJ):The Jungle Cas, or whatever its called now.
Least favourite ground:Belle Vue
Favourite Wire memory:Morley lifting the Challenge Cup in 2009, had always dreamt of how it would feel like before then.
Painful Wire memory:Cunningham last minute try at our's 2004. Damn you Andy Bracek for not playing the ball properly!
Favourite Kit:Home 2003
Worst Kit:Probably this years away top.
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 8.9miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:48 am  

Name: Dan
Sex: Yes Please (Im Male)
Age: 24
Reason you picked your Forum name: Play both League and Union, but im league thru and thru
Family: Live with GF, 2 kids, 1 cat
Location/Country: Newton Le Willows
Occupation: Estate Agent
Favourite player Wire: Briers
Favourite ex player Wire: Alfie Langer
Favourite current player non Wire: Keith Senior
Favourite ex player non Wire: Barrie McDermott
Favourite NRL team: Parramatte Eels
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Cas
First Match you saw: Too young too remember, but the Saints 80-0 is the one i remember
Favourite match: Wigan away, JJB as it was then, Toa was sent off, Nikau was sent off, DVDV was in charge, the Wire lot were mental that night, we lost but the atmosphere was something i'll never forget (COPIED AND PASTED)
Worst match: the saints 80-0er
Favourite away day: Wigan
Least favourite away day: Oldham (coldest place on earth, though its a rareity)
Favourite ground (not HJ): The Jungle/Wheldon Road
Least favourite ground: Knowsley Road, thank fooook its gone
Favourite Wire memory: Langer nicking the ball under the posts and scoring!
Favourite Kit: The one from years back when we played the Aussies
Worst Kit: Last years away
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 4.7 miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:09 am  

Yed wrote:

Firstly any question you don't want to answer, don't, but seeing as some regulars have left and some others are starting to build up their post count lets get to know you a little.

Name:
Sex:
Age:
Reason you picked your Forum name:
Family:
Location/Country:
Occupation:
Favourite player Wire:
Favourite ex player Wire:
Favourite current player non Wire:
Favourite ex player non Wire:
Favourite NRL team:
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship):
First Match you saw:
Favourite match:
Worst match:
Favourite away day:
Least favourite away day:
Favourite ground (not HJ):
Least favourite ground:
Favourite Wire memory:
Painful Wire memory:
Favourite Kit:
Worst Kit:
Exact distance from HJ to your home: (try google maps directions for that one WA2 7NE)
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Name: Andy
Sex: Male
Age: 41
Reason you picked your Forum name: Monty Python sketch "Rock Notes"
Family: Wife, 6 year old daughter going on 60
Location/Country: Warrington, UK
Occupation: International Man of Mystery, Spy, compulsive liar
Favourite player Wire: Morley
Favourite ex player Wire: Drummond/Boyd/Gregory...can't split 'em
Favourite current player non Wire: Kevin Penny
Favourite ex player non Wire: Benny Elias
Favourite NRL team: None
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): was Runcorn Highfield
First Match you saw: Wire v York, Sept '79color]
Favourite match: [color=#0000FF]Plenty, but Prem final 86. First time I'd seen us win something in the flesh
Worst match: Any heroic defeat
Favourite away day: Wigan @ Central Park
Least favourite away day: Fev
Favourite ground (not HJ): Central Park
Least favourite ground: Fev, went once in Sept, was FREEZING. My bro's elderly neighbour went, and he ended up in bed for a week
Favourite Wire memory: Tne following 10 mins, after the hooter Wembley 09
Favourite Kit: Circa 1990
Worst Kit: Jade green away one, late 90's
Exact distance from HJ to your home: dont know, as I always go via The Tavern

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:10 am  

Name:Lee
Sex:M
Age:33
Reason you picked your Forum name: ?? No idea.
Family:Wife and little monster that is my 2 and a half year old son!
Location/Country: Warrington
Occupation: Commercial Director
Favourite player Wire:Ben Harrison
Favourite ex player Wire: Alan Bateman
Favourite current player non Wire: Sinfield
Favourite ex player non Wire: Laurie Daley (Canberra Raiders)
Favourite NRL team:Melbourne Storm
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Saint... *Kidding* Would have to be Leeds
First Match you saw: Stains at Wilderspool in 1992.
Favourite match:Sheffield Eagles at home 94, top of the league and champions for one night only! Or Castleford away when Nikau didnt really punch anyone!
Worst match: Whenever we got beat at Dom Valley!
Favourite away day:Castleford
Least favourite away day:Bradford Away, just never know what to expect.
Favourite ground (not HJ):Wigan
Least favourite ground:Salfords slum.
Favourite Wire memory:Even though we lost when Jon Roper went almost length of field against Saint Helens to give what I thought would have been the win.
Painful Wire memory:Cunningham last minute try at our's 2004. Damn you Andy Bracek for not playing the ball properly!
Favourite Kit:Home 2003/4
Worst Kit:I was in Australia at the time but that Black ans Silver thing?

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:44 am  

Name: Chris
Sex: m
Age: 31
Reason you picked your Forum name: I like the Dropkick Murphys
Family: no wife/kids or plans to have any
Location/Country: Manchester
Occupation: sales
Favourite player Wire: Morley
Favourite ex player Wire: Davies
Favourite current player non Wire: none
Favourite ex player non Wire: none
Favourite NRL team: none
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): none
First Match you saw: 1994 V Sheffield at Wilderspool
Favourite match: aside from finals/semis - Saints away 2011
Worst match: several V Saints
Favourite away day: Saints
Least favourite away day: Saints
Favourite ground (not HJ): Cas
Least favourite ground: Wakefield
Favourite Wire memory: aside from finals/semis - Briers drop goal Headingley 2006
Painful Wire memory: several V Saints or the play off defeats in 2005 and 2010
Favourite Kit:primrose and blue vertical stripes - 1993-95
Worst Kit:not fussed
Exact distance from HJ to your home:don't know/care

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:10 am  

Name: Mark
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Reason you picked your Forum name: Was a mickey take back in the day when we were chaning to Wolves and it used to just get shouted over the tannoy at Wilderspool to get the crowd to catch on.
Family: Fiance, Dog, Mum, Dad and Brother
Location/Country: Warrington, UK
Occupation: Cell Planning & Optimisation Engineer
Favourite player Wire: Morley
Favourite ex player Wire: Bateman
Favourite current player non Wire: Sam Thaiday
Favourite ex player non Wire: Gorden Tallis
Favourite NRL team: Brisbane Broncos
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): None
First Match you saw: Wire v Hull KR, Sometime around 1990
Favourite match: Last match at Wilderspool, Trips to Wembley, First at the Halliwell or the Andrew Johns Debut
Worst match: The 80 Nil at Saints!
Favourite away day: Wigan or Catalan
Least favourite away day: Quins
Favourite ground (not HJ): Wigan or Widnes
Least favourite ground: Knowsley Road
Favourite Wire memory: Last match at Wilderspool, Trips to Wembley, First at the Halliwell or the Andrew Johns Debut
Favourite Kit: Yellow and Blue Hooped sponsored by Miller Kit
Worst Kit: Any black ones
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 2.8miles