Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:21 pm  

I'm flattered that's the nicestthing u ever said to me! Former moderator is the title now as I can't get to Wrexham for games being as it's something like 400miles each way so I felt a bit out of place modding a board for a team I can't watch. However I will try to get to at least 1 racecourse game this year depending on how many scorps away games I plan on going too

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:55 am  

Grendel wrote:

Andy Birchall wrote most of the songs.

Sorry to be pedantic, but that's not true. Andy Burns wrote almost all of the popular songs and Kenny Roberts wrote the "Men of Harlech" lyrics.

No offence to Mr Birchall.

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:58 pm  

Always one pedantic old sod! I think the general point is still the same though.

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:15 pm  

chubbs1981 wrote:

Always one pedantic old sod! I think the general point is still the same though.

Oh, less of the old, you English sod

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:49 pm  

Grendel wrote:

There is also a bit of English / Welsh tension in Aberystwyth (where he lives) as a result of massive over settlement by retired wealthy, non-integrating Englishmen...........Cut Iolo some slack.

OK...just keep him away from....

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:41 pm  

Tondu Road wrote:

Sorry to be pedantic, but that's not true. Andy Burns wrote almost all of the popular songs and Kenny Roberts wrote the "Men of Harlech" lyrics.

No offence to Mr Birchall.

Fair enough TR, I never really was one of the BA (though often joined in with the singing). am happy to be corrected. But in the context of my point to Iolo (about the massive contribution made to Celtic Crusaders by English fans) is actually proven further by your correction.

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:11 pm  

Iolo wrote:

Harlequins supportive of us? You must be joking! I assume you are a Quins fan?


As a Welshman I support 2 teams.

Wales and whoever is playing England.

I assume you are not Welsh or you would think the same. I have nothing against the English as a race of people, some of my friends are English but when it comes to sport I ALWAYS support whoever they are playing.

If you think sporting rivalry between England and Wales is non existant then you don't know anything about sport.

It only exists in Wales, we have bigger fish to fry tbh. In fact most English sports fans see Scotland/Wales as a couple of little brothers and want them to do well when they play(6 nations excepted.)

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:40 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

OK...just keep him away from....

These are the matches of choice.

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:44 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

OK...just keep him away from....

I'd rather he kept away from this...

[Durham Giant]

Re: Is Iolo the barrel of laughs formerly known as Pete_Zattopin : Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:36 am  

Nothing wrong with a bit of patriotism to get some publicity, create some interest and help interntaionla RL.


Are most of the Welsh speakers and PC politicians from N. Wales ?
will it hurt the Crusaders to have a Welsh identity.?
Will it affect English Rl fans coming to wrexham?

Will chants of Wales, Wales and England, England affect the atmosphere in the ground?

I for one hope you exacerbate your Welshness as the catalans have expressed their national identity as a way of popularising the sport.

As long as you dont start burning the coaches as well as the cottages English fans will flock down to watch games.

Now if we could get a club in Dublin that would make me happy and i would love to be going to matches singing The Filds Of Athenry and A Nation Once Again and anything else to promote a nationalistic fervour.