Re: Introduce Yourself : Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:22 pm  

Name:Russ
Sex: M
Reason you picked your Forum name: Because I've got one
Family: Wife, Cat , Dog, Goldfish. One of each
Location/Country: Warrington
Occupation: Semi Retired
Favourite player Wire: It changes but Mozza overall.
Favourite ex player Wire: Dessie off course
Favourite current player non Wire: Leon Pryce
Favourite ex player non Wire: Dennis Betts but none to mind really
Favourite NRL team: Don't know any, I didn't know who Andrew Johns was before he came to the Wire
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Catalan's, if I were to live in France I would support them.
First Match you saw: Leigh Vs Wires at Leigh approx 1979 it was blood bath
Favourite match: Verses Wigan in the semi at Widnes , not ashamed to say I actually cried.
Worst match: That's easy, any Saints game up until this year. But the one at KR last March when 6,000 Wire turned up still gives me nightmares.
Favourite away day: The Piedome
Least favourite away day: HKR, a long way to travel and a poor ground.
Favourite ground (not HJ): The Piedome or Leeds
Least favourite ground: Wakey
Favourite Wire memory: Loads and loads and Loads. But beating Leeds so comprehensively last year at Wembley followed by Saints this season.
Painful Wire memory: Oh as already said any recent Saints game particulary the last 3 seasons.

Re: Introduce Yourself : Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:25 pm  

Name: Chris
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Reason you picked your Forum name: Thought it sounded funny
Family: Mum, Dad, Brother x2
Location/Country: Cinnamon brow
Occupation: Asda
Favourite player Wire: Lee Briers
Favourite ex player Wire: Chris Hicks/ Nat wood
Favourite current player non Wire: Widders
Favourite ex player non Wire: Farell
Favourite NRL team: Souths
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Harlequins
First Match you saw: Leeds 2003 ( Only ever match i saw at Wilderspool)
Favourite match: Wembley 09 followed by hull KR in QF
Worst match: Wakefield away 2years ago( Lowes last match?)
Favourite away day: Saints until they left KR now Wigan
Least favourite away day: Wakefield
Favourite ground (not HJ): Huddersfield
Least favourite ground: Wakefield
Favourite Wire memory: Briers drop goal 09 QF
Painful Wire memory: Cunningham scoring in last few seconds
Favourite Kit: Last years away
Worst Kit: This seasons away
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 3miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:31 pm  

Age: 7,783 days and counting
Reason you picked your Forum name: Meh!
Family: My own
Location/Country: Stoke on Trent
Occupation: STUDENT!
Favourite player Wire: Lee Briers
Favourite ex player Wire: Andrew Johns (because he played for us he can't count in the next questions can he?)
Favourite current player non Wire: Sam Burgess
Favourite NRL team: Souths
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Leigh
First Match you saw: Chorley B, August 1990.
Favourite match: Leeds away, 06. THAT play off game!
Worst match: Pick one of any thrashings early SL in the hands of Saints for Bradford.
Favourite away day: Castleford '10
Favourite ground (not HJ): Headingley
Least favourite ground: Belle Vue, Atlantic Solutions Stadium, Hearwell Stadium, Rapid Solicitors Stadium.
Favourite Wire memory: Challenge Cup '09
Painful Wire memory: 72-2 V Saints
Favourite Kit: Home '08
Exact distance from HJ to your home: (try google maps directions for that one WA2 7NE) 41.8 miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:43 pm  

Oooh, it's ages since we did one of these!

Name: Eileen
Sex: F
Age: do I have to say? Really?
Reason you picked your Forum name: Shortened version of my middle name
Family: Husband, son, daughter
Location/Country:Warrington
Occupation:Teaching Assistant
Favourite player Wire: Mike Monaghan
Favourite ex player Wire:Mike Gregory
Favourite NRL team:Melbourne
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship):Widnes
Favourite away day:Hemel Stags
Least favourite away day:Hull
Favourite ground (not HJ):Huddersfield
Least favourite ground:Wakefield
Favourite Wire memory:Challenge Cup final 2009
Painful Wire memory:St Helens - any of them from 80-0 onwards
Exact distance from HJ to your home: (try google maps directions for that one WA2 7NE) 0.4 miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:53 pm  

Name: Oliver Judson
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Reason you picked your Forum name: First part of my name, and then an old username given to me by a Fantasy Premiership website!
Family: Parents, 1 sister
Location/Country: Warrington, England
Occupation: Part time cheque processing
Favourite player Wire: Moz
Favourite ex player Wire: Brent Grose
Favourite current player non Wire: Dean Widders
Favourite ex player non Wire: Eric Grothe Jnr.
Favourite NRL team: Parramatta Eels
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Catalan
First Match you saw: Can't remember the date or year, was at Wilderspool and we got battered by Wigan... Probably around 2002. First season ticket was 2005
Favourite match: Either the "Joey" game vs Leeds, or the playoff win vs Leeds. Barring the 2 CC's of course
Worst match: HKR away in the Challenge Cup...
Favourite away day: Wigan away
Least favourite away day: Was Stains away, now probably Wakey away
Favourite ground (not HJ): KC Stadium
Least favourite ground: Knowsley Road/Belle Vue
Favourite Wire memory: Lifting the cup at Wembley
Painful Wire memory: Sean Long drop goals...
Favourite Kit: 2005 Omega with the V
Worst Kit: 2008 home shirt (I think, white Vestas with the V)
Exact distance from HJ to your home: (try google maps directions for that one WA2 7NE) 3.3 miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:00 pm  

Name: Lee
Sex: Male
Age: 31
Reason you picked your Forum name: First thing that popped into my head
Family: Not married, no kids.
Location/Country: Great Sankey
Occupation: Debt Collector
Favourite player Wire: Adrian Morley
Favourite ex player Wire: Chris Hicks
Favourite current player non Wire: Darren Lockyer
Favourite ex player non Wire: Andrew Johns
Favourite NRL team: Sydney Roosters
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Halifax
First Match you saw: Wire v Saints, SLVII (2002), lost 44-36
Favourite match: Either the 2010 CC Final, or the 2009 CC Semi Final
Worst match: Saints at home, SLX, lost 18-16, Cunningham try in last minute
Favourite away day: Catalans '06 and any of the CC Final weekends in '09 & '10
Least favourite away day: Castleford or Wakefield
Favourite ground (not HJ): Wembley or JJB
Least favourite ground: Belle Vue & Knowsley Road
Favourite Wire memory: Back to back cup winners
Painful Wire memory: The constant losses at Knowsley Road
Favourite Kit: 2008 home kit or 2007 away kit
Worst Kit: 2007 home
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 2.4 miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:28 pm  

Name: Kevin
Sex: M
Age: 37
Reason you picked your Forum name: Google my name and the name of the man in my avatar
Family: Wife, 3 kids, cat.
Location/Country: Great Sankey
Occupation: Teacher
Favourite player Wire: M Monas
Favourite ex player Wire: Jonathan Davies
Favourite current player non Wire: rangi chase
Favourite ex player non Wire: meninga.
Favourite NRL team: If only I had the time to watch it!
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Halifax (used to live there)
First Match you saw: Can't remember
Favourite match: CC Final 2009
Worst match:
Favourite away day: Wigan
Least favourite away day: Was KR; will wait and see
Favourite ground (not HJ): Leeds
Least favourite ground: Hull KR
Favourite Wire memory: CC Final 2010; my kids with faces painted, and bumping into people I hadn't seen for years.
Painful Wire memory:Friday, 4 March, 2005/ or the maine road semi
Favourite Kit: The blue away one from a few years ago. I'm wearing it now, and still looks brand new.
Worst Kit: The home kit from acouple of years ago, that Primark would be embarrassed to sell it was such poor quality.
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 3 miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:47 pm  

Name: David
Sex: Nowhere near as much since she got a ring on my finger
Age: Fortysomething
Reason you picked your Forum name: Was registering whilst the kids watched Shrek. Thelonius is Lord Faquars executioner and I like the name.
Family: Wife, Son, Stepson and grown up Stepdaughter living darn sarf
Location/Country: Weirdness (but don't tell anyone )
Occupation: Self Employed selling Craft and Jewellery Making stuff on the internet.
Favourite player Wire: Lee Briers
Favourite ex player Wire: Ooooooo Kevin Ellis
Favourite current player non Wire: Kevin Sinfield
Favourite ex player non Wire: Does Scully count?
Favourite NRL team: Cronulla Sharks
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Leeds Rhinos
First Match you saw: Was at Wilderspool but absolutely no idea who against
Favourite match: Wierdness in the JPS semi many moons ago
Worst match: 80-0 or Rovers away in the cup
Favourite away day: Wigan (or Wembley )
Least favourite away day: Salford
Favourite ground (not HJ): Wigan (or Wembley )
Least favourite ground: Knowsley Road
Favourite Wire memory: Cup Finals or last game at Wilderspool
Painful Wire memory: See worst match
Favourite Kit: Old blue with primrose and white V (Vladivar)
Worst Kit: Current away kit - too much like Man U
Exact distance from HJ to your home: (try google maps directions for that one WA2 7NE) 8.3 miles

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:01 am  

Name: [color=#0040FF]Sean[/color]
Sex: M- quite regulary to be fair :wink:
Age: 21
Reason you picked your Forum name: was getting bored of the original name i picked(seanm89) so reverted to my stusports username. (yed and a few others know about this)

Family: Parents and a long-term gf.
Location/Country: Leeds, UK.
Occupation: Tax dodging Student. - researching into our great game at any given oppurtunity (my dissertation is almost done for those that helped me)
Favourite player Wire: Louis Anderson
Favourite ex player Wire: Nathan Wood or Joey Johns or Danny Nutley (sorry i couldnt just do one)
Favourite current player non Wire: Isaac Luke/ Sam Burgess
Favourite ex player non Wire: Barry Mcdermott- glass eye and inspired my youth as a prop forward.
Favourite NRL team: Souths
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Bradford, it wasnt the case until i worked their the other year. the club is great and everyone was brilliant towards me, players included.
First Match you saw: i couldnt tell you, but i do remember being in the back of the car asking where we were headed and dad just told me, were off to see the wizard(...the wonderful wizard of oz) Jiffy Davies. So that era.
Favourite match: Hull KR QF or Wembley 09, both were brilliant as i've been a wire for a while, but never experienced such great moments.
Worst match: 80-0 saints away, sitting with the saints fans as a nipper and them baying for blood.
Favourite away day: First trip to PSG in 96, absolutely brilliant all the way there and back. Conducting the singing as a nipper for the barmy army.
Least favourite away day: I never enjoyed going to thrum hall on a freezing yorkshire evening.
Favourite ground (not HJ): Stobart, for obvious reasons, other than that i love odsal for some strange reason.
Least favourite ground: Knowsley Road, may the b***h rest in peace.
Favourite Wire memory: Again away days as a nipper, i was there with mum and dad come rain or shine and loved every minuted of them.
Painful Wire memory: Literally, getting my hair set on fire by some bullies at thrum hall, i was 8/9 at the time, nipped for a pee and got cornered by 3/4 16 year olds in my wire kit and set my hair on fire. Not fun.
Favourite Kit: Silver Surfer kit the other year, i fookin loved it! No in all honesty the second black canterbury kit, still like new now.
Worst Kit: If not last years shocker of an away kit, then the home one the year before, due to the abnormal proportions of the shirt.
Exact distance from HJ to your home: Term-time- 58.6 miles. Rest of the time - 3.4 miles.

Re: Introduce Yourself : Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:06 am  

THEOriginalWire wrote:

Reason you picked your Forum name: was getting bored of the original name i picked(seanm89) so reverted to my stusports username. (yed and a few others know about this)

Stusports ? never heard of that illegal stream site guv, not me