: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:15 pm  

moz88 wrote:

Doesn't work in this instance mate, as it was the away leg first, some rural patch surrounding loads of mansions,

Did you win on the away goals rule?

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:21 pm  

No I won on defualt, second leg wa abandoned due to 'smog' descending.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:00 pm  

The All New Chester Wire wrote:

But we've been a boom town for a long time now and SEB's data shows little change.

This might have longer term reasons behind this; as you will be aware it was the type of industries in certain areas that attracted immigration (the asian communities in former mill towns being the prime example).

Maybe if Warrington continues to remain strong it will start to figure more strongly in the options for immigrants coming into the UK.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:56 pm  

The All New Chester Wire wrote:

Do you know how many East Europeans there are in Warrington?

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Re: Warrington in the Public eye : Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:26 am  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I go to Uni in Ormskirk (Edge Hill) and i've had to explain to people where Warrington is.

As for a town identity, i don't think we really have one.

Are you serious - unlike plastic Scouseland presumably - the thing about Warrington is that it was never reliant on a single industry in the sense that towns like St Helens and Wigan were - always meant as a result we tended to weather economic and social change somewhat better than the rest of South-East Lancashire and as a result our culture is somewhat different to the rest of that area - from the Palladian Town Hall with it`s gates made for the Great Exhibition to the first publicy funded lending library in the country to the fact we are the only town in the area still to retain `Walking Day ` shows that Warrington has a strong identity in spite of attempts to compromise it during the 1970`s with the emergence of the New Town.
Love the place it`s just a pity so many decent boozers have closed in town in recent years ...

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:51 am  

Most people (admittedly myself included) know hardly, if anything, about Warrington and it's history, yet are quick to judge and pass comment. That is the way it is with everything, spouting off without knowing the facts...

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:01 pm  

Steve51 wrote:

Up till August I've spent 18 months living in the Canaries. When I said where2 I was from the usual reply was "Isn't it that place on the news where they have metal detectors on the streets & they kick each other to death.

Pretty embarrasing to be honest.

Why would anybody say that? Have I missed something? I also find that really strange that that is the usual reply from people.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:05 pm  

Dave T wrote:

Why would anybody say that? Have I missed something? I also find that really strange that that is the usual reply from people.

That's all they'll have seen of us in the news, though. Some quite unfortunate stories have arisen from our town over the past few years, which was part of the reasoning for the start of the thread. It would seem if people are saying things like that, there is still a bit of a stigma.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:16 pm  

Rugbychick™ wrote: Most people (admittedly myself included) know hardly, if anything, about Warrington and it's history, yet are quick to judge and pass comment. That is the way it is with everything, spouting off without knowing the facts... This certainly taught me some stuff about the town I'm sure a lot of the pictures will bring back some memories for you

Rugbychick™ wrote: Most people (admittedly myself included) know hardly, if anything, about Warrington and it's history, yet are quick to judge and pass comment. That is the way it is with everything, spouting off without knowing the facts... This certainly taught me some stuff about the town I'm sure a lot of the pictures will bring back some memories for you

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:16 pm  

Gary Newlove for example.