theinsider Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I see a near full strength Warrington team got out played by Hull KR and suffered injuries to Lee Briers and Benny Westwood - what was Mr Gatcliffe saying when we played Wigan with all the kids, saying it would be foolish to risk to established players in meaningless pre-season friendlies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 The poor fella's dammed if he does and dammed if he doesn't, Come on he was slated for a team of kids at Christmas and now he's slated for a full side 2 weeks before kickoff For what my opinions worth.... They are full time proffesionals and SHOULD play for goodness sake,that's what they get paid for 12 months of the year, stop wrapping them in cotton wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 At last a Wire win in a friendly, against mighty Swinton 26-36. The kick off was delayed for ten minutes on account of the Swinton team wanting an extra pint in the pub across the road. Swinton were short handed so 4 drunks out of the pub got a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Were Warrington's drunks not playing this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 No, Lee Briers has an injury to his pint lifting arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Kind of sad seeing the state of Swinton these days I remember a sell out top four play off at Wilderspool and it seems like yesterday. Teams should not be allowed to vanish ...it's OUR heritage. Forget London/Wales it's a lost cause.Look after what's left up here ,before Leigh or Widnes go the same sad way to oblivion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I remember the Swinton side of the 60's...They had two Warrington lads playing half back...Parkinson and Cartwright...Both of them in the classic RL halfback mould, small bad tempered men, hard as nails and would have a go at anybody regardless of how much bigger they were than themselves. One day Wire were playing Swinton at Station Road and Albert Blan got on the same bus we were on with his boots tied up in a newspaper parcel. The good old days. It was always on the cards that Swinton would go backwards once they'd sold their ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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