Name: Mark Turner
Sex: male
Age:49
Reason you picked your Forum name: Born Padgate Lane(used to be Padgate wire till Mods Ruined it )
Family: wife, 2 Sons
Location/Country:Foxfield close
Occupation: Self employed Taxi Owner
Favourite player Wire: Moz
Favourite ex player Wire: les boyd/ Dessie
Favourite current player non Wire: Sam Tompkins
Favourite ex player non Wire: Ellery Hanley
Favourite NRL team: Melbourne Storm
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship):
First Match you saw: 1971 Blackpool I think, went with my grandad so he could get a pint when the pubs shut
Favourite match: 1986 premiership final, 1974/2009/2010 challenge cup final
Worst match: 80 - 0 st helens
Favourite away day: WEMBLEY
Least favourite away day: Maine road V Wigan semi final CC
Favourite ground (not HJ): pie dome
Least favourite ground: knowsley rd
Favourite Wire memory: watching Dessie flatten Kurt Sorrenson just as he was about to score has to be the best tackle I have ever seen or any Les Boyd game sheer Blood n Guts
Painful Wire memory: 80 - 0 st helens
Favourite Kit: all
Worst Kit: None apart from theese new home kits that are not replicas n last yrs away kit
Exact distance from HJ to your house 2.3 miles

Name:Si
Sex:Man
Age: over 40
Reason you picked your Forum name: Was a flying machine in my youth now made of biscuit
Family:missus and 3 boys with back chat and ranting in their genes
Location/Country:Wazza...!
Occupation:Capex Analyst
Favourite player Wire: Adrian Morley
Favourite ex player Wire: Les Boyd
Favourite current player non Wire: Kevin Penny
Favourite ex player non Wire: Green Vigo
Favourite NRL team: Brisbane Broncos
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship):Halifax
First Match you sawicon_biggrin.gifennis Curling testimonial after that Wire v Bradford northern Sept 1979
Favourite match: Wire v Wigan semi final 2009
Worst match: Wire v Wigan semi final 1989
Favourite away day: Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
Least favourite away day:Hull FC (unfair as have never been nor have the intention)
Favourite ground (not HJ): Central Park
Least favourite ground: JJB
Favourite Wire memory: 1994 v Sheffield Eagles, "Brian Johnsons barmy army" chant. Bruce Mcguires face was a picture when the chanting was about 5 minutes in and showing no signs of stopping. Real Atmosphere
Painful Wire memoryicon_biggrin.gifirthy Filthy Cheating Yorkshire Scumbag Billy Thompson v Hull 1983
Favourite Kit: the first Canterbury kit big heavy blue one
Worst Kit: that black and silver danny Farrar era one

Oh Biscuit, Biscuit, Biscuit
I, too, share your pain over the infamous Billy Thompson "incidentS"
I wonder if Paul Bishop and Green Vigo still exchange Christmas cards

name . paul
age . 43
name as it says
2 kids boy n girl
first game 1974 challange cup final beat featherstone barely remember it but remember my dad crying
worst game. saints away in regal trophy qaurter final beat 80-0 then following morning brian johnson resigns
best game. too many to list but wigan at widnes in 2009 ccsf gotta be up there due to the fact it was 20 yrs since last wembley.
fav player . louis anderson
fav ex wire . mike gregory
fav superleague player . keith senior
fav ex player , andy gregory

He didnt miss Bish that day did he.

I was once told a funny tale about Green Vigo by a former Wiganer colleague of mine, Whilst in the hopital Waiting room waiting for his appointment my mate saw Vigo waiting to see the Receptionist to book himself in also for an appointment.

bear in mind this is all told in a thick wigan accent.
Apparantly Vigo wasnt a quite person ,maybe due to the fizzy stuff, and he would laugh....loud at anything,

Apparantly he had turned up at the right time for his appointment just the wrong day and after shouting out loud for the whole waiting room to hear "oh my appointments next Tuesday not this Tuesday" ...he laughed uncontrollably and then walked off and all you could hear was Green Vigo laughing to himself and Saying "ha ha Next Tuesday" all down the Hospical corridor...

like I say told in a thick Wigan Accent It was much funnier

I believe he has told tales of some pretty bad racism during his playing days...and was incorrectly reported as being dead in 1999.

I thought he'd killed him

...and as for Biased Billy.....wew
This is why a chuckle at some of our younger posters who whinge about reffing standards....you don't know you're born

Name: Russ
Sex: Male
Age:49
Reason you picked your Forum name: Born and bred in Watford and support Wire!
Family: Wife and 2 daughters - all season ticket holders
Location/Country: Callands, Warrington
Occupation: Civil Servant
Favourite player Wire: Michael Monaghan
Favourite ex player Wire: Chris Hicks
Favourite current player non Wire: Danny Maguire
Favourite ex player non Wire: ?
Favourite NRL team: Manly
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Castleford
First Match you saw: 11/09/94 v Oldham at Wilderspool
Favourite match: 2009 Semi Final v Wigan
Worst match: 6-8 v Harlequins 2008 at a wet HJ - only been a regular attendee since 2004.
Favourite away day: Wembley
Least favourite away day: Wigan
Favourite ground (not HJ): Huddersfield
Least favourite ground: JJB/DW Stadium
Favourite Wire memory: Winning at Wembley in 2010
Painful Wire memory: After the hooter defeat against Saints at the HJ
Favourite Kit: 2008 Blue with the white sleeve
Worst Kit: ?
Exact distance from HJ to your home: (try google maps directions for that one WA2 7NE) 3.5 miles

Name: Joe
Sex: Male
Age:22
Reason you picked your Forum name: My surname, and year of birth, exciting times...
Location/Country: Manchester during term time, Warrington during hols.
Occupation: Student, soon to be graduate, and future TEFL teacher hopefully!
Favourite player Wire: Monas
Favourite ex player Wire: tie between Chris Hicks & Toa
Favourite current player non Wire: Mathers


Favourite ex player non Wire: Big Lesley
Favourite NRL team: Cronulla
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Crucrucrusaders
First Match you saw: 18.01.1995 v Castleford
Favourite match: 2006 play-off win v leeds, still haven't seen a replay of this game, would love to get my hands on a copy...
Worst match: v Wigan at the JJB when Nat Wood didn't find touch and we threw the game away.
Favourite away day: Wembley 2010
Least favourite away day: The one occasion I went to Wakefield we got battered and it peed down, so I'll say there.
Favourite ground (not HJ): KC
Least favourite ground: KR
Favourite Wire memory: Wilderspool
Painful Wire memory: Losing to Bradford at Huddersfield and seeing some of their fans after the game looking as though they had just been at a funeral.
Favourite Kit: Last year's away kit
Worst Kit: The Tetley's one
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 1.4 miles, but 828 miles as of September

So.... 3? or None?

Name: Paul
Sex: Male
Age: 39
Reason you picked your Forum name: My name / my birthday
Family: long term partner, 2 sons aged 16 & 14 (both season ticket holders) & 1 daughter aged 4
Location/Country: Warrington
Occupation: Own 2 franchised Catering Retail businesses
Favourite player(s) Wire: Morley / M Monas / Briers
Favourite ex player Wire: Jiffy
Favourite current player non Wire: Sam Burgess
Favourite ex player non Wire: Andrew Johns
Favourite NRL team: Manly
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Hereford United (lifelong fan)
First Match you saw: v Leeds at Wilderspool in 1986 with Sir Les playing with a cast on his arm. He got sent off if my memory serves me correctly. Was addicted from then on in.
Favourite match: v Hull KR in the Qtr final of the CC 2 years ago. When Briers scored the drop goal I've never experienced jubilation and atmosphere like it !
Worst match: Any loss away to Saints at KR. I've had a few.
Favourite away day: Wembley in August.
Least favourite away day: Either of the Hull grounds. Won't go anymore unless its a cup match and really means something.
Favourite ground (not HJ): Wilderspool.
Least favourite ground: Craven Park. Horrible fans and a terrible view.
Favourite Wire memory: Aswell as the afore mentioned Hull KR Qtr final 2 years ago, beating Sheffield Eagles and finishing joint top back in the 90's. Both Challenge Cups were brilliant aswell.
Painful Wire memory: 80-0 drubbing at KR.
Favourite Kit: The P&B striped home kit from the 90's when Jiffy was at the club.
Worst Kit: Last years away kit.
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 2.3 miles
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name: Kieran
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Reason you picked your Forum name: I'm from the black country and therefore a yam yam
Family: Fiance, a puppy and a tortoise
Location/Country: Halesowen
Occupation: Asda
Favourite player(s) Wire: J Monas
Favourite current player non Wire: S Tomkins
Favourite NRL team: Dragons
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Huddersfield Giants
First Match you saw: V Huddersfield Giants, Millenium Magic 2011
Favourite match: V St Helens 25/02/11
Favourite away day: St Helens
Favourite Kit: This year's home kit
Worst Kit: Last year's away kit
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 80.1 miles

Name: Mike
Sex: Male
Age: 15
Reason you picked your Forum name: I'm a wire, from Padgate
Family: Parents and sister
Location/Country: Warrington UK
Occupation: Student
Favourite player Wire: King
Favourite ex player Wire: Nat Wood
Favourite current player non Wire: Michael Dobson
Favourite ex player non Wire: Dont go back far enough to remember any good ones.
Favourite NRL team: Sydney
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Cru Cru Crusaders
First Match you saw: Wire @ Wilderspool think it was Hull FC
Favourite match: Wigan in the semi 2009 or Bradford in the quaters 2009
Worst match: Sean Long drop goal @ KR
Favourite away day: Bradford 2009 in CC
Least favourite away day: losing 40-36 @ KR. Just having a taste of beating them, but then it didn't happen.


Favourite ground (not HJ): Widnes so many good memories @ that ground
Least favourite ground: Wakefield
Favourite Wire memory: Lifting the cup 2009.
Painful Wire memory: KC scoring after hooter at HJ
Favourite Kit: Leeds 2011 home
Worst Kit: HKR Black and gold. Think it was 2009 away.
Exact distance from HJ to your home: 1.7 Miles

That was just out and out cheating. That kind of performance nowadays would get a ref sacked or at least demoted to the Championship for a season or so.

Name: =#0000FFGary
Sex: =#0000FFMale
Age: =#0000FF32 (cough...)
Reason you picked your Forum name: =#0000FFMy 'handle' from the days of CB radio
Family: =#0000FFWife, Daughter and Son (Oli30045)
Location/Country: =#0040FFWarrington
Occupation: =#0000FFLogistics Manager in Automotive
Favourite player Wire: =#0000FFBenny Westwood
Favourite ex player Wire: =#0000FFSir Les
Favourite current player non Wire: =#0000FFPat Richards
Favourite ex player non Wire: None. =#0040FFDessie when he was at Leigh


Favourite NRL team: =#0000FFParamatta Eels
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): =#0000FFWhitehaven & Cas
First Match you saw: =#0000FFProbably an A team game with my Dad at Wilderspool in 75ish
Favourite match: =#0000FF2009 CC Semi for pure adrenalin and emotion
Worst match: =#0040FFFat boy Cunninghams last gasp try.
Favourite away day: =#0000FFWigan
Least favourite away day: =#0000FFHKR CC Qtr Final
Favourite ground (not HJ): =#0000FFKC
Least favourite ground: =#0000FFWakefield or Oldham
Favourite Wire memory: =#0000FFWatching Wire beat the Aussies
Painful Wire memory: =#0000FFSee worst match
Favourite Kit: =#0040FFBlue Vladivar
Worst Kit: =#0040FFThe 'splodge'
Exact distance from HJ to your home: =#0000FF3 Miles

Thats brilliant..... any other father/son combos on here....

take it oli has to be careful with what he posts lol...

Er no. That would be me....

rogues and his grand son i think

+12...

Ok ill do it



Name: Gary Fletcher
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Reason you picked your Forum name: My Alias (Acting Name)
Family: Parents, brother, sister and disabled cat
Location/Country: Warrington
Occupation: Student
Favourite player Wire: Briers
Favourite ex player Wire: Nat Wood
Favourite current player non Wire: Jarrud Summit
Favourite ex player non Wire: Barrie Mac
Favourite NRL team: Melbourne Storm
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): No one really
First Match you saw: Wilderspool cant remember was too young
Favourite match: Wigan or Saints
Worst match: Home to Stains, cunningham last minute


Favourite away day: Challenge Cup Semi Widnes 2009
Least favourite away day: Any Saints game (barring this year)
Favourite ground (not HJ): Wigan
Least favourite ground: Salford
Favourite Wire memory: Challenge Cup 2009 awesome
Painful Wire memory: Again, cunningham the turnip
Favourite Kit: Last year home
Worst Kit: Bradford away 2005. Green :/
Exact distance from HJ to your home: Bout a mile

Name: GARY SIM
Sex: male
Age:45
Reason you picked your Forum name: where i come from.
Family: wife, 1 Son 1 daughter
Location/Country:newtown mid wales
Occupation:shop floor manager
Favourite player Wire: Moz
Favourite ex player Wire:jiffy
Favourite current player non Wire:roby
Favourite ex player non Wire: Ellery Hanley
Favourite NRL team: storm
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): widnes
First Match you saw: bradford 81/82
Favourite match: 2009/2010 challenge cup finals
Worst match: 80 - 0 st helens
Favourite away day: magic weekends
Least favourite away day: Maine road V Wigan semi final CC
Favourite ground: hj
Least favourite ground: kr
Favourite Wire memory: watching moz lift the cc twice
Painful Wire memory: 80-0 st helens
Favourite Kit: any of our p&b kits
Worst Kit: 2011 away (colour)
Exact distance from HJ to your house: 88 miles

Name: Michael Ashton
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Reason you picked your Forum name: Just seemed a reasonable name
Family: Not for a while hopefully
Location/Country:Leigh
Occupation:Student/Britains longest serving and probably oldest paper boy.
Favourite player Wire: Michael Monaghan
Favourite ex player Wire: Nat Wood
Favourite current player non Wire: Benji Marshall
Favourite ex player non Wire: Brad Fittler
Favourite NRL team: Cronulla
Team you have a soft spot for (either SL/Championship): Whitehaven
First Match you saw: Warrington v Bradford, Challenge Cup Semi Final at Headingley, think it was 1999.
Favourite match: 2009/2010 Challenge Cup finals, 2009 Semi Final, 2006 play-off game against Leeds.
Worst match: Cas at home 2008, St.Helens at home 2005.
Favourite away day: Wigan
Least favourite away day: Hull KR or Wakefield
Favourite ground: Headingley
Least favourite ground: Belle Vue or Craven Park.
Favourite Wire memory: Challenge Cup Finals/2009 Semi/Leeds play-off game/My first game at Wilderspool.
Painful Wire memory: Cas at home 2008, St.Helens 2002 at Knowsley Road (72-2) Cunninghams last second try 2005.
Favourite Kit: 2002 home kit.
Worst Kit: Either this years away or 2003 away (that silver number)
Exact distance from HJ to your house: 9.1 miles.

Have the pills not kicked in yet? Still think you're an actor?

what's his motivation for this

I am actually an actor you know. not claiming to be tom hanks or anything but i do do it. i prefer to direct though


although im good at both