last night at widnes i was talking to various people,including some people i regularly meet up with at games and pre/post match and was astounded to find out that hardly anyone of them have been to widnes before, this came to light when we were discussing the ground and i realised that most of them hadn't been to the NFP grand final* in 2002 or indeed any of the super league games we played there, which i guess was 2006?
so despite their been a few of us "old timers" most of the crowd last night i suspect were fans new to the club since 2006, it's great that we have picked up new fans who travel away with us, and just shows what massive strides we have made off the pitch in 5 years lets hope more fans are coming to games who haven't been to other grounds in the next few years.
* to newer followers in case you were unaware,this was the game in which we got back to super league after relegation the previous year, beating leigh 36-12 at the then autoquest stadium

Got thinner when we went back to 1982



I didnt ask Dave cos he'd have beaten us all

There was probably only you 2 old enough to have been there

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And which Dave would that be???





Wasn't Crackers there last night? I thought I saw him but he had gone by the time I went to speak to him so it might have been my eyes again [ask PBG about that!.'"

some good memories of giants playing at widnes ground...some not so good too!

It's one of my favorite grounds. Nice little all seater stadium with a nice little bar and lots of free on street parking.

Given all the reminiscing on this thread I guess the average age of contributors is 87 
Must go and get my slippers and Horlicks now..........

Take Ivor, Crackers and Gahan out and it goes down to about 37

Well, Gahan, are you going to ban him or not?

I thought slagging a Mod was a 12 month sidelining?

Easier to just clip him round the ear at Salford

you should have all gone when it was naughton park... different to now but they have re- developed it well and it will always remind me of 'sir stanley gene' and his tries there for us....

We did !!

Didnt we go there one year when they were halfway thru building it and half the ground was closed?

Yep. There was only one stand open at the end of the ground. It was when they had just signed Shaun Long.

i was at naughton park when ian thomas went the length of the main stand touchline, even in those days just been able to go to a ground and a club as famous as widnes was a dream come true for some of us!
my post wasn't about reminiscing more to highlight how many new supporters we've picked up since our last visit to widnes.

Only been to Widnes twice, NFP grand final and in 2004 round 2

when we were 'ambushed' by the angry mob? saying that we did go top of the league that night didnt we?

yh we did then we was brought down to earth week after when bradford beat us 56 - 6 or summat at home haha

Aye, Stanley Gene scored a cracking try that night if I remember, along with the debut of Phil Joseph!

Was that when it thundered & lightened?