Im thinking about going to the saints game on Friday, anybody else going?

Yep as it's our penultimate game. Interestingly my advance ticket was cheaper 1st class rather than 2nd but still not cheap. Shall probably get a ticket at the gate for the East Stand, which I think is the away stand if it's open.

Who is St Helen?

I believe there are a few going - in the East Stand, Soome of us took advantage of the Group On 2 tickets for £20 in there. Think most of us travelling from down here are staying in the Radisson Park hotel.

Not a bad Hotel, quite close to railway station and short walk straight down to ground.

4 of us at the Haydock hotel

The saint (originally spelled St Elyn) whose name was given to a chapel of ease in the Hardshaw district of St Helens and from which the town gets its name. I've no idea when the apostrophe was dropped.

Clunk. What was that? The sound of the lid closing on Lister's box, after he was put back in it.

Thanks. Any idea on what her game involves?

again.

Good thread this.

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No, you've got the wrong end of the stick again. She didn't have a game, she was game. Always up for it that one, like most scouse birds.

According to the scholarly tome "Lives of the Saints" by Rev. Alban Butler, as republished in 1990, St Helen's "game" was organising the building of churches in Jerusalem, one on Mount Calvary and one on Mount Olivet. She was still on this game in her eighties and died in either AD 326 or AD 328 in Rome.

Definitely not a scouser, Liverpool wasn't founded until nearly 1,000 years later.

My unreserved apologies to the OP.

Enjoy Oz?

As it would be tactless to mention that Wigan was first recorded as a place name some 350 years before St. Helens, I won't (

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Me too. Sorry got carried away.

And to answer the original query. No, I won't be going. Have witnessed two hammerings at Knowsley Road in recent years. Hope it's different this time at the cladless park for those who travel.

Can we win this one?

Funny how just a few short weeks ago you could have been sectioned for suggesting this on here!

As Bob the Builder would say " Can we win this one, yes, we can"

We have a reasonable record at St Helens, much better than at home against them. The only danger is that they will be gearing up for the play-offs but if we have the 'Tony Rea II' mindset why not.

Broncos Squad announced:[urlhttp://www.londonbroncosrl.com/news/4615.php[/url
22. Ben Bolger 10. Mark Bryant 23. Omari Caro 28. Michael Channing 13. Tony Clubb 21. Kieran Dixon 1. Luke Dorn
7. Craig Gower 4. David Howell 8. Antonio Kaufusi 18. Olsi Krasniqi 31. Will Lovell 32. Mike McMeeken 3. Jamie O'Callaghan
9. Chad Randall 14. Julien Rinaldi 5. Michael Robertson 19. Daniel Sarginson 30. Scott Wheeldon

Saints:
Wellens Gardner Soliola Meli Hohaia Lomax Perry Roby McCarthy-Scarsbrook Puletua Wilkin Laffranchi Flanagan
Clough Wheeler Dixon Gaskell Makinson J Jones

Flags and whistlesicon_sad.gifFlown in from Wembley)
Ref R Silverwood TJ G Stokes TJ J Child IG B Patey IG T mahar RR M Woodhead TK I Ollerton MC D Campbell

Hope Dan Sarginson gets another game this season.

The missus, son and me will be there, getting to the business end of the season and don't want to miss it (wooden spoon business that is)

I'll be up there, last away game of the season, and my first look at langtree park, the park inn hotel looks great too so all we need now is the players to deliver

Looks a strong Sts squad...would have been happier had Bailey and Melling been in the 19. So, 8 senior players missing...at least Dave got a mention I suppose.

Looks like there will be more Cockneys than Scousers on the pitch Friday...wonder if any of the journo's will pick that up? (hope not, unless we win!).



Was looking forward to the game but can't go now (gone down with the lurgy). Really disappointed as this was the one away game I really wanted to go to.



Hope those that go have a great night...I'll be there in spirit if not in body.

COYB!