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Post by russ on Aug 30, 2016 19:36:20 GMT
We also won the Arriva Trains Cup in 2003, which triggered the invasion of Iraq.   |
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Post by Chico on Aug 31, 2016 7:57:19 GMT
They’ve been in enough finals to win more though. The 1903 Challenge Cup Final against Halifax was a bit of game changer. I know I said RL doesn't make enough of history but I never expected to have some one among us who'd been to that game!  Biggest crowd in the Northern Union until that point but Salford tried to stifle the scrums by putting four forwards in the front row, which was allowed at the time, but made for a poor spectacle. The NU reacted by changing a number of laws that became the bedrock of rugby league: reduction of players from 15 to 12 then to 13, play the ball after a tackle instead of a scrum, play on after a knock on (lessening the amount of scrums even further), and no kicking out on the full. |
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Post by bandgeekmafia78 on Aug 31, 2016 8:10:32 GMT
We also won the Arriva Trains Cup in 2003, which triggered the invasion of Iraq. Great Day out in Blackpool that was (from what I remember)! |
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Post by russ on Aug 31, 2016 11:48:05 GMT
Okay what about all the other trophies and their dates, surely they must have caused a conflagration somewhere in the world?
Rugby Football League Championship:
1913-14, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1938-39, 1973-74, 1975-76
Challenge Cup:
1937-38
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy:
1974-75
Lancashire Cup: 5
1931-32, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1972-73
Lancashire League: 5
1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1936-37, 1938-39
Championship Cup: 2
2003, 2008
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Post by russ on Aug 31, 2016 11:51:42 GMT
I know I said RL doesn't make enough of history but I never expected to have some one among us who'd been to that game! Biggest crowd in the Northern Union until that point but Salford tried to stifle the scrums by putting four forwards in the front row, which was allowed at the time, but made for a poor spectacle. The NU reacted by changing a number of laws that became the bedrock of rugby league: reduction of players from 15 to 12 then to 13, play the ball after a tackle instead of a scrum, play on after a knock on (lessening the amount of scrums even further), and no kicking out on the full. Hope you bought a new camera since then! |
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Post by Chico on Aug 31, 2016 12:15:30 GMT
Yeah. Although they were called Aye Phones back then.
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Post by Chico on Aug 31, 2016 12:25:40 GMT
Okay what about all the other trophies and their dates, surely they must have caused a conflagration somewhere in the world? Rugby Football League Championship: 1913-14, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1938-39, 1973-74, 1975-76 Challenge Cup: 1937-38 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy: 1974-75 Lancashire Cup: 5 1931-32, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1972-73 Lancashire League: 5 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1936-37, 1938-39 Championship Cup: 2 2003, 2008 Weirdly our best spells have been when Manchester United have experienced some of their worst. We’re also missing Lancashire Senior Competition champions in 1892–93, and Second Division titles and Premierships (e.g. The Gulf War in 1990–91). |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 12:39:30 GMT
Vote Trump.
Bit of a skirmish with the North Koreans should ensure Super League successes using that formula.
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Post by russ on Aug 31, 2016 16:38:26 GMT
Vote Trump. Bit of a skirmish with the North Koreans should ensure Super League successes using that formula. Let's see WWIII with a chance of squally nuclear explosions or a full trophy cabinet and all next to Billy William's "Wemberly, Wemberly!" shirt yeah suits me too! |
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