This scared me - Away fans boycott Wheldon Road
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I think your been a bit generous lurcher with 70 mins Yeah, sure our toilets could be better, but once a game I'm sure is not a problem for most. I've stood in the Princess st stand for more years than I care to remember and we have a girder not too far away that we always have a joke about, in that we'd have to take it with us if we ever move. Also previous correspondents have hit the nail on the head, when they say many away fans like to come to Wheldon road for the atmosphere and closeness to the pitch, but I dare say many away players have a opposite view!! COYF
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on the other hand a poster on the wigan board is complaining that some clubs won't have to face cas in front of a packed wheldon road but will play in a far less hostile neutral stadium which is much easier. shows how they fear our atmosphere.
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I was lucky enough to be at Knowsley Road when we played them in the last ever league game there. Cunningham scored the try that sealed it underneath the posts and they beat is 40-30.
The atmosphere was absolutely belting. Was one of my favourite away grounds growing up was Knowsley Road, a proper old school ground surrounded by houses.
Saints fans are quick to point out our failing stadium, but don't realise that not too long ago, they were watching some of the best St Helen's teams ever in a stadium not too dissimilar.
FWIW, I've been to the new Saints ground twice and the atmosphere has been appalling. I don't like it and have chosen not to go on a few occasions.
The atmosphere was absolutely belting. Was one of my favourite away grounds growing up was Knowsley Road, a proper old school ground surrounded by houses.
Saints fans are quick to point out our failing stadium, but don't realise that not too long ago, they were watching some of the best St Helen's teams ever in a stadium not too dissimilar.
FWIW, I've been to the new Saints ground twice and the atmosphere has been appalling. I don't like it and have chosen not to go on a few occasions.
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I always remember a pig farm behind the old K.road ground ...
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Heritage 1926, is that when the Cas fans were singing Barmy Army nonstop for most of the second half at knowsley rd? Rate atmosphere that day even though we lost, but the Cas fans kept singing COYF
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I think that game was the ‘99 play off semi. Might of occurred at both thoughTigers1926 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 21:11 Heritage 1926, is that when the Cas fans were singing Barmy Army nonstop for most of the second half at knowsley rd? Rate atmosphere that day even though we lost, but the Cas fans kept singing COYF
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Conga line.
To accompany the singing.
To accompany the singing.
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1997 semi-final not 1999. The chant right through the second half and all the time that Ellery Hanley was trying to address the Saints crowd was unbelievable. A fantastic atmosphere, I loved that night regardless of the fact that we eventually lost. Still have the game on an old video which I kept simply for the crowd atmosphere.Fumper27 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 08:02I think that game was the ‘99 play off semi. Might of occurred at both thoughTigers1926 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 21:11 Heritage 1926, is that when the Cas fans were singing Barmy Army nonstop for most of the second half at knowsley rd? Rate atmosphere that day even though we lost, but the Cas fans kept singing COYF
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Saints fans are moaning about us because, despite only winning the league leaders trophy in recent years, We have been competing with saints more and more, they don’t like that we are a pretty decent side now, they don’t like that we are signing players like Evalds and they see us as a threat!! They would t give a toss about our ground if they were still thrashing us by 70 points, like in the bad old millward days and before!! ..... if we got the new ground at glasshouton, it wouldn’t cost the club anything anyway (other than the money spent in previous years in plans etc) so it would hardly cost any of our salary cap money, seems they are just sulking a bit about losing Thompson to me, 43 year old James Graham is back to save em now, say they should cheer up a bit!!
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We were crap in 1997. It was definitely 1999, given Shaun McRae was the Saints coach in 1997, followed by Ellery Hanley 1998-2000Tiger53 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 09:411997 semi-final not 1999. The chant right through the second half and all the time that Ellery Hanley was trying to address the Saints crowd was unbelievable. A fantastic atmosphere, I loved that night regardless of the fact that we eventually lost. Still have the game on an old video which I kept simply for the crowd atmosphere.Fumper27 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 08:02I think that game was the ‘99 play off semi. Might of occurred at both thoughTigers1926 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 21:11 Heritage 1926, is that when the Cas fans were singing Barmy Army nonstop for most of the second half at knowsley rd? Rate atmosphere that day even though we lost, but the Cas fans kept singing COYF
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There's some proper thick (Removed) in that part of the kingdom it would take some doing to get through were spending the full salary cap which was the whole idea to give all teams theoretically a chance and not just the likes of Warrington who's owner as just put a million pound into the club apparently...Tigerwood posse wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 10:32 Saints fans are moaning about us because, despite only winning the league leaders trophy in recent years, We have been competing with saints more and more, they don’t like that we are a pretty decent side now, they don’t like that we are signing players like Evalds and they see us as a threat!! They would t give a toss about our ground if they were still thrashing us by 70 points, like in the bad old millward days and before!! ..... if we got the new ground at glasshouton, it wouldn’t cost the club anything anyway (other than the money spent in previous years in plans etc) so it would hardly cost any of our salary cap money, seems they are just sulking a bit about losing Thompson to me, 43 year old James Graham is back to save em now, say they should cheer up a bit!!
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I think people may be missing the bigger picture with Wheldon Road. Yes we all love the atmosphere and the memories..but it’s never going to attract any new supporters, home or away. We will simply see the crowds reduce year on year. We have taken the p*ss over the years out of super league and the club is taking the p*ss out of us supporters now. £26 to stand in a crumbling ground with awful toilets isn’t good enough. I’m sick of being fobbed off year after year.Fumper27 wrote: ↑27 Jun 2020, 12:35To be fair, most of the under cover part of our ground has restricted views at certain angles due to the steel girders holding the roof up. Apart from that, I love OUR home groundold cas lass wrote: ↑27 Jun 2020, 11:44Only place I think the view is iffy is in the main stand.Frankas wrote: ↑27 Jun 2020, 11:33You must be a very small person, if you think the view darn lane, no matter where I stand the view has been perfectCasAttack wrote: ↑25 Jun 2020, 12:11 I appreciate our ground and Wakefields grounds are crap. The facilities are crap and at points the view can be crap. But those saints fans moaning aint visiting every week. Once or twice a season for 80 minutes. Big wow! Im sure all us Cas fans want better facilities and a shiny new stadium but there isn't much we can do except wait.
If a high ball is put up you lose sight off it.
Same at the back of the WRE.
Apart from that views are pretty good from the rest of the ground.
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I know what your saying I've said same mesen many times at least this time it looked for a long while like the new ground was going to be built
I just think in these times we should be glad if the sport is still going this time next year doubt it will if there's a second wave of the bloody virus just seemed to me a bit childish to be talking about boycotting clubs
I just think in these times we should be glad if the sport is still going this time next year doubt it will if there's a second wave of the bloody virus just seemed to me a bit childish to be talking about boycotting clubs
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Thanks for the replies about the away game at knowsley rd. I couldn't exactly remember the year, but I was one away from the halftime draw but I might as well been a thousand away Cas forever, forever Cas
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Fumper27 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 10:56We were crap in 1997. It was definitely 1999, given Shaun McRae was the Saints coach in 1997, followed by Ellery Hanley 1998-2000Tiger53 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 09:411997 semi-final not 1999. The chant right through the second half and all the time that Ellery Hanley was trying to address the Saints crowd was unbelievable. A fantastic atmosphere, I loved that night regardless of the fact that we eventually lost. Still have the game on an old video which I kept simply for the crowd atmosphere.Fumper27 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 08:02I think that game was the ‘99 play off semi. Might of occurred at both thoughTigers1926 wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 21:11 Heritage 1926, is that when the Cas fans were singing Barmy Army nonstop for most of the second half at knowsley rd? Rate atmosphere that day even though we lost, but the Cas fans kept singing COYF
We played in the old Premiership Semi Final in 1996 at Knowsley Road. But the constant chanting was in 1999.
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Nearly relegated 97 didn’t make the playoffs that year. And i didn’t go to that game. But went to the 99 semi as a 14 year old and couldn’t talk when we got home. Though I think I was still chanting in my sleep. If I remember rightly a load of cas fans did the conga all the way around the ground. Di had put the game on YouTube. I think it’s been taken down but if you watch it Eddie and stevo even come to on the cas fans making all the noise.
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Saints fans don't travel in big numbers anyway. Hardly a loss for a few of their forum dwellers to not come.
Not that they're wrong about the facilities; I love WR but false dawn after false dawn regarding a new ground has left a sour taste, and if it's not resolved soon, either with a significant upgrade to WR or a new ground being built, the club will end up risking its place as a pro club.
Fans, players, sponsors - the whole lot.
Not that they're wrong about the facilities; I love WR but false dawn after false dawn regarding a new ground has left a sour taste, and if it's not resolved soon, either with a significant upgrade to WR or a new ground being built, the club will end up risking its place as a pro club.
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personally i go to watch the game on the field and not to inspect the ground / toilets so the 'crumbling ground with awful toilets' dont come into it for meBish Bash wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 11:09
I think people may be missing the bigger picture with Wheldon Road. Yes we all love the atmosphere and the memories..but it’s never going to attract any new supporters, home or away. We will simply see the crowds reduce year on year. We have taken the p*ss over the years out of super league and the club is taking the p*ss out of us supporters now. £26 to stand in a crumbling ground with awful toilets isn’t good enough. I’m sick of being fobbed off year after year.
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Same here.noxandrattles wrote: ↑01 Jul 2020, 10:39personally i go to watch the game on the field and not to inspect the ground / toilets so the 'crumbling ground with awful toilets' dont come into it for meBish Bash wrote: ↑29 Jun 2020, 11:09
I think people may be missing the bigger picture with Wheldon Road. Yes we all love the atmosphere and the memories..but it’s never going to attract any new supporters, home or away. We will simply see the crowds reduce year on year. We have taken the p*ss over the years out of super league and the club is taking the p*ss out of us supporters now. £26 to stand in a crumbling ground with awful toilets isn’t good enough. I’m sick of being fobbed off year after year.
I’m in ground 45 mins before kick off.
Take my place (same one every game).
Stay there all game.
Clap the boys off at the end.
Then go home.
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