Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:39 am  

Talking of Wolfweb, anyone remember Flabby Merlot? I went to school with him.....

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:59 am  

Mr Snoodle wrote: Talking of Wolfweb, anyone remember Flabby Merlot? I went to school with him..... https://web.archive.org/web/20020525063 ... lfc.co.uk/ does that work for you?

Mr Snoodle wrote: Talking of Wolfweb, anyone remember Flabby Merlot? I went to school with him..... https://web.archive.org/web/20020525063 ... lfc.co.uk/ does that work for you?

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:20 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

i feel like i'm a terrible person, he still posts on here as well

I can’t really remember specific posts, I just remember the poor fella getting a bit of a bashing for some left-field opinions

That was the old days though, and it was all a bit of terrace banter.

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:24 pm  

Mr Snoodle wrote:

Talking of Wolfweb, anyone remember Flabby Merlot? I went to school with him.....

These days that could easily be the name of an overpriced Wine Bar in post-gentrification Stockton Heath. The sort of place the 2023 wire squad may meet for a Latte-Macchiato, as opposed to Cullen’s 2003 team talks over many pints at the London Bridge.

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:28 pm  

I drank regularly in the London Bridge at the time and the presence of Wire players in there is largely overstated. I did have a good chat with Darren Burns in there once but he is a legend whose reputation should not be besmirched.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:34 pm  

just_browny wrote:

I drank regularly in the London Bridge at the time and the presence of Wire players in there is largely overstated. I did have a good chat with Darren Burns in there once but he is a legend whose reputation should not be besmirched.

however, summer of 99/00, post match in the village bar and the mul....

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:35 pm  

easyWire wrote:

I can’t really remember specific posts, I just remember the poor fella getting a bit of a bashing for some left-field opinions

That was the old days though, and it was all a bit of terrace banter.

almost the same on here.

have a look at that link, its like stuff off the fb groups now

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:40 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

almost the same on here.

have a look at that link, its like stuff off the fb groups now

I've tried but I'm an awkward Apple user (for about 15 years) and I apparently need Java to view the old stuff. All I managed to get access to was some of the old news such as this. Sort of gives you an idea of how far we've come:

Team News - Round 18

Head Coach Paul Cullen has named an 18-man side to face Hull FC this Sunday on Round 18 of Super League, kick-off 3pm.
19. Gary Hulse
12. Ian Sibbit
3. Brent Grose
4. Ben Westwood
20. Dean Gaskell
6. Lee Briers
5. Graham Appo
8. Chris Leikvoll
9. Jon Clarke
17. Warren Stevens
22. Danny Lima
16. Paul Wood
10. Mark Hilton
15. Jerome Guisset
18. Paul Noone
13. Mike Forshaw
23. Mike Wainwright
11. Darren Burns
INJURIES:
1. Daryl Cardiss - knee injury sustained in Round 17 v Leeds (4/07/04)
2. John Wilshere - strained postural cruicate ligament sustained in Round 11 v St Helens (22/05/04)
7. Nathan Wood - ankle injury sustained in Round 17 v Leeds (4/07/04)
14. Mark Gleeson - shoulder injury sustained in Round 16 v St Helens (26/06/04)
U21s DUTY
26. Jamie Durbin
24. Nick Owen
25. Richard Varkulis

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:32 pm  

Was that Getdownmonkeyman's debut?

Re: Today’s game v Hull FC : Tue Apr 04, 2023 4:45 pm  

Douglas Black wrote:

Was that Getdownmonkeyman's debut?

Not sure. It got me thinking though how there should be a bit on poster’s profile where they have to declare what their username means and why they chose it There have been some interesting ones over the years.