Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Fri May 16, 2014 9:12 am  

A definite tear in the eye and lump in the throat. I must've turned around at least 10 times for 'one last look'

Even without the singing and chanting, the place was filled with atmosphere

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Fri May 16, 2014 9:30 am  

Is this open day for definite? Excellent, won't have to risk getting done for breaking and entering now.

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Fri May 16, 2014 10:59 am  

moving on... wrote:

A definite tear in the eye and lump in the throat. I must've turned around at least 10 times for 'one last look'

Even without the singing and chanting, the place was filled with atmosphere

I thought the same, the concrete and corrugated iron just seems to generate atmosphere. Unfortunately the Halliwell Jones just doesn't possess the same soul. One little note of disappointment was that I didn't see Tony Smith or any of the senior players there (unless they were otherwise engaged).

Anyway personally very proud of the whole occasion as our lad skippered the side and I hope the spirit of Mike Gregory would have approved.

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Fri May 16, 2014 11:09 am  

mark_m wrote:

personally very proud. our lad skippered the side and I hope the spirit of Mike Gregory would have approved.

Made up for you.
A very proud moment that can never be taken away.

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Fri May 16, 2014 1:13 pm  

Would be gutted if there was an open day on the 31st one day I couldn't get out of work. Would love a bit of the place. I know Cardiff city sold the lot by auction when their ground was knocked down.

The sad thing about the place is how untidy the place was given that it's still been in use for all those years. And what happened to a chunk of the seating. Seems the places has been broken into a few times looking at the scoreboard and Snookers side.

Shame it's going with a little bit of love and rebuilding it could have become the new base for Warrington town and other sporting teams in the town.

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Fri May 16, 2014 1:16 pm  

Match report: http://warringtonwolves.com/wilderspool ... ewell-7050

Match report: http://warringtonwolves.com/wilderspool ... ewell-7050

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Fri May 16, 2014 2:35 pm  

loved the old wilderspool, what was the Tetley pub near it

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Fri May 16, 2014 6:09 pm  

what time is this open day

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Sat May 17, 2014 7:14 am  

dids858 wrote:

And what happened to a chunk of the seating. Seems the places has been broken into a few times looking at the scoreboard and Snookers side.

I seem to remember us selling them to Oldham or someone.

Re: Good bye Wilderspool : Sun May 18, 2014 6:20 am  

lampyboy↓
Re: Good bye Wilderspool
Fri May 16, 2014 2:35 pm
loved the old wilderspool, what was the Tetley pub near it


I don't think there was a Tetley pub near Wilderspool . The nearest pub to it is The Causeway which (like 80% of pubs in the town back then) was a Greenall's pub. It's about 200 metres down Wilderspool Causeway walking away from the town centre. The nearest pub in the opposite direction is the Royal Oak Branch which was also a Greenall's one. There was also a Greenall's opposite ROB which is now a furniture shop - possibly the Golden Lion.

Although there was Tetley brewery in the town - on the site of the HJ / Tesco - there were very few Tetley pubs - The Lord Rodney was one, and in the town centre the Old Lion (now Flares). Almost every other pub was. Greenall's one. #mostofallImissmygreenalls