10 years ago today... : Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:10 pm  

9 September 2001: our worst ever defeat http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2001/se ... warrington 9 September 2011: winning the league

9 September 2001: our worst ever defeat http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2001/se ... warrington 9 September 2011: winning the league

Re: 10 years ago today... : Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:16 pm  

what a turn around!

A golden age is upon us..lets hope it lasts ...because its very enjoyable!

What makes it special is the way we play...I challenge ANY fan to say they aren't entertained when Warrington play

Re: 10 years ago today... : Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:22 pm  

Funny old world, I was there then and at the KC tonight. Being a Wire is often hard on the nerves but tonight it was a privilege to watch them. Well done Warrington.

Re: 10 years ago today... : Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:23 pm  

I was there that day. It seems a lot longer than 10 years ago to me.

It's fantastic to see the club's development in that space of time. Long may it continue.

[Paul Thexton]

Re: 10 years ago today... : Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:40 pm  

If that's the game I'm thinking of wasn't it a stinking hot day on the terraces? That article doesn't really do justice to the atmosphere, there were some boos at the capitulation early on but that very quickly turned in to a round of applause for every Bradford try, they were scintillating with the ball in hand that day (although, granted, they didn't have much stern defence in their way).

Re: 10 years ago today... : Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:42 pm  

Nikaus BBQ and hung over players IIRC.

[Paul Thexton]

Re: 10 years ago today... : Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:45 pm  

Yeah that's the one. I think initially we were all hoping for a repeat of the heroics from only a few weeks previous (I missed that 18-14 win because I was at my cousin's wedding, which, as it turned out 6 months later, was a waste of everyone's time!), we definitely got a rude awakening as to the gulf between the two teams at the time.

Re: 10 years ago today... : Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:54 pm  

Very happy for Briers. He has given so much to your club and he deserves the success he is achieving at the back end of his career. Also happy Tony Smith has done it again, sets his teams up in the right way to play entertaining rugby.

Well done Wire - great to have a new team finish top of the pile........good luck for the play offs!

Re: 10 years ago today... : Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:02 am  

It does make you think how much things can change over 10 years. Bradford were so dominant that day and I remember a big Bradford away following taking the mickey out of us with a big cheer when we got our first try. A lot of their supporters were teenage girls who idolised Robbie and Henry - those girls will be in their mid 20s now, I wonder how many of them still follow Bradford or even bother with rugby league?

Imagine having a crystal ball that day and saying to (Melbourne Storm bound) Ian Sibbit, that in 10 years time he would be playing for Bradford....he'd be envisioning a long career of international caps and trophies ahead...then you could tell him that WE would be the ones winning the league.

Re: 10 years ago today... : Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:04 am  

Its amazing how things have turned around - thank you Simon Moran you are my hero