Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:59 pm  

I think Dipper puts our teams average age up by 10 years...

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:16 pm  

I think the age thing can work any which way depending on the team. Chorley's 'young' side beat us at our place in January and was better than the 'older' side we beat in October because they are young lads who've grown up playing together. Yet we played Crossfields twice just 3 weeks apart and the side that came to ours halved in age and we put 50 past them after losing those three weeks before. It all depends on the club. Our side can be very old - we have a 48yr old and 3 others over 40, but also 30 somethings who have just taken the game up (mates of mates) so they do not make us anymore experienced - quite the opposite!

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:48 am  

Red4life wrote:

West Bank - we have NOT conceeded to Widnes, it has been re-arranged for 16th April, as Serginho said.

Are you boys definitely going to play this weekend? can you let me know early if not so I can make plans! cheers.

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:57 am  

NWC Div 5

Westhoughton Lions v Widnes Tigers - Cant see why Westhoughton wouldnt play but if they do turn up Widnes to have well enough to win.

Crosfields v Newton Storm - Probaly be a scrappy game as everygame is when you go to Crosfields but Newton to sneak a win.

NWC Bowl

Hindley v Wigan Bulldogs - Even though Bulldogs have had a good season i just cant see them beating Hindley.

Rylands Sharks A v St Helens Wild Boar - Looking forward to the game was a good tough close game last time we went to Rylands, but obviosuly going to go for my own team to win.

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:11 pm  

I believe the West Haughton V Tigers game has now been switched to Widnes for one reason or another.

Last game of the year at home. Let all get in the pub after.

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:56 pm  

Serginho wrote:

I believe the West Haughton V Tigers game has now been switched to Widnes for one reason or another.

Last game of the year at home. Let all get in the pub after.

I believe you men have West Bank in the Widnes Cup? Tough draw there mate!

NWC Div 5
- Westhoughton Lions v Widnes Tigers: apparently now at Widnes?? Reckon Widnes should have enough to take this, especially at home.
- Crosfields v Newton Storm: looks like Crosfields 1sts are also at home, but the 'A' team will probably get some 'help' in like they did when we played them there. Union lads who play 'now & then' apparently. Agree with Dime Bar, a messy game, but if a side stays disciplined and well drilled they'll beat Crosfields, who rely on dirty play and randomly offloading & flinging it about. Oh yeah - if there's a massive tattooed skinhead 'roidhead prop playing, built like a brick naughty person, he's banned - got 7 games against us for abusing the ref a few weeks back, was their danger player by a mile.

NWC Bowl
- Hindley v Wigan Bulldogs: Got to go with Hindley, even though Bulldogs have improved Hindley are a different class.
- Rylands Sharks A v St Helens Wild Boars: tough team Rylands, but reckon Wild Boars will be looking to finish their excellent season on a high.

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:03 pm  

There are no easy games games in the Widnes Cup mate. Look forward to it every year though.

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:53 pm  

Rylands vs Boars

Rylands commitee rung boars a few hours ago to say their first team are struggling were supposed to be playing ashton bears and are giving that game and are likely to field a few players in the semi final saturday, fuel for the fire for us boars lads who think we will still do them anyway but i cant understand why they rung and just didnt throw some of them in like crossfields and that do. Seems a bit strange to me anyway fingers crossed the other 16 lads man up and we do em

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:48 am  

Pazzer wrote:

Rylands vs Boars

Rylands commitee rung boars a few hours ago to say their first team are struggling were supposed to be playing ashton bears and are giving that game and are likely to field a few players in the semi final saturday, fuel for the fire for us boars lads who think we will still do them anyway but i cant understand why they rung and just didnt throw some of them in like crossfields and that do. Seems a bit strange to me anyway fingers crossed the other 16 lads man up and we do em

I agree it does sound strange because they rang us (Ashton) at 6pm to say they had a 1st team squad and are travelling to us for the NWC Prem game on Saturday. They gave a game last week up at Walney Central but if they are struggling for numbers then I'd suspect the semi-final would be the game that gets played.

Re: NWC Div 5 2010/11 : Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:23 am  

I was told that if the first team game is called off then the second team fixture can't go ahead, so wild boars would get a 18-0. If they were to play the first team game then the game could obviously go ahead