Warrington Wolves • Re: 20 years at the HJ stadium
Alffi_7 wrote:
Some strange comments, I get the nostalgic and atmospheric connection to Wilderspool, that will never be beaten for some irrespective of what the HJ ever would or could be. But my memories of the toilets at Wilderspool seem to differ to yours! Drinks / food inflation is what it is, would have happened regardless of staying at Wilderspool or not.
I’ve also seen far better performances at the HJ vs Wilderspool, but I guess that depends on how many years you spent watching at Wilderspool. Totally understand the emotive connection to the old place though.
When vs HJ & Wilderspool.
The HJ hadn’t floated my boat.
It looks and feels like a spam tin can.
Lining the inner tin shell would have put a closure on that…never done.
The roof structural beams are filthy brown, not white. The toilets are breeze block still with tin troughs, not an easy clean tile in sight.
The troughs are stained disgusting brown and sludge and stink foul.
Wilderspool was no challenger on the toilets, but it’s excuse was it’s age.
But I was watching Alex Murphy, Parry Gordon, John Bevan, Bob Eccles, Tommy Martyn, Dave Chisnall, Phil Blake, Andy Gregory, Mike Gregory, Les Boyd, Jonathan Davis….
So no, in the 20 years that followed watching such greats I mentioned and feeling the atmosphere throbbing from their veins to performance, I would say only Briers and Westwood have brought some of that to the HJ.
2011 was great rugby, and an opportunity to kick on and keep the momentum, when it looked like the club would finish the stadium to match the games…but no, the following seasons are on par with the lack attention to the troughs in the toilets.
Statistics: Posted by rubber duckie — Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:52 am