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'He brushed me aside' - Williams on the try that broke Wire hearts
GEORGE Williams says referee Liam Moore 'brushed aside' his initial protests about the try that condemned Warrington Wolves to defeat in the Challenge Cup Final. Now, though, he says his thoughts were about ensuring youngster Arron Lindop – the Wire player directly involved in the incident – responds positively. Advertisement As The Wire closed in on a famous Wembley victory, Hull KR half Tyrone May kicked in behind Lindop who struggled to get the ball dead under pressure from Peta Hiku, allowing Tom Davies to touch the ball down. Replays appeared to show Lindop grounded the ball with his torso, which head coach Sam Burgess insisted post-match should have seen a goal-line drop-out awarded, before Davies touched down, but video referee Jack Smith awarded the try and Mikey Lewis' conversion sealed an 8-6 victory for the Robins. Williams says he protested at the time that Lindop had made the ball dead but that Moore paid no attention. 'I said to the ref and a couple of staff have Googled the rules and it says you can ground with your torso,' he said after the game. Advertisement 'That was what I said on the field but the ref brushed me aside. 'If that is the rule, it's a shocking way to lose. 'Young Arron Lindop's devastated in there but he'll be fine – he's got 10-15 years of this and I'm sure he'll be back. 'I gave him a hug, told him we all loved him and that we have his back. 'He's going to be a superstar of our game – I really believe that. He'll be back but sometimes you've got to lose one to win one.' Williams' early return from ankle surgery to lead Warrington out dominated the build-up to the final after he had missed his side's previous seven games. He believes he has come through unscathed but having lost a Wembley final for the third time, his pain is more mental than physical. Advertisement Williams was returning from seven weeks out following ankle surgery (Image: Ed Sykes/ 'I was cramping at the end – I've not played for a while so I was battling for the last 20 minutes,' he said. 'I was just happy to be out there. We did well for 77 minutes but it wasn't enough. 'There's a lot of heartbreak. To concede like that is heartbreaking to say the least. 'You've got to give some credit to Hull KR but for us, to be leading for so much of the game but concede at the back end is disappointing. 'We got in the grind, we got behind Sneydy's kicking game and he kicked them to death, but there was the moment at the end there – probably a couple when we got repeat sets. Advertisement 'The last one where if we catch that ball, we probably go on to win the game. 'I'm sick of losing here to be honest so hopefully next time, I'll win one.' Williams' half-back partner Marc Sneyd delivered a masterful kicking display in soggy conditions and with Warrington set for victory, he was overwhelmingly voted as the winner of the Lance Todd Trophy for the game's player of the match. Despite ending up on the losing side, he picks up the trophy for the third time in his career and Williams was full of praise for the scrum-half. 'He was brilliant today,' he said. 'It was perfect weather for Marc Sneyd to show us exactly how good he is and he did exactly that. Advertisement 'I thought if he'd have won the Lance Todd, we'd have won but obviously that wasn't the case. 'The one positive is once we reflect a little bit, we'll realise we've got a good team here and we can push for the finals. 'Hull KR know we're a good team now too and we'll get some belief that we're a top team.'
BBC News
23-04-2025
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Blackpool's heritage trams 'can't return without £25,000 funding'
Transport bosses in Blackpool have warned the resort's famous heritage trams will not return to the promenade unless about £25,000 can be volunteer-led service was suspended by council-owned Blackpool Transport in December due to safety fears.A workshop has been altered to house the historical vehicles as part of the Tramtown exhibition head of heritage at Blackpool Transport Bryan Lindop said: "At this moment we can't run any trams, we've got no income, and we need some money." 'Back on seafront' Mr Lindop said: "We need at least £25,000 to spend on various people who can do all the work that we need."He said money was needed to pay architects, for maintenance of the building, and towards the cost of securing planning Lindop added funding was needed to contribute "to the long-term plan to ensure that our tram cars survive and can go on in perpetuity", and towards "getting [the trams] back on the seafront where they belong".For the heritage trams to be able to access the Promenade, they need to also operate out of Starr Gate - the working depot at South Shore where the mainline trams are, instead of the Rigby Road depot, where they are currently housed as part of the Tramtown visitor Council said: "We are working with Blackpool Transport Services on a solution that would aim to see the heritage trams return as a feature during the Lightpool festival. "In order for the trams to operate solely from Starr Gate depot, complex operational issues need to be overcome." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
28-03-2025
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Warrington stage late fightback to beat Leeds
Betfred Super LeagueWarrington Wolves (6) 16Tries: Lindop, Ratchford, Thewlis Goals: Sneyd 2Leeds Rhinos (10) 14Tries: McDonnell, Lumb, Hall Goal: Connor Warrington Wolves produced a second-half fightback to beat Leeds Rhinos in the 5,000th game to be played in Super Arron Lindop had put the hosts in front with a fine individual try, Leeds crossed three times without reply either side of from James McDonnell, Riley Lumb and Ryan Hall gave the Rhinos a 14-6 advantage midway through the second Stefan Ratchford's converted try took Warrington back within two points and, with Leeds' Keenan Palasia in the sin-bin late on, Jake Thewlis dived over in the corner to secure a fourth win in six league outings for the Wire in to follow. Warrington: Dufty; Thewlis, Ratchford, Currie, Lindop; Williams, Sneyd; Musgrove, Walker, Vaughan, Holroyd, Fitzgibbon, Yates, Powell, Philbin, Miller; Lumb, Newman, Handley, Hall; Croft, Connor; Oledzki, O'Connor, Jenkins, Bentley, McDonnell, Lisone, Gannon, Holroyd, Tom Grant.
BBC News
09-03-2025
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Wakefield beat Warrington to claim second away win
Betfred Super LeagueWarrington (10) 16Tries: Lindop, Johnson, Thewlis Goals: Thewlis 2Wakefield (12) 30Tries: Croft, Hood, Russell, Storton, Hamlin-Uele Goals: Jowitt 5 Wakefield Trinity claimed a second successive Super League away win since their return to the top flight with a dominant 30-16 victory at Warrington a breathless affair, Trinity racked up five tries through Jack Croft, Liam Hood, Matty Russell, Matty Storton and Caleb from Arron Lindop, Alfie Johnson and Josh Thewlis were not enough for the hosts who struggled to adjust to life back at home following their defeat in Las Vegas by Wigan Warriors last leapfrog Warrington into seventh in the Super League standings as the Wire fall to to follow. Warrington: Taylor-Wray; Thewlis, Lindop, Tai, Johnson; Williams, Ratchford; Harrison, Walker, Vaughan, Currie, Russell, Powell, Crowther, Philbin, Jowitt; M Russell, Pratt, Hall, Johnstone; Trueman, Lino; Storton, Hood, Hamlin-Uele, Vagana, Croft, Atoni, Cozza, Smith, Marcus Griffiths.
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16-02-2025
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Wire fight back to seal win at Huddersfield
Betfred Super LeagueHuddersfield (6) 12Tries: Lolohea, Greenwood Goals: Richardson 2Warrington (4) 20Tries: Lindop, Ashton, King, Dufty Goals: Ratchford, Thewlis Warrington Wolves recovered from a sluggish first-half display to hold off Huddersfield Giants as they opened their Super League campaign with victory at John Smith's Wire looked untidy at the start and fell behind when Tui Lolohea marked his 250th career appearance with the game's opening Lindop's try on the stroke of half-time revitalised the visitors and they seemed to be firmly in control after Matty Ashton and Toby King both crossed the Greenwood scrambled over to reduce the gap to two points, but the Giants' hopes were finally extinguished as Matt Dufty scampered onto his own kick for Warrington's fourth to follow. Huddersfield: Gagai; Swift, Hewitt, Jake Bibby, Wallis; Lolohea, Richardson; Wilson, Woodford, Burgess, Murchie, Greenwood, Golding, English, Rogers, Rushton; Jack Dufty; Thewlis, Lindop, King, Ashton; Williams, Ratchford; Vaughan, Walker, Yates, Holroyd, Russell, Powell, Crowther, Musgrove, Philbin; Tom Grant
