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by ROGER HALSTEAD OLDER Roughyeds fans will remember the days when evening newspaper sellers would stand on street corners, screaming things like: "Five o'clock winner!" or perhaps: "Oldham RL latest . . . read all about it." If you were Nigel Marland, for example, you were probably keen to know if you had won a few bob on the 5 o'clock race at Kempton or Haydock. There would be nothing to read about the race, but there in 'the box' or 'the fudge' ('stop press' to non-newspaper folk) would be given the result. Modern technology has removed the need for 'stop press' news so it has disappeared along with many other features of journalism and newspapers from a bygone, yet a magical, age for those of us who were lucky enough to be brought up in it. Please forgive this newspaper nostalgia from an old hack who should know better. And do you know what brought it on? Roughyeds asked me today to circulate news of the: "Five Alive Winner!". Get it? "Five Alive Winner". "Five o'clock winner" --- not much difference really. Shows how my mind works. And how it occasionally meanders back into the mists of time. Get a life! Anyway, here goes. I can't promise a mention in the 'stop press'. But I can tell all 80-odd members of Five Alive (and all you thousands of Roughyeds fans who might be considering joining!!!!) that the latest monthly winner of the £500 first prize is a very loyal and devoted fan of the club, Roy Wood. The numbers that won it for Roy were FA/028. I and C Kershaw, more keen supporters of the club, took second prize of Boundary Park hospitality suite places for two at a forthcoming home match. FA/042 were the numbers that did it for them. Finally, Jeffrey Bates (FA/019) won the third prize of a £25 voucher for the club shop. Another satisfied customer and a loyal supporter. I guess everyone in Five Alive has no shortage of love for the club. At £5 a week it isn't for everyone. For those preferring a more modest outlay with which to give the club a lift there is the Club Cash lottery at only £1 a week. But for regular supporters who attend matches frequently and feel they can afford £5 a week there are certainly lots of attractions built into Five Alive. Just to jog the memory the three prizes outlined above are offered MONTHLY -- and the odds against landing a £500 purse 12 times a year are not bad considering there are only 80-something numbers in the draw. You also get a car park pass for the season; a club tie for men; a voucher for the Tymbuktu beauty salon for the ladies; your name in the programme; four lunches per year; use of the vice-presidents' pay bar at Boundary Park pre and post match; and, where applicable, a ten per cent discount on all club sponsorships. Incidentally, the next quarterly lunch is this Friday, April 4 at Mario's, Yorkshire Street, Oldham at 11.45am for noon. Club captain Robert 'Two Bobs' Roberts will do a questions and answers session after lunch, following in the footsteps of head coach Steve Deakin who performed similarly at the last Five Alive lunch, also at Mario's. More are planned for Friday, July 4; Friday, October 3; and Friday, December 5. So make a note in your diaries and if there is anyone out there possibly considering becoming a member then please contact the club on 0161 628 3677 to seek further information and, hopefully, to join. The club is currently about 15 or 16 short of reaching its ultimate target of 100 members and it would love to get there pretty quickly as we look forward to what should be a terrific season of NL2 rugby. You can join any time, of course, and your membership would be hugely appreciated, but with benefits which include things like car park pass and use of the VP bar it would probably make sense to join sooner rather than later if you are intending to be present at most of our games. You never know. You might just be a . . . "FIVE ALIVE WINNER!" . . . . and then wecould: "READ ALL ABOUT IT!" |
