IIRC all the other clubs were virtually forced by the SL/RFL to adopt a nickname apart from St Helens. The excuse being that they were generally known as "Saints" anyway.

If my memory serves Leeds and Wigan resisted for a bit, which is why we weren't actually named Leeds Rhinos until 1997 despite Super League starting in 1996.

Nice idea but you'd never get GH to agree to that.



He didn't/wouldn't take notice of the supporters when they voted to keep 'Loiners' as there nickname and decided to go with the 'Rhino' so a suggestion like this would undoubtedly end in his rubbish bin.



Being of the 'old school' and a traditionalist I still refer to myself as a Loiner.

much as i admire G H hes not a true loiner maybe thats why he rejected it as the official club nickname

Also it would have sounded even worse than "Rhinos".

The club was never going to be called "Leeds Loiners" apart from the fact it sounds terrible theres no way of marketing it. Whereas with Ronnie its much easier to market the name especially to kids.

Isn't a Leodensian someone who attended Leeds Grammar School, which is the context it was used in on "I Predict A Riot"?

Old Leodian is the term IIRC for the Grammer School...I think

Aye - Marketing had a major influence on the choice of Rhinos - but the main reason it was chosen is due to a certain builder's paranoia over the nickname which actually came out top in the YEP's 'You choose the new Leeds name' poll.....



Never have seen any sharks in the aire.

Not seen many Rhinos charging over soldiers field either

True, but whatever the name it was always going to be something that could be marketed well, and Loiners is tough to sell.



Having said that I would like to see a return of the term in some shape or form, I never thought these words would ever be uttered on this planet but...











Damo's idea was a good one.

Now those are words you don't often see.



True, though.

If you have enough ideas one of them will work out to be ok