Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:41 am  

I for one won't be sad to the see the old girl leave us, well maybe I will, in fact I'll miss her dearly as she's one of a dying breed of Rugby League stadia in this country. It's grounds like Knowsley Road that define the greatest game with there character and history.

She's got a certain charm about her, even if I've just watched us lose there by our highest ever score (narrowly beating the 58-14 Easter Monday game back in 1999).

Anyhow after having a well informed tour of her earlier today I ended up taking something close to 100 pictures of every nook and cranny, so here from me to you is a few of the pictures I took, because a few forum members on here never leave the couch to attend games like the the majority on here.









**Keep checking this thread as I'll update it with more tomorrow when I wake up

Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:54 am  

Rather then start a new thread, what is with St Helens charging £2.90 for a 440ml can of bitter.

I had the one and then went on water

Anyhow it was great to visit her one last time.

Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:33 am  

I both love and hate Knowsley road. On one hand the atmosphere is far better than any of the new grounds and you always leave with your ears ringing and I hate this obsession with new sterile, characterless, identikit grounds. On the other every time you need a slash there you end up with your shoes covered in p155.

Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:54 am  

The catering has nothing to do with the club, some numpty in the dim distant past sold the rights to it , when we get the new stadium at least we will get the money from that, and peeing on your shoes is great as it keeps your feet warm in the cold weather

Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:41 am  

Good pics. Happy memory from Knowsley Road is being there when we beat them last year... bad memory is losing the 1998 play offs there!

Of course a lot of other bad times where I wasn't there, like 'wide to West'... *shudder* and good times I wasn't there like beating them in the play-offs a couple of times.

Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:15 am  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

On the other every time you need a slash there you end up with your shoes covered in p155.

You should learn to aim better then.

FWIW there are some decent bogs in the away end at KR. However its all a bit moot now, as you wont be visiting the stadium again.

Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:19 am  

Unless we get you in the play offs, oh yeah we arent in them again!!

Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:21 pm  

Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:03 pm  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53034431@N06/ Those are the photo's i took on my phone from the tv gantry. Got to say i won't miss the place. Got some good memories of going there though, pity they're out shadowed by THAT play off game in 2000. Just a pity we have to play Saints next year at Widnes! lol

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53034431@N06/ Those are the photo's i took on my phone from the tv gantry. Got to say i won't miss the place. Got some good memories of going there though, pity they're out shadowed by THAT play off game in 2000. Just a pity we have to play Saints next year at Widnes! lol

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Re: Knowsley Road R.I.P : Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:00 pm  

Mick Gledhill wrote:

I for one won't be sad to the see the old girl leave us, well maybe I will, in fact I'll miss her dearly as she's one of a dying breed of Rugby League stadia in this country. It's grounds like Knowsley Road that define the greatest game with there character and history.

She's got a certain charm about her, even if I've just watched us lose there by our highest ever score (narrowly beating the 58-14 Easter Monday game back in 1999).

Anyhow after having a well informed tour of her earlier today I ended up taking something close to 100 pictures of every nook and cranny, so here from me to you is a few of the pictures I took, because a few forum members on here never leave the couch to attend games like the the majority on here.

Got to agree with that Mick, I'll miss it too. Not for the sort of result we've usually got there; I've travelled there most years since the early seventies and I don't think I can remember half a dozen victories in all that time. KR is unique though, there isn't another, and never will be, though I wish Saints well in their new breeze block palace (when it's built), and obviously I'll be looking forward to my first visit in a year or so, and hoping we have better luck there than we have at KR!

BTW, Mick, you do know that ground regs at KR very specifically forbid the use of 'photographic equipment'? My sister was almost thrown out for taking some snaps a few years back (though it might have been for what she called the steward when he demanded she delete them )








I did sneak a few with my phone though