I never fancied myself as a spotter of future talent, but watching an A team game at Tattersfield they sent on to the field a big young lad from Cross Keys and he shot through the line as soon as he got the ball. I said to my friend God I hope they sign him. They did, it was Mervyn Hicks who was later to go to St Helens.
I also was there when Bernard Asquith laid out one of the opposition, story was he came round in DRI.

Watching the play off final with Steveage who have ex Rovers player Dino Maamria as assistant reminds me of when Singe ran him over in the Belle Vue car park after a Rovers training session that Singe was asked to take. Singe was not happy with Dinos workrate







Must admit a little bit of wee came out when i saw that.

Think it was Keighley.
That was where he scored 24 points or something in 20 minutes to beat them..

In the Dons dressing room after another heavy home defeat player coach Don Robson turned to the Dons larger than life prop forward Tony Banham and said well done Tony you had two good runs today Tony replied in his cockney accent "oh thank you coach" Don Robson said yes one going on and one coming off