Harry Jepson : Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:04 pm  

Just watched Brian Carneys interview with the late Harry Jepson from 2012. What a very nice man, some nice stories. Loved the one about paying the ref, Billy Thompson, 3 bob less for his expenses and they kept losing until he paid him 3 bob more.

I guess he was Leeds' Trevor Foster

Really enjoyed it

Re: Harry Jepson : Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:03 am  

If you get the chance to watch videos of Northern playing in the Big League match's the standard of Reffing is an eye opener compared to todays Refs!
They could get decisions badly wrong but also they had the authority and were rarely questioned, next time you come across any of the Players from that era ask them about the Refs!

Re: Harry Jepson : Fri Sep 02, 2016 2:26 am  

Not *that* long ago

Not *that* long ago

Re: Harry Jepson : Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:57 am  

vbfg wrote: Not *that* long ago There's a classic Wigan v Northern one where Fairbanks flattens a very young Booby Goulding and after that melee dies down Northern are awarded the penalty. if you see it you won't expect that. A good what happened next question! Also in those days of proper scrums I was impressed by a certain Brian Noble winning the ball back against the head on the odd occasion

vbfg wrote: Not *that* long ago There's a classic Wigan v Northern one where Fairbanks flattens a very young Booby Goulding and after that melee dies down Northern are awarded the penalty. if you see it you won't expect that. A good what happened next question! Also in those days of proper scrums I was impressed by a certain Brian Noble winning the ball back against the head on the odd occasion

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Re: Harry Jepson : Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:38 am  

vbfg wrote: Not *that* long ago I loved that. I liked it when the camera turned to some presumably American spectators who looked completely bemused by it all.

vbfg wrote: Not *that* long ago I loved that. I liked it when the camera turned to some presumably American spectators who looked completely bemused by it all.