Re: How Many? : Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:12 pm  

WRE wrote:

so how many do you think you will bring sunday? Cas are hoping for the biggest crowd of the season so far and i would like to think being very local that the bulls fans will turn up in their numbers like they used to do back in the late 90's early 2000's.

I seem to remember decent numbers of Bulls fans turning up to both games down the lane last year. And a quick check shows that Bulls games were cas' 4th (8067) and 5th (7855) best attended games last year behind Leeds (9459), Wakey(8236) and Hull(8136). But the Wakey/Hull/Bulls attendances were all within a few hundred of each other. Obviously there weren't the same number of Cas fans at each game either and its all a bit subjective, but it shows there was probably a decent turn out comparable to the rest of the league bar the large numbers of Leeds fans turning up.

There might still be room to get on the railway end on Sun but we'll bring a good turnout like we do most times we visit Cas, always one of my favourite away games I have to say.

But as has been pointed out, clearly I'm just using stats and facts and personal experience to mask the fact that the Bulls fans are an extinct species these days, and can only be spotted in their natural pre 1996 habitats of Fartown, Hull, Shabyfax and pubs including the Top House, Woodman, Red Lion etc....

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:19 pm  

AndreaB wrote:

It was Steve. It wasn't the challenge cup tho. It was the old end of season Premiership trophy (think so anyway)
Steve would have been very young and very new then but it was bang in front of the posts!

CC on BBC for sure

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:22 pm  

WRE wrote:

CC on BBC for sure

Definitely, 1998 it was.

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:03 pm  

Well I definitely saw Jimmy miss from nearly in front when we lost to Cas in the Cup down the Lane in 1998...bloody horrid game was that!

Can't remember too much about when Cas knocked us out of the Premiership at the end of 1997, other than it followed losing to London and Pies after we'd won the title - very very much after the Lord Mayor's Show - and I think Matt Calland got sent off for taking someone out in the air? And that overall it was a depressing end to a brilliant season.

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:35 pm  

My first visit to Cas was that 1998 cup game, despite us losing the atmosphere down the Lane was electric! Later that season though, we thrashed them 52-10 I think and Shaun Edwards played well for us.

The 18 all draw in 1999 was a cracker too, must have been about 11,000 there.. may day bank holiday it were.. cracking weather. I think McNamara kicked a late penalty to get us back level. Danny Peacock got seriously injured though.

I like going to Wheldon Road, though unfortunately I won't make it this weekend!

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:24 pm  

Leaf wrote:

The 18 all draw in 1999 was a cracker too, must have been about 11,000 there.. may day bank holiday it were.. cracking weather. I think McNamara kicked a late penalty to get us back level. Danny Peacock got seriously injured though.

!

Danny's last game for the club

: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:24 pm  

I'm going

First away game for me this season

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:13 am  

Adeybull wrote:

Can't remember too much about when Cas knocked us out of the Premiership at the end of 1997, other than it followed losing to London and Pies after we'd won the title - very very much after the Lord Mayor's Show - and I think Matt Calland got sent off for taking someone out in the air? And that overall it was a depressing end to a brilliant season.

Think Mike Ford was playing for Cas and was outstanding.
19-6 I think it finished!

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:17 am  

Just looked at the stadium plan, does anyone know if we get stuck in the end stand with no cover?

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:17 am  

Wigan Bull wrote:

Think Mike Ford was playing for Cas and was outstanding.
19-6 I think it finished!

A great scrum half who lacked pace, who'd have thunk it.