Re: Laurie Gilfedder. : Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:05 pm  

I think he shared the Lance Todd with Brian Gabbitas the Hunslet Half Back.
Nothing against Ray Ashby or Gabbitas. I just thought Gilfedder should have got it.
The three things I remember from that final was the goal from the halfway line when Hunslet kicked out on the full because such goal kicks were more of a rarity then . Brian McTigue's pass to Gilfedder to put him in the clear and Gilfedder's searing run to score the try.
I have the same opinion of much of the game's journalists as I have of the administrators over the years which is not a very high opinion but, at the end of the day, the speccies opinion does not count.

Re: Laurie Gilfedder. : Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:50 pm  

That is two of my dads old mates gone, Laurie and Clarrie Owen. Both true gents, I remember when I was a youngster them and their wives around our house in Stockton Heath many a time especially Xmas.

Re: Laurie Gilfedder. : Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:48 pm  

wireone wrote:

I think he shared the Lance Todd with Brian Gabbitas the Hunslet Half Back.
Nothing against Ray Ashby or Gabbitas. I just thought Gilfedder should have got it.
The three things I remember from that final was the goal from the halfway line when Hunslet kicked out on the full because such goal kicks were more of a rarity then . Brian McTigue's pass to Gilfedder to put him in the clear and Gilfedder's searing run to score the try.
I have the same opinion of much of the game's journalists as I have of the administrators over the years which is not a very high opinion but, at the end of the day, the speccies opinion does not count.

More impressive was the kicks were straight off the pitch, not sand or even a tee which technically makes the goal kick an easy volley.

Re: Laurie Gilfedder. : Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:27 pm  

Sandwich Wire wrote:

That is two of my dads old mates gone, Laurie and Clarrie Owen. Both true gents, I remember when I was a youngster them and their wives around our house in Stockton Heath many a time especially Xmas.

Laurie was a friend of my dad also and my dad was the Best Man at Clarrie and Irene's wedding.
I remember being at Clarrie's wedding reception in the leisure centre at Wilderspool sitting with the famous Pontypool front row. We showed them around the centre, as it was quite advanced at the time.

Re: Laurie Gilfedder. : Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:30 am  

https://youtu.be/PUfgVXz0lVY Some Laurie here along with Alistair Brindle. Part 2..https://youtu.be/xYVPl8rWMd8

https://youtu.be/PUfgVXz0lVY Some Laurie here along with Alistair Brindle. Part 2..https://youtu.be/xYVPl8rWMd8