memories of H.P : Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:39 pm  

my very earliest memories were of arriving at the ground on a saturday afternoon and seeing all those bikes in the back yards in Glebe St. every yard seemed full of Bikes. how they ever found the right one I never knew. as for players. legends all Martyn-Kindon-Fallon-Pawsey-Ledgard. throgh to Murphy-Chisnall-Clarkson-Smethurst-Walsh. up to Bristow-Turley-Street-Whittle and now A.J. and co if your a leyther they are all legends we cant forget any of them

Re: Memories of HP. : Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:26 am  

DaiseyHillLeyther wrote:

The time we played Widnes in the snow, i can see Gary Stradings now with Derek Pyke walking up and down the touch line with a brush in hand. circa 1981. I have a photo somewhere of the match and snow. Wasn't there an Aussie ref who saw no problem cos the playing surface wasn't dangerous (ie 'soft')? If I find it I'll scan and post it.

MY personal abiding memories are of going with mi dad when I was about 7 or 8. It'd be Sunday, and mi mam kicked us both out cos he'd been drinking (amazin'! - never crashed, but often pizzed as!). He'd be that drunk, and when he was he became a bit bolshy and refused to pay to get us in, sometimes waitin til just after HT, to get in free. There was one time they didn't open the big gates, and he lifted me onto the wall, down the road behind whats now BnQ, then put his shoulder against the turnstyle door until it 'gave way'... Tight sod, he was!! An I DO find it hard forgiving him for not taking me to Wembley in 71... Oh, that therapy is NOT workin!! However, he DID have a favourite, and I'd certainly agree with him there, as Peter Ropati has got to have the biggest heart of any player of the 80's - he gave 100% EVERY week, and was invaluable wherever he was played.

One of another of MY memories is of Lancs against Yorkshire, in the fog. Was it 22-21? Late 80's? Who to?

Des Drummond taping the ball to himself against Halifax (i think) in his own 20 and taping it in the wrong place and after beating the whole team, some of them twice bringing it back for a scrum. Circa 1980.

Whitehaven scrum half Arnie Walker being sent off and seeing that John Woods had lined up the goal kick ready went to kick the ball over the stand, over for JW just beating him to the ball to keep it safe. circa 1981

Beating Keighley 92-2, thought we were going to get the magic 100. circa 1985.

Playing Australia as defending champions and getting hammered 44-4 (ish) 1982

Beating St.Helens with Denis Ramsdale's last game in charge. Phil Johnson kicking a goal off the main stand touch line. circa 1993.

Playing against Wi&^n as they started full time and getting beat 35-0 (ish) I think it was Ian Schubert's first game. circa 1987.

Salford in the Challenge Cup in the mud on BBC. Circa 2002.

Being robbed of a point against Hull in Super League because of a wrong decision by Steve Gason. Again against London & Wakefield. Circa 2005.

Hammering Leeds, last match of the season under the great Peter Smethurst. circa 1986.

Andy Goodway running scared of Tony Cottrell the whole match against Wi%^n. circa 1988.

The ill fated matches with David Stephenson & Peter Brown & Gary Van Bellan & Milton Huddart (except Hull away in the CC).

Beating Widnes on a Wednesday night the year they were unstoppable. 1988

Parading the Championship trophy around the ground, last match of the 1981-82 season.

Losing to Castleford in the challenge cup when i though we would have gone all the way. 1981-82

Same year as above drawing 1-1 with Warrington in the play off (then getting beat at Wig&* in the replay) 1981-81

Watching a GB - France under 19's and GB scoring after about 8 seconds. Circa 1980

Again Woody in action against France for the GB under 24's. circa. 1981.

Hope this brings back some happy times for others.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:03 am  

Popman reminded me of the guy with the 'repent your sins' board and other religious slogans. I remember walking down Chadwick Street to watch Leigh one Easter Monday, he was there with the sign "Prepare to meet thy God" "Sorry" a Leigh fans shouted back "Murphy's not playing"

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:09 am  

leigh-ratii wrote:

Popman reminded me of the guy with the 'repent your sins' board and other religious slogans. I remember walking down Chadwick Street to watch Leigh one Easter Monday, he was there with the sign "Prepare to meet thy God" "Sorry" a Leigh fans shouted back "Murphy's not playing"

Bet even he 'repented' when "God" started playing for us!!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:57 pm  

rubin cup
kirkhall cup "events"
complimentary tickets from school
my cousins 2.00 sat wedding still made v batley 3.00
ajm coming first time
gordon lewis' tackling
c cup game v wigan in snow
l cup game v widnes under lights
bbc 2 games with extra lights
ajm coming out 2nd half of those games looking like a movie star
kiwi touring team with names we couldnt pronounce
tommy grainey kicking pile of goals v liverpool city
chissy cover tackling wingers
game v widnes in snow later worked with tj that day who told me aussie ref had never seen snow was intent on playing and took several brandies to thaw out after the game
woody running round keith mumby with a pram
mrs burns and her mates sat on the benches more fearsome than many prop forwards weve had
aussies in 82 mccabe scoring 4 tries
Just a few provoked by other postings. Now if we could just get doreen ex from the vic to run the legends bar.........

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:20 pm  

Watching games like this in crowds like this


How young is Shaun Edwards on this pic!!!!!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:24 pm  

and he had hair

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:36 pm  

So did I then Fred

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:39 pm  

and I could see my feet when I was stood up

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:50 pm  

[quote=" Now if we could just get doreen ex from the vic to run the legends bar.........[/quote]

Best pub in Leigh when she had it.