: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:54 am  

Oh and another thing, Salford have the worst dressing rooms I have ever been in - have to be the worst in RL by far

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:54 am  

red white & blue wrote:

Oh and another thing, Salford have the worst dressing rooms I have ever been in - have to be the worst in RL by far

That's probably done on purpose - to make the opposition feel at home!

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:58 am  

Don't think so .. the home ones are identical!

You have to be a 3 foot midget to stand up along one side and the showers and toilets are kind of open plan in the corridor

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:19 am  

red white & blue wrote:

Don't think so .. the home ones are identical!

You have to be a 3 foot midget to stand up along one side and the showers and toilets are kind of open plan in the corridor

Careful - i did say I could use the information posted in this thread!

Anyone else have any abiding memories? I'd forgotten that the Harbin era match was just after 911!

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:37 am  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Yeah it was.

My memories from that game, aside from surviving relegation, was the actions of good old Bobbie Goulding. Gave me the best laugh I’ve ever had at a match. The two fingered salute, the disallowed interception try, getting sin binned (for throwing the ball away?) then getting into a fight with Justin Brooker on his way to the bench and then getting sent off.

Bobbie got binned for deliberate off side. He then threw the ball at the back of Brooker's head, who turned round, ran after him and give him a good smack. Both where then sent off (i think ?) and both benches had to try to keep them apart as they carried on scrapping into the tunnel.

I think Alker got sent off at some point too for fighting with D. March? May have just been a yellow, but for some reason I remember it ending 11 vs 12

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:38 am  

charlie wrote:

Bobbie got binned for deliberate off side. He then threw the ball at the back of Brooker's head, who turned round, ran after him and give him a good smack. Both where then sent off (i think ?) and both benches had to try to keep them apart as they carried on scrapping into the tunnel.

I think Alker got sent off at some point too for fighting with D. March? May have just been a yellow, but for some reason I remember it ending 11 vs 12

It was 10 in the end - 3 sent off from Salford! To this day I can't understand the way Salford approached that game!

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:58 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

I went to that game. From what I remember the place was packed. The covered stand wasn't behind the posts it was just a huge open terrace on that end, much like Belle Vue today.

Getting there was quite novell also. The club chartered a special train that went from Kirkgate to Manchester and then you had to find your own way up to the ground from the City station.

I also remeber an incident on the way back. The train was waiting on one of the outer platforms. It was a huge train and was packed with people. Back then football hooliganism was at its peak and most fans of the bigger clubs got around the country on chartered trains. There was a soccer train nearby (Sunderland I believe) and a group of about twenty of them came over to try and make trouble with the rugby guys from little old Wakey. The Wakey guys responded and quickly sent them on their way.

Remember the game. Didn't go on the train as it only took you to Manchester but as my Dad was an Engine Driver we went on the normal train and he got us a train to close to the ground. We also chartered a train to Barrow in the previous round which we went on.

The problem with us over 50's is that the memory is starting to do a bit. Remember winning 8-4 which I think was the same score we had beaten Barrow in the previous round after which we complained about the referee a Mr John Hebblethwaite and we know how he got his own back on us.

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:05 am  

charlie wrote:

Bobbie got binned for deliberate off side. He then threw the ball at the back of Brooker's head, who turned round, ran after him and give him a good smack. Both where then sent off (i think ?) and both benches had to try to keep them apart as they carried on scrapping into the tunnel.

I think Alker got sent off at some point too for fighting with D. March? May have just been a yellow, but for some reason I remember it ending 11 vs 12

Ah yes I remember the ball throwing incident now. All adds to the comedy value. A Salford player definitely got sent off for tripping. Don’t know who it was though.

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:09 am  

charlie wrote:

Bobbie got binned for deliberate off side. He then threw the ball at the back of Brooker's head, who turned round, ran after him and give him a good smack. Both where then sent off (i think ?) and both benches had to try to keep them apart as they carried on scrapping into the tunnel.

I thought he was binned and then sent off for walking back slowly following the interception? The yellow card came out when he was about half way back and when he continued to walk back instead of off the pitch the red followed. That's how I remember it anyway.

: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:40 am  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Ah yes I remember the ball throwing incident now. All adds to the comedy value. A Salford player definitely got sent off for tripping. Don’t know who it was though.

Was it not Stuart Littler?

Blobby Goulding was winding the wakey fans up for that entire game...i remember him sticking to fingers up at us all after Salford scored their first try!

I think Justin Brooker secured his place in my all time wakefield 13 when he smacked Blobby in the face!

The wakey shirt John Harbin was waving above his head after that game was my mates shirt, which had Adam Hughes name and number on the back...good thing he didnt hold that up!