: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:29 am  

Yes you are correct about the debut of Martin Offiah.

David Myres was the incumbent winger at the time. A good one, and a crowd favourite who scored tries a plenty, (I think he died last year in an accident). Offiah came on as a sub in the second half to some booing as I remember it. Was a close game at the time with Wakefield still in with a chance. Up pops Offiah and I think he scored the crucial try to ease them in to a more comfortable lead and the game. There are some try clips of him on YouTube paying for Widnes. Some you would not believe if someone described them to you. He was a RL freak (in the nicest sense of the word).

Topically talking of crowd figures. That Wigan game where Jullian Russell scored the winning try. I was behind the sticks at the time and it was the most packed I have ever known BV to be. Crowd was officially 8500 I think but honestly they must have been 15000 in. I think I have it on Video.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:31 am  

Wakefield No 1 wrote:

No your getting your games mixed up!! The Ellery Hanley no try was in a league game at Belle Vue, I think it was a sunday night too for BSB. The cup game was a different occasion..

it was the first game on bsb was it not?

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:37 am  

Jason wrote:

Yes you are correct about the debut of Martin Offiah.

David Myres was the incumbent winger at the time. A good one, and a crowd favourite who scored tries a plenty, (I think he died last year in an accident). Offiah came on as a sub in the second half to some booing as I remember it. Was a close game at the time with Wakefield still in with a chance. Up pops Offiah and I think he scored the crucial try to ease them in to a more comfortable lead and the game. There are some try clips of him on YouTube paying for Widnes. Some you would not believe if someone described them to you. He was a RL freak (in the nicest sense of the word).

Topically talking of crowd figures. That Wigan game where Jullian Russell scored the winning try. I was behind the sticks at the time and it was the most packed I have ever known BV to be. Crowd was officially 8500 I think but honestly they must have been 15000 in. I think I have it on Video.

Don't think man - check!

That would be a classic game for some of us ( ) to watch again!

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:39 am  

was the Offiah debut game not also one of Geoff Bagnalls first games for us. Either way. Geoff played one of if not his first at Central Park. I can't remember much about the game to be honest except for 2 things. Firstly an old 'ecentric' Trinity supporting couple kept chearing for that Aussie bagman! We couldn't stop laughing. Secondly it was the first game that I took my new 'posh' southern girlfriend to to meet my rugby mates. Fortunately for me she didn't embarras herself in front of my mates and nie on 20 years on she takes our boys to B.V .and away games when I'm working.

Good memories!

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:06 am  

mutley cat wrote:

it was the first game on bsb was it not?

Yes!

however does any one remember the hanley try that never was Shocked he crossed over the try line at chav corner and showboated to the posts only to be clobbered by (Eden me thinks) and had the ball clearly ripped . the ref probably holdsworth Laughing gave it as a try even though ellery got up looking sheepish and the ball was rolling towards the players entrance.

See my posts above, it was Jason Timmins who got the ball free..and it could have been John Holdsworth the ref..

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:03 am  

For me it was the midweek match, henry paul beating about 6 men on a amazing run to the try line, also same match andy wilson going the lengh of the patch, it was at central park and we won, awesome night

second is the first game of this season, bad weather, high emotions and JD pointing the name on the back of his shirt at the end

third is michael jackson and that try against them at home, i think andy mason went the full lengh that day as well

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:06 am  

How about being cheated when Farrell knocked the ball back towards his own tryline and Jefferies picking it up and sitting on it under the posts only for it to be reffed as a knock on by Taddy

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:32 am  

owiepob wrote:

was the Offiah debut game not also one of Geoff Bagnalls first games for us. Either way. Geoff played one of if not his first at Central Park. !

Pretty sure you are right about Baggers making his debut in the same game. Full house to see Offiah make his debut. Remember been laughed at by Wigan fans when we told them we had come to see our new scrum half and not the worlds most expensive player! Lost 20 odd nill if i remember rightly.

On another note, sure i heard somewhere that Belle Vue was the only ground Offiah never scored at? Anyone confirm??

On a memories note, i remember the cup game at our place in the early 90's with us really been in the game and having alot of pressure on there line. They then somehow got the ball and Joe Lydon kicked it from between his own posts and it bounced into touch just in front of me a yard from our tryline. Still never seen anything like it and would almost definately be the game breaker in the League Express!
The match was live on grandstand and im sure a couple of blokes from what is now chav corner went onto the field mid way through the second half to have a go at Whitfield???
Think it was also the game that 36year old Ray Price had Hanley in his pocket.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:00 pm  

GET EM ON SIDE REF wrote:

For me its got to be the 1988 game our 2nd game back in the old first division a great match against a star studded Wigan team and a 25 20 win
Trinity had the likes of Mark Graham Steve Ella John Glancy in the team and a young fullback called Julian Russell who scored a great try
At one point Trinity led 17 0 Wigan came back to 17 16 but we never lost the lead.
In the stand we had Michael Parkinson and Adam Faith

I AGREE THIS ONE STANDS OUT FOR ME

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:02 pm  

Ray Price Is God wrote:

Pretty sure you are right about Baggers making his debut in the same game. Full house to see Offiah make his debut. Remember been laughed at by Wigan fans when we told them we had come to see our new scrum half and not the worlds most expensive player! Lost 20 odd nill if i remember rightly.

On another note, sure i heard somewhere that Belle Vue was the only ground Offiah never scored at? Anyone confirm??

On a memories note, i remember the cup game at our place in the early 90's with us really been in the game and having alot of pressure on there line. They then somehow got the ball and Joe Lydon kicked it from between his own posts and it bounced into touch just in front of me a yard from our tryline. Still never seen anything like it and would almost definately be the game breaker in the League Express!
The match was live on grandstand and im sure a couple of blokes from what is now chav corner went onto the field mid way through the second half to have a go at Whitfield???
Think it was also the game that 36year old Ray Price had Hanley in his pocket.

Until he went off injured.

If Ray had stayed on that day, I'm convinced we would have won and put the mighty Wigan out of the cup!