: Sun May 10, 2009 9:44 pm  

I've been a Rovers supporter since 1973 when age 7, barely missing a home game since, so have seen a few highs and lows.

I must admit I haven't travelled to many away matches for about 20 years but the chance of Rovers being top of the league on Friday night means that it's a match I can't miss- has anyone looked in the history books to note the last time we topped the league - probably not since we were champs in 1985 I'm guessing but perhaps I'm mistaken? I'm looking forward to my first visit to the JJB (or is the the Dave Whelan stadium now?)- where's the place to park?

I too have always had a soft-spot for Wigan fans ..... how many remember that Charity Shield weekend in the Isle of Man (was that 1985?)? It was a good weekend- I guess that Rovers were at their peak then (before a rapid decline) and Wigan were an emerging force.

My gut instinct says that as a team we have some great individuals but there are still enough technical deficiencies in certain players (positional sense and tackling technique in particular) that means we won't maintain 2nd spot (or higher!) but the effort and commitment are excellent and that counts for a heck of a lot in the big matches.

It's a great achievement to be where we currently are - onwards and upwards!

: Sun May 10, 2009 9:47 pm  

b814sn1 wrote:

I've been a Rovers supporter since 1973 when age 7, barely missing a home game since, so have seen a few highs and lows.

I must admit I haven't travelled to many away matches for about 20 years but the chance of Rovers being top of the league on Friday night means that it's a match I can't miss- has anyone looked in the history books to note the last time we topped the league - probably not since we were champs in 1985 I'm guessing but perhaps I'm mistaken? I'm looking forward to my first visit to the JJB (or is the the Dave Whelan stadium now?)- where's the place to park?

I too have always had a soft-spot for Wigan fans ..... how many remember that Charity Shield weekend in the Isle of Man (was that 1985?)? It was a good weekend- I guess that Rovers were at their peak then (before a rapid decline) and Wigan were an emerging force.

My gut instinct says that as a team we have some great individuals but there are still enough technical deficiencies in certain players (positional sense and tackling technique in particular) that means we won't maintain 2nd spot (or higher!) but the effort and commitment are excellent and that counts for a heck of a lot in the big matches.

It's a great achievement to be where we currently are - onwards and upwards!

Erm....Yeah after 5 games of our first Superleague season actually the night we beat Leeds.

Admittedly this was only for 1 night as it probably will be this weekend should we beat Wigan

: Sun May 10, 2009 9:48 pm  

b814sn1 wrote:

I've been a Rovers supporter since 1973 when age 7, barely missing a home game since, so have seen a few highs and lows.

I must admit I haven't travelled to many away matches for about 20 years but the chance of Rovers being top of the league on Friday night means that it's a match I can't miss- has anyone looked in the history books to note the last time we topped the league - probably not since we were champs in 1985 I'm guessing but perhaps I'm mistaken? I'm looking forward to my first visit to the JJB (or is the the Dave Whelan stadium now?)- where's the place to park?

I too have always had a soft-spot for Wigan fans ..... how many remember that Charity Shield weekend in the Isle of Man (was that 1985?)? It was a good weekend- I guess that Rovers were at their peak then (before a rapid decline) and Wigan were an emerging force.

My gut instinct says that as a team we have some great individuals but there are still enough technical deficiencies in certain players (positional sense and tackling technique in particular) that means we won't maintain 2nd spot (or higher!) but the effort and commitment are excellent and that counts for a heck of a lot in the big matches.

It's a great achievement to be where we currently are - onwards and upwards!

2007 mate beat leeds and went top haha

: Sun May 10, 2009 9:49 pm  

roversmad wrote:

Erm....Yeah after 5 games of our first Superleague season actually the night we beat Leeds.

Admittedly this was only for 1 night as it probably will be this weekend should we beat Wigan

i kept doin my head in sky sayin we have never been this high up in the league just shows how under the radar rovers really are

Re: wigan away : Sun May 10, 2009 9:49 pm  

HKR Tribal wrote:

i no its a bit early yet but i think it will be a top game. and we should take a huge crowd like we always do there how many do you think will make the trip on a friday night im going for 3k.

Im goin for 4,527,421 or there abouts....were in the process of constructing 5 extra tiers for you at the moment!!

: Sun May 10, 2009 9:55 pm  

HKR Tribal wrote:

i kept doin my head in sky sayin we have never been this high up in the league just shows how under the radar rovers really are

I think they actually meant after everyone else had also played the same weekend.

Still tops top whenever you are there aint that right Hull

: Mon May 11, 2009 6:15 pm  

b814sn1 wrote:

I've been a Rovers supporter since 1973 when age 7, barely missing a home game since, so have seen a few highs and lows.

I must admit I haven't travelled to many away matches for about 20 years but the chance of Rovers being top of the league on Friday night means that it's a match I can't miss- has anyone looked in the history books to note the last time we topped the league - probably not since we were champs in 1985 I'm guessing but perhaps I'm mistaken? I'm looking forward to my first visit to the JJB (or is the the Dave Whelan stadium now?)- where's the place to park?

I too have always had a soft-spot for Wigan fans ..... how many remember that Charity Shield weekend in the Isle of Man (was that 1985?)? It was a good weekend- I guess that Rovers were at their peak then (before a rapid decline) and Wigan were an emerging force.

My gut instinct says that as a team we have some great individuals but there are still enough technical deficiencies in certain players (positional sense and tackling technique in particular) that means we won't maintain 2nd spot (or higher!) but the effort and commitment are excellent and that counts for a heck of a lot in the big matches.

It's a great achievement to be where we currently are - onwards and upwards!

There might be even more fans than usual then :O if thats possible for rovers

Should be around 16,000 I rekon, good atmosphere.

: Mon May 11, 2009 6:46 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

There might be even more fans than usual then :O if thats possible for rovers

Should be around 16,000 I rekon, good atmosphere.

Usually is at Wigan to be fair.

See you there!

: Mon May 11, 2009 7:26 pm  

b814sn1 wrote:

I've been a Rovers supporter since 1973 when age 7, barely missing a home game since, so have seen a few highs and lows.

I must admit I haven't travelled to many away matches for about 20 years but the chance of Rovers being top of the league on Friday night means that it's a match I can't miss- has anyone looked in the history books to note the last time we topped the league - probably not since we were champs in 1985 I'm guessing but perhaps I'm mistaken? I'm looking forward to my first visit to the JJB (or is the the Dave Whelan stadium now?)- where's the place to park?

I too have always had a soft-spot for Wigan fans ..... how many remember that Charity Shield weekend in the Isle of Man (was that 1985?)? It was a good weekend- I guess that Rovers were at their peak then (before a rapid decline) and Wigan were an emerging force.

My gut instinct says that as a team we have some great individuals but there are still enough technical deficiencies in certain players (positional sense and tackling technique in particular) that means we won't maintain 2nd spot (or higher!) but the effort and commitment are excellent and that counts for a heck of a lot in the big matches.

It's a great achievement to be where we currently are - onwards and upwards!

I remember that weekend very well, we were in the Grasmere Hotel, which was about halfway along the sea front, we had a ball with all the Wigan fans.
We were the Rovers fans wearing the grass hula skirts and had a huge George cross flag with Hull Kingston Rovers emroidered accross the middle, boy what a weekend!!, does anyone remember that huge disco with a dance floor which apparently was the size of a football pitch, the noise in there that night with all the Wigan and KR fans singing was something i shall remember for ever.

: Mon May 11, 2009 7:54 pm  

Looking forward to going to this game, always do love a trip to the JJB on a Friday night.