Re: Odsal Memories : Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:44 pm  

BradfordJets wrote: I will always remember this game for some reason! https://youtu.be/5OEhw3E1GJU Me too! Fantastic night.

BradfordJets wrote: I will always remember this game for some reason! https://youtu.be/5OEhw3E1GJU Me too! Fantastic night.

Re: Odsal Memories : Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:51 pm  

first memories have always been Dave Barends tip toeing down the wing ... freezing my knuts off, leigh at home in the CC (i think and final score 6-0) 1500 there and my grandad saying 'thats it, enough for me' and left due to cold .... also the wigan game (on sky) at home where the fog just rolled in from over the top terrace and landed on the pitch. One big flask of bovril, 2 twix and 2 mars bars were always the order of the day prior to summer rugger

Re: Odsal Memories : Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:57 pm  

i will say ... best out and out MotM display .. has to go to Paul Medley V wakey ... 4 tries and he absolutely blasted their defense from the markers, i dont remember his tries but the demolition work he did on their defense was awe-inspiring.

Re: Odsal Memories : Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:25 pm  

I think one of my favourite games was Leeds at home were we won 12-4 if I recall correctly rikki sherriffe who got tons of stick scored two and we got a famous win against the odds.

Re: Odsal Memories : Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:03 am  

Back to the 50's for me with a couple.

1. 1953/54 Challenge Cup final replay when I was part of a world record crowd for a rugby league match. Incredible crowd and experience.

2. 1957/58 as a Hull supporter being crowned champions following a loss by 1 point in the 56/57 final. Hull also won the '55/56 final but that was played at Maine Road.

Note. I was at the NRL premiership final in 1999 at the Sydney Olympic Stadium when the official Odsal attendance in '53/54 was exceeded and a new world record set.

Re: Odsal Memories : Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:48 pm  

22-20 comeback win against Wigan in 2010 with a Matt Orford inspired performance!

24k against Leeds in 1999 with the Withers drop goal and ‘that’ kick from McNamara to McAvoy.

Leeds this season in Challenge Cup.

2014 Challenge Cup win against Catalan! I was in a box for that and was a very good day!

Beating Leeds in 2010 with Whitehead and Sheriffe scoring.

Beating Leeds at home in 2012 with another 20k crowd.

Re: Odsal Memories : Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:01 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Is that her that only had one leg, Macc?

Do you know her too?

Once game that stands out for me was the championship game against Castleford in the season before superleague.

The cas fans attached banners to the scaffolding that the old floodlights sat on. Protesting at the prospect of them merging with Wakefield.

My friend Kenneth stood in a massive pile of dog dirt walking across the bankfoot pitches.

The bus driver made him wipe it off before he'd let him on. He had it smeared all up the side of his orthopaedic shoe. It stank the bottom floor of the Yorkshire rider out.

Re: Odsal Memories : Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:27 pm  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

Do you know her too?

Once game that stands out for me was the championship game against Castleford in the season before superleague.

The cas fans attached banners to the scaffolding that the old floodlights sat on. Protesting at the prospect of them merging with Wakefield.

My friend Kenneth stood in a massive pile of dog dirt walking across the bankfoot pitches.

The bus driver made him wipe it off before he'd let him on. He had it smeared all up the side of his orthopaedic shoe. It stank the bottom floor of the Yorkshire rider out.

No mate I just remember you mentioning her when you were having a hard time with Cherry Brandy and Macarons. Hope that's all behind you now pal.

Re: Odsal Memories : Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:55 pm  

Has to be 1st April 1984.
Bradford v Warrington

Billy Thompson’s last match at Odsal

As I recall from 19-0 down late on, Bradford claw back to 16-19, and go in again in stoppage time, but Billy having suffered dogs abuse throughout the game finds a way to disallow it.

What Billy had forgot was that moments later as he blew for full time, he had to negotiate the 100 m walk back up, the steps through the baying Bradford mob, back to the dressing rooms.

Police escort all the way back.

Re: Odsal Memories : Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:59 pm  

This seasons cup game against Leeds.

I’ve been privileged to watch some of the greatest rugby league players of modern times, and see our club lift every trophy possible. This years cup game was a brief reminder of what could be possible if the club gets itself onto a sound financial footing, and was the first time my son got to experience a Leeds/bradford derby in a competitive game