I hope that 33 years isn't too significant as it's actually only 32.

I too was at the game - and I took a friend with me for his one and only visit to Thrum Hall.

Nice post mate, thanks.
Colin Maskill started out at Wakey, I distinctly remember hooking against him up at Illingworth in a colts game and he leathered me 7-4 in the scrum count, which was a rarity ( ! ), but Paul Bardgett ( Joe's brother ) took care of him and caught him accidently with the boot and he had to have seven stitches in a muddy scalp wound. Happy days, scrum counts, who remembers those ?


R.I.P Alan Maskill, he was brilliant.

I started watching Fax the year after Cawoods, so thankfully wasnt one of the 70,000 who did. My first game was the Yorkshire Cup match against Cas under Bamford and I doubt few who were there would forget that game.

On Alan Maskill I remember coming back from holiday and reading about his death. Truely shocking and even though I was still relatively young there was a sense of loss. He was a gifted playmaker. Fax played Workington a few days later and they were a very strong team, probably a shade better than Fax yet we still beat them (7-4 ?) and dedicated the win to Alan.

Yes thats right, its all coming back into focus now. 30+ Years ago how time flys !

Cawoods was 5 years before I was born, but I was there along with the other 90,000 die hard fans.

i admit that was not there as was working, luckily.