Quote: honeyslideslim "Ah yes. I was still in my early teens then don't remember the players from back then. Does anyone remember if it really was that great a match? I would kill to see it again.'"
I remember one of Hull KR's tries in the corner from their wingman (David Laws) just before half time being very dubiously awarded to say the least. Leeds should have won .. they had more possession, more field position... nobody else to blame... they had more than enough opportunities and they blew it. I feared the consequences of a replay and wasn't wrong... 0-0 at half time but anyone there could see that Leeds were buggered by half time. I Think the scoreline was only 0-1 after 60 minutes. Finished up 0-17 in front of 35,000+.
Quote: honeyslideslim "I also remember Sam Slammin' Backo piling over under the sticks in a low scoring Yorkshire cup quarter final and getting Schoey's autograph after.'"
That was a very late Sam Backo try against Hull in the semi final of the Yorkshire Cup in 1988 in front of 10,384 fans on a cold October midweek evening. Leeds won 12-8 as a result and followed it up by winning the Yorkshire Cup Final against Castleford in front of 22,968 at Elland Rd. No tickets required back then. Fans were happy to pay full price at the turnstiles.