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| Ahh, the memories.
My dad persuading me to watch my first ever game, by telling me about the superhero that was lining up for Saints... one Mal Meninga.
Dad: "He's bigger than our house"
Me (wide eyed): "Bigger than our house??"
Dad: "Aye. And he's faster than a train"
Me (wider eyed):"Faster than a train?"
Dad: "Aye".
Me: "But Dad... if he's bigger than our house, and faster than a train, how does anyone stop him?"
Dad: "They don't, lad."
Him sneaking me into the old bar (now the changing rooms!) and passing me down half a Stones while he introduced me to his rugby mates. I might have only have been ten, but I was a man for half an hour.
First walking onto KR, seeing the floodlight pitch and believing it was every bit as impressive as Wembley could ever be.
Sitting on the wall for that first game, in bitter cold, completely taken in by the occasion - then jumping onto the pitch at full time to run to congratulate my new heros, legs so numb with cold that running was near impossible. Then, the ultimate prize, a pair of tie ups (I forget the player, I was still learning the names!) still reeking of wintergreen.
My dad's face as a I ran back to the wall waving the tie ups aloft - he was calling me allsorts for running on and not telling him, but you could see he was glowing with pride. His son was a Saint.
I'm lucky enough that my dad is still here, but he won't always be, and KR and the memories of it will always be intrinsically linked with him.
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| I think it will hit me more when the fixtures are released for next year and I am traipsing off to Widnes.
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| Watching your game on Sky lastnight it took me back to the last game at the old Craven Park,very emotional times. My mam still has one of the old wooden seats from the stand in her garden. Don't know what it'll be like with Knowsley Road but before they demolished Craven Park we were allowed to go in and get 'souvenirs'. Can imagine how you were all feeling at the end
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44308_1279480467.gif Mugwump mocking mental illness for a second time -
"You are mentally ill and I can't indulge your madness any more"
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| Quote: Saddened! "I'll admit it. I cried. I must admit the closeness of the game until the hour mark distracted me somewhat, but once it was settled it all came flooding back.'"
I held it together last night, i wasn't as sad as i thought i'd be but will miss the old place very much.
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| Quote: RoversTrace "Don't know what it'll be like with Knowsley Road but before they demolished Craven Park we were allowed to go in and get 'souvenirs'. Can imagine how you were all feeling at the end
Saints are charging fans for souvenirs; there is no being allowed to go in and get them!
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