He came with me to the CC match in May when he was 6 months. If we win the final then I will probably take him to the homecoming with me.

He is starting young though, when I rewatched the Cas match he sat cheering when KC scored!


Fantastic photo Asterix.

I punched my lad in the face as i jumped up when KC scored

That is outstanding. I don't suppose you would let me have the full size version for my desktop?

Fantastic photo there Asterix.

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Just glad somebody else has said that.

I've been going to KR for over 45 years but haven't the foggiest what my first match was. Like most people I was taken as a young kid by my dad who just lived and breathed Saints and RL. He rarely missed a home match even in ill health shortly before he died in 2005.

Definately time to reflect on Friday.

I can't remember my first game either, I remember being there as a kid sat on the wall but can't remember any more. The first game I remember was playing Paris the day Diana died as it was my first experience of a minutes silence at a game and after the game we went to meet the team. There again I have never been one to remember all the details of the games!

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JK, hope Saints go all the way.

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Can't remember my first game :

I know I didn't see big Mal play but pretty certain I went before the Halifax Challenge Cup Final. We moved house in 1984 and I found a silk Saints scarf in the loft, that kinda started my interest off. My dad used to take me every now and again, then I started going with a few lads from school. I then got the bug and went to a couple of aways on my own in at the end of the 1991/92 season with the first of them being the 8 all draw at Cas when Bishop missed an easy conversion. I walked over the pitch at the end of the game and kicked the sand over, from the mound he had left from the goal kick, it was easy.

At the start of the 1992/93 season the first game was away to Leeds, I was gutted to miss the nilling of the pies in the Charity Shield at Gateshead the week before but then started going eveywhere with my cousin.

Does anybody know what seasons the games were live on ITV with Elton Welsby on a Saturday afternoon?

What a somber thread.
I'm lucky really as my dad is still in good health and is coming to the match with us on Friday.
My first game was in 1978 and I was taken there by my dad. I think we played the Aussies and got pasted. I started going with my mates in the 83-84 season when some matches were on Granada on a Friday night. And running onto the pitch at full time.
Most memorable occasions are Les Quirk's try vs Hull in 1990-91 ish. 12 man saints knocking Wigan out of the cup. Wide to West - I ended up on my from the mad jumping up and down. I remember the gleaming faces of people looking down at me as I lay on the terrace. The 41-6 game against Wigan. The 5-4 loss to Wigan in the Lancashire cup when we had 25000 in the ground. They had Botica kicking and we had Bernard Dwyer because Lockers was injured. My son's first match when he was 4. He sat on my shoulders singing Come on you saints. He's now a 13 year old and has been coming with me ever since then. Although, he's more interested in snogging his girlfriend these days
I'll miss our lucky spot where we have to stand come rain or shine.
I'll miss the funny comments the old lads and lasses make to the opposition, touch judges and refs.

I'm dreading the end of Friday's match when it'll all be over.