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just wondered how everyone 1st got in to watchin the greatest game on the planet icon_confused.gif: i was 17 (38 now) and had just started seeing a girl who lived in swinton. she took me to station road to watch her beloved swinton icon_surprised.gifops: of which i really enjoyed.We agreed to go to watch salford at their next home game (which was probably april 1989 i think).Cant remember much about who we played or anything but know i loved it.That was me hooked up then!

so go on tell us your 1st experiance.
Thought id start a new post because i know everyones pretty peed off with the current situation at the moment.

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Castleford away Weldon road (pre jungle). 1997 i think?? we leatherd them 40 odd somethin. Fata Sini and co.

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1987, aged 2. Just about all I know. Oh, I fell asleep on my dad's knee in the 2nd half. Was a common occurance in my early years.

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mine wasgoing asa kid in a trolly before the north stand was built ,i can remember watching the likes of charlie bott ,les bettison ,andthe one of the greatest eras in the history of the team of the seventies,great players like charlton ,fielding hesketh ,watkins, coulman, dixon, prescott , thats when i got addicited , i am 45 now so must of my life hasbeen spent watching the greatest team on earth with the best fans bar none ,

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1946 I can't remember who we were playing but I have been a supporter ever since people say that its only a game but to some people it means more than that.

Some of the players around off what I was told at the time were Jack Davies, Dai Davies, Dai Moses, Frank Stirrup and many others.

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1998 salford Vs Bradford i think we lost that free ticket from school since then been a season ticket holder!

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Hull at home about 6 years ago the one where it all kicked off at the end and beer got banned in the ground for a few months after!

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1967 we had just signed some bloke called Watkins and there was a Tea hut at the top of the north stand, I think the social club had just opened but only stretched half way across the far end, with its new score board.

"E for B and Charlie Bott"

as smithy says we witnessed the greats of the last 50 years under the stewardship of Brian Snape, we were the team to come and see with the "best variety club in the country" Bob Monkhouse,

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can't remember my first game but my dad used to take me when i was a toddler (early 70's). I had no interest whatsoever and just used to run up and down in front of the club (much to my dads annoyance). One of my earliest memories was the Salford scene programme after the fire. Also remember walking to Station Road from our house in School Street on a red hot day to watch us lose to Saints in the Premiership final in 76. I was 8 at the time.

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1959.
Saints 59,Salford 0.
Arthur Gregory,our full back,said it was like standing outside the revolving doors at Woolworths.
Maybe last night wasn't that bad !!

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1978, live just over the boarder in Warrington but my mate's Dad took me to the Willows (he was from Irlam) never looked back since. We used to stand on the opposite side of the players tunnel to the shed when there used to be terracing there.
Watkins, Nash, Hesketh, Coulman, Dixon, Fielding, & the toothless Eric Prescott, ahh good days. Maybe we'll have them again one day.

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1973 Castleford at home, won 16-5. I recall Edwards Meats were giving free vouchers at the gate. Was a regular from then on with my Dad. He would rush home from work, gulp down his tea and then we would leg it for the Number One bus from Great Cheetham Street to Weaste Bus Depot. Bus was always packed with fans going to the game and to the dog races at the Albion. I always sat on the wall at the bottom of the terrace that was where the prefabs are now. Many a time Keith Fielding would wander over to say hello and ruffle your hair while waiting for David Watkins to bang over another kick. Happy Days so far removed from today.

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Quote: stadge "1973 Castleford at home, won 16-5. I recall Edwards Meats were giving free vouchers at the gate. Was a regular from then on with my Dad. He would rush home from work, gulp down his tea and then we would leg it for the Number One bus from Great Cheetham Street to Weaste Bus Depot. Bus was always packed with fans going to the game and to the dog races at the Albion. I always sat on the wall at the bottom of the terrace that was where the prefabs are now. Many a time Keith Fielding would wander over to say hello and ruffle your hair while waiting for David Watkins to bang over another kick. Happy Days so far removed from today.'"


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they have all been cracking posts from what i have read.so much history between all supporters and still everyones hooked on it.great reading me thinks!!

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Coming from a United loving family didn't really get into rugby league until I started following Wigan in my early teens, wait for it, I was about 16 when my mate took me to the willows for the first time late in 1993, when beat we beat Wakefield Trinity.

Two older guys slated Scott Naylor constantly for the entire game. By the end of 80mins Naylor had scored 2/3 tries. By the time we played Wigan in the Regal Cup semi-final, I hated the pie eaters and was true red.

Although seem to recall watching salford on tv one saturday afternoon, can't remember how old I was but my little brother been born so less than 8, but think we played leeds at the willows and we beat them. Prehaps it was destiny.

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