No. he kicked it from right in front of the sticks. I think he still might be the only Salford player with a 100% goal-kicking success rate.

I treasure one game in particular, we beat London about 35-0, and Sean Rutgerson gave one of the best individual performances I've ever seen. He was awesome.

Ooh Paul Forber running full pelt with knees up and elbows out!
Gibbo running the wrong way!
David Young looking at a gobby upstart (I'm sure it was Michael Jackson at Halifax?) as he got in his face jestering and spouting off in his face. Youngy waited for him to finish and then one arrowed him out cold, was funny at the time.

Does anyone like me think they'll blub?

I havbe no doubt thre will be many atear shed.
A seperate issue maybe we should organise as may Turkey uers to meetup either pre or post match for drinks and remenising?

BD I would hope you get on the Flying Scotsman and mak the effrort to join the event.

Having Hull and Leeds fans in The Shed will always be my favourite moments, simply because it put so many noses out of joint amongst the regulars that it made for an amazing atmosphere.

Played a game on the pitch when I was 10 before a game one Friday evening, always remember that.

Warrington fans (when there was only about 200 of them) throwing stuff from the North Stand one Saturday evening as we gave them a hiding, late 90s/early 00s.

The drop goal, 31-30 vs Wigan.

A big night game vs Keighley (seem to remember we lost). Only time I've felt a sense of that big European night atmosphere you get at OT at The Willows.

Oh yes, flogging the Turkey outside the ground was always a laugh.

. Pervert.

It sounds a bit cheesy but I'd love to see The Shed linking arms and singing "we'll meet again" or something like that . Also, some sort of a tag rugby match on the pitch after the final game would be ace.

Is there any chance of getting a piece of The Shed when it's been demolished?

Good days them everyone would have a copy and we'd read it from cover to cover before the game, who would think a little book would bring so much happiness and imo become the catalys of turning the club around in the late 90s early 2000s from a unproffesional outfit to where they are today and us the fans having Forever Reds and much more positive interaction between the club and fans, should certainly deserve a mention if they are to rewrite a history of salford rugby league book imo.

Having blind spots on the field with the structure of the shed blocking certain areas of the field, it wont be the same having to not bob from side to side to see whats going on in the new ground.

Celebrating on the pitch the championship winning team of 94/95 where we had to win it twice to get promoted Sam Panapa and the boys on a little stage on the field with loads of reds milling around

Remember missing THAT cup game as I was ill. Was in a pet shop buying food for my sister's rabbit Panapa when I heard the result on the radio. My dad promised we'd go to the Willows the following season to 'have the buggars'. We trudged over to Salford (after the Easter holidays I think) but we were outplayed and if memory serves Steve Blakeley had a crackerjack game.
Will be back home late July and will definitely get over to say ta ra to one of rugby's famous old grounds.

My best memory at the willows was in 2006. You were beating us and started chanting 'going down, going down....'

We replied with.... 'so are we, so are we....'

am going to blubber like mad when the curtain comes down and the fat lady sings for the last time. Since 1985 my dad has been taking me to the willows and the memorys are endless. Salford rlfc and the willows have been a very large part of both our lives and as i do this a tear builds up. Highlights include meeting many players and officials in the lifeline bar as a kid my autograph book was top class. Autographed programmes by some of the worlds best players and coaches. Aged either 9 or 10 on my birthday was invited into the dressing room for photos with garry jack. Darren bloor. Mick mctigue. Peter glynn. Kevin ashcroft and many others. As a kid member of junior red devils with cap scarf and real rugby shirts hardly missed a game and all for around £5 for the season. Remember watching paul shaw a great aboriginie lad mesmerising defences. The rivalry with swinton, the old scoreboard. Stands being burnt down the parachutist hitting the north stand. Going on the pitch to take pics of ian blease and co picking up a trophy. Doing a rugby league coaching course at the willows with players doing the same course including batley bob. Watching the reds beat wigan in the cup was amazing even had a bet on us that day as part of a treble we were large outsiders. More recently had many sponsors doo's at the willows and have picked man of the match and watched dad do the presentation. So many memorys more will come before end of season. Fuckin love the place. Salford rugby never die.

Scoring my first try at the Willows against Bramley Academy. We went on to win 86 - 0 if I recall.

Visiting the Willows for the first time as a kid versus Wigan. We lost, but what a game.

Butchersdad nearly knocking the block off a Yorkshire TV cameraman for elbowing my younger Brother in the head. Said Cameraman was then pelted with pennies from the shed.

Many many great games and players. Almost too many memories to pick from. I'll have a think and add some more later...

The funniest incident I can remember at the Willows was a few years back when Ron Tierney the PA announcer left his microphone switched on after announcing a try scorer. Ron was having a conversation with the scoreboard operator for about 5 minutes before someone was sent to the box on top of the club roof to tell him to turn it off.

I remember that try Butcher! I think by the time you got out of the bar it had turned into a 90 yarder hadn't it Great days tho mate even if the training did make us throw up eh?

Have vague memories from when I first started going in the early 80s but can't really remember specific games or tries other than me uncle always saying we'd win if we were attacking the club end in the 2nd half

So from the Super League era from which I can remember most, though I've probably missed some out

Memorable Wins

Some great wins in the first season in SL notably against Sheffield, Wigan & Saints
Against Adelaide in the World Club Challenge
Then there was the 11-10 v Bradford in 1998
31-30 v Wigan in 2001
The National League game & play-off matches v Leigh
35-34 v Warrington in 2006, remember Warrington starting with an aggressive defensive set and we responded by bundling them into touch when returning our kick
2 consecutive nillings over Catalans
Warrington on Good Friday with a late missed kick handing us the win

Memorable Tries

Team try v HKR earlier this season
1st minute try v Saints in the Challenge Cup when we were in NL and the Saints fans we boasting about how they would "score in a minute" as the game kicked off
Michael Hancock v Wakefield
The successive tries v Leeds which nearly gave us an unlikely comeback in 1999
Joel Caine's length of the field effort v Widnes
The 2 very late tries to force a draw with Wakefield in 2002
Castleford's length of the field team try against us in 2002


Memorable Goals
Ian Watson's winner v Sheffield in 1997
All of Martin Offiah's
Graham Holroyd v Wigan in 2001
Everyone from the Funbus nailing a kick similar to one missed at Featherstone in 2003 which would've given us a draw

Other bits
The reaction in The Shed to Bobbie Goulding's sin-binning v Saints in 1997
The atmosphere in The Shed and in The Tavern after the win over Wigan in 2001
The impromptu game on the pitch after we'd got back from Featherstone in 2003
The Shed giving it to some fat French forward in a Cup match against Toulouse(?)
The atmosphere in The Tavern after the Grand Final v Leigh in 2003
The defensive set v Huddersfield which drove them back and forced a knock-on from which Coley scored
Flags at the back of The Shed
The Cheeky Girls
Bullman getting battered
Salford City v FC United
Trevor
Rooftop Reds

All I can think of at the moment