Just remembered another..remember "Gary Gary Gary Gary"...........ad infinitum He took it well enough as i recall.

My Daughter being the Mascot againgst Leeds
The Cheeky Girls
Meeting new friends in the shed
A very hostile shed on the 80s & 90s
Ending Wigans run in the Challange cup
the Salford Crawl V Keighley
Seeing Andy Gregory in a Salford Shirt
The parachutist who took a liking to the North Stand
Tex Evans storming down the wing
Many onfield puch ups ( usually started by Malc)
The Aussie games in the World club Challange
Me kicking like The Legend Chris Charles after one of the last games of the season. ( even after a belly full of beer)

mmmm to many for me to mention but i will have ago.
earliest prob wanting to go but my dad saying i was to young.
My first game against Australia under the floodlights loosing 40 odd to 3 with Fielding scoring for salford and brands packaging sponsoring the game .
The anticipation and feeling i got in my tummy walking up to the ground down meadowgate road the closer i got the faster i walked!
My first proper game against Swinton John Player Trophy i arrived at the willows about 12pm for a 2.30 3.00 kick off. We got beat 6 to 0.
Meeting my friends at the old supporters shop with John the kit man letting us run it on tuesdays and thursdays.
Doris and Bill.
The smell of wintergreen.
Tie ups!!!
Running on the pitch at full time.
The game against Cardiff when Ronnie Campbell was attacked with sweets etc as he left the field!
Waiting for R Campbell in the car park after the game to swear at him( i got told to go home)
The cup game against wigan.
Martin playing against London and St Helens
The junior supporters Warren included performing a Christmas play on the stage at the willows """Good John wilky last looked out on the pitch at salford when poor swinton scored a try we had 94uuuuur!""""
Dancing to Rod Stewart if u want my body at the same doo!
My favorite players Paul O'Neil, David Stephenson Colin Whitfield Steve Rule (s ok) Harold and Russell Henney paul fletcher paul groves steve cross sammy turnbull
Noel Edmunds/ keith chegwin with Swap shop!!!!
Centenary game 16 all against widnes.
Neil Baker double chip against Leeds ( i think) awesome!
Climbing over from the cricket pitch straight into the arms of a policeman who sent me back where I had come from!!
Paying 70p to get in.
The old tea room.
KR fans kicking the turnstiles in to gain entry to the ground (early 80s)
Bradford fans when Bull mania was in full force!
Meeting my hubby.
Taking my kids for the first time.
Watching my kids play on the pitch half time / after the game. or in the club.
Crying in the vault after the defeat to sheffield in the cup semi.
Ann and Pete behind the bar.
Gladys in the vault.
Me having the biggest gob.
King Kev Tamati speaking to us after every game with his pint of water and asking us who he should play.
""All sit down""
Sorry to bore you all but the willows has been such a big part of my life but it is time to move on.
Seeing Gary Jack the golden boot ;winner in a salford shirt.

Good night and God Bless I will miss you old girl.
xxxxx

ave its mum.

Having hot OXO in the big red tea hut when i was a kid,

then they built the north stand there , what a waste of a good cinder bank.


clearing snow from the pitch wwhen i was young and getting a free ice lolly??????

and a ticket to the match, think we were playing blackpool but not sure.

watching the great team of the 60s. watkins etc

having a season ticket at the age of 5,

watching Garry Jack play for us.

plus one none Salford . collecting the autographs of the manchester untied players as they came to watch the reds.

I will miss the old ground,

good luck with the new one SALFORD.

Anyone remember a few years back, could of been about 5 season's ago not to sure, but we was playing at the Willows a televised game and a streaker ran on the pitch, not sure who we was playing or what season it was though.

More like 10+ years ago now it was Gateshead Thunder me Michigan Red a host of others and King of the Shed were in Rhodes watching it (YES KOTS MISSED A GAME) he was a Geordie (living in Salford) called "Geordie Steve" strangely enough. He was drunk and someone dared him to do it so he did, and spent the rest of the night in pendleton nick. His then mate Geordie John still lives in Salford to this day with a former Willows employee ....

Not actaully read this thread peoperly yet, but noticed that point and yes, it was a belting fight. In fact, if memory serves, if you look the game up on the Micron Video website it's listed as "GB BARLA v Australian Aboiginies - FIGHT"

Ahhh the good old days when we used to take charity cases on holiday with us

, I distinctly remember trying to get you or your kid to follow suit through Faliraki but you were to chicken LOL.
Come to think of it KOTS still owes me for dossing in my room for a week the cheaky sod.

A few quick willows memories (not specifc moments) from me:

The blue 3-wheeler that used to be parked in front of the main stand.
The shed winding up the bearded Toulouse forward.
Clearing the pitch of snow before a cup tie v Fev in 1996.
Me and my dad being dropped off by my mum at the old mining museum for each home game - and going in to look at the stuffed rats while we waited to be picked up.
Scattering my Dad's ashes on the pitch.
The Alliance Lancashire Shield final v Saints - winning with a last minte try by an ANO who went ob to sign for us (Martin Birkett).
PIPO having a run in with John Kear's PA whils selling the Scarlet Turkey outside the ground.
Throwing coins into blankets for half time collections.

strange one from me (and memories came back of it last night watching Swinton from the shed!) was Keighley at home in the last winter season. we lost, but it was a fantasic atmosphere on an exceptionally cold night

does anyone remember in the 70s an old guy used to carry a ventriloquists dummy round the ground with him i think he was called charlie ( the dummy ) not the old bloke i think there is a pic of it on some of the 70s champion winning side

Salford Academy V Halifax Academy Friendly 2002 , cant remember the score,619 Reds debut at the Willows

Salford 5 Harlequins 2 2007 marks the start of 619 Red`s attending The Willows on a regular basis, our spot was at the top of the terracing between the shed and the north stand.

The next lot can`t remember the dates
Female streaker running on the pitch, a steward friend of mine got the job of covering her up much to the dismay of the crowd.

Maintenance guy using an angle grinder on steel work through out a reserve game.

sat behind the sticks in the top tier when we beat wigan 14-4 farrell missed a kick right infront of the post and a great view seeing the salford fans weaing viking helmets and inflatable kangaroos cheering

Wasn't it Neil Barker's dad carrying the dummy?

LUKETIES,ICE CREAM.

I would say beating halifax on the big stage at old trafford in playoff final and also who can forget beating wigan at home. there are many more but these are two that stand out for me

Willows memories matey.

Dancing pitchside with moments to go as we beat Halifax on the last day of the season to stay up after a miracle 2nd half of the 86-87 (off the top of my head) season.

I was talking about this to my dad the other day, for me the abiding memory is a long walk back to the car after another loss.

Going to that cup game against Warrington (the one that Hunte scored the winner about 10minutes into injury time), getting to the turnstile, for my dad to remember he had left his wallet at home and having to drive home and watch on telly.

The blue cars. Does anyone know what replaced those?

The awful feedback from the tannoy whilst the grown up's tried to alter the team lineup and subs in their programme.

Most of my abiding memories of following Salford have happened at away from The Willows though.

Sometimes feel like I've missed out being the only RL fan in the family, not having memories of my dad taking me to my first game etc (he's a RUan for his sins

).

A few of my memories post 1990 when I started watching.......

A certain CC game which I don't think has been mentioned yet

. Utd in 99 is the only thing that surpasses that in my personal sporting favourites.

Bonfire night matches & struggling tower the ball through the smoke



All dayers/nighters in the VC back in the mid 90's & failing miserably to keep pace with the adults!

Bovril

Taking my Widnes supporting mate into the shed 5/6 years ago when we leathered them by about 30.... he lasted until HT then dragged me to the AT stand to get away from the abuse

I then spent the 2nd half getting it back twice as bad by some Widnes granny!

Any wins against the 'big boys'

The defence in 05/06 and dragging opponents into touch every few minutes (or so it seemed)

...... part 2!

The Shed being rammed against Leeds/Hull in the 90's and the hostile yet brilliant atmosphere.

Korky's 'kick'





Spanking a really good Widnes team of the early 90's and the atmosphere on a bitterly cold night.

The team try against Saints (07?), try against Hull from kickoff, Youngy running one in from near halfway (or am I dreaming that one?

)

I love everything about The Willows and I still get the same buzz walking through the turnstiles as I did as a 12 year old all them years ago. The only thing missing from those memories is success on the pitch. I guess having so many lows over the years makes the sporadic highs seem that much sweeter.

Do hope that they get him along to the last game as he's still my favourite forward, remember speaking to many a player of that era and they all to a man said the person they hated tackling most was Youngy as he was just solid.

Aye Youngy was magic, will no doubt be discussing him with my uncle tonight (a Welshie & about as anti RL as you'll come across!). No doubt he'll say he was never the same player once he crossed over to the 'dark side'!

Remember Youngy going to Leeds firtst and looking about as fit as Feka does now, moves to Salford and bingo shows his true worth.

Let's hope your uncle is happy when Wales beat England at Twickers this afternoon (from good Welsh stock myself).

The shed in the late 80's and 90's when I first started going,
The viking song,
Seeing a distraught heather small almost in tears looking for her Shaun after the Wigan cup game,
Taking my wire fan mates in to the shed, they still talk about it the characters, atmosphere and songs now,
The stand up sit down song at the wire game,
Not sure if ive dreamed these next 2!?
Bobby Goulding kicking the ball through the club window when practicing his kicking pre game, when he was playing for saints,
Gibbo getting turned in the tackle, thought there were no markers so played the ball to himself, before running towards his own line,
Running on the pitch after every game, getting back to the car covered in mud,
Sitting on the hoardings by the pitch next to the dug outs,
More recently taking my son to his first game at 3 weeks old, so far 2 games 2 defeats! Hope he has better luck at the new ground!