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| As we're moving towards the end of the old dear's life, think it's about time we get together our favourite moments at The Willows. We're not limiting it to matches, it could be any memory. Plus you can't just say 'that Wigan cup game'. It has to be an encapsulated moment. For example:
Let's go back to the 88/89 season. Salford are 11-12 down against the champions, Widnes, with a minute to go. David Cairns shapes up for a drop-goal but instead chips ahead. It's a race between Alan Tait and Adrian Hadley... And Hadley grounds the ball first to score. Mega.
Or what about the Leeds match in 1999 that John Foran and Steve O'Neill took charge of after Greg's sacking. A great effort despite narrow loss, but as memorable for the ball hitting Steve O'Neill right on his noggin, sending his headset flying.
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| The Cheeky Girls
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I forget what we had won or if it was the we'd been promted but I Remember Peter Edwards, Fata Sini, Lokeni Savelio and a couple of other players I can't remember doing a Haka on the dance floor in the Willows.
On the playing gfield I remember Chris Tauro handing a Sheffiield player off that hard that the Sheffield player did a backwars flip.
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| the wigan cup win top of any list
a drop kick from watson v sheffield
and going back to win over hull kr in the bbc2, fielding got 4 tries, and one of them was magic
and david watkins breaking the world record for goals in a season.
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| It falls into catagories for me. A serious game memory is the last ten minutes of the Wigan cup game when it started to sink in just what we were about to achieve. A funny memory is Bobby Goulding running the length of the field to score then being hauled back for an infringement and a great fight ensuing after throwing a ball at Justin Brookers head,Sad memory Martin Offiah went the length of the pitch against Hull it was the last game i attended with my Uncle before he passed away.
What a day the last game will be.
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| Time blurs my dates on this one, but I think it was the season we won the Championship, Premiership and Cup. 1990/91?
Being at the end of season presentations and all the Salford players and fans all sat down on the dance floor singing James' classic 'Sit Down' Everyone a little merry. Great Time.
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| For me , all are great memories whether win ,lose or draw. Always enjoyed the banter , the atmosphere in the shed , my daughter as a 5 year old cheer leader , everything basically. Never a dull moment as a Salford fan i say like everyone , will miss the place but have to move on for , better things.
Looks like Catalans will be our final game there now , lets hope for a happy ending before the new start
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| Quote: Exiledred " Martin Offiah went the length of the pitch against Hull it was the last game i attended with my Uncle before he passed away.'"
Burned off none other than Brian Carney too.
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| David Watkins match and the drop goal that never was.
From right in front of the shed,it was a punt but awarded as a drop goal.
Jackie Brennan and Stuart Whitehead were immense on his debut , protecting him.
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| Quote: TheButcher "Time blurs my dates on this one, but I think it was the season we won the Championship, Premiership and Cup. 1990/91?
Being at the end of season presentations and all the Salford players and fans all sat down on the dance floor singing James' classic 'Sit Down' Everyone a little merry. Great Time.'"
remember it very well, but the sit down stuff was straight after the prem final with loads of people heading back to the willows for the celebrations.
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| Mark Lee's testimonial. I realised when I got to the ground that I didn't have my specs on. So I stood in the pi$$ing rain for nearly 2 hours and couldn't see a thing.
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| Whilst maybe not technically 'great' moments, are there any pictures anywhere of the Main Stand fire or aftermath and then being rebuilt?
Or of any of the other stands/ the club being constructed?
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| beating wigan in the snow sticks out for me and i dunno what aussie team it was but it maybe queensland we beat at home.Bradford at home as well when we beat them by a drop goal but the worse one has to be warrington in the cup with the stupid amount of added on time
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| sorry we beat Adelaide Rams 14-12
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| steve rules cool head to kick a goal in a packed willows during the centenary game to tie it 16 16
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Good john wilky last looked out
on the pitch at salford.
when the snow lay round about
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| My early memories were our lot ( My mum, dad and they're friends) always being last of of the bar every home game with Nige and Ernie always having to kick us out!!
Always going into the players bar after the Variety centre had closed.
On the field it has to be beating Wigan in the cup and waking up the next morning to see ourselves in the willows on the breakfast news.
I always remember beating Keighley in the 1996 play off final at Old Trafford, when Budge fell from one tier of the Stretford End to the other after Scott Naylor crashed over, he somehow managed to climb back up to where we were sat. When we got back to the willows he was sat in the Tav with both feet up on stools turned out the legend had broken both his ankles and was off work for several months!!!
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