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24148_1315916334.jpg [quote="OFFTHECUFF":1xb0p6sn] Wish i could watch a team like Leigh. [/quote:1xb0p6sn]
[quote="Steve":1xb0p6sn] Dislike Leigh with a passion, but they are a million miles ahead of any other club in this league, a sad fact. [/quote:1xb0p6sn]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_24148.jpg |
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| Quote: Wembley71 "
...Brian shouting '' 'erf time draw tickets, cmon the more we sell the more we pay out' "
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"We dont sell 'um outside just inside!"
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| The parties in the Mick Marytn bar after GF ,s .
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| Quote: Dick Jones "The parties in the Mick Marytn bar after GF ,s .'"
Had some good New years eve do's in there as well, I remember Sid stopping 20 youngsters from playing rugby in Woody's and making them dance to Electric Avenue in front of everyone.
It become young glows favorite tune, it was Easter before he stopped playing it.
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4248_1369149945.jpg AND ON THE SEVENTH DAY GOD CREATED PARADISE AND HE NAMED IT.......................PLONK LONE.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_4248.jpg |
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| Being on the "Railway End" in the late 60's / early 70' during my skinhead phase. Red & White pit helmet, loads of scarves "borrowed" from other clubs fans & hob nailed boots.
Happy days
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10303_1313522771.jpg Bolton by birth,
Irish by blood,
LEYTHER by heart and soul!!
[quote="BBC Sport":suio7kr3]30/04/06 "Some of W*gan's travelling fans headed towards the exit before it was even over.".................no change there then!![/quote:suio7kr3]
[quote="Wembley71":suio7kr3].....They are our people. Drummond, Costello, Manfredi, Svabic, Martyn, Street, Tickle, Patel, Mossop, Horo, Bristow, Leuleui, Varley, Fleary, Rivett, Tabern, Doran, Woods, Donlan, Wilshire, Leaefa, Hansen, Sale, Murphy… these are all my people.
As a Leyther, you’re one of us the moment you come here to wear the shirt. I don't care where you were born, what colour you are, what religion you are, what language you speak. You're one of us, part of our culture, writing our history as you create your own, and making us stronger for it....[/quote:suio7kr3]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_10303.jpg |
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| Quote: Nozzy ""We dont sell 'um outside just inside!"
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IRN-BRU - THE NEW TASTE OF RUGBY LEAGUE !!:10619.jpg |
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| PA man, Don Boyle's impressive attempt to be GMP's new commander in chief, mid way through the 2003 HKR play off match.
" The HKR supporters are throwing objects (celery ) on to the pitch, can we have the police down to the front of the Asda end - Come on lads it's no use leaning on the barriers"
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icons077e_files/4864-863FALH-msnicons.jpg How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?:icons077e_files/4864-863FALH-msnicons.jpg |
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| What about late 70`s early 80`s when we had a Police presence with the head honcho with 1 big Baseball bat..........Fred what was his name ...He took no nonsense.
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| It weren't me honest
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| Thanks for all the memories being posted, I have had the privilige of witnessing many of the great moments that have been described. I would like to add a few more with a slight difference. For 28 years I lived opposite Hilton Park, so as well being the home of Leigh RLFC it was part of my childhood environment.
So starting first with the dirt carpark outside the training pitch, the fair and the circus used to come every year and I remember the circus being televised for Granada in the 1960's with me and a friend sitting on the front row.
Then there was the training pitch were we could sneek on and play rugby and cricket. But best of all I used to watch the great AJM train the Leigh team in the late 1960's, the players and AJM always had time for us kids watching. Also I remember many of the great Shaw Cup games mentioned in another thread that was played on the training pitch.
Another slightly different memory was watching the pop group Geordie under the Tommy Sale stand in the early 1970's. Their singer Brian Johnson went onto front AC/DC. Anybody else there? Who would have thought Leigh RLFC as a rock venue.
Many of the great playing moments have already been mentioned but three of mine are:
Watching David Eckersley playing full back and hardly ever missing a tackle despite his size. David is a player who doesn't often get mentioned on here but his record shows what a outstanding player he was.
Seeing Joe Walsh run 75 yards for a try. The whole stadium errupted with applause. Joe didn't do long distance.
Seeing a young coloured kid rip us apart in the the early eighties when we thought we had the best team. I always remember my friend saying " Who The f**k is that?" Well it was Ellery Hanley who went on to be one of GB's greatest ever players and ice skaters.
It sad to see HP go, but it's had it's day and I just hope that the youngsters today get the chance to see as many great matches, teams and players that I have seen. Oh and also as many of the fantastic characters that have made up the Leigh support over the years.
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| Quote: Jasper C Debussy "Thanks for all the memories being posted, I have had the privilige of witnessing many of the great moments that have been described. I would like to add a few more with a slight difference. For 28 years I lived opposite Hilton Park, so as well being the home of Leigh RLFC it was part of my childhood environment.
So starting first with the dirt carpark outside the training pitch, the fair and the circus used to come every year and I remember the circus being televised for Granada in the 1960's with me and a friend sitting on the front row.
Then there was the training pitch were we could sneek on and play rugby and cricket. But best of all I used to watch the great AJM train the Leigh team in the late 1960's, the players and AJM always had time for us kids watching. Also I remember many of the great Shaw Cup games mentioned in another thread that was played on the training pitch.
Another slightly different memory was watching the pop group Geordie under the Tommy Sale stand in the early 1970's. Their singer Brian Johnson went onto front AC/DC. Anybody else there? Who would have thought Leigh RLFC as a rock venue.
Many of the great playing moments have already been mentioned but three of mine are:
Watching David Eckersley playing full back and hardly ever missing a tackle despite his size. David is a player who doesn't often get mentioned on here but his record shows what a outstanding player he was.
Seeing Joe Walsh run 75 yards for a try. The whole stadium errupted with applause. Joe didn't do long distance.
very true about ajm, i remember we were playing cricket on the training pitch one summers evening, the club had just started pre season, and they ended up playing cricket against us kids!!
i actually bowled out ajm and brian highcock, they didn't half get the mick taken out of them by the other players
was there at the geordie gig too, a friday night it was, never knew until that night "piggy" wore a WIG!!!!
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| Will always remember the "repent ye sins" guy on matchdays with his sandwich board, the stick he got back was unbelievable but generally good humoured.
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| wasn't that rock gig around 1977?
there was quite a serious incident after it and a load of 'hells Angels' types were arrested and 4 or 5 convicted and recieved longish Gaol sentances.
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| 1977 is about right although it could have been 1976. I know we wern't quite old enough to drink, but managed to sneek a few pints.
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| Quote: FredParky "wasn't that rock gig around 1977?
there was quite a serious incident after it and a load of 'hells Angels' types were arrested and 4 or 5 convicted and recieved longish Gaol sentances.'"
summer of '76 iirc, on the training pitch, pretty sure it was a monday night
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