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| it was a Monday as it was my first night shift of theweek I'd just come back from doing my advanced motorcycle course and had the 'pleasure' of riding about 7 'hogs' (a pig on a hog not a pretty sight  ) back to the 'nick' from the old railway line thats now the Atherleigh way and nursing a few bruises when we locked the 'hells angels' up. It would have been about 76 as I went on traffic in 77, innit funny how one event relates to others same but different memories of that event. |
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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 arewhat 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.
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my very earliest memories were of arriving at the ground on a saturday afternoon and seeing all those bikes in the back yards in Glebe St. every yard seemed full of Bikes. how they ever found the right one I never knew. as for players. legends all Martyn-Kindon-Fallon-Pawsey-Ledgard. throgh to Murphy-Chisnall-Clarkson-Smethurst-Walsh. up to Bristow-Turley-Street-Whittle and now A.J. and co if your a leyther they are all legends we cant forget any of them
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| Quote: DaiseyHillLeyther "
The time we played Widnes in the snow, i can see Gary Stradings now with Derek Pyke walking up and down the touch line with a brush in hand. circa 1981. I have a photo somewhere of the match and snow. Wasn't there an Aussie ref who saw no problem cos the playing surface wasn't dangerous (ie 'soft')? If I find it I'll scan and post it.
MY personal abiding memories are of going with mi dad when I was about 7 or 8. It'd be Sunday, and mi mam kicked us both out cos he'd been drinking (amazin'! - never crashed, but often pizzed as!). He'd be that drunk, and when he was he became a bit bolshy and refused to pay to get us in, sometimes waitin til just after HT, to get in free. There was one time they didn't open the big gates, and he lifted me onto the wall, down the road behind whats now BnQ, then put his shoulder against the turnstyle door until it 'gave way'... Tight sod, he was!! An I DO find it hard forgiving him for not taking me to Wembley in 71... Oh, that therapy is NOT workin!! However, he DID have a favourite, and I'd certainly agree with him there, as Peter Ropati has got to have the biggest heart of any player of the 80's - he gave 100% EVERY week, and was invaluable wherever he was played.
One of another of MY memories is of Lancs against Yorkshire, in the fog. Was it 22-21? Late 80's? Who to?
Des Drummond taping the ball to himself against Halifax (i think) in his own 20 and taping it in the wrong place and after beating the whole team, some of them twice bringing it back for a scrum. Circa 1980.
Whitehaven scrum half Arnie Walker being sent off and seeing that John Woods had lined up the goal kick ready went to kick the ball over the stand, over for JW just beating him to the ball to keep it safe. circa 1981
Beating Keighley 92-2, thought we were going to get the magic 100. circa 1985.
Playing Australia as defending champions and getting hammered 44-4 (ish) 1982
Beating St.Helens with Denis Ramsdale's last game in charge. Phil Johnson kicking a goal off the main stand touch line. circa 1993.
Playing against Wi&^n as they started full time and getting beat 35-0 (ish) I think it was Ian Schubert's first game. circa 1987.
Salford in the Challenge Cup in the mud on BBC. Circa 2002.
Being robbed of a point against Hull in Super League because of a wrong decision by Steve Gason. Again against London & Wakefield. Circa 2005.
Hammering Leeds, last match of the season under the great Peter Smethurst. circa 1986.
Andy Goodway running scared of Tony Cottrell the whole match against Wi%^n. circa 1988.
The ill fated matches with David Stephenson & Peter Brown & Gary Van Bellan & Milton Huddart (except Hull away in the CC).
Beating Widnes on a Wednesday night the year they were unstoppable. 1988
Parading the Championship trophy around the ground, last match of the 1981-82 season.
Losing to Castleford in the challenge cup when i though we would have gone all the way. 1981-82
Same year as above drawing 1-1 with Warrington in the play off (then getting beat at Wig&* in the replay) 1981-81
Watching a GB - France under 19's and GB scoring after about 8 seconds. Circa 1980
Again Woody in action against France for the GB under 24's. circa. 1981.
Hope this brings back some happy times for others.'" |
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Popman reminded me of the guy with the 'repent your sins' board and other religious slogans. I remember walking down Chadwick Street to watch Leigh one Easter Monday, he was there with the sign "Prepare to meet thy God" "Sorry" a Leigh fans shouted back "Murphy's not playing"
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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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rubin cup
kirkhall cup "events"
complimentary tickets from school
my cousins 2.00 sat wedding still made v batley 3.00
ajm coming first time
gordon lewis' tackling
c cup game v wigan in snow
l cup game v widnes under lights
bbc 2 games with extra lights
ajm coming out 2nd half of those games looking like a movie star
kiwi touring team with names we couldnt pronounce
tommy grainey kicking pile of goals v liverpool city
chissy cover tackling wingers
game v widnes in snow later worked with tj that day who told me aussie ref had never seen snow was intent on playing and took several brandies to thaw out after the game
woody running round keith mumby with a pram
mrs burns and her mates sat on the benches more fearsome than many prop forwards weve had
aussies in 82 mccabe scoring 4 tries
Just a few provoked by other postings. Now if we could just get doreen ex from the vic to run the legends bar.........
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" Time is but a flowing stream".
Pedro. Higherfold Cockey Pond. 1973.
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Just to re activate this thread HP looks really sad now no trace of both stands.
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| Quote: FredParky "Just to re activate this thread HP looks really sad now no trace of both stands.'"
Very surreal to drive down Atherleigh Way and see the back fence of B&Q right the way across 
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It looks awful having drove past today.
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