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I was away but I'm certainly not attending any other fixture where the ultimate prize is a day out in Widnes.

I would have gone but for the fact that my band had a gig on Saturday, which is why I prefer Sunday as game day.. I'll get to whatever games I can

We're there more people at your gig?

Never went, kind of regret that seeing as it was a good win and us giving out a pummeling for a change.

Cowgirl, that's your decision which is fine, going to ask a question though, why do you bother going to any game in that case? In our history as a club we have made 1 cc final. In recent history we have never been even close to the grand final, so actually playing for errr nothing. So why is the fact the rfl have changed the format made any difference. I go to games because I love rugby league, yep would be nice to be challenging for honours, fact rfl have made it so the winners of the has beens 8s gets a trophy makes no difference to me.

Don't forget the 1994 Second Division Premiership Final at Old Trafford - the Crusaders very last game.

The point of trophies is that you reward excellence.

Handing out medals rewarding mediocrity is complete & utter bollox.

& most Broncos fans seem to think so too by the looks of it.

Interestingly in his report on that Premiership Final Dave Hadfield said "In the last five minutes, London, [iwho begin a new and unpredictable future as the London Broncos next season[/i, earned respectability with a try from Logan Campbell and the completion of Johnson's hat-trick." (my emphasis) [urlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-workingtons-blitz-overwhelms-london-crusaders-too-generous-1437896.html[/url Dave is a great journalist and an even better Rugby League guy but even he would be surprised that he could sum up twenty years of history in 13 words!

And a good day had by all.
Mark Johnson .... Good finisher.
Anyone remember who was in that side... Mark Riley. Dynevor? Think Riley got injured early it is 20 odd years ago. Memory hazy !!

Dynevor was later after the Broncos takeover. Mark Riley did play and was injured early. So was the hooker Carter, who had been in great form. We never really recovered from that.

Team was Stoop; Gallagher, Roskell, Campbell, Johnson: McIvor, Riley; Whiteley, Carter, Rotherham, Rosolen, Stewart (c), Ramsey. subs: Luxon, Smith. Coach: the late great Tony Tank Gordon

Have to say Workington had some good players in their team that day such as Des Drummond, Ged Byrne, Brad Hepi, the Aussie hooker Mackenzie who had been at Widnes, James Pickering, Dean Marwood and Buck Armstrong.

The Crusaders team that year still remains the one which I hold in greatest affection of all the sides I have seen.