Quote: Start@1873 "Brian Lockwood was a winner, however, when he became coach at wakey, he got the team committed & playing right, Sammy Sanderson was the half back & Brian player coach at loose forward when his body let him play. But the committe was an interfering type & bought Mike Lambkowski without Brian being told, he was not happy & warned the committe if they continued this behaviour.
The committee wanted " Lampy " to play scrum half & not Sammy, the club sold Sammy to Leeds, thus Brian had enough & left the club. Next up was his No 2 & former playing friend Bill Kirkbride, the rest we know about @ Wembley 79, etc.
Rest in peace Brian, I remember you well !'"
I was 17 when Lockwood came to Trinity... I didn't recall that his tenure was initially as a winter signing from Balmain Tigers... I do remember the furore when Lampy was signed and Lockwood quit (for the first time)... claiming never to have heard of "lumpchompski" ... I never really understood the politics (although 'lumpchompski" became my favourite all time player)...
I always looked on with jealousy when Brian was playing for Hull KR and then Widnes in cup finals my teenaged brain not capable of understanding why he was no longer a Trinity player. A true great of the game from a magical era!
...the game has come a long way since then and he was (perhaps) a little ahead of his time for UK coaching.
ps you missed that there was twelve months of Ian Brooke as coach between Lockwood and Kirkbride.
Vale Brian Lockwood !!
