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Just watched the cup final again.I don’t think the club fully recovered from that sensational lose it just blow us off direction

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I was there and I still haven't recovered!

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Quote: cosmicat "Just watched the cup final again.I don’t think the club fully recovered from that sensational lose it just blow us off direction'"

It's a good job we sneaked the championship play off final against Hull KR the week before.

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Quote: cosmicat "Just watched the cup final again.I don’t think the club fully recovered from that sensational lose it just blow us off direction'"

I went to the game and 53 years later I still haven't had the heart to watch it again. Unless you were there I don't think people understand there was so many things that wasn't right on the day.

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Quote: sandcat20 "I was there and I still haven't recovered!'"


I haven't yet dried out! icon_smile.gif

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Quote: sandcat20 "I was there and I still haven't recovered!'"

Same here. Was a day I'll never forget. Awful journey home.

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It was a long depressing drive home. I was 17 at the time, you are right, there were many elements of not getting over it covering many people, referee included.

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I was there never watched it again .The ref was shocking , the penalty try was a disgrace .The ref committed suicide in a caravan a month later

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Quote: cosmicat "Just watched the cup final again.I don’t think the club fully recovered from that sensational lose it just blow us off direction'"


Not quite sure you could blame the 1968 final for the way the Club are today, but it had a heck of a psychological effect on players, club and fans at the time. The documentary that was on tv two or three years ago added insult to injury when the ex Leeds players were gloating over the result. I was particularly unhappy about Alan Smith (a Wakefield Lad), was one of the culprits.

The whole spectacle is firmly lodged in Trinity and Rugby League folklore.

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I went on a train called the midnight special it left Wakey at midnight Friday and returned from King's cross midnight Saturday. There were Wakey and Leeds fans on that same train all been drinking it was absolute bedlam. Police boarded train at Peterborough to quell the trouble. What a night. And remember that 1968 trophy .WE MIGHT NOT HAVE GOT IT BUT WE ALL KNOW WE WON IT.

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I can't believe that Wakey fans are still regurgitating the 1968 Challenge Cup Final drivel yet again (Bored perhaps)?
It was a game that was played in horrendous conditions for both sides undoubtedly and contentious decisions were made during the game

But surely scoring under the posts in the last moments of any game and with a conversion to follow to win the Challenge Cup / Grand Final are what sides dream about are they not?

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Not back in the 60's the cup final at Wembley was the place to be.

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It was a game that was played in horrendous conditions for both sides undoubtedly and contentious decisions were made during the game
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Give us another contentious decision during the game apart from the obstruction try.

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how about not playing advantage when ken hirst scored then brought play back and gave wakefield a penalty

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Quote: The Chin's Back "I can't believe that Wakey fans are still regurgitating the 1968 Challenge Cup Final drivel yet again (Bored perhaps)?
It was a game that was played in horrendous conditions for both sides undoubtedly and contentious decisions were made during the game

But surely scoring under the posts in the last moments of any game and with a conversion to follow to win the Challenge Cup / Grand Final are what sides dream about are they not?'"


Oh give over, the final is legendary for all the wrong reasons and that’s why it’s of historical interest to many people. The BBC or ITV??? made a one hour documentary only a few years back or were they just Wakey fans regurgitating?

The reason it’s of such interest is due to the kick, the weather and the ref.

I was 5 when the game was played and have no axe to grind. But I’ve watched it many times now and Trinity were head and shoulders the better team even in the atrocious conditions.

The weather played its part but the fact remains, either the Ref was bent or he was grossly incompetent. It’s one or the other because something pushed the poor man to suicide and it’s incomprehensible that the final wasn’t part of that.

It’s all this that makes it such a compelling story and one that few will tire of, it’s a classic who done it.

I do feel for the Leeds players who simply played the game but other than that the game stank to high heavens.

It spelt the end of the great Trinity teams and thus it’s become mythologised but imagine if it had been the other way round? Jeez you’d soon find out what regurgitation really meant, I mean it’s not like Leeds fans to let a bit of self pity slip through their fingers is it?

Enjoy.

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