At the Rovers v Bradford play-off game many moons, ago when Bradford walked off the pitch at just before or just after halftime. Led by then captain Geoff Grayshon. I think they had just had a fourth man sent off, it was late 1970,s or maybe early eighties...and who was the referee, cant remember that either...the mists of time are indeed cloudy.

About 1983 I think.

Can't remember who the ref was...I do remember Mike Smith asking the ref if he could tap the ball & score a try after the Bradford players had walked off though!

1982

I was. Bizzare, to see someone like Grayshon take his players off because he told the ref he wasnt giving his team enough protection.

Yes I was there, stood in the well, never witnessed anything like it before or since.

I was there I was a ballboy then

I was there that day, stood in the old east stand,(kop) incredible descision by Grayshon to take his players off at half time, i seem to remember the Badford team getting some stick from the rovers fans every time we played them after that occasion.
Happy days.

Don't know for certain but bradford was banned from cup comps next season and appealed successfully and ironically beat rovers in the yorkshire cup that very season, could someone perhaps verify this ,cheers

Yep, I was there!

Yes, the ban was lifted and changed to suspended ban after Bradford appealed to the RFL.

As for the game IIRC it was abandoned after an hour, by the Rovers had 2 players sent off and Bradford 4!, after the last Bradford went off never to return.

Was down in the South Atlantic at the time, but heard the reports on BBC world service. Bizzare.

I was there - Grayshon was a proper twit that day and took some right stick (for a change). Think Noble played too in his 80's headband

I was listening from a ship in the less exotic location of British West Hartlepool.

Yes I was there, under the old Craven Park scoreboard. IIRC there had been quite some physical going on previously, I'm sure Watky had been involved. Didn't Ellery Hanley play for Bratfud?