Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 4148 Location: Wakefield
Khlav Kalash wrote:Yeah it was.
My memories from that game, aside from surviving relegation, was the actions of good old Bobbie Goulding. Gave me the best laugh I’ve ever had at a match. The two fingered salute, the disallowed interception try, getting sin binned (for throwing the ball away?) then getting into a fight with Justin Brooker on his way to the bench and then getting sent off.
Bobbie got binned for deliberate off side. He then threw the ball at the back of Brooker's head, who turned round, ran after him and give him a good smack. Both where then sent off (i think ?) and both benches had to try to keep them apart as they carried on scrapping into the tunnel.
I think Alker got sent off at some point too for fighting with D. March? May have just been a yellow, but for some reason I remember it ending 11 vs 12
Joined: Jun 18 2005 Posts: 10926 Location: Wacky Field
charlie wrote:Bobbie got binned for deliberate off side. He then threw the ball at the back of Brooker's head, who turned round, ran after him and give him a good smack. Both where then sent off (i think ?) and both benches had to try to keep them apart as they carried on scrapping into the tunnel.
I think Alker got sent off at some point too for fighting with D. March? May have just been a yellow, but for some reason I remember it ending 11 vs 12
It was 10 in the end - 3 sent off from Salford! To this day I can't understand the way Salford approached that game!
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Prince Buster wrote:I went to that game. From what I remember the place was packed. The covered stand wasn't behind the posts it was just a huge open terrace on that end, much like Belle Vue today.
Getting there was quite novell also. The club chartered a special train that went from Kirkgate to Manchester and then you had to find your own way up to the ground from the City station.
I also remeber an incident on the way back. The train was waiting on one of the outer platforms. It was a huge train and was packed with people. Back then football hooliganism was at its peak and most fans of the bigger clubs got around the country on chartered trains. There was a soccer train nearby (Sunderland I believe) and a group of about twenty of them came over to try and make trouble with the rugby guys from little old Wakey. The Wakey guys responded and quickly sent them on their way.
Remember the game. Didn't go on the train as it only took you to Manchester but as my Dad was an Engine Driver we went on the normal train and he got us a train to close to the ground. We also chartered a train to Barrow in the previous round which we went on.
The problem with us over 50's is that the memory is starting to do a bit. Remember winning 8-4 which I think was the same score we had beaten Barrow in the previous round after which we complained about the referee a Mr John Hebblethwaite and we know how he got his own back on us.
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charlie wrote:Bobbie got binned for deliberate off side. He then threw the ball at the back of Brooker's head, who turned round, ran after him and give him a good smack. Both where then sent off (i think ?) and both benches had to try to keep them apart as they carried on scrapping into the tunnel.
I think Alker got sent off at some point too for fighting with D. March? May have just been a yellow, but for some reason I remember it ending 11 vs 12
Ah yes I remember the ball throwing incident now. All adds to the comedy value. A Salford player definitely got sent off for tripping. Don’t know who it was though.
Joined: Aug 12 2002 Posts: 5064 Location: Not Didcot
charlie wrote:Bobbie got binned for deliberate off side. He then threw the ball at the back of Brooker's head, who turned round, ran after him and give him a good smack. Both where then sent off (i think ?) and both benches had to try to keep them apart as they carried on scrapping into the tunnel.
I thought he was binned and then sent off for walking back slowly following the interception? The yellow card came out when he was about half way back and when he continued to walk back instead of off the pitch the red followed. That's how I remember it anyway.
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Joined: Aug 24 2002 Posts: 275 Location: A small town in Wakefield called Leeds
Khlav Kalash wrote:Ah yes I remember the ball throwing incident now. All adds to the comedy value. A Salford player definitely got sent off for tripping. Don’t know who it was though.
Was it not Stuart Littler?
Blobby Goulding was winding the wakey fans up for that entire game...i remember him sticking to fingers up at us all after Salford scored their first try!
I think Justin Brooker secured his place in my all time wakefield 13 when he smacked Blobby in the face!
The wakey shirt John Harbin was waving above his head after that game was my mates shirt, which had Adam Hughes name and number on the back...good thing he didnt hold that up!
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