: Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:13 pm  

Did he stand on Dean Bell's 'privates' on boxing day?
Kind of remember something happening, or was it other way round.
Skerret hit him with a elbow, skerret sent off... Guess who took the next drive in after the tap.... Jarrod McCracken, straight into Cowie & Platt..
Loved that team, Hunte, Griffiths, Ropati, Cooper, Ward...

You young un's don't know ya born, we had to put up with that team!!

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:18 pm  

Shawy wrote:

Did he stand on Dean Bell's 'privates' on boxing day?
Kind of remember something happening, or was it other way round.
Skerret hit him with a elbow, skerret sent off... Guess who took the next drive in after the tap.... Jarrod McCracken, straight into Cowie & Platt..
Loved that team, Hunte, Griffiths, Ropati, Cooper, Ward...

You young un's don't know ya born, we had to put up with that team!!

Wasn't a bad side that year ... we finished equal on points with Wigan in 92-3. The few years following were pretty awful though.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:53 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

One of the best games ever.

Saints 4 Wigan 5 in the Lancs Cup Final.

No tries, pure brutality.

Real rugby, non of your tick and pass Superleague cr@p.

So, this was THE game that started the ding dong bell chants? No wonder I was doubting my memory its the only Saints-wigan game of that year I havnt got

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:14 pm  

Shawy wrote:

Did he stand on Dean Bell's 'privates' on boxing day?
Kind of remember something happening, or was it other way round.
Skerret hit him with a elbow, skerret sent off... Guess who took the next drive in after the tap.... Jarrod McCracken, straight into Cowie & Platt..
Loved that team, Hunte, Griffiths, Ropati, Cooper, Ward...

You young un's don't know ya born, we had to put up with that team!!

it was Steve Hampson who got the special "private" treatment (and it was the day after boxing day ). also in that game, a fight broke out after a kick down field - McCracken ran the ball back 60m straight to where the fight was, dropped the ball and got stuck in.

golden days....we didnt win anything, but you could always guarantee a derby day fight.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:57 pm  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

it was Steve Hampson who got the special "private" treatment (and it was the day after boxing day ). also in that game, a fight broke out after a kick down field - McCracken ran the ball back 60m straight to where the fight was, dropped the ball and got stuck in.

golden days....we didnt win anything, but you could always guarantee a derby day fight.

We won the Premiership that season and the Charity Shield.

[Sadfish]

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:58 pm  

eddiewaringsflatcap wrote:

We won the Premiership that season and the Charity Shield.

oops.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:00 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

One of the best games ever.

Saints 4 Wigan 5 in the Lancs Cup Final.

No tries, pure brutality.

Real rugby, non of your tick and pass Superleague cr@p.

Was there meself!IIRC,one of my favourite ever tackles occured.Picture the scene-Martin Offiah lying prone,having slipped/tripped himself over -Sonny Nickle and Alan Hunte,not believing their luck,smashed into him together,full-pelt-hilarious,er,I mean great tackle!

Could`ve sworn they had to dig Offiah out of the mud!

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:48 pm  

eddiewaringsflatcap wrote:

Saints lost McCracken, Ropati, Connolly and Ward after that season and replaced them with Adam Fogarty, Andy Dannatt, and Mark Elia with Phil Veivers moving to centre.

Ropati played for another year didn't he?

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:54 pm  

McClennan wrote:

Ropati played for another year didn't he?

He did, although his form was lame.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:43 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

One of the best games ever.

Saints 4 Wigan 5 in the Lancs Cup Final.

No tries, pure brutality.

Real rugby, non of your tick and pass Superleague cr@p.

Wasn't this the last ever Lancashire cup final? Maybe wrong but that's what I always thought. I remember Chris Joynt kicking through but wasn't quite quick enough to get to the ball. I think that was the closest we came to scoring. Was a great crowd and great atmosphere too. Wiganers even stayed until the end, well most of 'em anyway