Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:14 pm  

John Charnock wrote:

I have the feeling he missed.

No. he kicked it from right in front of the sticks. I think he still might be the only Salford player with a 100% goal-kicking success rate.

Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:42 pm  

Ave It! wrote:

[...........] beating Wigan 31-30 with a Holroyd drop goal. [..........]:

This game was a close 2nd to the cc win against Wigan. Last 10 mins we were camped in our own half with Alker tackling anything that moved then up pops Holroyd. Say what you will about him but there are not many players who could have kicked that 40-20 and that drop goal under that amount of pressure.

Hancock's 50 yard try with Offiah jogging next to him against Wakefield.

Southern's try from a Nick Pinkney chip (can't remember who against).

Brown running the length to nail Withers into touch.

Sam Panapa's lap of honour.

Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:35 pm  

I treasure one game in particular, we beat London about 35-0, and Sean Rutgerson gave one of the best individual performances I've ever seen. He was awesome.

Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:24 pm  

Ooh Paul Forber running full pelt with knees up and elbows out!
Gibbo running the wrong way!
David Young looking at a gobby upstart (I'm sure it was Michael Jackson at Halifax?) as he got in his face jestering and spouting off in his face. Youngy waited for him to finish and then one arrowed him out cold, was funny at the time.

Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:26 pm  

Does anyone like me think they'll blub?

I havbe no doubt thre will be many atear shed.
A seperate issue maybe we should organise as may Turkey uers to meetup either pre or post match for drinks and remenising?

BD I would hope you get on the Flying Scotsman and mak the effrort to join the event.

Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:42 pm  

Having Hull and Leeds fans in The Shed will always be my favourite moments, simply because it put so many noses out of joint amongst the regulars that it made for an amazing atmosphere.

Played a game on the pitch when I was 10 before a game one Friday evening, always remember that.

Warrington fans (when there was only about 200 of them) throwing stuff from the North Stand one Saturday evening as we gave them a hiding, late 90s/early 00s.

The drop goal, 31-30 vs Wigan.

A big night game vs Keighley (seem to remember we lost). Only time I've felt a sense of that big European night atmosphere you get at OT at The Willows.

Oh yes, flogging the Turkey outside the ground was always a laugh.

Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:50 pm  

Michigan red wrote:

Does anyone like me think they'll blub?.

Like a girl.

Diavolo Rosso wrote:

.Oh yes, flogging the Turkey outside the ground was always a laugh.

Never heard it called that before . Pervert.

It sounds a bit cheesy but I'd love to see The Shed linking arms and singing "we'll meet again" or something like that . Also, some sort of a tag rugby match on the pitch after the final game would be ace.

Is there any chance of getting a piece of The Shed when it's been demolished?

Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:58 pm  

Diavolo Rosso wrote:

Oh yes, flogging the Turkey outside the ground was always a laugh.

Good days them everyone would have a copy and we'd read it from cover to cover before the game, who would think a little book would bring so much happiness and imo become the catalys of turning the club around in the late 90s early 2000s from a unproffesional outfit to where they are today and us the fans having Forever Reds and much more positive interaction between the club and fans, should certainly deserve a mention if they are to rewrite a history of salford rugby league book imo.

Having blind spots on the field with the structure of the shed blocking certain areas of the field, it wont be the same having to not bob from side to side to see whats going on in the new ground.

Celebrating on the pitch the championship winning team of 94/95 where we had to win it twice to get promoted Sam Panapa and the boys on a little stage on the field with loads of reds milling around

Re: The Willows : Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:31 pm  

Remember missing THAT cup game as I was ill. Was in a pet shop buying food for my sister's rabbit Panapa when I heard the result on the radio. My dad promised we'd go to the Willows the following season to 'have the buggars'. We trudged over to Salford (after the Easter holidays I think) but we were outplayed and if memory serves Steve Blakeley had a crackerjack game.
Will be back home late July and will definitely get over to say ta ra to one of rugby's famous old grounds.

Re: The Willows : Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:00 am  

My best memory at the willows was in 2006. You were beating us and started chanting 'going down, going down....'

We replied with.... 'so are we, so are we....'