: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:28 am  

Sgt Major Eric Clay sending Dave Chissnall off and Dave standing to attention and saluting him Classic

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:20 pm  

standing at the railway end with the pit behind me watching woody and co under dimly lit floodlights. classic

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:06 pm  

then swapping 'ends' at half time to stand at the DUVA BAKERY end, those were the days

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:12 pm  

seeing Alex Murphy in a night game on his return from holiday in south africa,what an athlete.
Bev Risman gliding over HP turf
Pete Botha and Jim Humble Jimmy Leadbetter the first overseas players I actually spoke to
Micky Martin putting boston under the benches that used to surround the pitch
Gordon Lewis putting the fear of god into his opposite number

Tommy Graineys blistering pace
our 1980/81 threequarter line

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:56 pm  

I was only telling our Dave the other night about the 'benches around the pitch' but couldn't for the life of me remember what we called the position (clean replies only please )

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:44 am  

FredParky wrote:

I was only telling our Dave the other night about the 'benches around the pitch' but couldn't for the life of me remember what we called the position (clean replies only please )

was it called the paddock ?

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:03 am  

the paddock was next to the old tunnel, in between the two dug outs now.

Re: Memories of HP. : Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:35 am  

DaiseyHillLeyther wrote:

This has probably been written about before but i have been thinking about my personal memories of Hilton Park, In no particular order:

The time we played Widnes in the snow, i can see Gary Stradings now with Derek Pyke walking up and down the touch line with a brush in hand. circa 1981

Des Drummond taping the ball to himself against Halifax (i think) in his own 20 and taping it in the wrong place and after beating the whole team, some of them twice bringing it back for a scrum. Circa 1980.

Whitehaven scrum half Arnie Walker being sent off and seeing that John Woods had lined up the goal kick ready went to kick the ball over the stand, over for JW just beating him to the ball to keep it safe. circa 1981

Beating Keighley 92-2, thought we were going to get the magic 100. circa 1985.

Playing Australia as defending champions and getting hammered 44-4 (ish) 1982
Beating St.Helens with Denis Ramsdale's last game in charge. Phil Johnson kicking a goal off the main stand touch line. circa 1993.

Playing against Wi&^n as they started full time and getting beat 35-0 (ish) I think it was Ian Schubert's first game. circa 1987.

Salford in the Challenge Cup in the mud on BBC. Circa 2002.

Being robbed of a point against Hull in Super League because of a wrong decision by Steve Gason. Again against London & Wakefield. Circa 2005.

Hammering Leeds, last match of the season under the great Peter Smethurst. circa 1986.

Andy Goodway running scared of Tony Cottrell the whole match against Wi%^n. circa 1988.

The ill fated matches with David Stephenson & Peter Brown & Gary Van Bellan & Milton Huddart (except Hull away in the CC).

Beating Widnes on a Wednesday night the year they were unstoppable. 1988

Parading the Championship trophy around the ground, last match of the 1981-82 season.

Losing to Castleford in the challenge cup when i though we would have gone all the way. 1981-82

Same year as above drawing 1-1 with Warrington in the play off (then getting beat at Wig&* in the replay) 1981-81

Watching a GB - France under 19's and GB scoring after about 8 seconds. Circa 1980

Again Woody in action against France for the GB under 24's. circa. 1981.

Hope this brings back some happy times for others.

Wasn't too bad at halftime though!

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:39 am  

DaiseyHillLeyther wrote:

the paddock was next to the old tunnel, in between the two dug outs now.

I was in the paddock posse for years, along with Joanne Callotte & Joe Public.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:48 am  

Alexs Dad wrote:

Many of the above.....

Graham Steadman playing for Cas and single handedly beating us by about 24. Probably the best individual performance I have ever seen.
Alan Platt playing for Hunslet one midweek game and doing the same.

Losing to Carlisle in the Lancs Cup, about 83.

Giving a gobful of abuse to Robin Whitfield at half time as he went down the tunnel at half time and him stopping, staring at me in shock, and telling me to wash my mouth out. I was about 14.

Watching Mal Maninga during the 86 Aussie tour training at HP. He was bigger than the scoreboard. If not bigger.

Playing (either Runcorn or Chorley) in front of about 600, circa 98.

Chris Johnson scoring a touchline conversion in the last seconds to secure a 24-24 draw against Cas. Circa 87.

Scoring for Leigh Rangers at the Railway End, in a curtain raiser

3rd of April 1984 venue, Headingly Leeds. Leeds 18 v Leigh 24
All 24 points scored by John Woods, you obvoiusly missed a treat!

P.S. not at Leigh though!