Re: Watersplash cup final : Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:08 pm  

I can't believe that Wakey fans are still regurgitating the 1968 Challenge Cup Final drivel yet again (Bored perhaps)?
It was a game that was played in horrendous conditions for both sides undoubtedly and contentious decisions were made during the game

But surely scoring under the posts in the last moments of any game and with a conversion to follow to win the Challenge Cup / Grand Final are what sides dream about are they not?

Re: Watersplash cup final : Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:17 pm  

Not back in the 60's the cup final at Wembley was the place to be.

Re: Watersplash cup final : Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:18 pm  

The Chin's Back wrote:

It was a game that was played in horrendous conditions for both sides undoubtedly and contentious decisions were made during the game

Give us another contentious decision during the game apart from the obstruction try.

Re: Watersplash cup final : Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:32 pm  

how about not playing advantage when ken hirst scored then brought play back and gave wakefield a penalty

Re: Watersplash cup final : Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:40 pm  

The Chin's Back wrote:

I can't believe that Wakey fans are still regurgitating the 1968 Challenge Cup Final drivel yet again (Bored perhaps)?
It was a game that was played in horrendous conditions for both sides undoubtedly and contentious decisions were made during the game

But surely scoring under the posts in the last moments of any game and with a conversion to follow to win the Challenge Cup / Grand Final are what sides dream about are they not?

Oh give over, the final is legendary for all the wrong reasons and that’s why it’s of historical interest to many people. The BBC or ITV??? made a one hour documentary only a few years back or were they just Wakey fans regurgitating?

The reason it’s of such interest is due to the kick, the weather and the ref.

I was 5 when the game was played and have no axe to grind. But I’ve watched it many times now and Trinity were head and shoulders the better team even in the atrocious conditions.

The weather played its part but the fact remains, either the Ref was bent or he was grossly incompetent. It’s one or the other because something pushed the poor man to suicide and it’s incomprehensible that the final wasn’t part of that.

It’s all this that makes it such a compelling story and one that few will tire of, it’s a classic who done it.

I do feel for the Leeds players who simply played the game but other than that the game stank to high heavens.

It spelt the end of the great Trinity teams and thus it’s become mythologised but imagine if it had been the other way round? Jeez you’d soon find out what regurgitation really meant, I mean it’s not like Leeds fans to let a bit of self pity slip through their fingers is it?

Enjoy.

Re: Watersplash cup final : Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:38 pm  

vastman wrote:

Oh give over, the final is legendary for all the wrong reasons and that’s why it’s of historical interest to many people. The BBC or ITV??? made a one hour documentary only a few years back or were they just Wakey fans regurgitating?

The reason it’s of such interest is due to the kick, the weather and the ref.

I was 5 when the game was played and have no axe to grind. But I’ve watched it many times now and Trinity were head and shoulders the better team even in the atrocious conditions.

The weather played its part but the fact remains, either the Ref was bent or he was grossly incompetent. It’s one or the other because something pushed the poor man to suicide and it’s incomprehensible that the final wasn’t part of that.

It’s all this that makes it such a compelling story and one that few will tire of, it’s a classic who done it.

I do feel for the Leeds players who simply played the game but other than that the game stank to high heavens.

It spelt the end of the great Trinity teams and thus it’s become mythologised but imagine if it had been the other way round? Jeez you’d soon find out what regurgitation really meant, I mean it’s not like Leeds fans to let a bit of self pity slip through their fingers is it?

Enjoy.

If I remember correctly Hebblethwaite (the referee) was put on a shoplifting charge shortly after the game. Whether that was a contributary factor to his caravan suicide or not I don't know, but that combined with his mismanagement of the final.could well be factors.

Re: Watersplash cup final : Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:58 am  

Only a nipper at the time but have watched the game and documentary and also read the David hinchcliffe book .. they walked on water , great read if you have some spare time . Sad in many ways that our club is defined by this one game .

Re: Watersplash cup final : Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:06 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Only a nipper at the time but have watched the game and documentary and also read the David hinchcliffe book .. they walked on water , great read if you have some spare time . Sad in many ways that our club is defined by this one game .

I don’t think the club is defined by one game. Trinity were the most glamorous RL club of the most glamorous era. They were also immortalised on the silver screen.

Where I think you’re probably more right is that it defined one player and that’s the real tragedy.

There really is a movie in this story and a far better one than Sporting Life. Not least because it’s true. Now that the ‘poor lad’ has gone nows the time to make a real sports film that shows the true highs and lows of pro sport.

One for you Slugger.

Re: Watersplash cup final : Wed Oct 06, 2021 7:34 am  

Every point scored by Leeds on the day was as a result of a penalty decision.

Re: Watersplash cup final : Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:09 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Only a nipper at the time but have watched the game and documentary and also read the David hinchcliffe book .. they walked on water , great read if you have some spare time . Sad in many ways that our club is defined by this one game .

never took out time to read many books always busy doing something else but after reading your post I then have ordered one and it will arrive next week,
all I can remember about that day was my dad went to the game and came back with a 5 " plastic trophy and a cardboard head band with the Trinity name and logo on for me, he worked regular nights and never spoke of the game to me at all and was quickly forgotten to ask him about the game.

In the end the trophy was taken to Walton junior school and as kids we used to play football in the dinner time to see who would win it, we was that good we never lost even with 3 players less, their only chance of a result was to kick the ball into the pig pen which was at the side of the field does anybody remember the pig pen next to the walton rec