Re: North stand roar : Tue Jun 07, 2022 6:49 pm  

Don't like going on about the good old days (I do actually), but if you were around then, the roar from the old south stand when full made Sunday's roar sound like a whisper. Good to hear though!

Re: North stand roar : Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:39 pm  

Loved the South Stand atmosphere. Packed to the rafters.

Re: North stand roar : Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:26 pm  

JINJER wrote:

I’ve always said enclosing the back and sides would improve it even more

Don’t think you can. Maybe the back but not the sides. It’s still down as a temporary roof as far as I’m aware that restricts what you can do structurally. May have changed but I doubt it.

Re: North stand roar : Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:54 pm  

Redscat wrote:

Don't like going on about the good old days (I do actually), but if you were around then, the roar from the old south stand when full made Sunday's roar sound like a whisper. Good to hear though!

Loudest roar from the South Stand for me was when David Smith broke from his own line and went full length of the pitch, Jsnuary 1 1976 v Featherstone Rovers, to score the winning try, a win that briefly took us to the top of the league.

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Re: North stand roar : Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:32 pm  

STB wrote:

Loudest roar from the South Stand for me was when David Smith broke from his own line and went full length of the pitch, Jsnuary 1 1976 v Featherstone Rovers, to score the winning try, a win that briefly took us to the top of the league.

I just started watching around that time. Don't think I ever went in it.
When did it come down? I remember seeing it.

Re: North stand roar : Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:49 pm  

STB wrote:

Loudest roar from the South Stand for me was when David Smith broke from his own line and went full length of the pitch, Jsnuary 1 1976 v Featherstone Rovers, to score the winning try, a win that briefly took us to the top of the league.

That match sticks in my mind too. Thanks for the additional info. I could recall it was against Fev, but couldn't recall the details.

Re: North stand roar : Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:53 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I just started watching around that time. Don't think I ever went in it.
When did it come down? I remember seeing it.

Would have been sometime around the date that STB refers to above. The infamous "Bill Ashurst wall" was built on the vacant space and he was here 1978/79

Re: North stand roar : Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:06 am  

Lot of emotion on and off the pitch when that DG flew over from Miller. The North Stand can be a conservative place at times but not in that moment. Pure explosion of joy

Re: North stand roar : Wed Jun 08, 2022 7:21 am  

STB wrote:

Loudest roar from the South Stand for me was when David Smith broke from his own line and went full length of the pitch, January 1 1976 v Featherstone Rovers, to score the winning try, a win that briefly took us to the top of the league.

Remember that well, wasn't there a bit of a snowstorm during the game?

Re: North stand roar : Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:14 am  

PopTart wrote:

I just started watching around that time. Don't think I ever went in it.
When did it come down? I remember seeing it.

The reason it was demolished was to allow the pitch to be moved to accommodate a new supermarket behind the North Stand. It was during the Trevor Woodward era I believe, unfortunately you will notice no supermarket so we did our bit too early. The year I cannot remember but definitely a long time ago.