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Re: Production line : Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:19 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

Well argued. He's ours, Don too, indisputably. Fev was merely a misspent youth for Don.

Everybody has a past. You can't blame him for that

I'm not old enough to see Don play but I was chatting at a function with Ian Brooke and when I asked him which players from their era would look good in the modern era he said he'd enjoy playing but said he'd have to bring Don with him. The others all agreed. They all said he was ahead of his time and could put them through a gap in the tightest defenses

Re: Production line : Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:50 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Peter is most associated with Bradford.

And Neil himself says he nearly went to Featherstone. Can't remember whether that's from his book for from him himself.

Don had a long career at Fev but the few years he was at Wakefield were probably our most successful through 65 to 70. Two titles, one CC final and a close semi final the year after.

Seem to remember it was in an interview/documentary and it was because he was left out of the Wakey Wembley team.

Around 1960 I watched all 3 local teams and Don at Fev with Mullaney were my fave half backs. Wonder how good they would be in the modern super league era with the firmer pitches.

Re: Production line : Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:40 am  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

Wasn't Peter the coach for their 73 and 74 Wembley visits, with their win in 73?

PS: this is off-season bantz only. Neil is ours.

I know buddy! Haha

Peter wasn’t born until 84 so he’d of done well to be coaching in 73/74

Re: Production line : Tue Oct 29, 2019 7:30 am  

TheDreadnought wrote:

I know buddy! Haha

Peter wasn’t born until 84 so he’d of done well to be coaching in 73/74

Think you've got the wrong Peter old boy, the one they're on about is the oldest of the Fox brothers' who would have been into his eighties now bless him, unless your only kidding

Re: Production line : Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:03 am  

TheDreadnought wrote:

I know buddy! Haha

Peter wasn’t born until 84 so he’d of done well to be coaching in 73/74

ok

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Re: Production line : Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:25 am  

newgroundb4wakey wrote:

Seem to remember it was in an interview/documentary and it was because he was left out of the Wakey Wembley team.

Around 1960 I watched all 3 local teams and Don at Fev with Mullaney were my fave half backs. Wonder how good they would be in the modern super league era with the firmer pitches.

Neil was never left out of a Wembley team. He didn't play on 68 because he was injured after the board made him play a midweek league game with a smaller injury when he wanted to pull out to make Wembley. How life could have been different.

The Fev thing I was meaning was as his first club.

Re: Production line : Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:00 am  

PopTart wrote:

Neil was never left out of a Wembley team. He didn't play on 68 because he was injured after the board made him play a midweek league game with a smaller injury when he wanted to pull out to make Wembley. How life could have been different.

Wasn't that why his brother ended up taking the ill-fated kick?

Re: Production line : Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:15 am  

bren2k wrote:

Wasn't that why his brother ended up taking the ill-fated kick?

Yes, Neil says so on an interview that he would have taken the kick which would have spared Don, he doesn't say whether he would have got it though. He also states Don had a fragile side to his personality and that it wouldn't have affected him as much had he missed it, or words to that effect.

Re: Production line : Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:49 am  

Seem to remember the injury in ‘68 also denied Neil the captaincy of the touring ‘Lions’.

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Re: Production line : Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:11 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

Yes, Neil says so on an interview that he would have taken the kick which would have spared Don, he doesn't say whether he would have got it though. He also states Don had a fragile side to his personality and that it wouldn't have affected him as much had he missed it, or words to that effect.

I thought that was expectedly classy from him.
He clearly would have kicked that goal but he didn't say that so that it didn't reflect badly on Don (who was an accomplished kicker in his own right). He concentrated on the mental health side and how he'd have like to have spared his brother.