Maybe going for experience to get us through this little patch. Anyway I'd hardly say out of favour. If we diddnt have 9 out he wouldn't even have had a chance back then.

At the moment we are still trying to find our form and get players back, although we have a good record of bringing in youngsters we don't need to do it every week.

I'd hope once we're in our swing, he'd be used semi regularly as part of the sqaud rotation we should be able to achieve with the size of squad we have

We signed the wrong player from Wakefield

We went after Ferguson as well as Pitts i'm told but got the polite foxtrot oscar on the Ferguson offer.
If we don't retain Ali Fergusin may still yet be on the radar.
As for Pitts when i've seen him i've thought he's gone ok and the club had the faith to pay a fee so i'm sure he'll given time to earn a regular spot.

I also heard from a wakey scource that the Rhinos tried for Dale Ferguson as well as well as Jay Pitts, he also said that the player didn't wish to move yet

Another Boxing day friendly should do the trick

lawford/lawless & the typing error of the 90s

Is that menat to be true - that we went for Johnny Lawless alongside Farrell & Sheridan rather than Lawford?

You don't see half backs like Lawford anymore.

They generally lay off the pies a bit more.

Mind you, he had his moment of glory with 2 tries against London (I think) one with a great step to go in from halfway.

no insider knowledge, wasn't it a rumour started at the time.

wasn't there an england cricketer who got called up instead of someone with the same name though & they still let him play

There was Phil Adamson going to Saints instead of Matt.

Spot on.

It was against the Broncos at HQ.

The other try IIRC he bustled over from close range.

I think his main problem was the booze and being shy of knuckling down.

I remember when we played away at the Eagles in Super League 1 - he tore us to pieces (along with Sheridan).

Given the form of JJB - it is hard to see how Pitts could perform worse!!!

What's that film where Benson and Hegdes get called up for England because Ricky Tomlinson writes the team down on the back of a B&H box?



I think you are being overly harsh on JJB. He's been better than Kirke recently.

Was that at Brammall Lane?

Memory is playing tricks. I seem to remember it being there but also remember Sateki Tuipolotu having a stinker but that being at Don Valley.

Mike Bassett England Manager.

Rubbish.

It was at Brammall Lane IIRC.

Not 100% though.

High scoring game I believe as well.

Sheffield Eagles 34 def. Leeds 31
DateSunday, July 14th, 1996
RefereeRobert Connolly
VenueBramall Lane (Sheffield)
Crowd5,265
Stats
Sheffield Eagles Leeds
Score 34 31
Halftime Score
Scrums
Penalties
Scoring
Sheffield Eagles Leeds
Tries L. Stott (2) M. Golden (2)
J. Garcia D. Hulme
D. McAllister G. Mercer
K. Senior S. Tuipulotu
D. Turner
Goals M. Aston (5) G. Holroyd (5)
Field Goals G. Holroyd
Teams
Sheffield Eagles Leeds

Coach G. HETHERINGTON D. BELL

There was a rumour going around in the 1960s that Leeds United tried to sign a young Ray Wilson from Huddersfield Town. Unfortunately for the United scout, at the reserves game where Wilson was playing, he'd swapped from left back to right back and Leeds signed a complete dumbo left back!

Signed a decent left back from there in the early 70s though

That's the one!!

Case closed!

I remember Eagles away (at Don Valley) a couple of years previous to the above mentioned game. We lost also. Not a great record there is those days. I remember Neil Harmon coming off the bench and putting in a Man Of The Match display in defeat!! God awful game. Sounds it as well with old Harmo getting MOM.

You've a better memory than me. I'll have been there but no recollection.

SL2 would be the comeback year I think with Harris slotting the winning penalty from halfway (or a few metres in thanks to back chat from Broadbent) with the last play. I remember that!

Coach hetherington ?

hugh mcgahan was joint coach or is hetherington really head coach to this day

was hetherington still sheffield coach re reaDING IT? thought he was @ leeds for start of sl era

Hethrington at this time was still supremo at Eagles.

He joined Leeds the following year and brought the cream of the Eagles with him.

Hence, Lawford.

That would be the one where Mozza was sent off
We played in that white shirt with red piping down the sleeves....ooh the memories are flooding back