Innes did go to Manly, I lived just north of Manly at the time and used the Leagues club, we could openly talk to the likes of frank stanton, who loved discussing the game, and he said Innes was the best he had seen for ages & could not wait to get him over, I later attended the grand final where he scored the opening try. Can you imaginge Innes & Iro now Leeds have a dominant Pack?

I remember that. Medley got man of the match as well!

My mate once wrote a stinking letter to the club about a particularly dismal performance and while sitting at home one evening had a knock on the door. There was an official from the club and Craig Innes. "So Andy, why are you so upset?"
They came in and had a cup of tea.

Ah "Cranky Frank", as his players often referred to him - although probably not to his face.

During the same conversation, stanton told us of his verbal agreement to join Leeds, had his flight arranged, had approached players, including sterling, before he had chance to sign on the dotted line Peter Fox had the job, The rest is history.

Just added a bit there.

I know, Stanton had lined his on field general Sterlo up, Fox brought 38 year old Jeff Grayshon! Leeds could have been the fore runners but decided to stick with tradition. Went from nearly appointing the coach of the Invincibles to staying up on points difference in less than 2 years.

Think Grayshon was 36 when he signed for Leeds.
Remember him getting called up for GB in 1985 when he was definitely 36 and a Leeds player.

36? he was only a kid then, & to think buderus is so far past it!

Was the official Alf Davies or had he left by then? Alf was very much one of the "open door brigade", but you have to question if anything actually ever happened after someone went to see him...

It's not what you do, it's what others perceive you to have done.

Free customer service advice there for you.

Visits that like are cheap to give (the player and official will have been on salaries anyway) but expensive to receive.

I don't think it was Alf. My mate didn't know him, he would have known Alf. It certainly worked. I think we had that 1000 club? and he was a member so thought he was entitled to a rant, after the visit he was happy for almost two weeks!

I agree that it's a great sales trick to "give" something away that is cheap to part with, but expensive to receive, however the perception bit will almost always come unstuck at some point and (IMO) isn't that great a piece of advice. Honesty in Sales is rare, but always the best policy as its key to maintaining your integrity, and that is the thing that people respect.

That's just made me cry.

While we are on this era, does anyone else miss the late 80's early 90's.

I know we were bobbins and the biggest under acheivers rugby league has ever seen but as my first few seasons of watching TGG will always have a special place in me heart.

No Rhinos
No Band
No having to get to the Southstand gates about 3 hours before k.o.
No stewards stopping you from changing ends at h-t.
Chants of the Green Green Grass of Headingley and "We lead you all whoever you may be...." to the tune of the lord of thye dance,m instead of the moronic chants we get these days

Ahh them were t'days

I get a bit nostalic for some things back then, but it soon goes away. We're watching the best Leeds team EVER!

Nostalgia. Not what it used to be is it?

What about 'Andy Gregory packed his bags & said goodbye to widnes.........................' to the tune of nelly the elephanant,
or 'Hey rock n roll Murpheys on the dole', when alex murphey was sacked from wigan but still commentated for bbc on a saturday aft.
Wasn't the best times for silverware, but well worth the admission fee!

And I forgot the best bit of all. 3 p.m. kick offs on a Sunday

Robin Whitfield running over to the southstand and waving the ball at us before the kick off, but really if you looked carefully he was flicking the V's at us.

Colin Maskill being sick on the pitch before kick off.

With the sad times surrounding John Holmes the other week, a few of his old mates were talking of the Wembley final in 1978 as it was shown on the screen etc. on the eve of the final Syd Hynes told the lads 'don't be nervous just spend tonight like any other friday' so Phil Cookson got in after midnight blathered, he scored the winning try! bet they don't study that in sports science.

Then sneaking in the back door of various pubs after the match as they were'nt supposed to open until 7pm, but were packed to the rafters.

Sunday drinking hours were like something from the dark ages - weren't they 12-2 and then did they go to 12-3 or something, i used to work that shift, it was bedlam, how much ale can you sink in two hours.

The smell of wintergreen, steaming scrums, the fight to get on the train back to Harrogate for dinner. "Another bloody sunday" the old boy would utter , wrapping the "Peacocks" scarf he always wore around his neck.

Not forgetting 3 o'clock Saturday's for the slightly older folk round here. IIRC Leeds were the last top flight club to adopt Sunday as their regular home day for the 1980/81 seaon.



As pointed out already it's a combination of memories colliding but still needs cleaning up a little.

Brooke-Cowden and Medley were the subs in the YC 1st round game at home to Bradford and while it was Medley's introduction that sparked Leeds into life he only got the one try rather than a hat-trick. Other scorers in the 24-21 win were Carl Gibson, Gary Spencer and David Stephenson who also added the four goals.