Come to think of it - the Willows was pretty good, too. You used to be able to get a transfer into the seating behind the posts for 50p. The view was incredible.

Swinton's old Station Road ground was another one. Every seat seemed like it was the back row at the Reebok stadium. Shame that place was lost. It was old and needed a lot of work. But I loved Station Road.

I was at the game that day. It was a challenge cup tie v Wigan

It was indeed versus Wigan and the crown was over 27,000, believe it or not. I think the final score was 5-0 to Trinity, in which winger Fred Smith scored the try (3 points in those days) and my all-time sporting hero Neil Fox kicked the goal. I further remember that Richard Harris scored his "try" at least three times, to get it right for the cameras, during the half-time interval. My problem is though, whenever I think of Trinity during the 50's and 60's, I think of my dad George (bless him) who was chairman of the Normanton branch of the Trinity supporters club and was the only member of the Neil Fox benefit committee who was absent when the official photograph was taken for the benefit magazine, which I still have a copy of today. My dad introduced me to the game with Trinity and I'm thankful that I could do the same for my son, with Saints.

Incidentally, in response to Benidorm John's query, the players name was indeed Berwyn Jones and he was one of Britain's 4x100m Olympic squad, which is why his move to Trinity got such publicity on TV. His first game was against Huddersfield at the old Fartown, under the pseudonym "AN Other" and, the first time he got a bit of room to move, he was lightning quick on the left wing (I was there that day as well!) He eventually played several times for Great Britain, such was his quality.

Sorry to report guy,s, been posted on the wakefield forum Derek Turner is ill, awaiting someone to post more info.

No Briggs signed for Wakefield from Sts.
Great player.

Can't believe nobody's mentioned Jan Prinsloo the South African who along with his fellow countryman Tom Van Vollenhoven were two of the best wingers to play RL, admittedly Saints had the best of him but we had 2 great years out of him.
My worst memory of playing the Saints was in a challenge cup game at Belle Vue, the wind that day was horrific and Alex Murphy kicked us to death in the second half with the wind behind him and we lost 2-0