Thank you Ridlerbull, Jack passed away a couple of years ago I believe. My (also departed) dad was a Director at Odsal between 1972-76 and the keen as mustard teenager I was always fished for rugby gossip alongside actual reported news. I can therefore recall a few details about the 3 signings.
Ken Kelly was signed from St Helens for £8000 plus a player (Steve Gobey perhaps) at the start of the 1973/74 second division campaign. He played most of that season but asked Albert Fearnley if he could have his Winners Medal early to show his dad. Albert was too trusting as KK failed to appear at Charnock Richard Services on the way to an end of regular season away game at Workington. He stayed away until well into the next season I believe.
Kel Earl played as sub forward for St Helens in the 1972 Challenge Cup Final in a 16-13 win against Leeds. Signed for Northern for around £2000 in Autumn 1972
Brian Hogan played for Saints in the 1960's then went to Wigan before appearing at Odsal (can't remember the fee but he had a strange hair cut)!
Thought this thread was all about injustice? And also the fact that in a later injustice served up by Steve Ganson, when he eventually agreed that we (and the millions of viewers who saw the injustice on Sky were right and he was wrong, which like the voluntary tackle by Chris Joint cost us victory against Saints and Leeds. At least Smith bugg...d off to Australia whilst Ganson was promoted to the highest office (probably on the 3rd floor, if Red Hall is multi story) at the RFL.
Yes it was right on both counts!!
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