Radio Humberside sports music intro
on Kr’s old Trafford defeat.
“ to dream the impossible dream “
Really tickled me.
Followed by Pinkneys sour grapes on
Kr defeat.
Sewell bigging kr up.
I personally think until the club take the chip off their shoulder and start investing in bringing academy players through,
they will continue to fail.

Shout out to the Rovers supporter on Twitter who thinks it's unfair to go on about them not winning a major trophy for forty years as for some of that time they weren't in the top flight.

Great recollection there Wilf, your memory is certainly working better than mine here!
Had completely forgotten it was Knocker who opened the scoring with the drop goal! Also Sammy missing almost as many kicks that night as he had done in the previous 25 games combined!

I do remember the reason why the game took place so late (18th May and a Friday night to boot which was a rare occurrence back then) was due to a horrendous winter with it snowing for seemed like weeks on end. Barely a game was played across Jan/Feb leading to a massive fixture backlog for everyone which meant the season over-ran well beyond the usual end date.

Like Wilf says, it was an incredibly tense night with the developing score line doing absolutely nothing to calm the crowd (12424!!! unbelievable!). It had become obvious we were going to promoted back up to division one even before we had reached Christmas, and it was highly likely we were always going to finish top, but the whole second half of the season revolved around the fact could we win all 26 games.
Halfway through the second half that night the whole season felt like it was on a knife edge, amazing really for a team long since assured of promotion, but the whole club (Bunting, the players, supporters) became obsessed with 26 wins all the way through the winter-spring of '79.

Charlie Stone's try (barnstorming run from about three yards out I think

) brought about a mixture of relief and ecstasy in equal measure for all. Seem to remember also that because it was mid May it was still fairly light at the end, even though it was an evening game, especially after the freezing dark nights of the winter.

Even though it was only promotion out of division two (we've only spent two years outside the top tier since that night) the achievement ranks alongside any of the titles and cup wins which decorate our proud history. The momentum that team instilled into the club carried us forward through the next six years up to 1985.

It's difficult to put across the pride we felt in our team and club at that time, how we felt and believed that they were representing us, how we lived and suffered with the team through the many highs and, at times, crushing disappointments as if we were all out there on the field with the players.

For those of us of a certain vintage!!, this is why these recent seasons have been so dispiriting and morale sapping. It's not just the pathetic level of performance (although that's bad enough) which has been served up for far too long now. It's simply the seemingly complete lack of respect and pride in the team, the club, themselves and, most importantly, we the long suffering faithful.
We may have been playing second division rugby in 1978/79, but in terms of pride, passion, commitment, energy (along with no small amount of rugby skills) and in their bond with the Boulevard faithful it was the polar opposite of the frankly unacceptable dross which we have had to endure these past four years, this year especially!!

Anyway, it was a great night for Hull Fc in May 1979, and it triggered a great period with so many memories for some of us and so many outstanding players donning the famous shirt.
Once again, congratulations to Hunslet on a deserved promotion. Like I said earlier, I still have a soft spot for them for their part in pushing us so hard in 78/79. Maybe one day we will meet again, though hopefully not in the Championship



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Every cloud has a silver lining, as the old saying goes!!
Think that's what I would call 'clutching at straws'!!

That Major Trophy twitter account is gold

Was it His Bobness? Just a guess. It could be quite a few others in all honesty.

Another one thinks Hiku should be rewarded for showing concern for Nsemba rather than be cited for lifting an injured player.

Been a while since any of them showed face on here

Or Burgess for making sure the referee knew Nsemba wasn't feigning a potential head injury.

That johno who runs the Rovers podcast is a plank

I was also lucky enough to be at the three 1959 Ashes matches in England which was the last time we won them in England. Tommy Harris and Johnny Whiteley played in that series.

Was also there at the '92 Melbourne game where Schofield had a memorable outstanding match - perhaps the best I have ever seen him play, in GB's thumping victory. Paul Eastwood played on the wing and 8 Wigan players started with their players forming the whole forward pack.

Alas I was also in Brisbane to see the Ashes not regained once again.

Right call on Hiku imo

Wakey v Toulouse play off final will be shown on The Sportsman's youtube channel 18-45 this Saturday .

There is no point now to this game

Don't watch it then.

so Einstein in your opinion whats the point of this match?
Wakefield are going into S/L even if Toulouse win the game
If we had promotion/relegation then it creates excitement for fans and the clubs involved other than that finishing top or winning the Championship playoff is now meaningless.
When HKR had a chance to finish top of S/L look how many on here poo pooed that as nothing.
So as i said whats the point of the match

Imagine getting this triggered over a free to air game

Let's see how serious the teams take this nothing gane.

Using his logic it’s pointless playing any games unless their is a trophy at stake



We know we aren’t going to win the competition so what is the point in playing matches?

Thank god sports people all over the world don’t have that attitude otherwise there wouldn’t be any sports?

Watching the Aus v Tonga game, and Lolohea is having a shocker. Looks so far off the pace

I think it was TO that handed Wakey their only defeat , I would have thought those extra IMG point for the win if there's any available would help both teams also .

Can you imagine the platitudes and adulation he'd be bestowing upon Rovers if they hadnt come up short last weekend.
A tad bitter still me thinks.

Anyone know where to find the teamlists for thr PNG game

Quote ="Dave K."Anyone know where to find the teamlists for thr PNG game'" https://www.nrl.com/draw/pacific-champi ... ng-kumuls/ Nrl site bud

Quote ="Dave K."Anyone know where to find the teamlists for thr PNG game'" https://www.nrl.com/draw/pacific-champi ... ng-kumuls/ Nrl site bud

Thanks, having to watch it with no sound, wanting to check that Mcdonald was the PNG FB.