Was thinking about the old Boulevard ground the other day.

Very intimidating place for an away supporter. Great atmosphere, singing in lots of different areas.

Parking was a pain, but still very good support in a well populated area.

The toilets were an experience!!

Snacks/drinks lousy at best, but reasonable price.

Threepenny stand= old stand very loud. Seating took a bit of the magic away.

Best stand = knackered. Anybody remember the tunnel??

The ends... Good view from both sides, a bit like the end at Odsal.

Anybody miss the place?? Or is the KC now considered home??

used to get in for free at halftime,when I was lad.you could park your bike in some bodies garden for tuppence in the albermarle street area,when yo went to the game.

I host a group on a well known social networking site, called "Memories Of The Boulevard"

As the name would suggest, it has lots of great memories posted on there, plus many pictures. So please feel free to join !!

I miss the place. I would rather have the Boulevard anytime. A proper Rugby League ground.

My brothers a teacher at the school that's now on the old boulevard site

Good memories of the place but it was never the same when two thirds of threepenny got replaced with seating and the was quite quiet after that. The last few seasons of the ground I stood with my bros and dad in the well near the tunnel and there was a good group of people in there with great banter. Always remember Jamie Bloem of Fax (or was it that big meathead from fax whose name escapes me atm?) getting blood binned with no sign of blood on him at all and someone shouting 'where you bleeding from, your f***in vagina?' to rapturous applause from all around. When we moved to the KC my old man got a season ticket on the half way line in East and weve never all been together at a game since

One memory thats sticks in my mind is when thousands of supporters stayed behind on the pitch to listen to Humbersides commentary of Rovers game at Leigh.Their game kicked off 30 minutes after ours and if Rovers had won we'd have been Champions.IIRC Rovers where winning and somehow managed to lose in the last few minutes.

The Battle of the Boulevard!!!

I hate the red & white b@stards and always will!!!

Paul Davidson?

Great memories of the old place and some quality banter and abuse from frepennys but would we be in a postion as a club if we was still there...no.the move to the KC has benefitted the club and increased support

I miss the place a lot. if only we could have built the ground up, upgraded the place, that would've been amazing. but we're at kc now so have to try and make that a fortress

That's him!

My abiding memory of the Boulevard (standing in the "Best Stand" between the tunnel and dugouts) was the regular shouts of "I bet you a pound you miss it!" regularly shouted at opposing goal kickers...
Back in the day used to go to all A Team home games as well on a Friday night ...

I feel nostalgia for the place, but I'm happy where we are. I've got great memories of there and met some genuine legends of the game within those crumbling walls and fences.

I used to get lifted over the turnstile by Charlie Stone, Vince Farrar, Knocker and Mick Crane as a kid or taken in through the players gate.

Me and my dad were proud members of the Supporters club, but the smoke in that place nearly killed me every week. And that was just from Craney.

Anyone got video of the NZ team doing the Haka at the very last game? That was a fitting end for me.

I also remember going to the junior supporters club in the room/bar outside the airlie street end turnstiles. Id of been about ten I reckon

Were you one of the FC fans hurling bricks down on the Rovers fans? The match when spectators were moved onto the sidelines to escape the morons. That really was a derby at the Boulevard you could all be proud of.

....and here's me believing for the last 33 years that it was rovers fans who started it.

Time playing tricks with your memory.

No, but I was stood in the corner of Threepenny and Gordon St watching your lot launching them.
Then watched Rovers fans indiscriminately attacking men women and children as they attempted to traverse the steps of Anlaby Road walkover.
In fact, me and a couple of mates even had the pleasure of being assaulted by your morons on North Bridge.
And that was four hours before kickoff, but thanks for asking!

funny that, even my old man remembers that game and how it was rovers 'supporters' throwing bricks. kr fans kicked out of the threpneys on many occasions and where stood at the top throwing at will.

sounds like you've just heard about what happened and made your own story up mate

How could we reign down bricks on top of the Rovers supporters when a) Threepenny was lower than Bunkers Hill and b) we had no bricks to throw in threepenny as they were on bunkers hill coincidentally where the rovers fans where located? Perhaps you should change your name to KeiththeThickHead?

Think my first visits to the Boulevard were79ish.
Was only a boy myself but vividly remember walking to a night game down Selby Street not long after the kung-fu artist had murdered the Hastie brothers.

The supporters behind us with black and white favours taken away by the police were KR supporters in disguise I suppose.

I'll have lifelong memories of The Boulevard.

Started in 1978 at the Airlie Street end, spent a few years in Threepenny and finished the last few seasons as a Gordon Street ender (alhtough switched ends at half time if ncecessary).

Don't miss the place at all though.

Later tonight, after the Euromillions draw, I'll be commissioning a new one.

great memories for me, such a great atmosphere, my first match was against cas, i think it was c davidson first match,him and hancock where our halves, keegan fullback, big denis hartley was prop for cas that day ithink, great times, but the old ground was failing and so sad to see it so,