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  1. Knowles was the only rugby league player I can remember making a mark (the rugby union rule) before it was abolished in our game. They say nostalgia is a thing of the past!
  2. Whoops! I was having a senior moment and forgot about decimalisation.
  3. I didn't believe it 'till I looked at mine. Both the 1952 and 1967 programmes were one shilling. What happened to inflation?
  4. It's an average of 40 points actually. There are some ridiculous scores every week, and according to the ancient proverb there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip. Even so the fat lady will be singing on Sunday.
  5. Ray Cording was signed as a winger. In 1950-51 six players had a go at stand-off without much success. In 1951-52 four players had a go until on January 5 Ray Cording was given his chance. Three games later Don Metcalfe made his debut. The rest is history. Regarding selection - there were 19 members of the Rover committee, and I think six of them made the team selection committee. I do not know how much input the coach had, but it made his job more difficult. Does anyone know when he got full responsibility? Laurie Gant did have flu before the final. He did play second row. Slam Lambert was loose forward.
  6. I admit it - I was wrong. I forgot in the dim distant past we had an A team. From the Rovers programmes 28 August 1957 "A trialist centre was prominent (at Leeds August 16 and lost 31-3 (Clarkson try.) 21 September "A trialist centre has impressed." 5 October "Our latest signing is Ken Greatorex who has impressed in recent trials in the A team" So he didn't play on the wing and he didn't score five tries. So was it a pre-season practice game? I promise not to jump in with both wellies in future.
  7. The Ken Greatorex bit had me looking through my teams and scorers (supplied by the Rugby League Collectors' Federation at Sandal). According to those he played his first game October 11 1958 in the centre and he didn't score. If that is true how much of the other is tongue in cheek?
  8. Isn't there something called restraint of trade which means overseas players cannot be limited?
  9. Just a thought. Is there anything in the Super League small print about a level playing field? They would use any reason to keep us out, re-built stadium or not.
  10. Dual? The great Jim Sullivan played for Dewsbury, Keighley and Bradford Northern as a guest player.
  11. I don't. I have never seen the point of squad numbers. Can someone explain?
  12. I know 99% of this forum is about the present/future, but if we didn't have a past we wouldn't have a future. Have a look at "Saints Heritage Society" website. It's amazing. Should we have one?
  13. What about levelling? Do the Rovers' fans want it levelled?
  14. There is a plan of the proposed area for housing on the Featherstone Make a Difference Forum. The access is to be from Pontefract Road. (Could be why the redundant bookies was demolished.) Does this mean it isn't necessary to move the ground 25 yards to make an access at the back of Post Office Road? If the ground is moved, can the playing area be levelled?
  15. I tried to upload my team sheet for 1951-52 but the file was too big. Just two points - Don Metcalfe didn't appear until February 2, which was bad luck for Keith Goulding. Also throughout the handwritten sheet is name is "Golding". I can remember Keith saying he was dropping the "u" because his 13 letter name was unlucky. And that is true.
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