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I stopped posting for 2 or 3 years. I don't have the same love of Rugby League as I used to have. I don't watch Super League at all, unless Salford are on TV and I'm not out. It's on now but I'm watching Snooker. Several Salford fans have enquired about collecting programmes and I have got them out ready but not one of them has turned up so far. Malc Alker's Sister in Law came and collected some with Malc on the cover or articles about him in them. She was thrilled so I'm happy about that. I dropped 90 programmes off for a Bradford fan last week. A Rochdale fan is picking up around 350 progs tomorrow. He's taking all my Great Britain progs back to 1948 and he also collects homes and aways from clubs in their first season in the RFL. I took some Rochdale programmes to a guy who used to play for Hornets but can't get out these days. I'm sending all my Runcorn Highfield progs to a Runcorn fan in Cornwall. Another guy in Staffordshire wanted programmes from pub team and regional league teams so I have got about 90 out for him to collect. I am quite shocked at the lack of interest in old programmes but, I suppose, if the clubs don't produce them any more - what is the point! Thanks anyway.

I'm giving away my collection of 9,000 RL programmes and if anybody wants any I can bring them to the Swinton .v. Bradford game. I've already helped one Bradford supporter with his collection but still have about 70 Bradford homes back to 1965. I will have many aways as well and can dig them out if you tell me what your wants are. Also cup semi-finals and finals including the 1948 Bradford .v. Wigan Challenge cup final. robertsk249@gmail.com

I'm Kenny Roberts. Still got hundreds of Salford and Swinton programmes, although the oldest ones have gone. Many cup finals, internationals (except Great Britain - all gone). About a third of my collection are amateur clubs. If anybody wants them, and can collect, they are yours. I don't have any from RFL clubs playing their first season as somebody is collecting 2 boxes of them tomorrow but I do have them from the following seasons.

Hope you enjoyed the programmes mate. Nice to meet prop[er fans.

I've sent you a e-mail Phil. I'm a technophobe so let me know if you have it please? Yes I have 3 Australia programmes .v. Great Britain or England, 1 x new Zealand .v. Great Britain and 1 x Papua New Guinea .v. Great Britain.

I've got all of Cardiff City's 1st season homes Phil and 36 in total. I gave 14 Sheffield programmes to a Sheffield fan last week but I still have 76 from various seasons. I did have every Celtic Crusaders programme ever played home and away and I went to most of them, but I have already given a couple away. I've got 52 Fulham programmes + London Broncos and Harlequins. I have 46 Mansfield programmes and a friendly .v. Carlisle - played in Penzance! I've got Blackpool, Springfield Borough, Liverpool City, Huyton and others. I gave all my Trafford Borough homes away. I will also have aways for all these clubs? I'm going to get ready to go and watch Swinton now and will be busy for the rest of the day but I will have a closer look and e-mail you when I get chance. I won't let anybody else have the ones you have quoted as you asked first.

I've got Rochdale Hornets .v. Salford 1947-48 season, but next oldest Rochdale programme is 1964. I might have some aways but would have to look through each club in my catalogue individually. I've got 13 Southend homes and will have quite a few aways too. I know I gave away one yesterday - Challenge cup at Bradford. When you say Bridgend I assume you mean the club that were formerly Cardiff City? I have Bridgend Blue Bulls as well. I've got 7 Bridgend homes from their only season, including the very first .v. Swinton. I will have aways but again would have to look through each club individually. I've got 24 Nottingham City/ Nottingham Outlaws homes. Only 2 are from the 1988-89 season .v. Halifax and Rochdale Hornets. Again I will have aways as well. I know I gave away the Trafford Borough .v. Nottingham City programme last week. I can look through aways if you seriously want them? Let me know.

1974-75 .v. Hull KR at Batley in the Challenge cup and 1977-78 .v. Wigan at Batley also in the Challenge cup.

If I have time to dig them out before Sunday? Do you want Dewsbury aways as well?

No problem. I'll be the old guy in the RL shirt you have probably never seen before?

Thanks Coolie but I don't follow Swinton away, and I don't visit any grounds (Football or RL) that don't sell a printed programme, even though I'm getting rid of my collection. In fact, I don't watch a lot of RL these days. I watch non league football Saturdays but when that finishes I will watch amateur RL. I watch Swinton home games. I am actually a Salford fan but I stopped going to watch them in 2000, on principle, because I don't like Super League. I don't even watch Super league on TV much, unless Salford are playing. I will bring these programmes on Sunday. Do you want me to bring the amateur ones too?

Are you only interested in the Dewsbury issues or the amateur ones as well? I will be at the Swinton game if you want to pick them up from me there? I usually sit in the downstairs bar.

What project?

I have recently decided to give away my collection of 9,000 RL programmes and I have 48 Dewsbury programmes back to 1965, 11 Dewsbury Celtic programmes back to 1974 and 5 Dewsbury Moor programmes back to 1996. I will be at Swinton .v. Dewsbury next Sunday and can bring them with me if anybody wants them? I will also have aways for these teams especially Salford, Swinton, Leeds & Hull KR. If you want anything particular, let me know on here and I will see if I have it? Thank you.

Fair enough mate. I want to see if I can help a few people with their collections before i get rid of what is left but I will consider them. About a third of my programmes are from amateur teams, even pub teams. Do they take the? A local history group heard I was trying to give away my collection and they called me. They want to take the really old Salford progs and after talking to me on the phone they asked if they can come round and interview me on film. Maybe that will attract some interest? Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.