United v Rhinos

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Tue 13 Mar, 2012 12:26 am

In modern terms, elland road is an expensive place to go and be uncomfortable.It's along time ago, sometime in the late 70s, but I remember going to the rugby ground for the official reception of the players after winng the Challlenge cup. The then captain who's name I've forgotten (dickinson?) Had the cup on the back of his Ford Fiesta. Very dented it was. Somewhere I've got all there autographs. Stopped wathing rugby whe I had ti pay to get in.

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Tue 13 Mar, 2012 4:12 am

uncle mick wrote: Sadly......how very true.The legacy of the magic teams of the 60/70's is fast disappearing and a club like Leeds should have a bigger fan base to help maintain it's proud traditions.As they say round here "There's nowt so queer as folk"......Quote Somme Leeds United have one of the biggest fan bases in the country. People do not attend for various reasons The "QUEER AS FOLK" being a reference to Mr.K.Bates of course,less post be misunderstood................cheers

Si · Post by Si » Tue 13 Mar, 2012 8:51 am

Cardiarms wrote: The then captain...had the cup on the back of his Ford Fiesta. Very dented it was. What, the cup or the Fiesta?

jdbythesea · Post by **jdbythesea** » Tue 13 Mar, 2012 12:25 pm

Cardiarms wrote: In modern terms, elland road is an expensive place to go and be uncomfortable.It's along time ago, sometime in the late 70s, but I remember going to the rugby ground for the official reception of the players after winng the Challlenge cup. The then captain who's name I've forgotten (dickinson?) Had the cup on the back of his Ford Fiesta. Very dented it was. Somewhere I've got all there autographs. Stopped wathing rugby whe I had ti pay to get in. Roy Dickinson was a great character at Headingley. This link should give an indication of the sort of bloke he was and why he is popular on the after dinner speech circuit these days.As far as I know he still lives in the Bramley area. I don't think he's still driving that Ford Fiesta though Cardi. http://tinyurl.com/7wx6t62The link also illustrates the huge gulf between rugby league and top level football back in the 70/80s. JD

MWD · Post by **MWD** » Tue 09 Oct, 2012 6:53 pm

iansmithofotley wrote: Hi jdbythe sea,As an aside, I was amazed at the very poor playing surface at Headingley, years ago it was one of the best playing surfaces in the country and one of the first, in any sport, to have undersoil heating (which I understand is no longer there as it was damaged when the pitch was once re-turfed).Ian Further to Ian's observation on the state of the pitch at Headingley, it may be of interest to know that a new pitch, undersoil heating and irrigation system is being installed.http://www.therhinos.co.uk/news/20539.phpA few new stands would nicely compliment the state o the art surface, world class team, and fiercly loyal and loud fans.I had the pleasure of being in attendance at Old Trafford last Saturday to see the Rhinos secure yet another Grand final win, and can honestly say that in 40 years of watching Leeds, I have never seen a finer team performance.

book · Post by **book** » Tue 09 Oct, 2012 9:26 pm

Fantastic effort. I knew if the game as evenly balanced with 10 to go we would win the match. Well done Rhinos