It was that match that convinced me that Scott Moore didn’t have what it takes to be a top player; he only needed to kick the ball down the middle of the pitch and we’d have won. Instead he lost his head, shanked it directly into touch and gave them a scrum about 20 metres from our line.
Different programme but I didn't want to start a thread just to ask:
In the Watersplash final documentary just there, there was mention that Don Fox shouldn't have actually been the kicker and only was because another player hadn't played the week before for some reason. Who was the player, why hadn't he played and why did not playing one week affect next?
It's was his brother Neil who was rated one of the best players in the game at that time ,he had a slight groin injury the week before the CC final and the story was he was told if he didn't play the week before Wembley he wouldn't play in the final
Watching the documentary again I had forgotten how lucky Leeds got one of the most ridiculous penalty try desicions ever seen given in there favour
talking of flash backs.On this day 1996, Saints hammered Wigan in the Good Friday clash:
https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2020/04/0...sh-wigan-1996/
Derek McVey stood out that day
From my 1996 season scrap book. On the eve of the game a Wigan director was being questioned by the police according to the clipping.
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Thanks Steve.
It's the first time I'd seen anything of the match because I wasn't around in '68 and to be honest, I was astonished at the penalty try decision watching it there this afternoon. I had my mouth open wondering how he made that decision. The only thing I can think is from whatever angle he was he saw a Wakefield arm around the Leeds player without seeing they were actually both tangled together. Crazy stuff. Strange also that a decision on whether to play such a good player was made a week in advance.
Watching the documentary was very moving I thought and very sad particularly given DF's struggles with depression later in life. A true gentle giant really.
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76 was hot I worked with a bloke who had to work on the Saturday morning he jumped on his motorbike (something like a 1000cc Vincent) and set off to Wembley disregarding speed limits he got there in time for the game. He said it was that hot the gap on his wrists between his sleeves and his gloves was burnt to a crisp.
On the Back foot looking for the front one.