[QUOTE=Rogues Gallery;802110]Yes, Salford created enough chances to win the game.
I disagree , I thought Salford had moments when the where superb although reverted to one up rugby for most part which got them nowhere . Very easy to defend against . Had the been more expansive Leeds could have easily have been broken down . .
A shame really as Salford could have won that .
He was quite a quiet lad Mick. He sadly died quite young.
I went back to look at the teams that day. He played 9 hooking against Max Krillich and against a front row containing Les Boyd!
St Helens
Australia
FB 1 Clive Griffiths
RW 2 Barry Ledger
CE 3 Chris Arkwright
CE 4 David Fairclough
LW 5 Denis Litherland
SO 6 Stephen Peters
SH 7 Neil Holding
PR 8 Mel James
HK 9 Michael Glover
PR 10 Brian Gelling
SR 11 Roy Mathias (c)
SR 12 Paul Forber
LF 13 Andy Platt
Substitutions:
IC 14 John Smith
IC 15 Paul Brownbill
Coach:
England Billy Benyon
FB 1 Canterbury colours.svg Greg Brentnall
RW 2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Kerry Boustead
CE 3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Mal Meninga
CE 4 Cronulla colours.svg Steve Rogers
LW 5 Parramatta colours.svg Eric Grothe
FE 6 Parramatta colours.svg Brett Kenny
HB 7 Parramatta colours.svg Peter Sterling
PR 8 St. George colours.svg Craig Young
HK 9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Max Krilich (c)
PR 10 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Les Boyd
SR 11 Balmain colours.svg Wayne Pearce
SR 12 Parramatta colours.svg John Muggleton
LF 13 Parramatta colours.svg Ray Price
Substitutions:
IC 14 Valleys colours.svg Wally Lewis
IC 15 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Rod Morris
Coach:
Australia Frank Stanton
Saints put out a weakened side and took a bit of a beating. They then proceeded to get nilled in the Lancashire Cup Final the following weekend against Warrington which is why they rested players so that didn't exactly go to plan.
The very next play of the ball by Leeds after that pauli pauli penalty was exactly the same.
Also Salford where penalised for good defence when the tackle was clearly not effected.
I don't think Salford would blame that because they bombed chances. But I found it extremely frustrating to watch
Your mate did well Div against that team.
I didn't get to the Lancs cup final a bit later , thank god, but I do remember going to KR to see us draw with Carlisle! They got some stick for that I rember at the time.
Paul Brownbill in that team,played against him many times when he was at Folly Lane.
Article from Saints heritage society says Mick went to live in Spain and died there in 2011, aged 51.
Went on to say he always wanted a Viking style burial so his family made him a ship, painted white with a red vee on top and the no9.
His ashes on the ship were released into the Med providing Mick with his Viking burial with a capital RED VEE.
Mick Glover a true Saint in life & spirit
Lots of good 9`s playing amateur in those days, watched a St. Helens semi-final in the 80`s Finch v Hounds the two hookers Bacon & Honey played very well and had a right go at each other all game, a match reporters dream in the summary for the Star the following week.
Lots of good amateur hookers in those days in Cindy`s when White Lighting first became popular, as a mixer!
We did yes. i remember another mid week game at Barrow. i knocked off early without pay to get the coach. I got a written warning the next day. not sure if that was a replay or a drawn game. they had a good team then, Tickle, Ball etc. i did an overnighter for Maidstone away though Kent Invicta. Happy days.
If it's the same game at Barrow I'm thinking of I went with a few mates in the back of a transit van getting thrown everywhere!!
It was a Lancashire cup replay. We drew at KR on the Sunday. They dropped a goal late on which clearly sailed over but the referee said it missed. So off we went to Barrow mid week for the replay and if memory serves got beat 16-0!
Kent Invicta away at Maidstone I went on the coach. Mark Elia played for Kent that day. John Player trophy wasn't it?
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Leeds are jammy b*stards full stop. They get the lion's share of decisions and luck in almost every final. Never known a team as persistently jammy.
I really enjoyed the cup final. Thought it was a brilliant game. Leeds just a bit too savvy in the end. And we know all about that over the years
Was an excellent game. Just a real shame that no fans could be there. I felt desperately sorry for the supporters of both clubs but especially Salford given how long it's been since they last appeared. I know how gutted I would have been if Saints had been there.
We may still ( hopefully) have that trauma to come in November.