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Post by dixon13 on Nov 24, 2016 23:09:18 GMT
As anyone else on the forum.Watched the reds play on Christmas Day.
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Post by abts on Nov 25, 2016 9:14:24 GMT
Saw them a few times on Boxing Day but never on Xmas Day.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2016 12:07:35 GMT
Yes around 1960,it was the norm to play on Christmas Day.My dad took me to watch us play Wigan. We stood in the corner by Weaste Lane at the cricket club end. I have a lasting memory of Billy Boston scoring 4 tries,one of which he seemed to have 4 defenders on his back,when he went in. Salford always seemed to lose in those days!!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2016 12:55:41 GMT
Salford always seemed to lose in those days!!! So little has changed  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2016 12:58:04 GMT
Never on a Christmas day but the thing I miss more than anything from the good olde days is the Boxing Day fixture, watch England invariably get tonked at Cricket from some exotic place in the morning and then Salford later on.
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Post by olddevil on Nov 25, 2016 16:26:53 GMT
Yes Wigan was the regular Christmas fixture. IIRC it was Christmas day with the return fixture Boxing Day. How times change.
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Post by dixon13 on Nov 25, 2016 17:35:54 GMT
Never on a Christmas day but the thing I miss more than anything from the good olde days is the Boxing Day fixture, watch England invariably get tonked at Cricket from some exotic place in the morning and then Salford later on. If my memory serves me well.I think it was the Lions on new years day. |
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Post by osrd on Nov 25, 2016 18:09:45 GMT
We certainly did play Swinton on New Years Day,it usually rained and we usually lost.
We were on BBC TV with Eddie Waring on at least one occasion,and in those days there were no videos or DVDs or catch up.
I remember one draw if my memory is correct.
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Post by rednotdead on Nov 25, 2016 18:28:56 GMT
Maybe Christmas Day fixtures should come back. I'd rather be at the rugby than watching the family fall asleep in front of the telly one by one. Saying that I suppose to have a competitive game on crimbo day, we'd have to go back to winter rugby with it's heavy pitches and slow pace(relatively speaking)
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Post by Carnster on Nov 26, 2016 18:28:01 GMT
Always went to the Leeds away fixture on New years day, if my memory serves my correctly...
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Post by Rossy on Nov 30, 2016 6:45:38 GMT
I remember playing Leigh on boxing day when they opened up their stadium. Think it was 2008 or 9. It was the year we signed super Jeremy Smith.
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