: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:23 am  

the tache is back wrote:

is the old history of the wire video available on dvd anywhere,the best bit is where the players are waiting for the train to go and play an away game and just seem to be dicking about on the platform whilst having a fag!

I think you're getting mixed-up with the 2008 Season Review from that description.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:29 am  

JBS wrote:

no. 42: Rugby League - Warrington Win The Cup

That one is the 1950 cup final. Warrington 19 Widnes 0. I was at that one too. The newsreel clip has one of the very few shots (maybe the only surviving one) of Brian Bevan in action.

Right. I was confused by the clip that seem to show the players entering the pitch by walking down through the crowd as per Odsal. Do you know whom is it scoring the try at the very end? Ducks through the tackle very impressively.

The 1950 Cup Final is one of the programmes I've got. You seem to go a lot of the same matches as my grand-dad did - I wonder if you were both members of the "Wire Razor Gang"?

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:54 am  

I was slightly too young to go in 1954, I would have been 1. But my mother told me how when Wire scored, she threw her hat in the air, and never saw it again.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:27 am  

Paul Youane wrote: Right. I was confused by the clip that seem to show the players entering the pitch by walking down through the crowd as per Odsal. Do you know whom is it scoring the try at the very end? Ducks through the tackle very impressively. https://www.britishpathe.com/thumbnails ... warrington That is the 1954 replay at Odsal and I am certain it's captain Gerry Helme who scores the winner.

Paul Youane wrote: Right. I was confused by the clip that seem to show the players entering the pitch by walking down through the crowd as per Odsal. Do you know whom is it scoring the try at the very end? Ducks through the tackle very impressively. https://www.britishpathe.com/thumbnails ... warrington That is the 1954 replay at Odsal and I am certain it's captain Gerry Helme who scores the winner.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:42 am  

Wires71 wrote:

That is the 1954 replay at Odsal and I am certain it's captain Gerry Helme who scores the winner.

Indeed your right with Gerry Helme who also won the Lance Todd, Jim Challinor scored the other try with Harry Bath kicking one goal.

Halifax had three try's disallowed.

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:34 am  

Wires71 wrote:

https://www.britishpathe.com/thumbnails.php?id=42906&searchword=warrington&searchword=warrington

That is the 1954 replay at Odsal and I am certain it's captain Gerry Helme who scores the winner.

I thought it was because I was sure I spotted my car parked-up in the distance when it does the panoramic shot from behind the goals.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:48 am  

Paul Youane wrote:

I thought it was because I was sure I spotted my car parked-up in the distance when it does the panoramic shot from behind the goals.

was that your car at the chariot race in ben hur?

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:47 am  

Inside Knowledge wrote:

Halifax had three try's disallowed.

pesky big screen decisions....

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:05 pm  

Inside Knowledge wrote:

Indeed your right with Gerry Helme who also won the Lance Todd, Jim Challinor scored the other try with Harry Bath kicking one goal.

Halifax had three try's disallowed.

Just to clarify is that something you was "told"?

: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:13 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

Just to clarify is that something you was "told"?