Re: Challenge Cup Final 1980 : Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:10 pm  

wembley1980 wrote: Hi everyone, I am writing a book about the above match - not particularly concentrating on the match itself - more the build up and atmosphere in the city, the players, supporters, officials point of view etc the effect it had on familys / relationships / friendships - how the city celebrated the event etc and how it effected peoples lives. I am looking to hear from any one who has a story to tell - anything that is linked to this match - whether it is the final itself, the semi finals or the earlier rounds it doesn't matter, anything of interest would be useful. I am also looking for research material - if anyone has anything that they think might be of use, scrapbooks, photographs, programmes, books, magazines, videos etc I would also be interested. The book is being backed by Scratching Shed Publications and David Howes, I do not intend it to be a glorification of one cluns victory over another - I would like it to be balanced and from the point of view of the city itself. I have set up an e-mail address: challengecupfinal1980@hotmail.com If anyone would like to contact me and / or share their story's about this historic occassion please do not hesitate to use the above adress and I will reply to you. I look forward to your help in celebrating this wonderful moment of history. The DVD available from the rovers club shop has all the build up shown on the bbc

wembley1980 wrote: Hi everyone, I am writing a book about the above match - not particularly concentrating on the match itself - more the build up and atmosphere in the city, the players, supporters, officials point of view etc the effect it had on familys / relationships / friendships - how the city celebrated the event etc and how it effected peoples lives. I am looking to hear from any one who has a story to tell - anything that is linked to this match - whether it is the final itself, the semi finals or the earlier rounds it doesn't matter, anything of interest would be useful. I am also looking for research material - if anyone has anything that they think might be of use, scrapbooks, photographs, programmes, books, magazines, videos etc I would also be interested. The book is being backed by Scratching Shed Publications and David Howes, I do not intend it to be a glorification of one cluns victory over another - I would like it to be balanced and from the point of view of the city itself. I have set up an e-mail address: challengecupfinal1980@hotmail.com If anyone would like to contact me and / or share their story's about this historic occassion please do not hesitate to use the above adress and I will reply to you. I look forward to your help in celebrating this wonderful moment of history. The DVD available from the rovers club shop has all the build up shown on the bbc

Re: Challenge Cup Final 1980 : Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:11 pm  

Alex Mc wrote:

The DVD available from the rovers club shop has all the build up shown on the bbc

You do surprise me! Never thought they'd stock it.

Re: Challenge Cup Final 1980 : Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:16 pm  

Chris28 wrote:

You do surprise me! Never thought they'd stock it.

Its under Recent History,

Re: Challenge Cup Final 1980 : Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:19 pm  

Alex Mc wrote:

The DVD available from the rovers club shop has all the build up shown on the bbc

I thought it would be on Betamax.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:17 pm  

Looking back I can remember going to the match with a school trip and then we were turned loose in London after the match to " go and enjoy ourselves" for three hours
ha ha i could not see that happening today could you LOL

But to be fair Lindop was awful and anyone who has seen the video would agree!!, BUT the city won that day as a whole .












we were robbed tho

Re: Challenge Cup Final 1980 : Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:38 pm  

Alex Mc wrote:

The DVD available from the rovers club shop has all the build up shown on the bbc

they ought to be called the archieologists(sp)...as they like digging stuff up from the past

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:15 pm  

We'd have won if there'd been video refs in those days. I went with school, got dragged in front of the headmaster on the following Monday for using foul and abusive language on a school trip. W@nker was a rovers fan

Re: Challenge Cup Final 1980 : Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:15 pm  

Chris28 wrote: You do surprise me! Never thought they'd stock it. http://www.hullkr.co.uk/storeproduct.php?id=45

Chris28 wrote: You do surprise me! Never thought they'd stock it. http://www.hullkr.co.uk/storeproduct.php?id=45

Wembley 1980 : Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:43 pm  

Hi, Thanks to everyone who has contacted me via the special e-mail address of challengecupfinal1980@hotmail.com If any of you have any further story's that you have not sent, then please do so, the more the merrier. Kind Regards Andy

Hi, Thanks to everyone who has contacted me via the special e-mail address of challengecupfinal1980@hotmail.com If any of you have any further story's that you have not sent, then please do so, the more the merrier. Kind Regards Andy

Re: Challenge Cup Final 1980 : Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:51 pm  

FCTID wrote:

Its under Recent History,

Only thing in that section