Massive FC away support at Odsal. : Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:23 am  

Sunday's reported 4500-5000 FC fans at Odsal must be our biggest away following for a game against Bradford since the 79-80 Challenge cup 1/4 final. At least half of the 20000+ crowd were FC that day. Remember Sammy Lloyd scoring a penalty in the 3-0 win. Can't remember who got the drop-goal though!

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:45 am  

Twas Clive Pickerill IIRC, fantastic day that. Was my first away game.

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:56 am  

I remember the teams coming down the steps from the top where the changing rooms was and the roar that went up made the hairs stand up on your neck. One of Hull's greatest ever defensive display IMO

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:12 am  

Scrappy Doo wrote:

Twas Clive Pickerill IIRC, fantastic day that. Was my first away game.

Yeah, remember now. Cheers!

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:21 am  

Pitch was a sea of mud and sand, jumped on Knockers back, great day,

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:37 am  

Scrappy Doo wrote:

Twas Clive Pickerill IIRC, fantastic day that. Was my first away game.

AND.....the only drop goal he ever scored for the FC!!

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:56 am  

Odsal was a dump then and is still a dump now !! I hate that ground, amongst others....

: Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:16 pm  

DAVE A wrote:

I remember the teams coming down the steps from the top where the changing rooms was and the roar that went up made the hairs stand up on your neck. One of Hull's greatest ever defensive display IMO

yeah it was a great day, it used to take the teams about 10 minutes to walk from the sheds to the pitch, bearing in mind it wasnt full time trainin in them days i bet some of them were that knackered at the end they could hardly get back up the hill!
remember being stood on a grassy verge that day to the right of where the home fans now stand, was a fantastic atmosphere

Re: Massive FC away support at Odsal. : Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:24 pm  

FOREVER FAITHFUL wrote:

Sunday's reported 4500-5000 FC fans at Odsal must be our biggest away following for a game against Bradford since the 79-80 Challenge cup 1/4 final. At least half of the 20000+ crowd were FC that day. Remember Sammy Lloyd scoring a penalty in the 3-0 win. Can't remember who got the drop-goal though!

79-80, 0-3 good win at odsal that,did you go on to do well in the cup that year

Re: Massive FC away support at Odsal. : Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:27 pm  

kitche wrote:

79-80, 0-3 good win at odsal that,did you go on to do well in the cup that year

Lost in the final to a team that had never won it before and has never won it since.