Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:49 pm  

The Green Man is a great meeting place see you there Skeggy Red and friends

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:22 pm  

I don't often submit many posts these days due to work, age, Grand children commitments and all the other conditions associated with increasing years. However I just wanted to mark the Rovers great achievement in reaching Wembley by just remembering some of the names from the past who contributed so much to the cause but will not be there to enjoy the occasion on Saturday. Wilf and Agnes Spaven, Harry Poole, Davy Elliott, Terry Major. I sat at Wembley in 1964 as a 13 year old when we lost to Widnes. All these people were instrumental, amongst so many others , over the years in starting the climb from the bottom of the 32 team league in 1961 to being semi finalists at Odsal against Huddersfield in 1962. I wish they could all be there on Saturday, like the rest of us but one thing, as they say is for certain, once a Robin always a Robin.

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:38 pm  

A real supporters post Henrique- we should all take time out to remember great players of the past who have graced our great club- good luck sir

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:52 pm  

Henrique wrote:

I don't often submit many posts these days due to work, age, Grand children commitments and all the other conditions associated with increasing years. However I just wanted to mark the Rovers great achievement in reaching Wembley by just remembering some of the names from the past who contributed so much to the cause but will not be there to enjoy the occasion on Saturday. Wilf and Agnes Spaven, Harry Poole, Davy Elliott, Terry Major. I sat at Wembley in 1964 as a 13 year old when we lost to Widnes. All these people were instrumental, amongst so many others , over the years in starting the climb from the bottom of the 32 team league in 1961 to being semi finalists at Odsal against Huddersfield in 1962. I wish they could all be there on Saturday, like the rest of us but one thing, as they say is for certain, once a Robin always a Robin.

Well Posted sir. We all know someone close who we'd all love to be next to us this Saturday. 29 years is a long long time, well a generation ago since we could share a moment like this. We are the lucky ones who will, so enjoy every moment.

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:23 pm  

I started going to rovers games when I was 8 with my old man which was 1999, and quickly became hooked and fell in love with the club probably due in no small part to the connection the Dad had with rovers.

I used to listen to him talk about the (relative) success of the late 70's/80's and wonder if I would ever see anything similar. I could see how much it meant to him and the pride just from talking about it. In the late 90's/early 00's he still loved the club just as much and I once asked him if it hurt seeing where we are to where he once saw us in the good times. He said Son, once you pick your team you have to accept that success can take generations to come back around but if you get off the ride or lose your love/support in the bad times you can never appreciate the success as much as much as those that stayed on the ride through it all.
He was one of those shedding tears at full time at Headingly and I was so happy for him and others like him. Obviously I was overwhelmed in my own right and overwhelmed with emotion but a lot of that was happiness for my Dad and I can't wait to share the Wembley experience with him on Saturday.
I have nothing against the supporters who have come along since we got promoted or those occasional fans who are going to Wembley, but I'm over the moon for those 1500 or so who have been there all along, going to Workington and Whitehaven away etc. I hope the whole Rovers family gets to experience something special on Saturday and create this generations own history. Come on you reds.

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:09 pm  

nice reading all the above posts, have a great day out guys,just don't win lol

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:18 pm  

Nifty Bifty wrote:

I started going to rovers games when I was 8 with my old man which was 1999, and quickly became hooked and fell in love with the club probably due in no small part to the connection the Dad had with rovers.

I used to listen to him talk about the (relative) success of the late 70's/80's and wonder if I would ever see anything similar. I could see how much it meant to him and the pride just from talking about it. In the late 90's/early 00's he still loved the club just as much and I once asked him if it hurt seeing where we are to where he once saw us in the good times. He said Son, once you pick your team you have to accept that success can take generations to come back around but if you get off the ride or lose your love/support in the bad times you can never appreciate the success as much as much as those that stayed on the ride through it all.
He was one of those shedding tears at full time at Headingly and I was so happy for him and others like him. Obviously I was overwhelmed in my own right and overwhelmed with emotion but a lot of that was happiness for my Dad and I can't wait to share the Wembley experience with him on Saturday.
I have nothing against the supporters who have come along since we got promoted or those occasional fans who are going to Wembley, but I'm over the moon for those 1500 or so who have been there all along, going to Workington and Whitehaven away etc. I hope the whole Rovers family gets to experience something special on Saturday and create this generations own history. Come on you reds.

I started watching rovers properly at 11 in 83 so saw the glory years and you think it's never going to end and then into the 90s stood like you say with the other 12/1500 and you think it's never going to get better but it's my club and always will be and on Saturday I get to see what I've dreamt of for a long time

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:44 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

I started watching rovers properly at 11 in 83 so saw the glory years and you think it's never going to end and then into the 90s stood like you say with the other 12/1500 and you think it's never going to get better but it's my club and always will be and on Saturday I get to see what I've dreamt of for a long time

It was great to see people who you've seen in the stands for years enjoying this years cup run, you might even be one of them lol I'm fulfilling a dream on Saturday too I often thought I wouldn't get the chance. Hopefully we get the icing on the cake and bring the cup home

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:10 pm  

Looking forward to my 2nd Wembley final involving Rovers, just hoping for different winners! Back in 1979 I was a 13 year old smitten with the game of Rugby league, and little did I know that my old fella was about to make one of the most important purchases of his life. He worked not far from the RL headquarters in Chapeltown, which was then a potentially dangerous place to visit. One afternoon that Autumn he headed down to Chapeltown to buy Challenge Cup final tickets, he probably didn't realise at the time the magnitude of what he'd just done. That final ranks up there with any sporting event I've ever been to, including all the finals I've attended as a Leeds fan. As you get older the excitement is still there, but as a 13 year old kid on my first visit to Wembley, the sheer passion and scale of an all Hull final took my breath away. Have a safe journey down and enjoy the day. It will be great for all the young 'uns who, like I was, are going for the first time.

Re: Are We Ready......Let#'s start the countdown : Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:03 pm  

leeds owl wrote:

Looking forward to my 2nd Wembley final involving Rovers, just hoping for different winners! Back in 1979 I was a 13 year old smitten with the game of Rugby league, and little did I know that my old fella was about to make one of the most important purchases of his life. He worked not far from the RL headquarters in Chapeltown, which was then a potentially dangerous place to visit. One afternoon that Autumn he headed down to Chapeltown to buy Challenge Cup final tickets, he probably didn't realise at the time the magnitude of what he'd just done. That final ranks up there with any sporting event I've ever been to, including all the finals I've attended as a Leeds fan. As you get older the excitement is still there, but as a 13 year old kid on my first visit to Wembley, the sheer passion and scale of an all Hull final took my breath away. Have a safe journey down and enjoy the day. It will be great for all the young 'uns who, like I was, are going for the first time.

It was 1980 so you may well of been 14