was it really 40 yrs ago,that leeds game ! don't think I have ever been so gobsmacked when jim macklin was waving his arm to call the players off the pitch,amazing.Idid get a bit depressed after reading your thoughts on the coming season,and also a bit disturbed by the comments by adam pearson, didn't know what to make of it really?came over to me anyway,that our owner is getting a bit wound up and tetchy,(I say this as a believer in both adam pearson and lee Radford) anyway calm down and cheer up people,a ball hasn't been kicked in anger yet!!! lol coyh

That was a night of firsts for me. The first time I ever ran on the Hallowed turf at the end of the game to chair Jim Macklin off the field. This was followed by my first ever alcoholic drink in a pub (Front Bar of the Queens on George Street although I was still 2 months short of my 18th birthday. Never ran on the pitch again though I have visited the odd bar or two (cough) since that night.

The Cas game with two sent off was brilliant. A Cas supporter turned to a few of us Hull fans after the sendings off and said " I hope you're proud of your dirty team". It gave me great pleasure at the end of the game to tell him I was very proud of my team!

I don't remember Heppy been sent of, in fact was him and his mouth that got Hull back on pitch .
Said some thing to Super Alf who decided since walking of might as well give him one before going and of course that brought Jim back and rest of team back.
Now I know time plays tricks on memory but if ask players you'll find thats more the way it was.

I don't often reply here but I have t say that's interesting and as always when I'm wrong I'll admit it because time and tide do play tricks on all our minds and I just write what I think I remember however just to put the record straight I'm affraid your wrong about the sending off because having checked with a couple of ex players on Saturday and more importantly with Bill Dalton the Club historian whose forgotten more than I know about the Club, Lawrenson did send Hepworth off in the 63rd minute. Bill also added that Chris Davidson kicked our first-ever One-Point Drop Goal in that game in addition to his 4 place kicks and that it was Steve Portz who scored the try!